Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor

She was born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. The daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, she is cited in the media as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities.Kapoor began a career in film by assisting director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on his 2005 drama film Black. She made her acting debut in 2007 with Bhansali's romance film Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Though unsuccessful at the box office, Kapoor's performance earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She subsequently featured in the offbeat drama Delhi-6 (2009) and had her first commercial success with the romantic comedy I Hate Luv Storys (2010). Kapoor garnered praise and earned several Best Actress nominations (including Filmfare) for portraying a leading role in the successful romantic drama Raanjhanaa (2013). She also featured in the highly successful biographical sports film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). Kapoor achieved further success by playing the leading role in Disney's successful romantic comedy, Khoobsurat (2014).

Sonam Kapoor

Early life

Kapoor was born in the suburb of Chembur, Mumbai on 9 June 1985. She is the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor and ex-model Sunita Kapoor and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor.The family moved to a house in the suburb of Juhu, where her parents still reside, when she was one month old.Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan. She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah. Producer Mona Shourie Kapoor and actress Sridevi are her aunts.She is also the first cousin of actor, Arjun Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and cousin of actor Ranveer Singh on her mother's side.
She attended the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia, a boarding school in Singapore, to do her International Baccalaureate.She studied theatre and arts in Singapore for 2 years.She speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Marathi and is a well trained classical dancer.

 
Career


Before starting her career off as an actress, Sonam and Ranbir Kapoor worked as assistant directors under Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2004, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black which was released in early 2005.
As she was obese as a child, before making her acting debut, on Bhansali's request, Kapoor lost approx. 35 kg in order to appear fitter.She made her acting debut alongside newcomer Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's Saawariya, which released on November 9, 2007. Though the film failed to do well at the box office, her performance received mainly poisitive to mixed reviews by critics.Martin D'Souza, of GlamSham, said she "matches Ranbir, step for step" and called her a "gorgeous looker", and said she "carries off her role with aplomb". D'Souza also praised Kapoor's emotions and confidence, and said she was "born to act".Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama was a bit more critical however, saying, "Sonam Kapoor is an average actor. However, her role doesn't give her the opportunity to display histrionics. She looks gorgeous at places, but plain ordinary at times."
Though Kapoor had no release in 2008, she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in Saawariya. However she eventually lost out to actress Deepika Padukone, who won the award for Om Shanti Om, which, coincidentally was released alongside Saawariya.




In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film flopped at the box office and received mixed critical reviews, but her performance received immense critical praise, and the film eventually acted as a turning point in her career. Critic Rajeev Masand commented, "Sonam Kapoor is the revelation in Delhi 6. She's a firecracker, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead".Sonia Chopra, film critic from Rediff commented, "Sonam Kapoor is an earnest and effortless performer so she does make you like the character somewhat, despite the typical Delhi-girl recipe".

Sonam Kapoor

Next Projects

As of September 2014, Kapoor has several projects in development. Kapoor is currently shooting for Arbaaz Khan's Dolly Ki Doli,where she will feature alongside Pulkit Samrat, Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma, as a runaway bride.[64] In preparation for her role, Kapoor has attended acting workshops for the film, along with the rest of the cast.Kapoor has also began shooting for Sooraj R. Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, opposite Salman Khan,and has confirmed her presence in the film adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's novel, Battle For Bittora, opposite her Khoobsurat co-star Fawad Khan, which is currently in pre-production stages and is expected to begin filming in late 2014. She will also be seen in Rahul Dholakia's upcoming action drama film Raees, opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar. Kapoor has also signed her first biopic, in which she will portray renowned Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil,along with the leading role in The Princess Diaries remake, which is to be produced by Disney.