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Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor at the Cricket stars party (2007). Born June 9, 1985 (1985-06-09) (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. Contents[hide] Personal life 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 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.[1] Her performance was opened to good response by most critics.[2] In 2009, Kapoor 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".[3] Kapoor has recently signed David Dhawan's comedy film Come On Pappu, in which she is paired with Akshay Kumar.[4] 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[5] Star Screen Awards Nominated 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Saawariya[6] 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[7] Stardust Awards Winner 2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Saawariya[8] Filmography Year Movie Role Notes 2007 Saawariya Sakina Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award 2009 Delhi-6 Bittu Sharma Come On Pappu Announced Notes ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxOfficeIndia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. ^ Adarsh, Taran (November 9, 2007). "Movie Review: Saawariya". IndiaFM. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12780/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. ^ Masand, Rajeev (February 21, 2009). "Delhi-6, a film with heart". IBN Live. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-delhi6-a-film-with-heart/85915-8-p1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-21. ^ IANS (January 24, 2009). "I'm no underdog, I was born with a silver spoon: Sonam Kapoor". Sify. http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14844239. Retrieved on 2009-03-04. ^ Indiantelevision.com's News Releases (February 16, 2008). "Sony TV presents "Head and Shoulders Face of the Year"". IndiaFM. http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k8/feb/febrel48.php. Retrieved on 2008-02-23. ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (January 2, 2008). "Nominees for 14th Annual Screen Awards". IndiaFM. http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/01/02/3422/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. ^ Nijjar, Lucky (March 29, 2008). "ZEE Cine Awards nominations list announced". Biz Asia. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2008/03/zee_cine_awards_7.php. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (January 26, 2008). "Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2008". IndiaFM. http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/01/26/3514/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. See also List of Indian movie actresses External links Sonam Kapoor at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonam_Kapoor" Categories: 1985 births Indian actors Indian film actors Living people Indian Hindus Hindi film actors People from Mumbai Punjabi people University of Mumbai alumni Hidden categories: Articles containing Hindi language text Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Italiano മലയാളം