Trivia

Speaks Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi and English all fluently.

Is the daughter of the evergreen Indian Film Star, Anil Kapoor

Second cousins with Bollywood Superstar Ranveer Singh (Ranveer's dad and Sonam's mom are first cousins).

Weighed over 80 kilograms (about 180 pounds) when offered Saawariya (2007). After she returned from Singapore, she got into weight training with Shervir and Monisha as well as artistic yoga with Bharat Thakur.

Sonam Kapoor is the only Indian actress who was featured as the cover girl of the international Prestige.

Went to university at Bombay University (Majoring in Economics and Political Science).

Her favorite TV shows are Modern Family (2009) and House (2004).

Her favorite actresses are Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Tabu, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Enjoys reading, shopping, writing, playing squash and basketball, video games and painting.

Sonam was never interested in acting. Direction and writing were her basic interests, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali showed so much confidence in her that he wanted her to be in his film.

Loves to dance. She is trained in Kathak, classical music, and Latin dance.

Sonam's style influences include Cate Blanchett, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Zeenat Aman, Meena Kumari, Sharmila Tagore and Lady Gaga.

Her favorite movies include The Godfather (1972), Titanic (1997), Romeo and Juliet (1968), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Gone with the Wind (1939), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Chinatown (1974), Schindler's List (1993), The Help (2011), City of God (2002), Children of Heaven (1997), Pather Panchali (1955), Guide (1965), Bobby (1973), Bandini (1963), Paper Flowers (1959), Thirst (1957), Saraswatichandra (1968), Sujata (1960), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Mother India (1957), Guddi (1971), Shahenshah (1988), Chaalbaaz (1989), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mr. India (1987), Ram Lakhan (1989), Tezaab (1988), Pukar (2000), Beta (1992), Eeshwar (1989), Lamhe (1991), Virasat (1997), Woh 7 Din (1983), Karma (1986), 1942: A Love Story (1994), Parinda (1989), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Devdas (1955), Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Saawariya (2007), Delhi-6 (2009), Aisha (2010), Raanjhanaa (2013), Khoobsurat (2014), Rang De Basanti (2006), Like Stars on Earth (2007), Fashion (2008), No One Killed Jessica (2011), The Dirty Picture (2011), PK (2014), Haider (2014), Queen (2013) and Mardaani (2014). She likes all love stories.

Favorite brands are Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Dior.

Went to high school at the United World College of South East Asia, finishing the International Baccalaureate program.

Uncles are producer Boney Kapoor and actor Sanjay Kapoor. Her aunt is actress Sridevi.

Her favorite actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale.

Was born in Chembur which is the suburb of Mumbai located in India.

Niece of Kavita Bhambhani Singh ( Mother's elder sister). Kavita was a former model and Miss India (1969).She is now married to a industrialist Jasjit Singh.

Favorite books are Milan Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being, Ayn Rand's Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, The Mahabharata because she finds it so positive and gives her hope all the time, 'Patrick Suskind''s Perfume, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's books including Mistress of Spices, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and books by all the Bronte sisters.

Her favorite filmmakers are Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor, Vijay Anand, Guru Dutt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Steven Spielberg.

Ranveer Singh's paternal grandfather is siblings with Sonam Kapoor ' s maternal grandmother.

Actress Chand Burke was married to mom Sunita' s uncle (Ranveer Singh's grandfather). This makes her the grand niece of Chand Burke. Sunita Kapoor ( Sonam's mom) is the niece of Chand Burke.

Cousin of actor Mohit Marwah ( Dad's sister's son).

Mom Sunita Kapoor is a costume designer in films.

Her five favorite songs are Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye from Jurm (1990), Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein from Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (1939), Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Julie Covington and Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra. She also likes Choli Ke Peeche from Khalnayak (1993), Aaj Main Upar from Khamoshi the Musical (1996), Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To from 1942: A Love Story (1994) and We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris. Her favorite musicians are Rihanna, Coldplay, The Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, A.R. Rahman, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi.

Studied in Arya Vidya Mandhir school.

Siblings are sister Rhea & brother Harsh Kapoor.

Aunt Maheep Kapoor starred in shelved film,K.B. Pictures "Shivam "(1997) Starring Panini Raaj Kumar,Maheep Sandhu,Nirmal Pandey,Mohan Joshi,Mohan Gokhale,Vikram Gokhale,Ishrat Ali,Himani Shivpuri,Mohnish Bahl,Music by Viju Shah , Produced by Kulbhushan Gupta,Hardesh Gupta, Directed by Deepak Anand.

Had to wait for 6 years before her first bonafide box-office hit. Starting with her debut in 2007 till 2012, almost all her movies were massive critical and commercial failures.

Is best of friends with fellow flop actress and illogical comment maker Swara Bhaskar.

Sonam Kapoor has two brothers in New Delhi, Mohit & Akshay Marwah.