Sonam Kapoor Profile

Name : Sonam Kapoor
Birth Name : Sonam Anil Kapoor
Birth Date : June 9, 1985
Birth Place : Chembur, Maharashtra, India
Sex : Female
Nationality : Indian
Height : 5' 9˝" (1.77 m)
Weight : 56 Kg
Measurements : 30-24-34
Hair Color : Black
Eye Color : Black
Zodiac Sign : Gemini
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Marital status : Single
Race or Ethnicity : Asian/Indian
Religion : Hindu
Profession : Actress
Years Active : 2007 - Present
Major Genres : Drama
First Major Screen Credit : Saawariya (2007)
Education : Arya Vidya Mandhir school
College : United World College of South East Asia
University : University of Mumbai , University of East London
Speaks : Sindhi, Hindi, English and Punjabi
Father : Anil Kapoor
Mother : Sunita Kapoor
Brother : Harshvardhan Kapoor
Sister : Rhea Kapoor
Uncles : Boney Kapoor (Producer), Sanjay Kapoor (Actor), Sandeep Marwah
Aunt : Sridevi (Actress), Reena Kapoor Marwah
Grandfather : Surinder Kapoor (Producer)
Cousins : Arjun Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor, Jahnvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor
Career Highlights : Saawariya, Delhi-6
Claim to Fame : As Sakina in the Movie "Saawariya" (2007)
Endorsements : L'Oreal
Magazine Covers : Cosmopolitan, Verve, Grazia, Elle, Marie Clarie, Hi! Blitz, Filmfare
Hobbies : Dancing, reading, shopping, writing, playing squash and basketball, video games and painting
Favorite Movies : Pather Panchali, Guide, Mr India, Devdas, Black, Saawariya, Romeo and Juliet, Titanic, Bandini, Schindlers List, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Favorite Actors : Anil Kapoor, Salman khan
Favorite Actresses : Rani Mukherjee,Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Priyanka Chopra
Favorite Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Favorite Songs : Jab Koyi Baat Bigad Jaye, Raat Kali Ek Khwaab Mein aaye, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Dont Cry For Me Argentina, Strangers In The Night, Choli Ke Peeche, Aaj Mein Upar, Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
Favorite Play : Hamlet
Favorite Band : Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Books : The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Perfume, Harry Potter series, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mistress of Spices and Jane Eyre
Favorite Designers : Anamika Khanna, Kunal Rawal, Topshop, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga
Favorite Perfume : Michael by Michael Kors
Favorite Brand : Chanel, Jean Paul Gautier, Dior
Basic Interests : Direction, Writing
Dream : To open a Book club
Sports : Plays squash and basketball
Motto : “Work hard, have lots of fun and live life queen size”
Dream Destinations : Japan, Australia, and Russia
Style Inspiration : Sienna Miller
Would Like to Date : Rahul Gandhi
Ideal Man Would Be : Someone who loves me a lot, someone who is intelligent and someone who can take me the way I am
Dance : Trained in classical dance

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Welcome to the section with Biography, Pictures & Profile of Hot Bollywood Actress & Famous Indian Celebrity Sonam Kapoor. Sonam Kapoor is a very popular actress of Bollywood films both in India and abroad.

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Hot Sonam Kapoor is one of the most promising actresses today in bollywood. With just a single movie 'Saawariya' Sonam has proved that she is a bundle of talent.

Born on June 9th, 1985 to bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and his wife Sunitha; Sonam Kapoor and her two siblings Rhea and Harshwardhan grew up in a filmy ambience. Besides inheriting the acting talents from her father Anil Kapoor, Sonam still studied theater arts and Chinese history at the United World College of East Asia. Academically, Sonam holds a graduate degree in Political Science & Economics from the Bombay University.

Cute Sonam Kapoor who is well-trained in Indian classical and Latin dance forms plunged into films as an apprentice to mega-hits filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her first assignment as assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali was on the sets of 'Black' in 2005. After learning the craft of filmmaking, Sonam Kapoor made her debut in films with 'Saawariya' in 2007 directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansli. The movie also had another debutante in Ranbir Kapoor, son of star-couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh.

Surprisingly the movie failed at the box office. Yet Sonam Kapoor stood out with her intense performance. She won Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow award and received nominations for Filmfare Award, Star Screen Awards, Zee Cine Award and Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award.

Sonam Kapoor's next film Delhi-6 starring Abhishek Bachchan was a big hit. Sonam Kapoor showed her brilliance once again. She delivered a resounding performance as a girl-in-a-hurry to fly off from the rustic life-style of Delhi in pursuit of her dreams. Critics hailed her performance as instinctive, uninhibited and off-the conventional type.

After two splendid performances, ravishing Sonam Kapoor has been chosen to play the lead roles in 'Come on Pappu' starring Akshay Kumar and 'Aisha' which is going to be a rehash of Jane Austen's novel Emma. As the movie 'Aisha' provides limitless scope for Sonam to perform, she decided to fly off to New York to take crash courses in acting. The bollywood critics and her multitudes of fans are truly awaiting 'Aisha' to see how best hot Sonam Kapoor has delivered on her performance. 'Aisha' is sure to catapult her to topmost rung of fame in bollywood. So the critics predict knowing her acting talents.




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