Sonam Kapoor Age, Height, Family, Father, Mother, All You Need To Know

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Sonam Kapoor is an award winning Indian actress born on June 9, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India. Despite having a slow start in her career as an actress, Kapoor has gone on to become one of the highest paid and most popular actresses in India.

Since her marriage and childbirth, she now has the task of combining being a wife, mother and an actress. As you read on, we will provide you with all the necessary information you need to know about Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam Kapoor Biography

Sonam Kapoor is an Indian actress born on June 9, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India to Anil Kapoor and Sunita. She is the eldest daughter of her parents three children with her younger siblings being Rhea and Harshvardhan.

Her family practices Hinduism and as such was also raised to practice. She and her family moved to Juhu when she was a month old and later on started schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir.

According to the actress, she was a naughty girl back then and didn’t care about virtually anything despite her health issues. However, with time she became a better person.

A young Kapoor was diagnosed with insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian disease and because of that later started an initiative that seeks to increase of diabetes.

She had her junior college education at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore where she studied theater and arts. She later enrolled at the University of East London for her bachelor’s degree but later returned to University of Mumbai.

Kapoor’s career started in 2007 as an assistant director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film ‘Black'(2005). However, she later became attached to acting and that was how her love for acting began.

She was then cast by Bhansali in his next film titled “Saawariya” as the lead actress. Despite the film failing commercially, Kapoor received two nominations at Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow-Female.

She has since gone on to star in over twenty films since her debut in 2007 and is among the list of popular and highest paid actresses in India. Her films such as Sanju, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Veere Di Wedding, etc are among the highest grossing Bollywood films.

How Old Is Sonam Kapoor? 

The award winning actress is 37 years old at the time of writing. She was born on June 9, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India.

Sonam Kapoor Height 

Kapoor has a height of 1.75m

Sonam Kapoor Parents 

She was born to Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor. Her father is an Indian actor and producer whereas her mother is a former model and designer.

Sonam Kapoor Siblings 

Kapoor is the eldest child of her parents three children. She has a younger sister and brother who are both in the movie industry.

Rhea Kapoor, her younger sister is a film producer whiles her brother Harshvardhan Kapoor is also an actor.

Sonam Kapoor Husband 

Kapoor is married to Indian businessman Anand Ahuja since 2018 and are blessed with a son. The two got married on May 8, 2018 in a beautiful traditional Sikh ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai.

Did Sonam Kapoor Have A Baby? 

Yes. The actress and her husband had their first and only child as at 2023 in August 2022. He was named Vayu Kapoor Ahuja.

Sonam Kapoor Net Worth 

In a an acting career that started in 2007, Kapoor gradually established herself as one of the best female actresses in India. She is one of the highest paid Indian actresses and from 2012 to 2016 was in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100.

As we speak, she has a net worth estimated to be around $13 million (Rs 95 Crore).

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