Sonam Kapoor likes wearing Men’s clothes

Sonam Kapoor is undoubtedly the fashionista of Bollywood. The actress has never failed to impress us with her style statements; be it in India or in abroad.

However, when asked about it at the ongoing Reliance Digital and Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards, she said, “People think I'm stylish but I like wearing men's clothes. It's definitely my sister Rhea Kapoor. She has wonderful people working under her.”

The actress will next be seen in her sister Rhea’s venture production ‘Veere Di Wedding’ also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in lead roles.

About the film, Sonam said, “It's a very good film. It has female leads. It's commercial, filmy and a happy romantic film."

Sonam Kapoor all set to dazzle at Cannes

Cannes International Film Festival kicks in from the 11th of May and goes all the way uptill 22nd. Bollywood stars such as Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto are set to make their presence felt at the big event. The three gorgeous Indian women will be appearing on the red carpet as ambassadors for L’Oreal Paris. It is the first time that L’Oreal Paris will have 3 spokeswomen representing India at Cannes! It is needless to say all eye balls will be stuck at the reigning queens of beauty and style who will be representing India at the international event. All three of them are unique in their own way so there is surely a lot we can expect to observe from their style to the fashion trends they establish at the Red Carpet this season. For Aishwarya this is her 10th year at the Cannes this time and Freida Pinto has already acquired a fair amount of recognition at the international level but for Sonam it is her first time at the Cannes. Sonam is undoubtedly one of the best dressed actresses in Bollywood or for that matter in the country and her fans can’t wait to see what she wears at the Cannes Red Carpet.

Ash has always stuck to her classy style and unique taste of clothes at the Cannes over the past years. But Sonam, who has been tagged the ‘most stylish’ by fashion experts in India, is sure expected to bring out something different.

Sonam Kapoor will dazzle at the Cannes Red Carpet on the 15th May and her fans are extremely curious to know what she will be wearing. Said a friend, "Sonam is all set to sport a vintage look at Cannes 2011. She swears by vintage clothing and she is thinking about sporting the 20’s & 50’s look. Also she won’t be wearing Indian clothes at the red carpet, no saris and no anarkalis for Sonam. She has few designers in mind like Valentino, Roberto Cavalli and Indian designers like Anamika Khanna and Masaba Gupta. She would be zeroing in on her final outfits soon."

Sonam Kapoor said, "It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality thanks to L’Oreal Paris. I look forward to meeting actors and film makers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films. But what excites me the most is meeting the L’Oreal Paris international dream team of make-up artistes and seeing how they transform me for one of the most glamorous red carpets in the world."

Aishwarya, Sonam, Frieda to dazzle at Cannes

Three Indian actresses - Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto - will walk the red carpet at Cannes this year on different ocassions. Aishwarya, a regular at the prestigious gala for last 10 years, feels with "both beautiful women" India will have a "stronger presence". "Several countries have always had more than one L’Oreal Paris spokeswoman at Cannes and I'm glad India is finally getting the same recognition. I am happy that with Sonam and Freida, both beautiful women, being invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country," said Aishwarya.

Aishwarya, who celebrates a decade of representing L’Oreal Paris at Cannes, will walk the red carpet at the opening ceremony of 64th Cannes International Film Festival May 11. She will also attend the opening gala cocktail and dinner. She is scheduled to attend various events the next day.

"Being at Cannes for L’Oreal Paris has been an absolute pleasure and to experience this for the 10th consecutive year has been quite overwhelming," she said.

The three Indian beauties will represet India for cosmetic brand L’Oreal Paris at Cannes and for the first time the brand is taking three spokeswomen representing India to the event.

L’Oreal Paris has been the official make-up artist of the festival for 14 years and this is the first year Freida and Sonam will represent it at Cannes.

Sonam, who will walk the red carpet May 15, said: "It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality thanks to L’Oreal Paris. I look forward to meeting actors and filmmakers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films. But what excites me the most is meeting the L’Oreal Paris international dream team of make-up artistes and seeing how they transform me for one of the most glamorous red carpets in the world."

Freida will represent L’Oreal at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party May 19. The event, co-sponsored by the brand, aims at raising money for the fight against AIDS.

"It is every actor’s dream to attend this festival but I am especially privileged as I also get to lend my support to an important cause by attending the amfAR dinner when I’m there," said Frieda.

L’Oreal will introduce its first dream team of three renowned make-up artists - Karim Rahman, Billy B and Rie Omoto - who will design exclusive make-up looks for all the spokeswomen, jury members and actresses.

Other L’Oreal spokespeople attending Cannes this year are Cheryl Cole, Eva Longoria, Gwen Stefani, Claudia Schiffer, Patrick Dempsey, Diane Kruger, Jane Fonda, Milla Jovovich, Aimee Mullins, Laetitia Casta, Paz Vega, Fan Binging, Ximena Navarrete, Zhang Zilin, Ines de la Fressange, Gong Li, Doutzen Kroes and Li Bing Bing.

Madhuri Dixit to play Sonam Kapoor's mother

Madhuri Dixit, who has set the small screen on fire with her return to the industry as a judge on a dance reality show, will soon be dazzling on the silver-screen too. The actress will be seen essaying the role of Sonam Kapoor’s mother in Anil Kapoor’s remake of the Hollywood hit ‘Freaky Friday’. As per reports, Anil has approached Madhuri for the role and she has agreed to the venture. Confirms a source, “Anil was seeking an actress for the mother’s role and had several names on his mind. Kirron Kher refused citing date issues; other included Shabana Azmi and Rekha.”

As for the movie it revolves around daughter-mother relationship wherein a strange twist of destiny exchanges their souls . “Anil feels the dhak dhak girl is apt for the mother’s role, due to her versatility as an actress. Now that Madhuri has come down to India to be a part of a reality show, she was queued up with several scripts for films too., she did have a long meeting with Anil Kapoor when he approached her with the desi version of Freaky Friday,” said the source.

“Madhuri has liked the plot, but still needs to give her confirmation for doing the film. She is working out her dates," adds the source.

Sonam Kapoor to endorse Electrolux appliances

Bollywood actress and style icon Sonam Kapoor has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Electrolux home appliances.

The 25 year old will be endorsing the company’s refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and air conditioners.

"The products are innovative and easy to use which makes them ideal for young professionals who are busy and always on the go. I look forward to an exciting journey," said Sonam.

This is the first time Electrolux has signed a brand ambassador.

"We believe Sonam encapsulates all the qualities that our brand stands for and will enable our customers to have a better connect with our products," said Anil Khera, chief executive officer, PE Electronics Ltd.

Sajeev R, chief operating officer, Electrolux, PE Electronics Ltd, feels Sonam has a dynamic personality.

"She is young and innocent yet vibrant and lively among her peers. Sonam is highly aspirational and an ideal fit for our brand. We are confident and excited that with the onset of our multi-media campaign featuring Sonam, there would be a far-reaching impact and greater awareness of our brand," he said.

Sonam Kapoor to drink Cola for Rs 3 crore

Sonam Kapoor seems to be flying high these days. The stunner, who has garnered much applause for her stylish act in her latest outing ‘Aisha’, has become a favourite of top brands.

Already endorsing top skin care products, Sonam has now been approached to endorse a soft drink. And if sources are to be believed, then the stunner will be bagging an astounding sum of Rs 3 crore to feature in a cola commercial.

Even though Sonam has accepted the offer, she hasn’t signed on the dotted line. However, although the name of the brand has not been confirmed officially, grapevine has it that it’s none other than soft-drink giant Coca-Cola, that’s got Sonam on board. Before Sonam, the brand had signed stars like Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, at a time when both were relatively new in the industry.

As of now, it’s Imran Khan and Kalki Koechlin, who endorse the brand. However, we are sure Sonam will make a place for herself.

Sonam Kapoor becomes Maxim India's Hottest Girl

The Kapoor babe, who’s best known for her impeccable fashion sense, has now won herself the much sought-after ‘hot’ tag. Believe it or not, but Sonam Kapoor has scored over bombshells like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Bipasha Basu to become Maxim India’s hottest girl for this year.

Sonam, who looked simply gorgeous in her latest outing ‘Aisha’, is extremely ecstatic about topping the list.

“It’s really important to me. I like the words ‘hot’ and ‘sexy.’ It’s fun and at the same time, speaks about your sensuality, passion and depth,” said Sonam.

‘Maxim Hot 100’ list includes Amrita Rao, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez, and ‘Khatta Meetha’ actress Trisha Krishnan at 32nd, 24th, 35th and 93rd positions respectively.

The list also features some of the India’s leading models like Lisa Haydon, Esha Gupta and Maybelline face Diana Penty.

The Editor of Maxim magazine, Vivek Pareek, said, “The list has girls who have inspired men with their hotness and stood the test of swinging appreciation and mindsets.”

Sonam Kapoor declines Mani Ratnam

He is the director that every actor in the industry vies to work with, but, when Mani Ratnam approached dainty lass Sonam Kapoor, she refused him bluntly.

Believe it or not, but the actress, who was approached with a meaty role by the ace taskmaster, turned him down stating she “didn’t like the role”. However, if insiders are to be believed, Sonam declined the role as she was miffed with the presence of Vivek Oberoi in the film.

Mani had approached Sonam for the directorial debut of his former assistant Shiva. The film itself is a biopic that Mani himself has scripted and tells the real story of a very close friend of his. Expectedly so, the film is a project very close to Mani’s heart.

What’s more is that Vivek Oberoi was much too pleased to get onboard when he was approached with the offer. Shaad Ali, who had a cold war going with Vivek since the time they worked on Saathiya, quietly sunk his differences and came on board.

However, when Mani approached Sonam to play the female lead, he was stunned by her refusal. Sonam’s spokesperson confirmed the news and said, “Yes, Sonam was offered Mani Ratnam’s assistant’s film. However she did not want to do it because she did not like the role."

Nevertheless, insiders state that Sonam doesn’t want to work with Vivek, considering his standing in the industry.

Sonam Kapoor refuses doing love-scene in presence of her father

Sonam Kapoor may have taken up a daring profession but she is still the quintessential Indian girl at heart. The actress, like any other simple Indian girl, just couldn’t bring herself to shoot an intimate scene in front of her father, Anil Kapoor. Sonam Kapoor was shooting a love-sequence for ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ with Samir Dattani when Anil Kapoor dropped in. The embarrassed girl just couldn’t carry on with the shoot and requested the director Punit Malhotra to help her out.

Sources say that Anil Kapoor’s visit was perhaps calculated as there are rumours of flowering romance between Sonam and the director Punit Malhotra. And the moment Anil made an entry, Sonam turned self-conscious as she happened to be shooting a candlelight dinner scene at a suburban sea-facing lounge.

A source said, "The crew was teasing Sonam about Anil’s probable appearance at the shoot and wondering if she would be able to carry off the scene in front of him. Sonam was confident that she could."

But Sonam’s confidence gave away in front of her father and she could shoot her scenes only after papa Kapoor left the sets.

Samir Dattani confirmed, "Mr Anil Kapoor did drop in on the sets while I was shooting with Sonam. It was a pleasure to have him there."

Sonam Kapoor dating Punit Malhotra

Daddy’s girl, Sonam Kapoor is in love. The young lady has made a special place for another man in her life. The dainty lass, who owing to her classic doll like frame and perfect mannerism has often steered away from controversies, has stirred quite an hornet’s nest this time round.

And it’s all thanks to her up close and cosy relationship with debutant director Punit Malhotra.

Shooting for Karan Johar’s “I Hate Love Stories”, the stunner seems to be quite sweet on the director Punit Malhotra. What’s more is that the two are often seen hanging out, post the shoot of the film.

As for Punit, the director is designer Manish Malhotra’s nephew. Punit was smitten with Sonam right from the time he met her to narrate the script. And with Sonam going out of her way to spend time with Punit, the feeling seems to be mutual.

The two are often spotted together at dinners and they don’t seem averse to going public with their relationship. And only time will tell how this love story fares out.

Sonam Kapoor voted as the Gen Next star

Sonam Kapoor seems to have acquired more reasons to celebrate her birthday day. The stunner, who has been embroiled in an ugly war-of-words with Aishwarya Rai over ‘generation issue’ seems to have impressed a renowned Hollywood trade magazine that has shortlisted the Kapoor lass for it’s 'Gen Next' section.

Well, if Aishwarya belongs to the past generation, Sonam, 24, seems to represent the upcoming generation, supported by the fact that the actress has become the only Indian talent acknowledged by a western trade platform.

And while the country is going gaga over this classic beauty, Sonam’s Gen Next idol is Natalie Portman. “The way she has handled her life and career fascinates me. She is intelligent, talks her mind and is socially very conscious. I totally connect with her,” said Sonam.

Aishwarya Sonam Kareena to perform at IIFA 2009

Aishwarya Rai will be dancing at the 10th IIFA awards to be held in Macau from June 11. Sonam Kapoor is all set to make her stage debut at IIFA this year. Kareena Kapoor too has been confirmed to perform.

The show will be hosted by Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta and Boman Irani. But one of the highlights each year, the movie premiere, has been done away with.

Explains IIFA director Sabbas Joseph, "It can't be helped. The movie premiere had to be cancelled this year because of the ongoing strike of new releases in Bollywood. Two big films were ready to be premiered at IIFA this year. I shall refrain from mentioning their names. But the imbroglio did away with the premiere."

As a substitute IIFA this year has the world-famous Cirque de Soleil performing for the audience. "We believe audiences won't get a chance to miss the world premiere once they see the Cirque de Soleil performing."

Why Macau? Says Sabbas, "Because we feel it's the Las Vegas of the East. In this the tenth year of IIFA's existence, we wanted either the US or China to be our venue. We chose China because we feel it could be a gateway for Bollywood to the China. We also hope to end the deadlock between India and China over the exchange of cinema. We haven't come away from one venue without opening up doors for Bollywood. We're confident this would be the case in China."

Sonam Kapoor dating Cyrus Sahukar

Cyrus Sahukar might not have been able to grab attention of Sonam Kapoor in ‘Delhi-6’, where he featured with the latter but looks like the VJ just got lucky in real life.

Sonam and Cyrus, who became good friends while shooting for ‘Delhi-6’, are now apparently seeing each other. The newly formed duo will also be seen together in ‘Ayesha’, which is the Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic ‘Emma’. The film is reportedly being produced by Sonam’s father Anil Kapoor.

Sources suggest that Sonam and Cyrus have been seeing each other since the past few months and are extremely fond of each other. It is believed that the two are often spotted spending quality time together at many of Mumbai’s suburban restaurants.

Not long ago, Cyrus, in an interview had stated, “Sonam beats me up randomly. I think she was my doctor in my last life. Whenever I’m a little low, she electrocutes me.”

Aishwarya Rai crushes Sonam Kapoor's Cannes Dream

Ever since Sonam Kapoor became the face of cosmetic major L'Oreal, this was the time when the young lass got an opportunity to walk the prestigious Red Carpet at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival for the brand. In fact, Sonam was supposed to walk the Red Carpet with ever green beauty Aishwarya Rai.

Buttt… Aishwarya Rai seems to have found the right way of getting back at Sonam Kapoor, who had recently made remarks about Ash’s age. Aishwarya has now put her foot down to make sure that the much younger starlet Sonam Kapoor can’t walk the red carpet at Cannes, as the face of ‘L’Oreal’, which the two endorse.

The rumour zone says, “while Ash is basking in the glory of her ever growing popularity at Cannes year after year, she doesn’t want to share the attention with anyone”.

Sonam Kapoor, who was recently added to the list of ambassadors of ‘L’Oreal’, was promised an opportunity to walk the red carpet by the company. She was apparently told that she would do the honours in the company of the ‘L’Oreal’ dream team comprising of Aishwarya Rai, Eva Longoria and Michelle Yeoh. However, when the Bachchan Bahu found out about the same, she went berserk and was adamant about not sharing the limelight with the Kapoor Babe!

It is believed that Aishwarya reacted in this manner because her deal with the company is clear (Aishwarya is the International face, while Sonam is the Indian face). Since Aishwarya was stern on her stand, the company had no option but to inform Sonam that she would no longer be walking the red carpet at Cannes during the premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s latest film ‘Broken Embraces’ along with Penelope Cruz, another ambassador for the brand.

Sonam Kapoor loses Katrina Kaif gains

Sonam Kapoor is not having the best of days. The young babe has lost a much hyped role to none other than Katrina Kaif who also bagged the role for her British accent and her sensuous looks. Sonam was eyeing a role in a film, directed by Dibakar Bannerjee but the director thought otherwise. The film also stars Imran Khan and Abhay Deol.

Anil Kapoor was very keen to have his daughter work with Dibakar. But that’s not what Dibakar’s new Imran-Abhay romance requires. The heroine must be partly firangi, so Katrina with her firangi accent is perfect for the part.

Sonam Kapoor on house arrest

Although Sonam Kapoor is one of the hottest and promising newcomers in Bollywood but not much has changed on the home front. Recently, Anil got very upset with Sonam because she returned home at about 4 a.m., after an outing with her friends.

This did not go down too well with her dad Anil Kapoor and he has imposed a penalty on Sonam - that she be grounded at home for the next one month apart from her professional commitments. And the child has taken the punishment without any protest.

Sonam neither confirmed nor denied the story saying, “I am always on time.”

Sonam Kapoor adds spice to Hi Blitz

The girl with the cute looks and the divine smile, she is one actress who personifies simplicity. She is the one and only Sonam Kapoor. Sonam is on the cover of the April issue of Hi! Blitz. She is seen wearing clothes and accessories by Louis Vuitton and but of course has her killing smile to top it all.

In this latest issue, she talks about her childhood days and her siblings- Rhea and Harshvardhan. She also reveals about her relationship with her father and the rapport that they share. She also gives an insight about how she bagged Saawariya. Another Secret is revealed about the charming beauty that many are unaware of -that Sonam is an avid art enthusiast and Anjolie Ela Menon, Jehangir Sabavala, Manjeet Bawa top her list.

This issue is a must have for all you Sonam Kapoor fans.

Sonam Kapoor sizzles on March issue of Elle

Simply looking stunning in a strapless, plunging lime-green party piece, Sonam Kapoor graces the cover of March issue of Elle magazine.

The March edition of the fashion magazine Elle, made me not just surprised but highly delighted when I saw the beautiful cover girl. Looking like a supermodel, she was none other than the talented young actress, Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam simply looks stunning on the cover. And it's not just the cover, her pictures inside the mag scream in silence showing the untapped potential that Sonam has. One must say that God must have really spent a few extra hours while creating this beauty.

The lovable Sonam Kapoor is leaving no stone unturned in her quest to become the Queen of Bollywood. Just feast your eyes over her hot cover shoot for Elle magazine.

This time you can’t miss Elle.

Sonam Kapoor on sets of Oye Its Friday

Sonam Kapoor on cover of Marie Claire

Delhi-6 girl Sonam Kapoor is the flavor of the season, specially because of the Masakali number and hence it comes as no surprise to see her adorning the cover page of March issue of fashion magazine Marie Claire. The gorgeous actress is seen wearing a silk-wool moire-wrapped caban, net cotton long sleeve knit top, obi belt and a Comic strip necklace all courtesy Louis Vuitton.

In this March issue of Marie Claire, Sonam talks about her growing up days- having Chicken rolls at Jugheads, burji-pao near Cooper hospital and pani-puri at Elco. That's not all; she shares some interesting insights on how she bagged her two big films- Saawariya and Delhi 6.

Riding high on the acclaim that she has been getting for her role as Bittu in Delhi 6, Sonam seems to be in her element in this issue of Marie Claire.