Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor

Born

:June 9, 1985 (age 23)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation: Actress Years active: 2007–present Spouse(s): None

Sonam Kapoor (Hindi: सोनम कपूर), born June 9, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

Biography

Personal life

Sonam Kapoor is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor and niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actor Sanjay Kapoor and Sandeep Marwah. She is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea and brother Harshvardhan.

Kapoor studied at University of East London and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate. She 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 and Latin dance forms.

Early 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).

Acting Career

Sonam(middle) with Abhishek Bachchan and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra at the Dubai International Film Festival

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 response by most critics.

In 2009 she appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6 opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film received mix reviews by the critics but her perfomance 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".

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^[6]

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	Released