November 6, 2007

Did Sonam Kapoor think to be an Actress?

Soanam Kapoor, a popular word in Bollywood now. But did she think, her name will come in media as an actress. No, she did not. In spite of being a star backgrounder family, Sonam Kapoor had no excitement to be an actress. By the time being, she becomes popular. Although her acted film ‘Saawariya’ does not get release yet. The film will be released on 9 November. Saawariya is the first film which is co-produced by Hollywood, Sony Pictures.

Although she was interested in cinema and theatre but she did not think that she would come in front of the camera. But she had a desire to become a director and he went to study at United World College in Singapore. Coming back, she worked as an assistant along with the famous director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Hindi move Black. During the shooing time she used to observe the acting of Amitav Bachchan and Rani Mukharjee attentively.
On the
very first day of her job in ‘Black’, Bhansali looked at her and said: “You’re an actress”. That remark made Sonam give a serious thought to acting.
Later, when Bhansali told her he wanted her to be the female lead in Saawariya , Sonam could hardly believe it. Back then, she was a plump girl and weighed around 85 kg. But a film offer from Bhansali was impossible to resist.
After discussing with her parents – Anil Kapoor and wife Sunita – Sonam took the decision. For many months she worked hard and groomed herself to be an actress.

From Sonam Kapoot to Saawariya’s Sonam Kapoor, she has got help form every steps. Her parents Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor helped her with great intimacy. The name that should come to the first serial is the director of the movie Saawariya, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He helped her as like an instructor, friend and assistant. For this reason Sonam Kapoor considers him as a Guru.
Sources:
www.southasiabiz.com, http://www.apunkachoice.com, http://bollywood-info.blogspot.com