Sonam Kapoor is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
Born June 9, 1985 (1985-06-09) (age 24)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s) None
Personal life
Sonam Kapoor is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actor Sanjay Kapoor and Sandeep Marwah. Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea and brother Harshvardhan.
She studied at University of East London and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate. Kapoor later graduated from the University of Mumbai with Political Science and Economics as her majors. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. She has received training in classical Indian and Latin dance forms.
Career
Before starting her career off as an actress, Kapoor worked as an assistant under Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black (2005). She made her acting debut alongside newcomer Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office. Her performance was opened to good reviews by most critics.
In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Delhi-6 opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film received mixed reviews by the critics, but her performance was highly praised. Critic Rajeev Masand commented, “Sonam Kapoor is the revelation in Delhi 6. She’s a firecracker performer, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn’t even a conventional female lead”. Kapoor has recently signed David Dhawan’s comedy film Come On Pappu, in which she is paired with Akshay Kumar.
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Saawariya
2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Saawariya
Star Screen Awards
Nominated
2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female; Saawariya
2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Ranbir Kapoor; Saawariya
Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Saawariya
Stardust Awards
Winner
2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow – Female; Saawariya
Filmography
Year Movie Role Notes
2007 Saawariya Sakina Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
2009 Delhi-6 Bittu Sharma
2010 Ayesha Ayesha Filming
I Hate Luv Storys Announced
