Sonam Kapoor

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A clip of Sonam dancing to 'Gendha Phool' from Delhi 6 at IIFA 2009

 

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Outfit ID

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The jumpsuit that Sonam wore to the unveiling of the June issue of Filmfare, is a Sunner Silk Charmeuse Wide Leg Jumpsuit in navy blue £235 at Intermix:

http://www.intermixonline.com/produ...harmeuse+wide+leg+jumpsuit.do?sortby=ourPicks


And the clutch is Faux snakeskin from a random shop in Dubai.

 

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This picture is gorgeous.

 

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^ I agree! She looks beautiful in that pic.

Punit Malhotra helmed romance drama starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor has a title called 'I Don’t Believe in Love Stories.'

"The title of the film was very important as it had to set the tone of the film. Somehow, all the romantic titles they were considering just didn’t seem to work. Eventually, someone from the unit came up with this title. Both Punit and Karan loved it. After taking everybody’s opinion, it was finally decided that the film will be called I Don’t Believe in Love Stories," a source told Mumbai Mirror.
The Karan Johar home production will go on floors in October. Debutant director Punit Malhotra, nephew of designer Manish Malhotra, had previously assisted Karan Johar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.
Manish Malhotra will be designing costumes. Sonam is currently filming for her father's home production, Ayesha directed by Rajshri Ojha with co-stars Abhay Deol, Arunoday Singh and Cyrus Sahukar.

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I really hope we get some candids soon. I can't wait to see how she'll be styled in both films.

 

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Im looking forward to both of these films. Shooting for Aisha resumes after the monsoons..so thats another 2 weeks or so. I really hope we get pics of her on set as well.

 

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from twitter.com/filmfare:

Sonam and Waheedaji are bonding big time on the Filmfare photoshoot Sukanya and Meera are out there

Sukanya: "Pics, tmrw... Too much chaos on the set!" Apparently, Hema Malini is out there too!

Waheeda Rehman agrees with you She just said Sonam reminds her of herself!

Wow! Can't wait to see this!!!

Also, filmfare confirmed that Sonam has an official twitter account now: http://twitter.com/sonamakapoor

 

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Omg! Sonam and Waheeda on a shoot together! How exciting! I can't wait to see this, especially since Sonam looks like a younger Waheeda in some pics!

 

[raj]

Shes a total DIVA! although i think she is simply a bad actress.

I have to agree with you. I watched Dilli 6 with my mom and she was like "Who the hell is that? She can't act!"

 

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SONAM KAPOOR: YOUTH POWER Deepa Karmalkar
Posted online: Jul 03, 2009

She’s just two films old at 24. Togged in a trendy black jumpsuit, she flashes her trademark mischievous grin that reaches all the way to her eyes. Sonam Kapoor epitomises today’s youth. Here’s the perky and perceptive actor at her chirpy best.


Have you finished unwrapping your birthday (June 8) gifts yet? Which is best one of all?
The best gift was that dad flew into Mumbai from Los Angeles for four days and then we went together to Macau. His visit was supposed to be a surprise but in all her excitement, my manager Nisha just let it slip out. But that was very sweet of him. I got some 500 books and the most delicious home-baked carrot cake from Monika, my publicist.

At 24, how would you sum up your personality?
I was born and brought up in the film industry. I have seen dad go through a lot - I had the ringside view of his struggle and stardom. He was never aware of his superstardom, work has been worship for him. That experience, together with my mom and sis Rhea, keeps me well-grounded. I certainly don’t have any false sense of self importance.
I am very hardworking. I am like the pit bull - I never give up on anything. Like I get claustrophobic in lifts but I made sure I rode up and down in the elevator from the 38th floor hotel room in Macau recently with a brave face. I am scared of going underwater, so I will take to deep-sea diving.

The easiest perhaps is facing the camera? Your recent photo spreads have been scintillating.
Facing the camera for films surely comes easy to me because that is such a great escape. You are playing someone else! But I hate still camera.I overcame that apprehension working with Mr Bhansali when we had hundreds of photoshoots. I also don’t look at myself in the mirror, I get self-critical and self-conscious.

We heard that you will be soon busying yourself in a workshop with your co-stars in Ayesha.
Ayesha is not a pure love story, it is about six or seven friends played by Ira Dube, Amita , Lisa, Cyrus Sahukar, Arunoday Singh and Abhay Deol. Since the film spans over 63 days, we all have to really be friends before the film goes on floors. So if we have to work together for nearly four months we should have mutual trust too. Now that Abhay is back from New York, we can hold the workshops.

How is it working for the first time with a lady director, Rajshri Ojha?
Oh, we keep discussing back stories for every character in Ayesha. I can be annoying with all my questions to the director. I used to badger Mr Bhansali and Mr Mehra too. So Rajshri is no exception - at times she asks me when I will stop asking questions! (laughs) As for women directors , I think they make films most beautifully. I am a big Mira Nair fan because she uses space with her actors so effectively.

What’s Ayesha like ? Do you identify with her?
Ayesha is the Indianised version of Jane Austen’s character, as you know already. Ayesha is a motherless girl who has taken care of the family. She wants to be in control - she likes everything to be perfect. She’s smart and perceptive. But she challenges everybody which makes her self-destructive in a way.

How and why did Abhay Deol come into the picture?
Abhay is a brilliant actor. He can be fun and he has the confidence to carry off this role. He is a very secure actor, he knows who he is. He suits the role of Knightley aka Arjun who is a very sorted-out guy and he is at ease with Ayesha as a woman of substance.

So is Ayesha anti-marriage? What’s your view about the institution of matrimony ?
Ayesha definitely feels that marriage is not a merger. I am a romantic, so I too feel marriages cannot be arranged, but since I also know that my parents love me so selflessly, I will be smart about bringing home someone whom I love and of whom they approve. I will have to do a balancing act.

You are a Jane Austen fan. What do you admire about her heroines?
All her protagonists are independent, self respecting women. They read, write and play music. They have a definite sense of self-entitlement. And I am quite a feminist, so I love her work and most of my favourite authors are women writers like Sylvia Plath.

Are you doing Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Sahibaan?
Mehra speaks to me about so many films, Sahibaan is one of them. Let us see which one of these works out. But I want to with him for sure. He is extremely realistic - a good man and a great filmmaker. I want to play characters of conflict - like the ones in his films.

You have been signed up by Dharma Productions I Hate Love Stories opposite Imran Khan. So are you prepared to get away from the traditional mould and don a bikini if “the role demands”?
Punit Malhotra is the young, earnest director of the film. It’s a young man’s sweet romantic take . This will be a lovely film for Imran and me. It is a love story, a date flick. As for wearing a bikini - well I wear it in real life and I have worn angarkhas, salwar-kameez, bandana, jeans, skirts, gunjee - whatever it takes. If the character I play is on the beach - the correct gear would have to be a bikini. (squeals away naughtily).

What kind of roles are you being offered these days?
Oh absolutely anything - my sister is going through umpteen scripts offered to me. It is flattering that most of these are strong women roles.
Having been an assistant director, when will the director in you surface?
At present, I am still evolving as an actor. But the writer in me is wanting to surface. I don’t know if I can be a good director because I am not so good at dealing with people. I would rather write screenplays.

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^She looks gorgeous in that pic. Its the same one she uses on twitter.

 

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she's beautiful and always looks feminine even in a boy-ish outfit, which makes her even cooler imo

 

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Apparently, its not just Sonam and Waheeda Rehman in the forthcoming Filmfare shoot but also Hema Malini and Rekha!

I wonder what its about....

 

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Style Check: Sonam Kapoor
A designer favourite, Sonam Kapoor is a fashion junkie. The face of some of the elitist fashion magazines, she is also a part of the esteemed L'Oreal dream team. A slave for all things stylish, Sonam's fashion sense is both classy and eclectic. The actress may not have struck jackpot in Bollywood as yet but has managed to create a distinct identity of her own.

With just two films down, Sonam has already come a long way in creating a foothold in the industry and fans are only longing for more. StarBoxOffice takes a look at the oh-so-stylish journey of Sonam Kapoor, her passion for fashion, designer take and her dazzling upcoming look.

Chanel awards Sonam

Sonam Kapoor became the envy of Bollywood when she became the first Indian celebrity to be dressed by fashion house Chanel. The house of Chanel personally gifted her a beautiful white gown to wear for the Filmfare awards and though Deepika got the best debut award, Sonam was the only one to wear her award that night.

In her words, "I just kept staring at the beautiful basic but simple white gown that they sent me. I was so excited. I felt like Cinderella before the ball. Never before had I been so excited about dressing up for an event. It was divine per se." The feeling's mutual Sonam.

Accessory freak

The stylish fashionista loves accessorising and how! Eclectic jewellery, drool-worthy handbags and divine footwear, Sonam's accessory collection is to die for. It is handbags that Sonam can't have enough of, "I love big bags. I have Prada's skin bag and fringe bag, a few Chanels, three Marc Jacobs including the quilted Stam bag, a fabulous silver Gucci my mom gifted me and several Swarovski evening clutches."

The actress has started an accessory trend with her Forever 21 owl pendants, Kundan jewellery and gold fish necklace, Celebrity stylist Tina Modi stated, "Sonam could be credited for starting an accessory revolution. I love the way she teams up her accessories with an ensemble, her look is very avant garde."

Face of fashion

Other than Vogue, Sonam has graced half of all the fashion magazines in town. "I understand fashion. My idea of fashion is not jaded and I am always open to different things and experimenting with my look. My friends in fact call me a chameleon as I often look different in every photo shoot!" Sonam recently shot the cover for esteemed fashion magazine Harpers Bazar at the Emirates Hotel in Dubai. Shot by renowned photographer Atul Kasbekar, she looked phenomenal in her sexy and sophisticated corporate look.

L'Oreal Dream Team

Sonam is the face of L'Oreal, following eternal beauty Aishwarya Rai and more recently international sensation Freida Pinto. Her entry into the L'Oreal dream team marks the beginning of the cosmetic giant's young generation skin products. To have had the opportunity to be a part of such an organisation is just another sky rocketing bump in Sonam's Bollywood profile.

Designer favourite

Designers can't have enough of the style diva, for instance Sonam swears by designer Anamika Khanna's designs, who went on to praise her stylish muse, "The golden cowl-shaped gown dress Sonam wore on my show was made by just keeping her in mind. Sonam is extremely versatile. She can fit into a lehenga-choli with the same ease as she can into pants and shirts".

Indian Beauty

Apart from couture and high fashion, Sonam is true to her roots. The actress looks phenomenal in Indian wear and her look in films such as Saawariya and Delhi-6 showed off her desi colours.

When it comes to Indian designers, Sonam picked her favourites, "I love Anamika Khanna, Anurada Vakil for her creative use of Indian textiles, Rajesh Pratap Singh for his sheath dresses, Manish Arora and Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla."

Ayesha

Sonam Kapoor is all set to don an ultra chic image in her father Anil Kapoor's home production, Ayesha. After two back-to-back films (Saawariya and Delhi-6) that required her to romp largely in an ethnic salwar-kameez kind of sartorial grace, Ayesha will finally see Sonam blossom into the diva-avatar that she has so passionately assumed in recent months for magazine covers. Oh how we wait!

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some where deep down i feel she is getting attention just because of her fashion style and big designer names, she is not a good actress, wasnt is saawarya OR delhi 6 -

yes her sense of style is good but she is over rated as an actress...

 

[Trista]

I have to agree with you there-as much as I like what Sonam wears (much of the time), her acting is not as good as some of her contemporaries.

 

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Did anyone watch IIFA and her dancing? Let's just say she need to develop more rhythm. At one point in her performance, the camera cut to Bipasha giving a WTF-look. And then I saw Bipasha perform...it was just bad.

 

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Did anyone watch IIFA and her dancing? Let's just say she need to develop more rhythm. At one point in her performance, the camera cut to Bipasha giving a WTF-look. And then I saw Bipasha perform...it was just bad.

I watched the IIFAs, and I agree with you her performance was quite bad, but I'm hoping her performance was bad due to nerves considering this being her first televised performance.
I know she said she took Kathak, so she must have rhythm in her somewhere.

I kind of thought almost all the performances at the IIFAs were bad this year, with the exception of Aishwarya. Abhishek and Anushka Sharma weren't that bad either.

 

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I think this may be from the Filmfare shoot with Waheeda/Rekha and Hema Malini

 

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^ I can't wait to see pics from that photoshoot. I wish they showed more of her outfit in the vid.