Sonam Kapoor was born on June 9, 1985, in Chembur, Maharashtra, India to the famous Hindi film star Anil Kapoor and his ex- model wife Sunita Kapoor. She grew up in Mumbai and studied at Arya Vidya Mandir-Juhu, Mumbai. She is the eldest among the three siblings and has a sister Rhea and brother Harshwardhana. She belongs from a filmy family, despite her parents; her uncles are producer Boney Kapoor of Mr. India fame and famous Hindi film actor Sanjay Kapoor.
She started learning Kathak from the very young age and learned this art fro 12 years. She used to go to a local club to play basketball with childhood friend Ranbir Kapoor. After completing her schooling, she went to Singapore for two years to study theatre there.
Sonam Kapoor opposite Abhishek Bachchan
Reports are that the latest star kid on the block Sonam Kapoor will do her next film opposite Abhishek Bachchan .
Sonam, the daughter of Anil Kapoor , who makes her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali ’s Saawariya , has reportedly confirmed doing Delhi 6 that will be directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra , who last made the mega hit Rang De Basanti .
Incidentally, while the casting of the male lead took Mehra quite a while and there was much speculation, the director was quite clear about the choice of his female lead.
So, while Abhishek was the original choice for the film, due to initial date problems, the film allegedly went to Hrithik Roshan .
But now reports are that the junior Bachchan is indeed doing the film.
However, Sonam is the only girl who was approached or considered for the role.
If these reports are true, then Sonam would indeed have a dream start to her career in the Indian film industry: first film is with Bhansali and the next with Mehra.