Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (born 9 June 1985) is an Indian film actress. She has received a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Her biggest commercial successes were supporting roles in the biopics Bhaag Milkha Bhaags and Sanju. She followed it with a starring role in the 2018 female buddy film Veere Di Wedding.
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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (born 9 June 1985) is an Indian film actress. She has received a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. From 2012–2016, she appeared in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list based on her income and popularity. She is the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor and the niece of film producer Boney Kapoor. Kapoor supports the raising awareness of breast cancer and LGBT rights. Her first job was as a waitress at age 15, although it lasted only a week. She was diagnosed with insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian disease, and has since begun an initiative to increase awareness of diabetes. Her biggest commercial successes were supporting roles in the biopics Bhaag Milkha Bhaags and Sanju. She followed it with a starring role in the 2018 female buddy film Veere Di Wedding, both of which rank among the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films. Her highly acclaimed portrayal of Neerja Bhanot in the 2016 biographical thriller Neersu won her the National film Award – Special Mention and aFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She is frequently credited as one of India’s most fashionable celebrities, and is married to the businessman, Anand AhUja. She had her first commercial successes with the romantic comedy I Hate Luv Storys and the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha. She has appeared in several Bollywood films, including Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Raanjhanaa. Her mother, Sunita, is a former model and designer, and she has two younger siblings: film producer Rhea and brother Harshvardhan.
Her paternal cousins are actors Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor and Mohit Marwah, and maternal second cousin is actor Ranveer Singh. The family moved to the suburb of Juhu when Kapoor was one month old. She was educated at the Arya Vidya Mandir school, where she confessed to being a ‘naughty’ and ‘carefree’ child who would bully the boys. She excelled at sports such as rugby and basketball, and trained in Kathak, classical music and Latin dance. She later studied at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore for her pre-university education. She said she later started courses in economics and political science through University of Mumbai correspondence programme, after returning from University of East London where she began her bachelor’s degree in the same subjects but returned to Mumbai soon after she began. She expressed a desire to be a director, and expressed desire to work as a crew member on the film Black. On her father’s recommendation to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, she was appointed as his assistant on the production of Black. She developed an interest in acting when he professed that he wanted to cast her in the lead in his next film, Saawariya. She lost 35 kilograms in two years in acting with Roshan Taneja, Bhatia and Feroz Khan.
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