Sonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor. Her Uncles are famous producer Boney Kapoor and actor Sanjay Kapoor. She made her debut with Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir Kapoor under Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film is titled Saawariya and released in November 2007.
She also assisted Bhansali in the making of “Black“.
It was durng the shooting of ” Black” that Sanjay gave Sonam the script of “Saawariya” .This took Sonam completely by surprise as she didn’t think she would fit the role of the heroine as she was overweight. Sonam weighed 90 kilos approximately when she was finalised as the heroine of “Saawariya”.She gained all those extra pounds when studying abroad. Sonam is known to have a huge appetite. But when she came to know that she was going to make her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ” Saawariya” she decided to shed off her extra fat.Sonam along with her mom Sunita Kapoor, who is a fitness freak, worked towards a single goal, to knock down all those pounds and to get a toned body.She worked hard on her body and lost almost 30 kilos for her role in Saawariya. .
Movies Done By Sonam K Ahuja
- 2007 Saawariya Sakina
- 2009 Delhi-6 Bittu Sharma
- 2010 I Hate Luv Storys Simran
- 2010 Aisha Aisha Kapoor
- 2011 Thank You Sanjana Malhotra
- 2011 Mausam Aayat Rasool
- 2012 Players Naina Braganza
- 2013 Bombay Talkies Herself Special appearance in song “Apna Bombay Talkies”
- 2013 Raanjhanaa Zoya Haider
- 2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Biro
- 2014 Bewakoofiyaan Mayera Sehgal
- 2014 Khoobsurat Dr. Mrinalini “Milli” Chakravarty
- 2015 Dolly Ki Doli Dolly
- 2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rajkumari Maithili Devi
- 2016 Neerja Neerja Bhanot
- 2018 Pad Man Pari Walia
- 2018 Veere Di Wedding Avni Sharma
- 2018 Sanju Ruby
- 2019 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Sweety Chaudhary
- 2019 The Zoya Factor Zoya Singh Solanki
Music video Done By Sonam K Ahuja
- 2015 “Dheere Dheere” Honey Singh
- 2016 “Hymn for the Weekend” Coldplay
Awards and nominations Received By Sonam K Ahuja
- 2008 Saawariya Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
- 2008 Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer Nominated
- 2008 Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
- 2008 Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Won
- 2010 Delhi-6 Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
- 2010 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular Choice) Nominated
- 2010 Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominated
- 2011 I Hate Luv Storys Stardust Awards Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance Nominated
- 2012 Thank You Stardust Awards Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance Nominated
- 2012 None Zee Cine Awards International Icon – Female Nominated
- 2014 Raanjhanaa BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Social/Drama Film – Female Nominated
- 2014 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular Choice) Nominated
- 2014 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2014 Zee Cine Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2015 Khoobsurat Stardust Awards Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance Won
- 2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Female Nominated
- 2015 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular Choice) Nominated
- 2015 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Role – Female Nominated
- 2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Role – Female Won
- 2016 Dolly Ki Doli Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated -Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2016 Neerja Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actress Won
- 2016 Asiavision Awards Icon of the Year Won -Best Actress Won
- 2016 Star Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2016 Stardust Awards Editor’s Choice Best Actress of the Year Won
- 2016 Viewer’s Choice Best Actress of the Year Nominated
- 2017 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated -Best Actress (Critics) Won
- 2017 Lokmat Maharashtra Awards Best Actress Won
- 2017 Zee Cine Awards Best Actress (Critics) Nominated -Best Actress Nominated
- 2017 National Film Awards Special Mention Won
- 2017 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated