Sonam Kapoor

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sonam Kapoor

• Does Sonam Kapoor smoke? No

• Does Sonam Kapoor drink alcohol? Yes

• She was born in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and Sindhi mother.

• Despite belonging to a well-civilized family, she has led a normal life and has also worked as a waitress to make out her pocket money while studying in Singapore.

• She loves dancing and has also taken lessons of classical Indian dance and is a trained Kathak, Classical and Latin dancer.

• Since her teenage, she has been suffering from diabetes and has to follow a strict diet routine and a daily insulin injection to stay healthy.

• At the age of 16, she wrote a poem titled Ambition, which she decided to give to her soulmate.

• Before acting, she has worked as an assistant director alongside Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the film Black in 2005.

• Due to her overweight, she wasn’t interested in acting, but after a year and a half attempt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali convinced her to make her Bollywood debut.

• Earlier, her weight was around 90 kg, but later she lost around 30 kg of weight for her debut film Saawariya (2007), opposite Ranbir Kapoor. 

• After her debut, she bought a designer bag for herself from Selfridges, London; as she has never taken any designer items from her parents.

• Before ruling over the limelight of the film industry, she ended up her relationship with her first boyfriend, a Dutch, who had issues with her weight.

• She vowed not to marry an actor.

• In 2010, she rose to fame with her hit- I Hate Love Story after her two flops in a row. 

• She has maintained a good social circle in the glamour industry and her close friends include Dhanush, Imran Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Asin, Kareena Kapoor, and Shehla Khan (Fashion Designer).

• During the filming of Aisha, she had a fight with her co-actor Abhay Deol, after which, they both decided not to work together again in the future. 

• Her appearance in the movie Ranjhanna was a turning point in her life. 

• In 2016, she was highly appreciated for her phenomenal performance in the movie Neerja, a biopic on a flight attendant named Neerja Bhanot.

• In an interview, in 2016, she talked about being physically molested by a man at the age of 13. ^[4]Firstpost She said,
  

  There was a man who came from behind and just held my breasts like that. And obviously, I didn’t have breasts at that time. I started shaking and shivering and I didn’t know what was going on and I started crying right there. I didn’t speak about it. I just sat there and I finished watching the film because I felt that I’d done something wrong for the longest time.”

• Sonam is considered as the Fashionista or style-icon of Bollywood due to her updated sense of styling.

• She is the maternal cousin sister to famous Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh.

• Sonam has also appeared in Coldplay’s music video, and she is the only Bollywood actress to appear in Coldplay.

• In 2018, she was starred in Sanjay Dutt‘s biopic- Sanju alongside Ranbir Kapoor after a decade. 

• She is a philanthropist and supports many charitable organisations. She participated in the IIFA Fashion Show, which helps widows and orphans of Indian Film Industry workers. She also asked her fans to donate the Ogaan Cancer Foundation on her birthday.

• Sonam is the brand ambassador of Elle Breast Cancer Campaign. 

• She had a tongue piercing before and had to remove that for her debut role.

• She used to have Acrophobia (fear of height) and she conquered her fear by skydiving in New Zealand.

• On 8 May 2018, she tied the knot with her longtime lover Anand Ahuja, a famous Indian businessman. 

• In August 2023, a rift emerged between Sonam Kapoor and Rana Daggubati. During the pre-release event of the film ‘King of Kotha,’ Rana praised Dulquer Salmaan‘s professionalism on the sets of the film while criticising Sonam for being on a phone call with her husband, discussing shopping in London. Rana further alleged that Sonam’s behaviour affected the film’s shooting quality. Sonam then responded to Rana’s comment by posting a quote by the former first lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt on her Instagram story.
  

  

  Rana Daggubati, on the other hand, later apologised to Sonam on X, formerly Twitter, and clarified that his remarks were intended as playful banter between friends, and he regretted the misinterpretation.

  

• In January 2024, Sonam Kapoor lost 20 kg of weight; she posted a story on Instagram to reveal this. She, moreover, mentioned her goal to shed 6 kg more in the caption.

  

• In September 2024, Sonam’s father-in-law purchased a $27 million (Rs. 231 Crore) in the Notting Hill district in West London. The property is spread over 20,000 square feet. She and her husband will shift to the house once the renovation work is completed.

• In October 2024, Sonam and Anand Ahuja‘s company, Bhaane Group, purchased the 3,600-square-foot Rhythm House for Rs 478.4 million in Mumbai.