Sonam Kapoor
(born
June 9,
1985) is an
Indian film actress who appears in
Bollywood movies.
Personal life
The daughter of
Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, her uncles are producer
Boney Kapoor, actor
Sanjay Kapoor and studio owner
Sandeep Marwah. She has a sister, Rhea and a brother, Harshwardhana.
Kapoor studied in Arya Vidya Mandir and then enrolled in the United World of East Asia from where she majored in Theater Arts and Chinese History. She later graduated from
Bombay University with Political Science and Economics as her majors. She is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi and English. 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 debut alongside newcomer
Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's
Saawariya (2007)
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