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'''Keokradong''' is a [[peak]] located in [[Bandarban District]], [[Bangladesh]], with an [[elevation]] of 986&nbsp;metres (3,235&nbsp;ft).<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2020.html Elevation extremes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022934/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2020.html |date=2018-11-23 }}, CIA: the World Factbook.</ref> Some sources claim it as the highest point of Bangladesh.<br />
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<div>{{short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sonam Kapoor<br />
| image = Sonam Kapoor at the L'Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014.jpg<br />
| caption = Kapoor at the L'Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards in 2014<br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|9 June 1985}}<ref name="biography"/><br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br>{{small|(present-day [[Mumbai]])}}<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Anand Ahuja|2018}}<br />
| parents = Sunita Kapoor (mother)<br>[[Anil Kapoor]] (father)<br />
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]]<ref>https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/anil-kapoor-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-kapoor-familys-connection.html</ref><br />
<ref name="Filmfare">{{cite news|last1=Sharma |first1=Suman |title="I'm not high maintenance"– Sonam Kapoor |url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/im-not-high-maintenance-sonam-kapoor-3800.html |access-date=26 September 2015 |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=26 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927221529/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/im-not-high-maintenance-sonam-kapoor-3800.html |archive-date=27 September 2015 }}</ref><br />
| yearsactive = 2007{{ndash}}present<br />
| occupation = [[Actor|Actress]], Philanthropist, Political activist<br />
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'''Sonam Kapoor Ahuja''' ({{IPA-hns|soːnəm kəˈpuːr |pron}}; [[Maiden and married names|née]] '''Kapoor''';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/67133/does-sonam-kapoors-name-change-make-her-any-less-of-a-feminist/|title=Does Sonam Kapoor's name change make her any less of a feminist?|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524080909/https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/67133/does-sonam-kapoors-name-change-make-her-any-less-of-a-feminist/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress, philanthropist and political activist who works in [[Hindi]] cinema ([[Bollywood]]). She has won a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]], and from 2012–2016, she appeared in ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'s}} [[Celebrity 100]] list based on her income and popularity.<br />
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Kapoor, the daughter of actor [[Anil Kapoor]], began her career as an assistant director on filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s 2005 highly acclaimed drama ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]''. She later made her acting debut in Bhansali's romantic drama ''[[Saawariya]]'' (2007), a box office flop, and had her first commercial successes with the romantic comedy ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]'' (2010) and the ensemble romantic comedy-drama [[Aisha (2010 film)|''Aisha'']] (2010). However, this was followed by a series of commercial failures and repetitive roles, which garnered her negative reviews. The 2013 box office hit ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' marked a turning point in Kapoor's career, garnering her praise and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. Kapoor had her biggest commercial successes with supporting roles in the biopics ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]'' (2013) and ''[[Sanju]]'' (2018), and a leading role in the romance ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]'' (2015); the latter two rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood films]]. Her highly acclaimed portrayal of [[Neerja Bhanot]] in the 2016 biographical thriller ''[[Neerja]]'' won her the [[National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention (feature film)|National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]], and she followed it with a starring role in the 2018 female buddy film ''[[Veere Di Wedding]],'' both of which rank among the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films.<br />
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Kapoor supports the raising awareness of [[breast cancer]] and [[LGBT rights]]. Known in the media for her outspoken personality, she is frequently credited as one of India's most trendy celebrities. She is married to the businessman, Anand Ahuja.<br />
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==Life and career==<br />
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===Early life (1985–2006)===<br />
[[File:Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor at film screening.jpg|thumb|Kapoor with her father [[Anil Kapoor]] at a film's screening in [[Mumbai]], 2011|right|alt=Sonam Kapoor and her father Anil Kapoor posing for the camera]]<br />
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Kapoor was born in the [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai) on 9 June 1985.<ref name="biography">{{cite news |title = Sonam Kapoor |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Sonam-Kapoor/894295-Profile.aspx |access-date = 12 November 2013 |newspaper = [[Hindustan Times]] |date = 23 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141211031321/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Sonam-Kapoor/894295-Profile.aspx |archive-date = 11 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/67133/does-sonam-kapoors-name-change-make-her-any-less-of-a-feminist/|title=Does Sonam Kapoor's name change make her any less of a feminist?|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524080909/https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/67133/does-sonam-kapoors-name-change-make-her-any-less-of-a-feminist/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father is actor and producer [[Anil Kapoor]], the son of the late filmmaker [[Surinder Kapoor]] and the founder of the Anil Kapoor Films Company. Her mother, Sunita, is a former model and designer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor: My love life has been unsuccessful |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/sonam-kapoor-my-love-life-has-been-unsuccessful-1.1198577 |access-date=3 October 2015 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=18 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004031815/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/sonam-kapoor-my-love-life-has-been-unsuccessful-1.1198577 |archive-date= 4 October 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor has two younger siblings: film producer [[Rhea Kapoor|Rhea]] and brother [[Harshvardhan Kapoor|Harshvardhan]].<ref name="tree">{{cite web |title = In pics: The Boney–Anil–Sanjay Kapoor Family Tree |url = http://www.ibnlive.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-the-boney-anil-sanjay-kapoor-family-tree-824669.html |publisher = [[CNN-IBN]] |date = 7 February 2012 |access-date = 3 August 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160116120804/http://www.ibnlive.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-the-boney-anil-sanjay-kapoor-family-tree-824669.html |archive-date = 16 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Film producer Surinder Kapoor dies |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-MUM-film-producer-surinder-kapoor-dies-2457355.html |access-date=27 September 2015 |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=25 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725064240/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-MUM-film-producer-surinder-kapoor-dies-2457355.html |archive-date=25 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anil Kapoor Films Company |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38831 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704020022/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38831 |archive-date= 4 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I am not an actor, so I can be a star |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-am-not-an-actor-so-i-can-be-a-star/ |access-date=5 October 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006203925/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-am-not-an-actor-so-i-can-be-a-star/ |archive-date= 6 October 2015 }}</ref> She is the niece of film producer [[Boney Kapoor]] and actor [[Sanjay Kapoor]]; actress [[Sridevi]] and producer [[Mona Shourie Kapoor|Mona Shourie]] (Boney's wives) are her aunts.<ref name="surinder">{{cite web|last=N |first=Patsy |title=Sonam is a better actor than Anil |url=http://movies.rediff.com/quote/2009/may/04/surinder-kapoor-on-life-and-times.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=3 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102025615/http://movies.rediff.com/quote/2009/may/04/surinder-kapoor-on-life-and-times.htm |archive-date= 2 January 2011 }}</ref> Kapoor's paternal cousins are actors [[Arjun Kapoor]], [[Janhvi Kapoor]] and [[Mohit Marwah]], and maternal second cousin is actor [[Ranveer Singh]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bajwa |first1=Dimpal |title=On Sonam Kapoor's 30th birthday, brother Arjun Kapoor shares a throwback picture |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-turns-30-brother-arjun-kapoor-shares-a-throwback-picture/ |access-date=23 September 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925083938/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-turns-30-brother-arjun-kapoor-shares-a-throwback-picture/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fugly screening: Cousins Sonam, Jhanvi, aunt Sridevi cheer for Mohit Marwah |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/cousins-sonam-jhanvi-and-aunt-sridevi-watch-mohit-marwahs-fugly/2/ |access-date=23 September 2015 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925082910/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/cousins-sonam-jhanvi-and-aunt-sridevi-watch-mohit-marwahs-fugly/2/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref><br />
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The family moved to the suburb of Juhu when Kapoor was one month old.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|last=Gupta |first=Priya |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-need-a-tall-dark-and-handsome-man-Sonam-Kapoor/articleshow/20224461.cms?referral=PM |title=I don't need a tall, dark and handsome man: Sonam Kapoor |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013130117/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-need-a-tall-dark-and-handsome-man-Sonam-Kapoor/articleshow/20224461.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=13 October 2014 }}</ref> She was educated at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in [[Juhu]],<ref name="Guddi">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-guddi-inspired-sonam-kapoors-school-girl-act-in-raanjhnaa-1839019 |title='Guddi' inspired Sonam Kapoor's school girl act in 'Raanjhnaa' |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=5 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211002747/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-guddi-inspired-sonam-kapoors-school-girl-act-in-raanjhnaa-1839019 |archive-date=11 December 2014 }}</ref> where she confessed to being a "naughty" and "carefree" child who would bully the boys.<ref>{{cite news|title='Naughty' Sonam Kapoor loved to bully boys |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/naughty-sonam-kapoor-loved-to-bully-boys/ |access-date=3 October 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004142758/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/naughty-sonam-kapoor-loved-to-bully-boys/ |archive-date= 4 October 2015 }}</ref> She excelled at sports such as [[Rugby (sport)|rugby]] and [[basketball]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Banerjee |first1=Arnab |title=Being Sonam Kapoor... |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Being+Sonam+Kapoor.../1/63533.html |access-date=25 September 2015 |work=[[India Today]] |date=2 October 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925223454/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Being%20Sonam%20Kapoor.../1/63533.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> and trained in [[Kathak]], [[classical music]] and [[Latin dance]].<ref>{{cite news |title = The Sonam Kapoor we know |url = http://www.filmfare.com/photos/the-sonam-kapoor-we-know-6358.html |access-date = 23 September 2015 |work = Filmfare |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925062554/http://www.filmfare.com/photos/the-sonam-kapoor-we-know-6358.html |archive-date = 25 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor, who practices [[Hinduism]], states that she is "quite religious", and that it is a way of "reminding myself that I need to be thankful for so much".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta |first1=Priya |title=Sonam Kapoor: My mom has brought all these religious things in our lives |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-My-mom-has-brought-all-these-religious-things-in-our-lives/articleshow/41430552.cms |access-date=22 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=2 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202104843/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-My-mom-has-brought-all-these-religious-things-in-our-lives/articleshow/41430552.cms |archive-date= 2 December 2014 }}</ref><br />
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Kapoor's first job was as a waitress at age 15, although it lasted only a week.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Shrivastava |first1 = Priyanka |last2 = Joshi |first2 = Sonali |title = Sonam Kapoor is a working girl since 15 |url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/star-kid-sonam-kapoor-is-a-working-girl-since-15/1/144931.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150423175751/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/star-kid-sonam-kapoor-is-a-working-girl-since-15/1/144931.html |archive-date=23 April 2015 |access-date = 3 October 2015 |work = India Today |date = 15 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1 = Arora |first1 = Prerna |title = Ten Things You Didn't Know About Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor |url = http://www.colorstv.com/uk/news/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-sonam-and-arjun-kapoor-theanupamkhershow-1659.html |work = [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors]] |access-date = 3 October 2015 |date = 31 August 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160323193232/http://www.aapkacolors.com/us/news/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-sonam-and-arjun-kapoor-theanupamkhershow-1659.html |archive-date = 23 March 2016 }}</ref> As a teenager, she struggled with her weight: "I had every issue related to weight that I could have. I was unhealthy, I had bad skin, and I had hair growing on my face!"<ref name="diet">{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor launches Kalli Purie's book in Delhi |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kalli-purie-book-launch-confessions-of-a-serial-dieter/1/169852.html |work=India Today |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=7 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705191403/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kalli-purie-book-launch-confessions-of-a-serial-dieter/1/169852.html |archive-date= 5 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Bansal |first = Robin |title = There is no way I can be size zero: Sonam |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/wellness/there-is-no-way-i-can-be-size-zero-sonam/article1-803372.aspx |work = Hindustan Times |date = 28 January 2012 |access-date = 7 August 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141206173029/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/wellness/there-is-no-way-i-can-be-size-zero-sonam/article1-803372.aspx |archive-date = 6 December 2014 }}</ref> Kapoor was diagnosed with [[insulin resistance]] and [[polycystic ovarian disease]],<ref name="diet" /> and has since begun an initiative to increase awareness of [[diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweetheart Sonam is diabetic |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/wellness/sweetheart-sonam-is-diabetic_37863.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=25 September 2015 |date=11 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926185759/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/wellness/sweetheart-sonam-is-diabetic_37863.html |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor enrolled at the [[United World College of South East Asia]] in Singapore for her pre-university education, where she studied theatre and arts.<ref name="timesofindia" /> She has said she later started courses in economics and political science through [[University of Mumbai]] correspondence programme, after returning from [[University of East London]] where she began her bachelor's degree in the same subjects but returned to Mumbai soon after she began.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoor-prem-ratan-dhan-paayo-dolly-ki-doli-cannes/1/362598.html |title=Nine things you probably didn't know about Sonam Kapoor |work=India Today |access-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813154708/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoor-prem-ratan-dhan-paayo-dolly-ki-doli-cannes/1/362598.html |archive-date=13 August 2016 }}</ref><ref name="cnninterview" /> Actress [[Rani Mukerji]], a family friend, visited her family in Singapore on holiday while working on ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005). Kapoor, who had originally wanted to be a director and writer,<ref name="timesofindia" /> expressed a desire to work as a crew member on the film. On her father's recommendation to director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]], she was appointed as his assistant.<ref name="cnninterview">{{cite web |last = Masand |first = Rajeev |title = Saawariya Spl: Ranbir will be a huge star, says Sonam |url = http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/saawariya-spl-ranbir-will-be-a-huge-star-says-sonam/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130126231006/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/saawariya-spl-ranbir-will-be-a-huge-star-says-sonam/ |archive-date = 26 January 2013 |publisher = CNN-IBN |date = 8 October 2007 |access-date = 5 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/sonam-kapoor-thanks-fans-as-she-completes-completes-six-years-in-bollywood/1192423 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925112122/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/sonam-kapoor-thanks-fans-as-she-completes-completes-six-years-in-bollywood/1192423 |archive-date = 25 September 2015 |last = Singh |first = Apurva |title = Sonam Kapoor thanks fans as she completes completes six years in Bollywood |work = [[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date = 9 November 2013 |access-date = 5 December 2014 }}</ref><br />
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===Debut and career fluctuations (2007–2012)===<br />
During the production of ''Black'', Kapoor developed an interest in acting when Bhansali professed that he wanted to cast her in the lead in his next film, ''[[Saawariya]]''. She was advised to lose weight; at the time, she weighed about {{convert|80|kg}}.<ref name="weight">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-health-how-sonam-kapoor-lost-35-kilos/20101227.htm |title=How Sonam Kapoor lost 35 kilos |work=Rediff.com |date=27 December 2010 |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528170038/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-health-how-sonam-kapoor-lost-35-kilos/20101227.htm |archive-date=28 May 2014 }}</ref> Motivated by Bhansali's confidence in her, she lost {{convert|35|kg}} in two years.<ref name="diet" /><ref name="weight" /><ref name="Midday">{{cite news |url = http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/nov/131109-weight-loss-Sonam-Kapoor.htm |title = Sonam Kapoor talks about her major weight–loss programme |work = Mid Day |date = 13 November 2009 |access-date = 28 May 2014 }}</ref> Kapoor studied acting with Roshan Taneja, Jayati Bhatia and [[Feroz Abbas Khan]],<ref name="timesofindia" /> and has cited actresses [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Nutan]] as influences, admiring their "path-breaking films ... [and] quality of doing different things".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ganguly |first1=Prithwish |title=Sonam Kapoor adores Nutan and Waheeda Rehman |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-adores-nutan-and-waheeda-rehman-1292950 |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=25 September 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926064922/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-adores-nutan-and-waheeda-rehman-1292950 |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee at the audio release of Saawariya.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Rani Mukerji stand on stage|Kapoor with [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Rani Mukerji]] & [[Salman Khan]] at the audio launch of her debut film ''[[Saawariya]]'' in 2007]]<br />
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Released in 2007, ''Saawariya'' saw Kapoor play a Muslim woman awaiting the return of her lover opposite Mukerji, [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Salman Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Saawariya' Bollywood Answer to Moulin Rogue |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-171063451.html |access-date=26 September 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=9 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222134017/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-171063451.html |archive-date=22 February 2016 |df=dmy-all }}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> It was the first Indian feature film produced by a Hollywood studio, [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Giridharadas |first=Anand |title=Hollywood Starts Making Bollywood Films in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/movies/08boll.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 August 2007 |access-date=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210022830/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/movies/08boll.html |archive-date=10 December 2015 }}</ref> ''Saawariya'' proved to be a major critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saawariya (2007) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/10008748-saawariya/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055015/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008748-saawariya/ |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Box Office India]] |title=Box Office 2007 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw== |access-date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132441/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for [[BBC]], Jaspreet Pandohar called the film a "misfire-on-a-massive-scale".<ref>{{cite news|last=Pandohar |first=Jaspreet |title=BBC Movies review&nbsp;— Saawariya (beloved) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/11/05/sawaariya_2007_review.shtml |publisher=BBC News |date=11 November 2007 |access-date=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925051654/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/11/05/sawaariya_2007_review.shtml |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' described her laugh as "almost as infectious as her father's", but wished that she had been "allowed to simper softly, instead of having a clearly overdubbed plastic giggle plastered onto her."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sen |first1=Raja |title=Oh, how Sanjay Bhansali hams! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saawariya.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 September 2015 |date=8 November 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060010/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saawariya.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> The film earned her a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] nomination and the [[Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow&nbsp;– Female]].<ref name="biography" /><ref name="Sify">{{cite web|title=I'm no underdog: Sonam Kapoor |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-m-no-underdog-sonam-kapoor-news-bollywood-kkfsz3hegajsi.html |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=19 October 2015 |date=24 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208190824/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-m-no-underdog-sonam-kapoor-news-bollywood-kkfsz3hegajsi.html |archive-date= 8 December 2015 }}</ref><br />
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In 2009, Kapoor played an aspiring singer opposite Waheeda Rehman and [[Abhishek Bachchan]] in the [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]-directed social drama ''[[Delhi-6]]''. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office failure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi 6 (2009) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/delhi-6/?search=Delhi |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032208/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/delhi-6/?search=Delhi |archive-date=13 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ== |title=Box Office 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=28 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[CNN-IBN|''CNN-IBN''<nowiki/>'s]] [[Rajeev Masand]] referred to Kapoor as a "revelation", writing that she was "a firecracker, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead".<ref>{{cite web |author = Masand, Rajeev |title = Delhi–6, a film with heart |date = 21 February 2009 |url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-delhi6-a-film-with-heart/85915-8-p1.html |publisher = CNN-IBN |access-date = 21 February 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130908193827/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-delhi6-a-film-with-heart/85915-8-p1.html |archive-date = 8 September 2013 }}</ref> Sonia Chopra of ''[[Sify]]'' described Kapoor as an "earnest and effortless performer", and found her character likeable, despite the "typical Delhi-girl recipe".<ref>{{cite web |last = Chopra |first = Sonia |title = Delhi–6, a tad too loud |date = 20 February 2009 |url = http://www.sify.com/movies/review-delhi-6-a-tad-too-loud-review-bollywood-14859289.html |publisher = Sify |access-date = 7 October 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140117025604/http://www.sify.com/movies/review-delhi-6-a-tad-too-loud-review-bollywood-14859289.html |archive-date=17 January 2014 }}</ref><br />
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Kapoor's first release in 2010 was [[Punit Malhotra|Punit Malhotra's]] romantic comedy ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]'', opposite [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]. She played an engaged woman who develops a one-sided attraction to her commitment-phobic co-worker. Khan said about Kapoor's craft, "We'd be shooting a scene from multiple angles—for three or four hours you're doing the same scene, the same lines—and here is this person [Kapoor] who brings consistency to her work, from the way she talks, to her accent."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Priya Kumari |title=The private life of Sonam Kapoor |url=http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story/the-private-lives-of-sonam-kapoor/1/98904.html |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930121948/http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story/the-private-lives-of-sonam-kapoor/1/98904.html |archive-date=30 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Although Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called Kapoor's performance "stiff and rehearsed", ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]''{{'}} Johnson Thomas found her "likeable and believable".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |title=I Hate Luv Storys |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-hate-luv-storys/641437/0 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=30 November 2014 |date=2 July 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054434/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-hate-luv-storys/641437/0 |archive-date= 5 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Thomas |first = Johnson |title = Review: 'I Hate Luv Storys' is a smartly subverted romantic parody |url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-i-hate-luv-storys-is-a-smartly-subverted-romantic-parody-1404316 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923010047/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-i-hate-luv-storys-is-a-smartly-subverted-romantic-parody-1404316 |archive-date = 23 September 2015 |work = Daily News and Analysis |access-date = 30 November 2014 |date = 2 July 2010 }}</ref> ''I Hate Luv Storys'' was Kapoor's first commercial success, earning {{INRConvert|725.2|m}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA== |title=Box Office 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=14 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062657/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BOIWorldwide">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=348&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgV29ybGR3aWRlIEluIFVTICQ= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (US $) |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602093609/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date= 2 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news |title = The Hit List 2010 |publisher = Box Office India |access-date = 22 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131112165244/http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news |archive-date=12 November 2013 }}</ref><br />
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Kapoor next played the eponymous role in ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'', an ensemble romantic comedy-drama based on [[Jane Austen|Jane Austen's]] novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]'', which was produced by her sister Rhea. She described her character as "a meddlesome busybody with a passion for matchmaking and playing [[Cupid]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/b-town-was-never-a-mans-world-says-rhea/87579 |title=B–town was never a man's world, says Rhea |work=Mid Day |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=6 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208204639/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/b-town-was-never-a-mans-world-says-rhea/87579 |archive-date= 8 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How to look like Aisha and gang |url=http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story1/how-to-look-like-sonam-kapoor.html/1/85634 |access-date=3 October 2015 |work=India Today |date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004164345/http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story1/how-to-look-like-sonam-kapoor.html/1/85634 |archive-date=4 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Aisha'' also starred [[Abhay Deol]], [[Ira Dubey]], [[Cyrus Sahukar]], [[Amrita Puri]], [[Anand Tiwari]], [[Arunoday Singh]] and [[Lisa Haydon]]. An ''[[Indo-Asian News Service]]'' reviewer thought that Kapoor had stood out in the ensemble with her performance, making "the best of a rather rare opportunity for an Indian leading lady to be part of a Bollywood film that salutes Victorian mores and Delhi's elitist affectations in one clean cool sweep".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-aisha-538 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221211/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-aisha-538 |archive-date = 3 March 2016 |title = Review: Aisha |publisher = NDTV |access-date = 6 August 2010 |date = 6 August 2010 }}</ref><br />
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In 2011, Kapoor starred in ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]'', a comedy about three women who teach a lesson to their philandering husbands. The film, along with Kapoor's performance, received poor reviews;<ref>{{cite web|title=Thank You (2011) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/thank_you_2011/?search=Thank%20You |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313141933/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thank_you_2011/?search=Thank%20You |archive-date=13 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'' called her "terribly out of sync".<ref>{{cite news |title = Thank You movie review |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Thank-You/movie-review/7899971.cms |work = The Times of India |last = Kazmi |first = Nikhat |date = 7 April 2011 |access-date = 17 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171003162515/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Thank-You/movie-review/7899971.cms |archive-date = 3 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> She then played the romantic interest of [[Shahid Kapoor]] in the [[Pankaj Kapur]]-directed romantic drama, ''[[Mausam (2011 film)|Mausam]]'', which was also poorly received.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mausam not appreciated by the audience |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-report-mausam-fails-to-impress/20110926.htm |work=Rediff.com |author=Mirani, Vinod |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105155037/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-report-mausam-fails-to-impress/20110926.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2013 }}</ref> Despite doubts about her acting ability, critic Saibal Chatterjee of ''[[NDTV]]'' thought Kapoor conveyed "the essential vulnerability of a girl forever under duress, bringing out just the right mix of feminine fragility and native resolve".<ref>{{cite web |last = Chatterjee |first = Saibal |url = http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=653&moviename=Mausam |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121228084424/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=653&moviename=Mausam |archive-date = 28 December 2012 |title = Review: Mausam |publisher = NDTV |date = 23 September 2011 |access-date = 28 August 2012 }}</ref> The following year, Kapoor played a computer hacker opposite Abhishek Bachchan, [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] in the [[Abbas–Mustan]]-directed heist film, ''[[Players (2012 film)|Players]]'', a remake of 2003's ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]''. Her role was originally written for [[Katrina Kaif]], who was unavailable for the film.<ref>{{cite web |title = Sonam replaces Katrina in 'The Italian Job' |url = http://www.news18.com/news/india/sonam-replaces-katrina-in-the-italian-job-346305.html |publisher = CNN-IBN |access-date = 27 September 2015 |date = 15 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160501094752/http://www.news18.com/news/india/sonam-replaces-katrina-in-the-italian-job-346305.html |archive-date=1 May 2016 }}</ref> Although journalists had high expectations, it failed commercially,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tuteja |first1=Joginder |title=So what's the real budget of Abbas–Mustan's Players? |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/features/type/view/id/14707/featureid/2767 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=23 September 2015 |date=10 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923162927/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/features/type/view/id/14707/featureid/2767 |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Parkar |first1=Shaheen |title=The most anticipated films of 2012 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-most-anticipated-films-of-2012/147629 |access-date=23 September 2015 |work=Mid Day |date=27 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923154540/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-most-anticipated-films-of-2012/147629 |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> and Sukanya Verma of ''Rediff.com'' remarked derogatively that Kapoor "truly entertains with her childish attempt to pass off as a gold-medalist hacker".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title=Review: Players is lacklustre and unimaginative |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-players-is-lacklustre-and-unimaginative/20120106.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=23 September 2015 |date=6 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175720/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-players-is-lacklustre-and-unimaginative/20120106.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor's string of poorly received films began to hinder her career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor vs Deepika Padukone&nbsp;– Who'll win the box office game this time? |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-vs-deepika-padukone-wholl-win-the-box-office-game-this-time/ |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=9 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930202228/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-vs-deepika-padukone-wholl-win-the-box-office-game-this-time/ |archive-date=30 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Know Your Star: Sonam Kapoor |url=https://www.msn.com/en-my/entertainment/gallery/know-your-star-sonam-kapoor/ss-BBkRoNu |publisher=[[MSN]] |access-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006084128/http://www.msn.com/en-my/entertainment/gallery/know-your-star-sonam-kapoor/ss-BBkRoNu |archive-date= 6 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
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===Establishing with ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013–2015)===<br />
Kapoor's role in the [[Anand L. Rai]]-directed romantic drama ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' (2013) marked a turning point in her career;<ref>{{cite web |title = Sonam Kapoor earns a 'new' tag |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sonam-Kapoor-earns-a-new-tag/articleshow/20830380.cms |work = The Times of India |first = Hiren |last = Kotwani |date = 30 June 2013 |access-date = 17 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011063957/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sonam-Kapoor-earns-a-new-tag/articleshow/20830380.cms |archive-date = 11 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> Geety Sahgal called it her best performance to date in ''The Indian Express''.<ref>{{cite news |title = With Raanjhanaa, Sonam Kapoor has come into her own |url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/with-raanjhanaa-sonam-kapoor-has-come-into-her-own/1137560/ |work = The Indian Express |last1 = Sahgal |first1 = Geety |date = 6 July 2013 |access-date = 17 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130519/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/with-raanjhanaa-sonam-kapoor-has-come-into-her-own/1137560/ |archive-date = 8 October 2017 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Kapoor's role was that of Zoya Haider, a young [[Muslim]] student from [[Varanasi]] who is drawn into politics after the murder of her [[Sikh]] lover. To prepare for her part, Kapoor interacted with students, attended workshops and practised with theatre groups associated with [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I am not in the rat race: Sonam Kapoor |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-am-not-in-the-rat-race-sonam-kapoor-632190 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=25 September 2015 |date=10 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031909/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-am-not-in-the-rat-race-sonam-kapoor-632190 |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mangaokar |first1=Shalvi |title=Sonam Kapoor brushes up acting skills for Raanjhana |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-brushes-up-acting-skills-for-raanjhana/story-AvFukaIU5d0VRIS4lSL16K.html |access-date=27 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928192517/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-brushes-up-acting-skills-for-raanjhana/story-AvFukaIU5d0VRIS4lSL16K.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref> She also studied [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bachchan's]] work in ''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]'' (1971), which she felt was "perfect" for her role.<ref name="Guddi" /> Discussing her character in the film, Kapoor described her approach to acting: "I have always tried to do different films and ... I try to be different for every character. I like doing different things to challenge myself in every way and don't like to repeat myself."<ref>{{cite news|title=My character from 'Raanjhanaa, Zoya has changed me: Sonam Kapoor |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview-my-character-from-raanjhanaa-zoya-has-changed-me-sonam-kapoor-1847745 |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=14 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929105656/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview-my-character-from-raanjhanaa-zoya-has-changed-me-sonam-kapoor-1847745 |archive-date=29 September 2015 }}</ref> Although ''Raanjhanaa'' received mixed-to-positive reviews, her performance was praised;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Raanjhanaa collects Rs 21 crore in first three days |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raanjhanaa-collects-rs-21-crore-in-first-three-days/1133068/ |access-date=23 December 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=30 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110171302/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raanjhanaa-collects-rs-21-crore-in-first-three-days/1133068/ |archive-date=10 January 2015 }}</ref> Rajeev Masand wrote that she "does some of her best work here, going smoothly from innocent to manipulative to cynical, without ever losing Zoya's inherent vulnerability".<ref>{{cite web|last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title=Bleeding heart: Raanjhanaa |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/bleeding-heart/ |publisher=Rajeevmasand.com |access-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926041144/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/bleeding-heart/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref> With worldwide earnings of over {{INRConvert|1|b|nolink=yes}}, ''Raanjhanaa'' was a commercial success<ref>{{cite news |title = Dhanush joins 100 crore club with 'Raanjhanaa |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Dhanush-joins-100-crore-club-with-Raanjhanaa/articleshow/21296472.cms? |work = The Times of India |access-date = 21 May 2014 |date = 24 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011063955/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Dhanush-joins-100-crore-club-with-Raanjhanaa/articleshow/21296472.cms |archive-date = 11 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> and Kapoor received her first nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="ff08">{{cite news|title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-5138.html |access-date=14 January 2014 |work=Filmfare |date=13 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115044052/http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-5138.html |archive-date=15 January 2014 }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Sonam Kapoor promotes 'Raanjhanaa' on the sets of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 6.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Kapoor promoting ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' on ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' in 2013|alt=Sonam Kapoor attending a promotional event in 2013]]<br />
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Kapoor followed the success of ''Raanjhanaa'' with a brief appearance in ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]'' (2013), a [[biographical film|biopic]] on athlete [[Milkha Singh]]. She received {{INR convert|11|nolink=yes}} for the film, made on a budget of {{INR convert|300|m|nolink=yes}}, citing her admiration for director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the film itself as reasons for her appearance.<ref>{{cite web |title = UTV pulls out of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' |url = http://www.news18.com/news/india/utv-pulls-out-of-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-440190.html |publisher = CNN-IBN |access-date = 22 September 2015 |date = 24 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160313150249/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/utv-pulls-out-of-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-440190.html |archive-date = 13 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Emirates">{{cite web|title=Sonam Kapoor reveals why she charged Rs11 for 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-reveals-why-she-charged-rs11-for-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-2013-07-09-1.513683 |publisher=[[Emirates 24/7]] |access-date=22 September 2015 |date=9 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060318/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-reveals-why-she-charged-rs11-for-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-2013-07-09-1.513683 |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref> Critically praised,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/bhaag_milkha_bhaag/?search=Bhaag |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313140313/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bhaag_milkha_bhaag/?search=Bhaag |archive-date=13 March 2016 }}</ref> ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' was one of the top-grossing Bollywood films of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |title = Worldwide Top Ten 2013 |publisher = Box Office India |access-date = 28 January 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rana |first=Preetika |title=Review Roundup: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/12/review-roundup-bhaag-milkha-bhaag/ |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=5 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209221649/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/12/review-roundup-bhaag-milkha-bhaag/ |archive-date= 9 December 2014 }}</ref> Critic Sarita A. Tanwar wrote in her review that despite her minor role, Kapoor proved to "be the perfect warm counterpart to Milkha".<ref>{{cite news|last=Tanwar |first=Sarita |title=Movie review: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is an intense bio–drama |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-movie-review-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-is-an-intense-bio-drama-1860287 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=27 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205151022/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-movie-review-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-is-an-intense-bio-drama-1860287 |archive-date= 5 December 2014 }}</ref> Both ''Raanjhanaa'' and ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' received [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] nominations, the latter of which won.<ref name="ff08" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Filmfare Awards 2014: List of winners |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-637030 |publisher=NDTV |date=24 January 2014 |access-date=20 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303063831/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-637030 |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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In 2014, Kapoor portrayed the banker Mayera Sehgal opposite [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]] in the [[Yash Raj Films]] comedy-drama ''[[Bewakoofiyaan]]'', in a role which film critic [[Anupama Chopra]] found to be poorly written and an "uphill climb".<ref>{{cite news |last = Chopra |first = Anupama |title = Movie review by Anupama Chopra: Bewakoofiyaan is a bland tale of yuppies |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-by-anupama-chopra-bewakoofiyaan-is-a-bland-tale-of-yuppies/article1-1195317.aspx |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175815/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-by-anupama-chopra-bewakoofiyaan-is-a-bland-tale-of-yuppies/article1-1195317.aspx |archive-date = 14 December 2014 |work = Hindustan Times |date = 15 March 2014 |access-date = 27 November 2014 }}</ref> She next starred with [[Fawad Khan]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'', an adaptation of the [[Khubsoorat|1980 film of the same name]], playing the role which had originally been given to [[Rekha]]. Though she received a Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her performance,<ref name="Khoobsurat" /> critics were divided in their response, with Shilpa Jamkhandikar of ''[[Reuters]]'' calling her "loud and exasperating",<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite news|title=Wonderful to irritating: Critics divided over Sonam Kapoor in 'Khoobsurat' |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/wonderful-to-irritating-critics-divided-over-sonam-kapoor-in-khoobsurat-1720427.html |access-date=27 September 2015 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=19 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023154335/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/wonderful-to-irritating-critics-divided-over-sonam-kapoor-in-khoobsurat-1720427.html |archive-date=23 October 2014 }}</ref> and Andy Webster of ''[[The New York Times]]'' comparing her to a young [[Anne Hathaway]] and highlighting her "[[Julia Roberts]]-like smile".<ref>{{cite news|title=She Came to Do Good and Stayed to Do Well |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/movies/khoobsurat-a-bollywood-film-co-produced-by-disney.html |work=The New York Times |author=Webster, Andy |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204070736/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/movies/khoobsurat-a-bollywood-film-co-produced-by-disney.html |archive-date= 4 February 2015 }}</ref> Later that year, she met entrepreneur-model Sahir Berry on a social media network, and began a romantic relationship with him, although they broke up a few months later.<ref>{{cite web |title = Sonam Kapoor ditches director Punit Malhotra, is dating a model |url = http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-leaves-punit-malhotra-and-dates-a-model-12776.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063849/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-leaves-punit-malhotra-and-dates-a-model-12776.html |archive-date = 4 March 2016 |publisher = [[India TV]] |access-date = 22 September 2015 |date = 21 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalwani |first1=Vickey |title=Sonam Kapoor breaks up with Sahir Berry |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-breaks-up-with-Sahir-Berry/articleshow/39926930.cms |access-date=22 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618120626/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-breaks-up-with-Sahir-Berry/articleshow/39926930.cms |archive-date=18 June 2015 }}</ref><br />
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In 2015, Kapoor starred as a runaway bride in ''[[Dolly Ki Doli]]'', a heist comedy co-starring [[Pulkit Samrat]], [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Varun Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news|last=KBR |first=Upala |title=Sonam Kapoor to play the runaway bride in her next film 'Dolly Ki Doli' |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-to-play-the-runaway-bride-in-her-next-film-dolly-ki-doli-1952227 |access-date=2 February 2014 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=17 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203104928/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-to-play-the-runaway-bride-in-her-next-film-dolly-ki-doli-1952227 |archive-date= 3 February 2014 }}</ref> ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]''{{'}}s Udita Jhunjhunwala criticised Kapoor's performance in the film, writing that her "range is too limited to bring alive a character that may have had heaps of potential on paper".<ref>{{cite news|last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |title=Film Review: Dolly Ki Doli |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/naEmkM0ghaGOKsft8B78CK/Film-Review-Dolly-Ki-Doli.html |access-date=23 January 2015 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=23 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123170830/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/naEmkM0ghaGOKsft8B78CK/Film-Review-Dolly-Ki-Doli.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref> Shubhra Gupta wrote: "Kapoor is in almost every frame, and should have filled them all. But the treatment of the character shows up her limitations."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta |first1=Shubhra |title=Dolly Ki Doli review: Sonam Kapoor film starts off well, but falls into a familiar trap |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-ki-doli-review-starts-off-well-but-then-falls-into-a-familiar-trap/ |access-date=23 December 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224001355/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-ki-doli-review-starts-off-well-but-then-falls-into-a-familiar-trap/ |archive-date=24 December 2015 }}</ref> Despite the negative reviews for her performance, she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.<ref name="61stfilmfare">{{cite news |title=Nominations of the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |work=Filmfare |access-date=11 January 2016 |date=11 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6gO32fdDO?url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |archive-date=30 March 2016 }}</ref> While filming [[Sooraj&nbsp;R. Barjatya|Sooraj R. Barjatya's]] ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]'' with [[Salman Khan]] in [[Gondal, India|Gondal]], [[Gujarat]] in February 2015, Kapoor was diagnosed with [[swine influenza]], from which she recovered the following month.<ref name="prdp">{{cite news|title=Salman Khan Goes Traditional for Sooraj Barjatya's 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/salman-khan-goes-traditional-sooraj-barjatyas-prem-ratan-dhan-payo-photos-603697 |work=[[International Business Times]] |first=Goswami |last=Parismita |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716052306/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/salman-khan-goes-traditional-sooraj-barjatyas-prem-ratan-dhan-payo-photos-603697 |archive-date=16 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dubey |first1=Bharati |title=Sonam Kapoor in Mumbai for swine flu treatment, condition stable |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonam-kapoor-in-mumbai-for-swine-flu-treatment-condition-stable/16027170 |access-date=23 September 2015 |work=Mid Day |date=2 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925080129/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonam-kapoor-in-mumbai-for-swine-flu-treatment-condition-stable/16027170 |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor discharged from hospital after being treated for swine flu |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-discharged-from-hospital/ |access-date=23 September 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=8 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925080249/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-discharged-from-hospital/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor portrayed Rajkumari Maithili Devi, a princess looking for love. The film became one of the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Prem Ratan Dhan Payo box office collection: Salman's film to enter the Rs 200 crore club soon |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/prem-ratan-dhan-payo-box-office-collection-salman-khans-film-to-enter-the-rs-200-crore-club-soon-bajrangi-bhaijaan-total-collection/1/529370.html |work=India Today |first=Charu |last=Thakur |date=23 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123125320/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/prem-ratan-dhan-payo-box-office-collection-salman-khans-film-to-enter-the-rs-200-crore-club-soon-bajrangi-bhaijaan-total-collection/1/529370.html |archive-date=23 November 2015 }}</ref> She was praised by Rachit Gupta for her credibility as a royal,<ref>{{cite news|title=Movie Review: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-prem-ratan-dhan-payo-11213.html |work=Filmfare |first=Rachit |last=Gupta |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115232519/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-prem-ratan-dhan-payo-11213.html |archive-date=15 November 2015 }}</ref> and [[Komal Nahta]] thought that the role was significant enough to be a turning point in her career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor garners praise for 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-garners-praise-for-Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo/articleshow/49801421.cms |access-date=14 January 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=16 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119080845/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-Kapoor-garners-praise-for-Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo/articleshow/49801421.cms |archive-date=19 November 2015 }}</ref> However, she won a [[Golden Kela Awards|Golden Kela Award]] for Worst Actress.<ref name="Golden Kela">{{cite news|title=Golden Kela Awards 2016: Dilwale named worst film, Sonam Kapoor named worst actress |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-golden-kela-awards-2016-dilwale-named-worst-film-sonam-kapoor-named-worst-actress-2197383 |access-date=9 April 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405143943/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-golden-kela-awards-2016-dilwale-named-worst-film-sonam-kapoor-named-worst-actress-2197383 |archive-date= 5 April 2016 }}</ref><br />
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===''Neerja'', marriage and ''Sanju'' (2016–2018)===<br />
Following an appearance in the music video of [[Coldplay|Coldplay's]] "[[Hymn for the Weekend]]" (featuring [[Beyoncé]]),<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam and Beyonce feature in new 'Coldplay' single |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-and-Beyonce-feature-in-new-Coldplay-single/articleshow/50755490.cms?from=mdr |access-date=29 January 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222025942/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonam-and-Beyonce-feature-in-new-Coldplay-single/articleshow/50755490.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=22 December 2016 }}</ref> Kapoor starred in [[Ram Madhvani|Ram Madhvani's]] biographical thriller ''[[Neerja]]'' (2016). She was cast as the eponymous air hostess [[Neerja Bhanot]], who died while saving the passengers of the hijacked [[Pan Am Flight 73]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta |first1=Shubhra |title=Neerja review: Sonam Kapoor makes us believe she is, was, Neerja |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/neerja-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-film-stars/ |access-date=19 February 2016 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220090021/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/neerja-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-film-stars/ |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref> Kapoor felt responsible towards the project because it is about real events, and met Bhanot's family as a preparation for her role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/what-neerja-bhanots-mother-told-sonam-kapoor-when-they-met-1275012 |title=What Neerja Bhanot's Mother Told Sonam Kapoor When They Met |date=8 February 2016 |access-date=14 March 2016 |author=Ghosh, Raya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314233419/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/what-neerja-bhanots-mother-told-sonam-kapoor-when-they-met-1275012 |archive-date=14 March 2016 }}</ref> The film garnered high critical acclaim, and several commentators considered Kapoor's performance to be her best to date.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vetticad |first1=Anna M.M. |title=Neerja review: A story worth telling, this is Sonam Kapoor's best performance to date |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/neerja-review-a-story-well-worth-telling-this-is-sonam-kapoors-best-performance-to-date-2633848.html |access-date=19 February 2016 |work=Firstpost |date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220213453/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/neerja-review-a-story-well-worth-telling-this-is-sonam-kapoors-best-performance-to-date-2633848.html |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Neerja' review: An emotionally gripping must-watch! |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/neerja-review-an-emotionally-gripping-must-watch/articleshow/51055417.cms |access-date=19 February 2016 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220010720/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/neerja-review-an-emotionally-gripping-must-watch/articleshow/51055417.cms |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Faridoon |last=Shahryar |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/4123592 |title=Neerja Review |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220100317/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/4123592 |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref> Raja Sen found her performance to be career-defining, while ''Hindustan Times''{{'}} Rohit Vats wrote that "she carries [the film] entirely on her shoulder. She looks earnest, scared, benevolent and bold, all at the same time."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vats |first1=Rohit |title=Neerja review: This is the Sonam Kapoor we've been waiting for |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/neerja-review-it-s-a-milestone-in-sonam-kapoor-s-career/story-63sUtD02VgPXVkBGyP1efP.html |access-date=19 February 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219200554/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/neerja-review-it-s-a-milestone-in-sonam-kapoor-s-career/story-63sUtD02VgPXVkBGyP1efP.html |archive-date=19 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-neerja-is-an-absolute-must-watch/20160219.htm |title=Review: Neerja is an absolute must-watch |work=Rediff.com |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |author=Sen, Raja |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219214249/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-neerja-is-an-absolute-must-watch/20160219.htm |archive-date=19 February 2016 }}</ref> Sen listed Kapoor as the best actress in Hindi cinema in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajasen.com/2016/12/30/best-actresses-2016/ |title=The best actresses in Hindi cinema, 2016 |author=Sen, Raja |publisher=[[Raja Sen]] |date=30 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230180120/https://rajasen.com/2016/12/30/best-actresses-2016/ |archive-date=30 December 2016 }}</ref> while Rajeev Masand invited her to his annual best actresses roundtable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/watch-actresses-roundtable-2016-with-alia-sonam-anushka-radhika-and-vidya-is-refreshingly-candid-3165092.html |title=Watch: Actresses Roundtable 2016 with Alia, Sonam, Anushka, Radhika and Vidya is refreshingly candid |publisher=First Post |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231170330/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/watch-actresses-roundtable-2016-with-alia-sonam-anushka-radhika-and-vidya-is-refreshingly-candid-3165092.html |archive-date=31 December 2016 }}</ref> In addition to several other accolades, Kapoor won a [[National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Best Actress (Critics)]], in addition to a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Best Actress]] nomination.<ref name="ff17">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |title=62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Winners' list |work=The Times of India |date=15 January 2017 |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114235906/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017 }}</ref><ref name="NFA">{{cite news|last1=Thakur |first1=Shreya |title=64th National Film Awards Winners: Sonam Kapoor starrer 'Neerja' wins Best Hindi Feature Film, Akshay Kumar declared Best Actor |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/64th-national-awards-sonam-kapoor-starrer-neerja-wins-best-hindi-feature-film-akshay-kumar-declared-best-actor/articleshow/58062574.cms |access-date=7 April 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=7 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408043646/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/64th-national-awards-sonam-kapoor-starrer-neerja-wins-best-hindi-feature-film-akshay-kumar-declared-best-actor/articleshow/58062574.cms |archive-date= 8 April 2017 }}</ref> With a worldwide gross over {{INR convert|1.35|b}}, ''Neerja'' emerged as one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films featuring a female protagonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/588 |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections of Neerja |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024040/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/588 |archive-date=14 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-neerja-beats-mary-kom-queen-to-become-highest-grossing-film-with-female-lead-2186781 |title=Women power: Neerja beats Mary Kom and Queen to become highest grossing heroine-centric film |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311083137/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-neerja-beats-mary-kom-queen-to-become-highest-grossing-film-with-female-lead-2186781 |archive-date=11 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Sonam Kapoor snapped.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Kapoor at an event for ''[[Neerja]]'' in 2016. Her performance in the film won her a [[National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Best Actress (Critics)]], in addition to a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Best Actress]] nomination.]]<br />
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After a two-year absence from the screen, Kapoor played a social worker in [[R. Balki]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]'' (2018), based on a short story in [[Twinkle Khanna]]'s book ''[[The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad]]''. Co-starring [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Radhika Apte]], the film is inspired by the life of [[Arunachalam Muruganantham]], who campaigned for menstrual hygiene in rural India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://t2online.com/lifestyle/padman-twinkle-khanna-book-the-legend-of-lakshmi-prasad-arunachalam-muruganantham-sanitary-pads/cid/1.62451|title=Padman: The un-caped hero in Twinkle Khanna's book|last=Mazumder|first=Jayeeta|work=The Telegraph|date=3 January 2017|access-date=9 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201080828/http://t2online.com/lifestyle/padman-twinkle-khanna-book-the-legend-of-lakshmi-prasad-arunachalam-muruganantham-sanitary-pads/cid/1.62451|archive-date=1 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kapoor said that the length of the role is of little importance to her as long as the film has "relevance beyond just having a good time at the movies". She liked featuring in a film that addresses important social issues and is about something more than just entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=PadMan Actress Sonam Kapoor Says Doing Just Entertaining Cinema "Seems Khokhla"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padman-actress-sonam-kapoor-says-doing-just-entertaining-cinema-seems-khokhla-1811048|publisher=NDTV|access-date=10 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130819/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padman-actress-sonam-kapoor-says-doing-just-entertaining-cinema-seems-khokhla-1811048|archive-date=10 February 2018|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> Although finding her role to be "largely superfluous", Saibal Chatterjee wrote that Kapoor "makes the most of the limited opportunity";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padman-movie-review-akshay-kumar-delivers-gutsy-performance-in-flawed-but-well-intentioned-film-1810524|title=PadMan Movie Review: Akshay Kumar Delivers Gutsy Performance In Flawed But Well-Intentioned Film|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=9 February 2018|access-date=9 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209105417/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padman-movie-review-akshay-kumar-delivers-gutsy-performance-in-flawed-but-well-intentioned-film-1810524|archive-date=9 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' commended her screen presence but disliked a romantic subplot involving her and Kumar, criticising the chemistry and age-gap between them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padman-movie-review-akshay-kumar-is-charming-in-an-entertaining-but-problematic-film-4342921.html|title=Padman movie review: Akshay Kumar is charming in an entertaining but problematic film|last=Vetticad|first=Anna M. M.|website=Firstpost|date=9 February 2018|access-date=9 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063651/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padman-movie-review-akshay-kumar-is-charming-in-an-entertaining-but-problematic-film-4342921.html|archive-date=9 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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On 8 May 2018, Kapoor married Indian businessman Anand Ahuja in a traditional Sikh ceremony in [[Bandra]]. [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sonam-kapoor-anand-ahuja-tie-the-knot-in-an-anand-karaj-ceremony/articleshow/64074876.cms |title=Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja tie the knot in an Anand Karaj ceremony |date=8 May 2018 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=8 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508193826/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sonam-kapoor-anand-ahuja-tie-the-knot-in-an-anand-karaj-ceremony/articleshow/64074876.cms |archive-date=8 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, she featured in [[Shashanka Ghosh]]'s ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'', a [[female buddy film]] co-starring [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Swara Bhaskar]] and Shikha Talsania. Namrita Joshi of ''[[The Hindu]]'' found the film formulaic and clichéd, while Sweta Kaushal of ''Hindustan Times'' thought the film had "style but no soul" and was partly impressed with Kapoor's performance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Namrata |title='Veere Di Wedding' review: four women and a wedding |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veere-di-wedding-review-four-women-and-a-wedding/article24056214.ece |access-date=19 June 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627190506/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veere-di-wedding-review-four-women-and-a-wedding/article24056214.ece |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaushal |first1=Sweta |title=Veere Di Wedding movie review: Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor film offers style but no soul |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/veere-di-wedding-movie-review-kareena-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-film-offers-style-but-no-soul/story-tWieepTyYazGWXC0nTLYaP.html |access-date=19 June 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 June 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617034152/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/veere-di-wedding-movie-review-kareena-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-film-offers-style-but-no-soul/story-tWieepTyYazGWXC0nTLYaP.html |archive-date=17 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> With earnings of over {{INR convert|1.34|b}}, the film proved to her second top-grossing Hindi film not featuring a well-known male star.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-veere-di-wedding/|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Veere Di Wedding|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=18 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614192232/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-veere-di-wedding/|archive-date=14 June 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4014|title=Veere Di Wedding Second Monday Business|publisher=Box Office India|date=12 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627190505/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4014|archive-date=27 June 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Later that month, Kapoor featured in [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s biopic of [[Bollywood]] actor [[Sanjay Dutt]], entitled ''[[Sanju]]'', as one of Dutt's love interests. Kapoor said that despite her brief role, she agreed to the project to work with Hirani and to reunite with Ranbir Kapoor after her debut.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=Sonam Kapoor opens up on reuniting with Ranbir, funny mangalsutra scene in Sanju |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/250618/why-sonam-kapoor-chose-sanju.html |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=25 June 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629185511/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/250618/why-sonam-kapoor-chose-sanju.html |archive-date=29 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Anna M. M. Vetticad criticised the film's attempt to whitewash Dutt's misdeeds, but found Kapoor's portrayal of her small role "sweet".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vetticad |first1=Anna M. M. |title=Sanju movie review: Ranbir Kapoor is superb, but what a startlingly dishonest Sanjay Dutt biopic this is |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sanju-movie-review-ranbir-kapoor-is-superb-but-what-a-startlingly-dishonest-sanjay-dutt-biopic-this-is-4629331.html |access-date=13 July 2018 |work=Firstpost |date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630111929/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sanju-movie-review-ranbir-kapoor-is-superb-but-what-a-startlingly-dishonest-sanjay-dutt-biopic-this-is-4629331.html |archive-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the other hand, Rajeev Masand called the film "consistently engaging", and wrote that Kapoor "hit the right notes as Sanjay Dutt’s [partner]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/discover/movies/reviews/hindi-reviews/rajeev-masands-movie-review-of-sanju/amp|title=Rajeev Masand's Movie Review of Sanju|access-date=25 July 2018|author=Masand, Rajeev|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722095901/https://in.bookmyshow.com/discover/movies/reviews/hindi-reviews/rajeev-masands-movie-review-of-sanju/amp|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Sanju'' broke several box-office records, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films.<ref>{{cite news |title='Sanju' box-office collection Day 13: Sanjay Dutt's biopic becomes the highest grosser of the year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/sanju-box-office-collection-day-13-sanjay-dutts-biopic-becomes-the-highest-grosser-of-the-year/articleshow/64959687.cms |access-date=13 July 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717102744/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/sanju-box-office-collection-day-13-sanjay-dutts-biopic-becomes-the-highest-grosser-of-the-year/articleshow/64959687.cms |archive-date=17 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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=== Career decline (2019–present) ===<br />
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In 2019, Kapoor starred in the coming-of-age film ''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]'' (as Sonam K Ahuja), co-starring her father, [[Juhi Chawla]], and Rajkummar Rao.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Priyanka|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anil-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-team-up-for-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-4888787/|title=Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor team up for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=13 October 2017|access-date=24 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012429/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anil-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-team-up-for-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-4888787/|archive-date=26 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She played a closeted lesbian who has trouble coming out to her conservative family. She agreed to the project to break stereotypes about same-sex relationships in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Star Sonam Kapoor Says 'Stereotypes Are Dangerous' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-star-sonam-kapoor-says-stereotypes-are-dangerous-1986364 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201233310/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-star-sonam-kapoor-says-stereotypes-are-dangerous-1986364 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality, but it failed to do well commercially.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chauhan |first1=Soumyata |title=I thought it was a joke: When Sonam Kapoor first heard about 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-i-thought-it-was-a-joke-when-sonam-kapoor-first-heard-about-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-2714969 |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=1 February 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202151610/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-i-thought-it-was-a-joke-when-sonam-kapoor-first-heard-about-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-2714969 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tetuja |first=Joginder |title=Box Office: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga flops in one week, Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi holds well in second week |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-flops-one-week-manikarnika-queen-jhansi-holds-well-second-week/ |access-date=8 February 2019 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=8 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180207/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-flops-one-week-manikarnika-queen-jhansi-holds-well-second-week/ |archive-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kapoor next starred in [[Abhishek Sharma (director)|Abhishek Sharma]]'s [[The Zoya Factor (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Anuja Chauhan]]'s romantic comedy novel ''[[The Zoya Factor]]'', in which she played the titular character of a clumsy woman who becomes a lucky charm for the Indian cricket team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-begins-shooting-zoya-factor-shares-updates-on-day-1/story-27IoywIdVEZ7xuER7M1ScJ.html|title=Sonam Kapoor begins shooting Zoya Factor, shares updates on day 1|work=Hindustan Times|date=29 August 2018|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831175018/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-begins-shooting-zoya-factor-shares-updates-on-day-1/story-27IoywIdVEZ7xuER7M1ScJ.html|archive-date=31 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ankur Pathak of ''[[HuffPost]]'' was appreciative of her comic timing but bemoaned that "she’s out of depth in scenes that require her to exhibit more emotion".<ref>{{cite news |last=Pathak |first=Ankur |title='The Zoya Factor' Review: Dulquer Salmaan Is A Knockout In This Sweet Rom-Com |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/the-zoya-factor-review-dulquer-salmaan-sonam-kapoor_in_5d845c69e4b0849d4726b888 |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=HuffPost |date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920145732/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/the-zoya-factor-review-dulquer-salmaan-sonam-kapoor_in_5d845c69e4b0849d4726b888 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>It also failed to do well at the box office. Both of her movies of 2019 were commercially unsuccessful.<br />
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== In the media ==<br />
[[File:Sonam Kapoor at the Trailer Launch of 'Dolly ki Doli'.jpg|thumb|Kapoor in December 2014]]<br />
Born into a prominent actor family, Kapoor has appeared in the media from an early age,<ref name="rediff1" /><br />
and is one of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mahadevan |first1=Sneha |title=These are Bollywood's 16 highest paid actors in 2015 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/16-highest-paid-actors-in-bollywood/story-cWDaYbiDBnnSKLD0G4HZbO.html |access-date=7 February 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208111532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/16-highest-paid-actors-in-bollywood/story-cWDaYbiDBnnSKLD0G4HZbO.html |archive-date= 8 February 2016 }}</ref> After the success of ''Raanjhanaa'' and ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' she was cited by [[Subhash K. Jha]] as one of the top actresses in India,<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Jha |first1 = Subhash K. |title = Sonam blossoms into mature acting with Raanjhanaa & Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |url = http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2013/08/sonam-blossoms-into-mature-acting-with-raanjhanaa-bhaag-milkha-bhaag/411419.html |publisher = Skjbollywoodnews.com |access-date = 2 October 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150423060314/http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2013/08/sonam-blossoms-into-mature-acting-with-raanjhanaa-bhaag-milkha-bhaag/411419.html |archive-date=23 April 2015 }}</ref> though a commentator for Rediff.com notes that several of her films have been commercial failures.<ref name="rediff1" /> In 2009 she was the first Indian actress to appear on ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} "Next Generation: Asia Class", a list of newcomers in film.<ref>{{cite news |title = Sonam Kapoor only Indian in Hollywood Reporter's Asia edition |url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sonam-kapoor-only-indian-in-hollywood-reporters-asia-edition/473761/ |access-date = 29 September 2015 |work = The Indian Express |date = 9 June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180204185810/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sonam-kapoor-only-indian-in-hollywood-reporters-asia-edition/473761/ |archive-date = 4 February 2018 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Outspoken publicly,<ref>{{cite web|last=Andanappa |first=Nagarathna |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2012/outspoken-unstoppable-sonam-kapoor-096206.html |title=Outspoken and Unstoppable Sonam Kapoor!! |work=[[Oneindia]] |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=21 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054221/http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2012/outspoken-unstoppable-sonam-kapoor-096206.html |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> Kapoor's comments about contemporaries and others in the Indian film industry have occasionally caused controversy.<ref name="controversies">{{cite news|title=Top 5 Sonam Kapoor's controversies |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Top-5-Sonam-Kapoors-controversies/photostory/32670436.cms |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423120746/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Top-5-Sonam-Kapoors-controversies/photostory/32670436.cms |archive-date=23 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Post controversy, Sonam Kapoor says she will not comment on anyone's clothes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/post-controversy-sonam-kapoor-says-she-will-not-comment-on-anyone-s-clothes/story-mM2qzWwGl0P5DVD8EbL4iJ.html |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929175122/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/post-controversy-sonam-kapoor-says-she-will-not-comment-on-anyone-s-clothes/story-mM2qzWwGl0P5DVD8EbL4iJ.html |archive-date=29 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Manve |first1=Vishal |title=Top 10 bloopers by Sonam Kapoor on Koffee with Karan; Twitter users react with sarcasm |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-top-10-bloopers-by-sonam-kapoor-on-koffee-with-karan-twitter-users-react-with-sarcasm-1974733 |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=3 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002231528/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-top-10-bloopers-by-sonam-kapoor-on-koffee-with-karan-twitter-users-react-with-sarcasm-1974733 |archive-date= 2 October 2015 }}</ref> In a 2015 interview, she acknowledged that her opinions often get her into trouble, but remarked that "I believe it pays to be honest in the longer run".<ref>{{cite news|title=Unfortunately, my honest opinions become controversies: Sonam Kapoor at #ZeeJLF |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-unfortunately-my-honest-opinions-become-controversies-sonam-kapoor-at-zeejlf-2055570 |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=25 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126221755/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-unfortunately-my-honest-opinions-become-controversies-sonam-kapoor-at-zeejlf-2055570 |archive-date=26 November 2015 }}</ref><br />
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Kapoor is a popular figure nationally, with a significant following on [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 11 most popular Bollywood stars on social media |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/top-10-most-popular-bollywood-stars-on-social-media-22256.html |publisher=India TV |access-date=28 September 2015 |date=24 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928031214/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/top-10-most-popular-bollywood-stars-on-social-media-22256.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's most followed celebs on Twitter |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bollywoods-most-followed-celebs-on-Twitter/photostory/45260055.cms |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301040915/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bollywoods-most-followed-celebs-on-Twitter/photostory/45260055.cms |archive-date= 1 March 2015 }}</ref> She appeared on ''[[The Huffington Post]]''{{'s}} list of "100 most influential women on Twitter" in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Priyanka Chopra Named Most Influential Indian Woman on Twitter |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-named-most-influential-indian-woman-on-twitter/article_b8b6e1c2-11a3-11e5-abad-cf97415727a8.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Zk2UN2PN?url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-named-most-influential-indian-woman-on-twitter/article_b8b6e1c2-11a3-11e5-abad-cf97415727a8.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=India-West |date=13 June 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has been described by the media as a style icon,<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood Style Icon 2013: The always impeccable Sonam Kapoor |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/648275/bollywood-style-icon-2013-the-always-impeccable-sonam-kapoor/ |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=20 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001011457/http://tribune.com.pk/story/648275/bollywood-style-icon-2013-the-always-impeccable-sonam-kapoor/ |archive-date= 1 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="fashionista" /> and featured on Rediff.com's list of "Bollywood's Best Dressed Actresses" in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best dressed stars of 2012 |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-glamour-best-dressed-stars-of-2012/20121231.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2012 |access-date=30 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613052612/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-glamour-best-dressed-stars-of-2012/20121231.htm |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywoods best dressed actresses of 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bollywoods-best-dressed-actresses-of-2013/20131219.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=30 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925040356/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bollywoods-best-dressed-actresses-of-2013/20131219.htm |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> In 2013, the newspaper ''Hindustan Times'' and Indian edition of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' called her Style Icon (Reader's Choice) and Beauty of the Year, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130802/lifestyle-fashionbeauty/gallery/celebs-vogue-beauty-awards-2013|title=Celebs at Vogue Beauty Awards 2013|last=Bhayani|first=Viral|date=2 August 2013|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112035314/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130802/lifestyle-fashionbeauty/gallery/celebs-vogue-beauty-awards-2013|archive-date=12 November 2013|access-date=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Amitabh-Bachchan-named-Timeless-Style-Icon/Article1-1008666.aspx|title=Amitabh Bachchan named Timeless Style Icon|date=8 February 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031182413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Amitabh-Bachchan-named-Timeless-Style-Icon/Article1-1008666.aspx|archive-date=31 October 2013|access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> Though Kapoor has earned praise for her dress sense and style, she has faced some criticism for wearing traditional Indian dresses.<ref name="fashionista">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/sonam-kapoor-a-fahionista-in-true-sense/1/9940.html |title=Sonam Kapoor, a fashionista in true sense |work=India Today |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116183135/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/sonam-kapoor-a-fahionista-in-true-sense/1/9940.html |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=The Times of India |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/sonam-kapoor-the-fashionista-69986.html |title=Sonam Kapoor: The Fashionista &#124; Fashion & Beauty |publisher=[[Times Internet]] |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114042410/http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/sonam-kapoor-the-fashionista-69986.html |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Arora |first1=Roma |title=Sonam Kapoor's ethnic woes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-s-ethnic-woes/story-AdsYdmsgQpvag1dulR0SFJ.html |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929160039/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-s-ethnic-woes/story-AdsYdmsgQpvag1dulR0SFJ.html |archive-date=29 September 2015 }}</ref><br />
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Kapoor was ranked seventh on ''The Times of India''{{'s}} 2010 "Most Desirable Woman" list, placing 14th, 28th and 14th the next three years,<ref>{{cite news|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-50-Most-Desirable-Women/articleshow/7241772.cms |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=9 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403115549/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-50-Most-Desirable-Women/articleshow/7241772.cms |archive-date= 3 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Deepika Padukone: 2013's Most desirable woman |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Queens-of-desire/articleshow/35726757.cms |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=30 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420190837/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Queens-of-desire/articleshow/35726757.cms |archive-date=20 April 2015 }}</ref> and was in the top ten of UK magazine ''[[Eastern Eye]]''{{'s}} "World's Sexiest Asian Women" list from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=PIX: Kareena tops Asia's Sexiest Women list |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kareena-katrina-top-asias-sexiest-women-list/20111125.htm#8 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=29 September 2015 |date=25 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128061323/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kareena-katrina-top-asias-sexiest-women-list/20111125.htm |archive-date=28 November 2015 }}<br /><br />
{{cite news |title=Priyanka Chopra named world's sexiest Asian woman |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-chopra-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman/1/236344.html |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=India Today |date=6 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6JwCcp8iv?url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-chopra-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman/1/236344.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}<br /><br />
{{cite news |title=Katrina Kaif named world's sexiest Asian woman for the fourth time |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/katrina-kaif-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-for-the-fourth-time/1/327937.html |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=India Today |date=5 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917184656/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/katrina-kaif-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-for-the-fourth-time/1/327937.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 }}<br /><br />
{{cite news |last1=Goswami |first1=Parismita |title=Priyanka Chopra Beats Katrina, Deepika to Win 'World's Sexiest Asian Woman 2014' Title; Katrina Slips to 4th Position |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/priyanka-chopra-beats-katrina-deepika-win-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-2014-title-katrina-slips-616263 |access-date=29 September 2015 |work=International Business Times |date=5 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003045408/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/priyanka-chopra-beats-katrina-deepika-win-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-2014-title-katrina-slips-616263 |archive-date=3 October 2015 }}</ref> In 2012 and 2013 she also held 48th and 45th place, respectively, on the [[Forbes India|Indian edition]] of ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} "Celebrity 100" lists, based on the income and popularity of Indian celebrities.<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 Celebrity 100 List |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=[[Forbes India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071335/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2013 Celebrity 100 List |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2013-celebrity-100/1439/1 |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=Forbes India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071334/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2013-celebrity-100/1439/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015 }}</ref> She was named Woman of the Year by the men's magazine ''[[GQ (Indian edition)|GQ India]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gqindia.com/gq-initiatives/men-year/gq-men-year-2013-winners#3 |title=GQ Men of the Year The Winners |date=20 September 2013 |work=[[GQ (Indian edition)|GQ India]] |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915100926/http://www.gqindia.com/gq-initiatives/men-year/gq-men-year-2013-winners#3 |archive-date=15 September 2015 }}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Kapoor reached 31st place and 26th position, respectively, peaking at the 18th position the following year with an annual income of {{INR Convert|200|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=2014 Celebrity 100 List |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2014-celebrity-100/1489/1 |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=Forbes India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071333/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2014-celebrity-100/1489/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015 }}<br />{{cite news|title=2015 Celebrity 100 List |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2015-celebrity-100/1519/1 |access-date=15 March 2016 |work=Forbes India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314200401/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2015-celebrity-100/1519/1 |archive-date=14 March 2016 }}<br />{{cite news|title=2016 Celebrity 100 |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2016-celebrity-100/1587/1 |access-date=13 January 2017 |work=Forbes India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115012114/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2016-celebrity-100/1587/1 |archive-date=15 January 2017 }}</ref> Kapoor has acquired several titles at the ''[[Filmfare]]'' Glamour and Style Awards—in 2015 she won for Most Stylish Star (Female) and Absolut Elyx Style & Substance Award, and in 2016, she was named Most Stylish Star (Female) and Red Carpet Royalty.<ref name="glamour2015">{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-absolut-elyx-filmfare-glamour-style-awards-11411.html |title=Winners of the Absolut Elyx Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards |date=1 December 2015 |work=Filmfare |access-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017091218/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-absolut-elyx-filmfare-glamour-style-awards-11411.html |archive-date=17 October 2016 }}</ref><ref name="glamour2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-first-filmfare-glamour-and-style-awards-16077-5.html |title=Winners of the first Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards |date=13 October 2016 |work=Filmfare |access-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013426/http://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-first-filmfare-glamour-and-style-awards-16077-5.html |archive-date= 5 February 2017 }}</ref><br />
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As well as endorsing brands such as [[Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]], [[Electrolux]], [[Lux (soap)|Lux]], [[Mont Blanc]], [[Oppo|Oppo Mobile]], [[Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.]] and [[Signature (whisky)|Signature]], Kapoor is the Indian ambassador for international cosmetics manufacturer [[L'Oréal]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-s-endorsement-mantra-352985 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140119115843/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-s-endorsement-mantra-352985 |archive-date = 19 January 2014 |title = Sonam Kapoor's endorsement mantra |publisher = NDTV |date = 11 April 2013 |access-date = 22 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two to Tango: Here's what Hrithik Roshan taught Sonam Kapoor on 'Dheere Dheere' sets |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-two-to-tango-here-s-what-hrithik-roshan-taught-sonam-kapoor-on-dheere-dheere-sets-2120705 |access-date=30 September 2015 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=1 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005191100/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-two-to-tango-here-s-what-hrithik-roshan-taught-sonam-kapoor-on-dheere-dheere-sets-2120705 |archive-date= 5 October 2015 }}</ref> In 2011, she was named Brand Ambassador of the Year at the NDTV Good Times Gadget Guru Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-named-brand-ambassador-of-the-year-93241|title=Sonam Kapoor Named Brand Ambassador Of The Year|publisher=NDTV|access-date=28 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108235314/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-named-brand-ambassador-of-the-year-93241|archive-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> ''Rediff.com'' reported in 2012 that she received {{INRConvert|30|m}} for each endorsement, making her one of the highest-paid celebrity endorsers in India.<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-sonam-kapoor-is-one-of-the-most-sought-after-celebrities/20120614.htm |title=Sonam Kapoor: Style Over Substance? |work=Rediff.com |date=14 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111130143/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-sonam-kapoor-is-one-of-the-most-sought-after-celebrities/20120614.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2020, Kapoor was among several Bollywood actors who were called out for posting Instagram messages showing solidarity with the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, despite their previous work advertising skin-lightening products which perpetuate colorism.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/life/bollywood-stars-called-out-double-standards-black-lives-matter/|title=Bollywood Stars Called Out For Double Standards Over Black Lives Matter|last=Suresh|first=Sanjeeva|work=Harper's Bazaar|date=8 June 2020|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/peak-hypocrisy-bollywood-actors-protesting-racism-and-endorsing-fairness-creams-2655811.html|title=Peak Hypocrisy: Bollywood Actors Protesting Racism and Endorsing Fairness Creams|last=Mukherjee|first=Jashodhara|work=News18|date=6 June 2020|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Activism ==<br />
[[File:Sonam-graces-Cuddles-Foundation-2.jpg|thumb|177px|right|Kapoor attends a Cuddles Foundation fundraiser in August 2016]]<br />
Kapoor has supported charitable organisations for various causes. In 2009, she participated in the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] fashion show, which supports widows and orphans of Indian film-industry workers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hassen |first1=Fakir |title=Glittering fashion show, flat jokes at IIFA charity event |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/glittering-fashion-show-flat-jokes-at-iifa-charity-event/story-4tC2RIu026GPwr8kPpYu0O.html |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115058/http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/glittering-fashion-show-flat-jokes-at-iifa-charity-event/story-4tC2RIu026GPwr8kPpYu0O.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> On behalf of [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals#PETA Asia-Pacific|People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) she wrote to Maharashtra [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] [[R. R. Patil]], protesting against the use of glass-coated [[Manja (kite)|manja]] (used on [[fighter kite]]s), which kills birds who become entangled in it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor joins PETA to save birds |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-joins-peta-to-save-birds/story-6mGyNwvlXFREOuHk3CAOIK.html |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 March 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115208/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sonam-kapoor-joins-peta-to-save-birds/story-6mGyNwvlXFREOuHk3CAOIK.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> In 2018, however, she attracted some controversy when she declared her support for Salman Khan upon his conviction for hunting an endangered [[blackbuck]], despite her previous criticism of trophy hunting.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2018/04/salman-khan-support-bollywood-hypocrisy/|title=The Power of Salman Khan Shows Bollywood Hypocrisy at its Finest|date=18 April 2018|magazine=Brown Girl|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185148/https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2018/04/salman-khan-support-bollywood-hypocrisy/|archive-date=8 May 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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In 2012, Kapoor asked fans to donate to the Ogaan Cancer Foundation for her birthday, and collaborated with the foundation to increase awareness of [[breast cancer]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Sonam Kapoor asks fans for a special birthday gift |url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-asks-fans-for-a-special-birthday-gift-605396 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072142/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-asks-fans-for-a-special-birthday-gift-605396 |archive-date = 4 March 2016 |publisher = NDTV |access-date = 1 October 2015 |date = 8 June 2012 }}</ref> She is also the [[brand ambassador]] for the Elle Breast Cancer Campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor lends support to breast cancer awareness |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-lends-support-to-breast-cancer-awareness/ |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925092102/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-lends-support-to-breast-cancer-awareness/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor is vocal in her support for [[LGBT rights in India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor LGBT rights are human rights |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/to-be-gay-or-lesbian-is-a-basic-human-right-sonam-kapoor-2820182/ |access-date=26 May 2016 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526101533/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/to-be-gay-or-lesbian-is-a-basic-human-right-sonam-kapoor-2820182/ |archive-date=26 May 2016 }}</ref> She launched the trailer of the film, ''[[Sisak (film)|Sisak]]'', India's first silent gay love story, through her Twitter account in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/sonam-kapoor-launch-sisak-film-100705170.html|title=Sonam Kapoor to launch Sisak&nbsp;— A film on LGBTQ community|date=24 January 2017|access-date=4 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130919/https://in.news.yahoo.com/sonam-kapoor-launch-sisak-film-100705170.html|archive-date=8 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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Kapoor auctioned some of her clothes on stylist Pernia Qureshi's online fashion boutique, Pernia's Pop-Up Shop, in 2012. The proceeds were donated to Smile Foundation, a child-welfare organisation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor's clothes on auction for charity |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoors-clothes-on-auction-for-charity/1/238014.html |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=India Today |date=16 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925161201/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoors-clothes-on-auction-for-charity/1/238014.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> In 2014, she attended a charitable [[art exhibition]] organised by the [[Rouble Nagi]] Art Foundation,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhalla |first1=Radhika |title=Sonam Kapoor shines at event to support street kids |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoor-shines-at-event-to-support-street-kids/1/357294.html |access-date=27 September 2015 |work=India Today |date=24 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015804/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonam-kapoor-shines-at-event-to-support-street-kids/1/357294.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref> and donated clothing and accessories to a website raising funds for [[In Defense of Animals]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dsouza |first1=Mignonne |title=When second hand buy is actually first rate |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/when-second-hand-buy-is-actually-first-rate/story-0XEqUEVjgFHyFSXKU5ToDL.html |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925073546/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/when-second-hand-buy-is-actually-first-rate/story-0XEqUEVjgFHyFSXKU5ToDL.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> Kapoor walked the ramp in a 2015 fashion show by [[Manish Malhotra]] for the Mijwan Welfare Society, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering girls.<ref>{{cite news |title = Bachchans, Sinhas, Kapoors walk the ramp for Shabana Azmi's Mijwan |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bachchans-Sinhas-Kapoors-walk-the-ramp-for-Shabana-Azmis-Mijwan/articleshow/46812851.cms?imageid=46811410#slide5 |access-date = 24 September 2015 |work = The Times of India |date = 5 April 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171130072918/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bachchans-Sinhas-Kapoors-walk-the-ramp-for-Shabana-Azmis-Mijwan/articleshow/46812851.cms?imageid=46811410#slide5 |archive-date = 30 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mijwan.org/inspiration/111-inspiration-day-1.html |title=Kaifi Azmi & Mijwan |publisher=Mijwan.org |access-date=1 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220813/http://www.mijwan.org/inspiration/111-inspiration-day-1.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The same year, she appeared with [[Hrithik Roshan]] in the music video for "[[Dheere Dheere]]", whose profits were donated to charity.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarkar |first1=Suparno |title=How Hrithik Roshan Impressed Sonam Kapoor During 'Dheere Dheere Se' Song Shoot? |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/how-hrithik-roshan-impressed-sonam-kapoor-during-dheere-dheere-se-song-shoot-645109 |access-date=24 September 2015 |work=International Business Times |date=2 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229121311/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/how-hrithik-roshan-impressed-sonam-kapoor-during-dheere-dheere-se-song-shoot-645109 |archive-date=29 December 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, she hosted a dinner to raise funds for children suffering from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor's charity dinner to raise funds for children suffering from cancer|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-s-charity-dinner-to-raise-funds-for-children-suffering-from-cancer/story-p3LqoMwJs3BpXsfHBPWPeL.html|access-date=11 February 2018|work=Hindustan Times|date=16 March 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212004923/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-s-charity-dinner-to-raise-funds-for-children-suffering-from-cancer/story-p3LqoMwJs3BpXsfHBPWPeL.html|archive-date=12 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
=== Films ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Key<br />
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}<br />
| Denotes films that have not yet been released<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Title<br />
! scope="col" | Role<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Saawariya]]''<br />
| Sakina<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2009<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Delhi-6]]''<br />
| Bittu Sharma<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]''<br />
| Simran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]''<br />
| Aisha Kapoor<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]''<br />
| Sanjana Arora-Malhotra<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Mausam (2011 film)|Mausam]]''<br />
| Aayat Rasool<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Players (2012 film)|Players]]''<br />
| Naina Braganza<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2013<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]''<br />
| Herself<br />
| Special appearance in song "[[Apna Bombay Talkies]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/watch-stars-shine-in-apna-bombay-talikes-song-605539.html |title=Watch: Stars shine in 'Apna Bombay Talikes' song |date=26 April 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |access-date=6 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820160528/http://www.news18.com/news/india/watch-stars-shine-in-apna-bombay-talikes-song-605539.html |archive-date=20 August 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2013<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''<br />
| Zoya Haider<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2013<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''<br />
| Biro Kaul<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Bewakoofiyaan]]''<br />
| Mayera Sehgal<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]''<br />
| Dr. Mrinalini "Milli" Chakravarty<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2015<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Dolly Ki Doli]]''<br />
| Dolly Singh / Madhuri Chawla / Bhagyashree / Priya<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2015<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]''<br />
| Rajkumari Maithili Devi<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Neerja]]''<br />
| [[Neerja Bhanot]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
! scope="row" | ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]''<br />
| Pari Walia<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
! scope="row" |''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''<br />
| Avni Sharma<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
! scope="row" |''[[Sanju]]'' <br />
| Ruby Irani<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
! scope="row" |''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]'' <br />
| Sweety Chaudhary<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
! scope="row" |''[[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]'' <br />
| Zoya Singh Solanki<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2020<br />
! scope="row"|''[[AK vs AK]]'' <br />
| Herself<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{TBA}}<br />
!scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Blind (2021 film)|Blind]]'' {{dagger}}<br />
|{{TBA}}<br />
|Completed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/sonam-kapoor-wraps-up-crime-thriller-blind-in-scotland-1768876-2021-02-13|title=Sonam Kapoor wraps up crime thriller Blind in Scotland|date=13 February 2021|access-date=14 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Music video appearances ===<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" |Song title<br />
! scope="col" |Artist<br />
|-<br />
| 2015<br />
!scope="row"| "[[Dheere Dheere]]"<br />
| [[Honey Singh]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
!scope="row"| "[[Hymn for the Weekend]]"<br />
| [[Coldplay]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Awards and nominations ==<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox actor awards<br />
| name = Sonam Kapoor<br />
| image = Sonam Kapoor.jpg<br />
| caption = Kapoor in an press meet<br />
| wins = 10<br />
| nominations = 35<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"| Year<br />
!scope="col"| Film<br />
!scope="col"| Award<br />
!scope="col"| Category<br />
!scope="col"| Result<br />
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4" | 2008<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="4"| ''[[Saawariya]]''<br />
||[[Filmfare Awards]]<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Sify" /><br />
|-<br />
| [[Screen Awards]]<br />
| [[Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer&nbsp;– Female|Most Promising Newcomer]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="awards">{{cite web |url = http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/15381/index.html |title = Sonam Kapoor: Awards & Nominations |access-date = 30 November 2014 |publisher = Bollywood Hungama |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175406/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/15381/index.html |archive-date=26 April 2011 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title = Sonam Kapoor: A new milestone |url = http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-106103 |access-date = 30 September 2015 |work = [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date = 17 September 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160501095332/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-106103 |archive-date = 1 May 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Stardust Awards]]<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow&nbsp;– Female|Superstar of Tomorrow&nbsp;– Female]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="biography" /><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|2010<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="3"| ''[[Delhi-6]]''<br />
| [[Asian Film Awards]]<br />
| [[Asian Film Award for Best Newcomer|Best Newcomer]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title = 4th AFA Nominees & Winners by Nominees |url = http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/2011/4th-nominees-and-winners/4th-afa-nominees-winners-by-nom/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202627/http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/2011/4th-nominees-and-winners/4th-afa-nominees-winners-by-nom/ |archive-date = 29 October 2013 |access-date = 28 October 2013 |publisher = [[Asian Film Awards]] }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Screen Awards<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)|Best Actress (Popular Choice)]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="awards" /><br />
|-<br />
| Stardust Awards<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow&nbsp;– Female|Superstar of Tomorrow&nbsp;– Female]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="awards" /><br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
!scope="row"| ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]''<br />
| Stardust Awards<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance|Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="awards" /><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2012<br />
!scope="row"| ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]''<br />
| Stardust Awards<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance|Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3060/ |date=6 February 2012 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121021301/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3060/ |archive-date=21 January 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{n/a|None}}<br />
| Zee Cine Awards<br />
| International Icon&nbsp;– Female<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Zee Cine Awards 2012–Nomination List |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2012-nomination-list_104104.html |date=18 January 2012 |publisher=Zee News |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202203/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2012-nomination-list_104104.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4"| 2014<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="4"| ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''<br />
| [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]<br />
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Social/Drama Film&nbsp;– Female<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5890 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=20 January 2014 |date=12 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182337/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5890 |archive-date=16 December 2013 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Screen Awards<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)|Best Actress (Popular Choice)]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title = 20th Annual Screen Awards 2014: The complete list of nominees |url = http://www.news18.com/news/india/screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees-660581.html |publisher = CNN-IBN |access-date = 20 January 2014 |date = 8 January 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203041833/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees-660581.html |archive-date = 3 February 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Filmfare Awards<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ff08" /><br />
|-<br />
| Zee Cine Awards<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Female|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Zee Cine Awards: Deepika gets maximum nominations for Best female Actor |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/zee-cine-awards-2014-nominations-out/1/338751.html |access-date=21 January 2014 |newspaper=India Today |date=20 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120190336/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/zee-cine-awards-2014-nominations-out/1/338751.html |archive-date=20 January 2014 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4" |2015<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="4"| ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]''<br />
| Stardust Awards<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance|Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of Stardust Awards 2014 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7635 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=15 December 2014 |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215100048/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7635 |archive-date=15 December 2014 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards<br />
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film&nbsp;– Female<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.927bigfm.com/bsea2014/nomination_list.php |title = Big Star Entertainment Award's Nomination |publisher = [[BIG FM 92.7]] |access-date = 21 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151216084934/http://www.927bigfm.com/bsea2014/nomination_list.php |archive-date = 16 December 2015 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Screen Awards<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)|Best Actress (Popular Choice)]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/crowd-favourites-2/3/ |title=Screen Awards 2015: Vote for Best Actor Male and Female Popular Choice |date=6 January 2015 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001212039/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/crowd-favourites-2/3/ |archive-date= 1 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Filmfare Awards<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Khoobsurat">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |title=Nominations for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards |work=Filmfare |access-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110120443/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |archive-date=10 January 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"| 2015<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]''<br />
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards<br />
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Role&nbsp;– Female<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Star entertainment awards: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin nominated in the same category |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/big-star-entertainment-awards-salman-khan-nawazuddin-nominated-in-the-same-category-2538690.html |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |work=Firstpost |date=9 December 2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212175357/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/big-star-entertainment-awards-salman-khan-nawazuddin-nominated-in-the-same-category-2538690.html |archive-date=12 December 2015 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards<br />
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Role&nbsp;– Female<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/big-star-entertainment-awards-2015-winners-list-deepika-salman-bag-top-honours-sultan-actor-659312 |title=Big Star Entertainment Awards 2015 winners list: Deepika, Salman bag top honours; 'Sultan' actor entertains audience |last=Sarkar |first=Prarthna |work=International Business Times |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115837/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/big-star-entertainment-awards-2015-winners-list-deepika-salman-bag-top-honours-sultan-actor-659312 |archive-date=22 December 2015 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2016<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| ''[[Dolly Ki Doli]]''<br />
| Filmfare Awards<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="61stfilmfare"/><br />
|-<br />
| Screen Awards<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nominated}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hotstar.com/tv/star-screen-awards/7050/main-awards-ceremony/1000082990 |title=Watch Star Screen Awards episode 1 |publisher=[[Hotstar]] |access-date=26 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317213510/http://www.hotstar.com/tv/star-screen-awards/7050/main-awards-ceremony/1000082990 |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="6"|2016<br />
!scope="row" rowspan="13"| ''[[Neerja]]''<br />
| [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]]<br />
| Best Actress<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sonam Kapoor bags the Best Actress award for 'Neerja' at the Indian Film Festival, Melbourne |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-awarded-best-actress-at-the-indian-film-festival-melbourn-2244576 |access-date=13 January 2017 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=13 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016020923/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-awarded-best-actress-at-the-indian-film-festival-melbourn-2244576 |archive-date=16 October 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[[Asiavision Awards]]<br />
|Icon of the Year<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-honoured-icon-award-asiavision-movie-awards-2016/ |title=Sonam Kapoor receive icon award at asiavision award |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116230534/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-honoured-icon-award-asiavision-movie-awards-2016/ |archive-date=16 November 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|Best Actress<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-to-win-best-actress-for-neerja-at-asia-vision-movie-awards-4378870/ |title=Sonam Kapoor won best actress award in Asiavision movie award for Neerje |work=The Indian Express |date=16 November 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117153914/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-to-win-best-actress-for-neerja-at-asia-vision-movie-awards-4378870/ |archive-date=17 November 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|Best Actress<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/dear-sonam-kapoor-you-deserved-to-win-your-first-award-for-neerja-at-star-screen-4411478/ |title=Dear Sonam Kapoor, you deserved to win your first award for Neerja at Star Screen |work=The Indian Express |date=5 December 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220204822/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/dear-sonam-kapoor-you-deserved-to-win-your-first-award-for-neerja-at-star-screen-4411478/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|Stardust Awards<br />
|Editor's Choice Best Actress of the Year<br />
|{{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|author=Ghosh, Devarsi |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/stardust-awards-2016-shah-rukh-khan-anushka-sharma-amitabh-bachchan/1/838668.html |title=Stardust Awards 2016: Big B-SRK, Sonam-Anushka win big, Neerja bags top awards |work=India Today |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223212217/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/stardust-awards-2016-shah-rukh-khan-anushka-sharma-amitabh-bachchan/1/838668.html |archive-date=23 December 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|Viewer's Choice Best Actress of the Year<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|author=Ghosh, Devarsi |title=Stardust Awards 2016: Big B-SRK, Sonam-Anushka win big, Neerja bags top awards |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/stardust-awards-2016-shah-rukh-khan-anushka-sharma-amitabh-bachchan/1/838668.html |work=India Today |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222091239/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/stardust-awards-2016-shah-rukh-khan-anushka-sharma-amitabh-bachchan/1/838668.html |archive-date=22 December 2016 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="7"| 2017<br />
|rowspan="2"| Filmfare Awards<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="NFilmfare">{{cite journal|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html |title=62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations |journal=Filmfare |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113122217/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html |archive-date=13 January 2017 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ff17"/><br />
|-<br />
|Lokmat Maharashtra Awards<br />
|Best Actress<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-wins-again-2308445 |title=Sonam Kapoor wins again! |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=4 February 2017 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205063842/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sonam-kapoor-wins-again-2308445 |archive-date= 5 February 2017 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|Zee Cine Awards<br />
|[[Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Female|Best Actress (Critics)]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2017-salman-khan-sultan-akshay-kumar-airlift-see-full-list-of-nominations-4564918/|title=Zee Cine Awards 2017: Salman Khan's Sultan leads nominations tally, Akshay Kumar's Airlift follows. See full list of nominations here|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 April 2017|date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508091037/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2017-salman-khan-sultan-akshay-kumar-airlift-see-full-list-of-nominations-4564918/|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Female|Best Actress]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[National Film Awards]]<br />
|[[National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|<ref name="NFA"/><br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Awards|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iifa.com/nominations-2017/|title=The Nominees 2017&nbsp;– iifa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718231651/http://www.iifa.com/nominations-2017/|archive-date=18 July 2017|access-date=11 February 2018|date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|publisher=[[IIFA Awards|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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