Sonam Kapoor – Freshest face

Sonam Kapoor is a newcomer to the Indian film industry. She was shot into fame after she signed her first film for a lead role with great Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. At present she is the most talked about newcomer in the Bollywood.

Sonam Kapoor, born 9 june 1985,  the freshest face of Indian film industry, is the daughter of film star Anil Kapoor and ex-model Sunita Kapoor. Sonam is their eldest daughter and has one Sister Rhea and brother Harshwardhan. Her nick named ‘Giraffe’ called by her father.

She used to play the game of basketball with her childhood friend Ranbir Kapoor in a local club.
Sonam went to school in Mumbai at the Arya Vidya Mandir School in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate.

After studying theatre from Singapore for 2 years, Sonam chosse acting as her career and followed the footsteps of her father.  She worked as an assistant for the making of the film ‘Black’ and gained insight into the art of filmmaking.

Bhansali saw the spark of a talented actress in Sonam and offered her the lead in his next movie ‘Saawariya’. The movie failed to do well at the Box Office but Sonam got rave review for her performance by the critics. The next movie Sonam did was ‘Delhi 6’ which again failed at the Box Office but Sonam’s acting skills was appreciated.

She earned by her first success with the film I Hate Love Stories (2010) and followed with such films as Aisha (2010), Thank you (2011) and Players (2012).

In addition to her films, Sonam Kapoor has often been the cover girl for a variety of magazines. She is also the brand ambassador for beauty company L’Oreal’.

She is known as a fashionista, she has been getting various accolades for her unique sense of style rather than her films

Sonam is currently filming for Anand L. Rai’s with Dhanush, which features her as the female lead and for a special appearance in Rakesh Ompraksh Mehra’s ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ alongside Frahan Akhtar.