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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) \| date=8 April 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 \|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] \|access-date=23 September 2015 \|date=10 November 2011 \|url-status=dead \|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 – 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>		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) \| date=8 April 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 \|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] \|access-date=23 September 2015 \|date=10 November 2011 \|url-status=dead \|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 – 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>

	=== Establishing with ''Raanjhanaa'' to ''Sanju'', and marriage (2013–2018) ===		=== Establishing with ''Raanjhanaa'' to ''Sanju'' and marriage (2013–2018) ===
	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}}</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>		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}}</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>

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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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>		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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

	=== Career decline, hiatus ~~and motherhood~~ (2019–present) ===		=== Career decline and hiatus (2019–present) ===
	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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

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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 \|url-status=dead \|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>		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 \|url-status=dead \|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>

	=== Debut and ~~initial~~ struggles (2007–2012) ===		=== Debut and struggles (2007–2012) ===
	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=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/sonam-kapoor-talks-about-her-major-weight-loss-programme--63471 \|title=Sonam Kapoor talks about her major weight–loss programme \|work=Mid Day \|date=13 November 2009 \|access-date=28 May 2014\|first=Tushar\|last=Joshi}}</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>		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=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/sonam-kapoor-talks-about-her-major-weight-loss-programme--63471 \|title=Sonam Kapoor talks about her major weight–loss programme \|work=Mid Day \|date=13 November 2009 \|access-date=28 May 2014\|first=Tushar\|last=Joshi}}</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>

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	\| parents = [[Anil Kapoor]] (father)		\| parents = [[Anil Kapoor]] (father)
	\| relatives = [[Rhea Kapoor]] (sister)<br />[[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] (brother)<br />[[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)\|Surinder Kapoor family]]		\| relatives = [[Rhea Kapoor]] (sister)<br />[[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] (brother)<br />[[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)\|Surinder Kapoor family]]
	\| yearsactive = ~~2007–present~~		\| yearsactive = 2007–2020; 2023
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
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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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>		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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

	=== Career decline (2019–present) ===		=== Career decline, hiatus and motherhood (2019–present) ===
	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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

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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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

	Kapoor took ~~a three–year~~ break from films post both 2019 films were box office disaster. In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023. Critics panned the film and it was a disaster on OTT platform. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>		Kapoor took an extended break from films post both 2019 films were box office disaster. In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023. Critics panned the film and it was a disaster on OTT platform. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>

	== In the media ==		== In the media ==

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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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

	In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023. Critics panned the film.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>		Kapoor took a three–year break from films post both 2019 films were box office disaster. In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023. Critics panned the film and it was a disaster on OTT platform. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>

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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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>		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=https://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 \|website=[[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

	=== Career decline ~~and hiatus~~ (2019–present) ===		=== Career decline (2019–present) ===
	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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news \|last1=Lad \|first1=Tanvi \|title=From Kalank to Bharat: Major Flops of 2019 \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kalank-bharat-major-flops-2019-810675 \|accessdate=24 December 2019 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

	In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>		In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023. Critics panned the film.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>

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	=== Career decline and hiatus (2019–present) ===		=== Career decline and hiatus (2019–present) ===
	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}}</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}}</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}}</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>		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}}</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}}</ref> Critics were encouraging of its positive representation of homosexuality.<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> Kapoor also 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}}</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> However, both of her films were commercially unsuccessful.<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>

	In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>		In August 2022, Kapoor gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 August 2022 \|title=Explained: Sonam Kapoor has a baby, film is coming up soon — a short history of Bollywood's leading ladies and maternity \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sonam-kapoor-baby-short-history-bollywood-leading-ladies-maternity-8101859/ \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> She has since said, "I will try to do the best I can as a mother, which means that acting will definitely take a backseat, but I don't think I will ever stop working completely".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 August 2022 \|title=Sonam Kapoor says her child is her priority: Acting will take a backseat but won't stop working completely \|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sonam-kapoor-says-her-child-her-priority-acting-will-take-backseat-wont-stop-working-completely-1180121 \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref> A thriller she had shot for in Scotland in 2020, named ''[[Blind (2023 film)\|Blind]]'', a remake of the [[Blind (2011 film)\|2011 Korean film of the same name]], marked her acting comeback.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-ahuja-starrer-blind-starts-filming-in-scotland-7123073\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind starts filming in Scotland\|date=28 December 2020\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> It released digitally on [[JioCinema]] in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=27 June 2023\|title=Sonam Kapoor starrer Blind to directly premiere on JioCinema on July 7, 2023\|website=Bollywood Hungama\|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-starrer-blind-directly-premiere-jiocinema-july-7-2023/\|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta dismissed her performance as "wholly ineffective" in a "deadly dull film".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Shubhra\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/blind-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-is-ineffective-in-deadly-dull-film-8802740/\|title=Blind movie review: Sonam Kapoor is ineffective in deadly dull film\|date=7 July 2023\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>

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