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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 | 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> | ||
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