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DOB : 09-06-1985
Age : 38
Star Sign : Gemini
Gender : Female

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Written By - Team Nettv4u

Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of and model Sunita Kapoor, is a Bollywood actress who was born in the suburb of Chembur, Mumbai on 9 June, 1985. The Kapoor family then moved to Juhu where Sonam Kapoor did her schooling and was raised. She is the eldest of her three siblings. Belonging to the oldest family in the industry "kapoors", she got her first break in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie- Saawariya . This was not new to her that she was offered such a movie, because she was offered Saawariya when she was just 17 but due to her weight she had to wait and after losing some she was finally ready to take up the movie.

Before she came into the Bollywood industry she was a waitress just to increase her pocket money. But this only lasted for a week. When she was young she did not have this perfect figure. Before she stepped in this line, she lost almost 30 kgs.

She has also been active in donating the needy. She participated in the International Indian Film Academy Charity Fashion Show. She also encouraged his followers to donate to Ogaan Cancer Foundation on the occasion of her birthday. She is very outspoken in media interactions. She is also frequently featured on fashion magazines like Stardus.

She is also been awarded as the "Superstar of Tomorrow-Female" for her first film Saawariya. This Beauty has also won The Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance for the movie Khoobsurat. She has also been honored as the NDTV Brand Ambassador of the Year and GQ Woman of the year Sonam Kapoor is the Celebrity endorser for brands Electrolux, Lux, Colgate, Signature and Mont Blanc.

She played a leading role in Raanjhanaa, for which she was really appreciated and was also nominated for the Best Actress Sonam Kapoor is in the Bollywood industry from the past 9 years and has done 13 movies by now.