Sonam Kapoor
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| Sonam Kapoor | |
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 Sonam Kapoor at the Cricket stars party (2007). |
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| Born | June 9, 1985 Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse(s) | None |
Sonam Kapoor (born June 9, 1985) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
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 oldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea and brother Harshvardhan.
Kapoor studied at Arya Vidya Mandir 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.[1]
[edit] 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 debut alongside newcomer Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office.[2] Her performance was opened to good response by most critics.[3] As of May 2008, Kapoor is currently filming for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Dilli 6 opposite Abhishek Bachchan.
[edit] Awards & nominations
[edit] Filmfare Awards
Nominated
- 2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Saawariya
- 2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Saawariya[4]
[edit] Star Screen Awards
Nominated
- 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Saawariya[5]
- 2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Ranbir Kapoor; Saawariya
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
[edit] Stardust Awards
Winner
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Saawariya | Sakina | Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award |
| 2008 | Dilli 6 | Post-production |
[edit] References
- ^ About Sonam: Quick Facts. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ Box Office 2007. BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (November 9, 2007). Movie Review: Saawariya. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ Indiantelevision.com's News Releases (February 16, 2008). Sony TV presents "Head and Shoulders Face of the Year". IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (January 2, 2008). Nominees for 14th Annual Screen Awards. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ Nijjar, Lucky (March 29, 2008). ZEE Cine Awards nominations list announced. Biz Asia. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (January 26, 2008). Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2008. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
