Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam was born 9 June 1985 and raised in Mumbai.She is the elder daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor and granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor ,and an Indian film actress She has appeared in Bollywood films. She 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. She speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi, and is a trained dancer. Before starting her career off as an actress, Kapoor worked as an assistant under Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2004, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black which was released in early 2005. 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 reviews by most critics. In 2010, she appeared in Punit Malhotra's Hate Luv Storys opposite Imran Khan. The film went on to become her first box office success. She also appeared in the romantic comedy, Aisha, opposite Abhay Deol.Her stylish look in the film as Aisha was much taked about. Kapoor's first release in 2011, Thank You was a critical failure, although the film was a moderate success at the box office. Taran Adarsh, of Bollywood Hungama, stated that, "She looks glamorous at times, but there are times when her pale looks are hard to ignore".In 2011, she made her first appearance at the 64th Cannes Film Festival representing L'Oréal, the brand she endorses in India.She will star alongside Shahid Kapoor in Mausam She is also cast in Players.