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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 | === 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> | ||