It’s Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s birthday on June 9 and the actor has turned 36 this year. She has been a part of the movie industry since 2007 as she made her debut with ‘Saawariya’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali opposite Ranbir Kapoor. In nearly 14 years of her career, Sonam has been a part of a few hit films.
Today, let’s have a look at some of her career best performances.
Raanjhanaa
The 2013 romantic drama Raanjhanaa marked a turning point in Sonam`s career. Starring opposite Dhanush, she essayed the role of the strong and independent yet volatile Zoya Haider in the film – a performance which earned her many accolades including a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.
Neerja
In 2016, Sonam played the titular role in the biographical thriller Neerja, which recounted the harrowing real-life story of the 1986 Pan Am Flight 73 hijack which was largely thwarted by the brave resistance of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot. Her stellar performance in the film has since been termed `career-defining` by the critics and the audience alike. Besides earning a Special Mention at the National Film Awards, Sonam also received the Filmfare Critics` Award for Best Actress for her work in Neerja.
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is a brave attempt to showcase the ignominy faced by LGBT community. It’s a very sincere attempt to show that such people do exist and it’s absolute normal to be so. It was for the first time the father-daughter duo came on screen together. Sonam fits into the role of the girl who no one understands, who seeks solace in the pages of her diary. Well served by the angularities of a screen persona that keeps cockiness at bay, she projects a convincing combination of vulnerability and assertion in a way that only she can.
Khoobsurat
The film is the official remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee ’s 1980 hit about an effervescent girl who enters a strict household and teaches everyone how to laugh and live life to the fullest. In the film, Sonam Kapoor played a physiotherapist named Milli Chakrabarty and Fawad Khan was shown to belong to a royal family. Khoobsurat is a film that is very predictable but you still watch it since you enjoy the journey to the ending. Sonam Kapoor delivers an almost flawless performance in the film as she fits the role of the carefree Mili perfectly.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
The film revolves around the life of Jeev Milkha Singh aka India’s Flying Sikh. Played by Farhan Akhtar , this film talks gives us a glimpse of his journey of turning into the Flying Sikh. Sonam Kapoor played the role of Milkha’s love interest in the film. While she did have a shorter role in the film, she added a lot of value and her chemistry with Farhan was something that left us wanting for more. A lesser known fact about the film is that Sonam only charged a total of Rs. 11 for her work in the film.
Sonam is all set to return to the big screen with an action-thriller film titled Blind.
