^ I can't wait. I almost always like the Verve India editorials. When are they going to put her on the cover of Vogue India? I think if they're going to go w/movie stars, it should be either Sonam or Freida next...
I honestly thought that Vogue India would have put her on the Feb cover because of Delhi 6's release...but the Verve one should be good as well. Her cover with them last year was quite nice, and from the snaps i've seen this shoot is different to ones she did last year
Delhi 6 promotional stuff kicks off this week, and Sonam & Abhishek are supposed to be in NYC and London, before doing an all India tour. So lots of pics to come! I wonder if she will be dressed in character like on Indian Idol 4...
We told you this will happen and look...this is all happening, right here, right now! We are indeed talking about the rise, rise and super-rise of the 'Surp-rise' discovery of 2007, Sonam Kapoor, who is having the whole of 2009 going in her favour! On the professional front, on one hand, while she has been chosen as the Brand Ambassador of the cosmetic giant L'Oreal and a big film (Delhi 6) lined up for release, on the other; she is all over the place as being the cover-girl of a trillion mags.
This chic's latest conquest is the latest issue of the uber-cool magazine Verve, for which she has done an exclusive photo-shoot which was shot on the sunny beaches of the Maldives. One look at those 'holiest-than-thou' snaps and you are bound to get impressed with her zest for life, the love and cheer she spreads liberally and a sharply discerning mind that doesn't allow for compromise. Full marks to Verve for discovering the undiscovered aspects of the petite Sonam Kapoor.
Lastly, what one observes is that, those (read 'critics') who had panned and pulled Sonam Kapoor down immediately after her Bollywood debut vehicle Saawariya will now have to eat their own words now. Welcome aboard... Sonam Kapoor!
'I feel Sonam is a blend of Nargis and Waheeda Rehman' - ROM About your choice of Sonam for the female lead.
She plays a middle-class girl whose life is also challenged by unforeseen events. I was struck by the potential in her after seeing her work in her first film, Saawariya. Did you have any reservations about casting her?
I wondered if she could justice to the role of a middle-class girl grown up in old Delhi. After all, she is the daughter of a movie star [Anil Kapoor] and she grew up with all the comforts and glamour around her. So I was a bit worried.
We had many meetings, some lasting over four hours, discussing not only her character in the film but the film project itself. Soon I found out that she was not only committed working in this film but also making her role memorable. What strikes you most about Sonam?
Besides being a first-rate artist, she also reminds me the classic actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, people like Waheeda Rehman. I feel Sonam is a blend of Nargis and Waheeda Rehman, speaking of physical appearances. It is like we have discovered a classic beauty of the 1950s who is also an insightful artist. This film is set mostly in a particular locality in Delhi. What appeal would it have for someone in, say, Bhubaneswar or Chicago or Hyderabad?
Delhi-6 or the walled city is a world by itself. It represents everything that is India. The stories set in this city are specific to it but they have universal appeal. The search for identity, for instance. We all go through crisis from time to time.
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