It's
always
hard
for
youngsters
to
escape
the
shadow
of
a
famous
parent
and
find
individual
success.
Harder
still
in
Bollywood
where
entry
to
the
A-List
is
so
brutally
restricted.
So
what
price
would
have
been
put
on
Sonam
Kapoor
to
make
it,
given
that
she
had
three
big
names
in
her
family?
Born
to
the
award
winning
actor
Anil
Kapoor,
she
was
also
raised
by
Anil's
elder
and
younger
brothers-
Boney
Kapoor
and
Sanjay
Kapoor
respectively.
The
chances
of
matching
any
one
of
these
were
slim,
yet
Sonam
rose
to
the
challenge,
being
nominated
and
winning
the
Best
New
Comer
Female
at
various
award
functions
for
her
debut
film
Saawariya,
testing
herself
by
working
with
the
likes
of
India's
leading
film
makers
-
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra,
pushing
herself
to
the
limit
by
working
with
talents
like
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Abhishek
Bachchan,
and
becoming
a
headline
star
and
a
front
cover
girl
for
many
magazines
till
date.
With
her
ever
smiling
and
vibrant
facial
expressions,
charming
persona,
flowing
locks
and
pretty
dresses,
she
is
an
icon
of
innocence,
a
role
model
for
pre-pubescent
girls
in
the
struggling
world
of
Indian
films.
For
Sonam,
this
was
both
a
blessing
and
a
bane.
Surely,
her
Saawariya
had
made
her
famous
and
relatively
wealthy,
but
there
was
no
guarantee
that
the
public
would
accept
her
in
more
serious
ventures.
Aggressively
seeking
a
new
audience
with
her
first
film,
the
effortless
actress
now
shows
that
she
would
not
be
judged
by
her
films
but
by
the
characters
she
portrays
in
them.
In
the
five
minutes
we
got
to
spend
with
her
amidst
the
twenty
other
journalists
spreading
their
wings
like
pigeons
in
Trafalgar
Square
and
her
cute
little
pet
'Bacardi',
a
white
pom-pom,
guarding
her
safe
from
the
lot,
we
met
the
smart,
stylish,
poised,
polished
and
the
ever
so
effervescent
Sonam
Kapoor
at
her
Juhu
residence
where
the
juvenile
actress
spoke
about
her
second
film,
the
much
anticipated
Delhi
6
where
she
plays
a
bubbly
and
bouncy
'Bittu',
her
skepticism
with
the
word
'de-glam',
her
favourite
'gajar
ka
halwa
and
gol
gappas'
she
enjoyed
having
in
Delhi,
her
new
task
master
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra,
her
'chaddi-buddy'
yaar
Ranbir
Kapoor,
her
'thirty
five
film
old'
co-star
Abhishek
Bachchan
who
couldn't
stop
reminding
her
of
the
number
of
films
he
has
done
till
date,
a
remake
of
a
film
she'd
love
to
be
a
part
of
and
a
special
message
for
the
entire
cast
and
crew
of
Slumdog
Millionaire
just
before
going
to
the
Oscars.
With
the
way
an
actor
dresses,
it
makes
easier
for
the
audiences
to
identify
with
the
character
one
portrays.
In
Saawariya
and
in
Delhi
6
we
have
seen
you
at
your
natural.
What
say?
First
of
all,
in
Saawariya
I
was
so
dressed
up,
wearing
full
make
up
and
jewellery
and
clothes
which
were
worth
its
value
in
gold.
Just
because
you
wear
Indian
clothes
doesn't
mean
that
you
are
de-glam.
I
think
that's
wrong
notion.
If
glamorous
means
wearing
short
skirts
and
shiny
tops
with
sequence
on
it
then
that's
a
wrong
impression
of
being
glamorous.
I
play
what
the
character
demands
me
to
play.
If
my
character
demands
me
to
wear
jeans
or
skirts
or
western
outfits,
I'll
be
up
for
it
but
can
also
look
de-glam
by
putting
on
such
outfits
if
I
don't
carry
them
well
with
my
character.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
all
about
looking
nice
and
right
now
I
am
not
looking
that
bad
yaar,
come
on!
(Laughs).
I
am
not
wearing
Indian
outfits
in
Delhi
6.
Both
the
characters
I've
played,
in
Saawariya
where
I
play
a
muslim
girl
and
in
Delhi
6
where
I
play
a
Hindu
girl
are
two
completely
opposite
roles
in
terms
of
the
body
language
and
dress.
I
like
to
play
characters
which
have
different
layers
to
it.
In
the
two
films
you've
completed
so
far,
you've
worked
with
co-stars
whom
you've
known
since
your
childhood
-
Ranbir
and
Abhishek.
Does
the
equation
on
screen
then
become
much
easier?
I
don't
think
knowing
someone
since
your
childhood
really
matters.
It's
acting
at
the
end
of
the
day.
I
get
along
with
people
in
seconds.
I
am
not
a
reserved
person.
We
are
sitting,
chatting
and
eating
food
from
the
same
plate
in
a
day.
It's
obviously
easier
to
be
working
with
them
from
the
first
scene
on
the
sets
as
I've
known
Abhishek
for
years
now.
I
also
know
him
better
because
we've
met
socially
at
many
events
and
are
born
in
the
same
vicinity
that
is
Juhu.
Ranbir
is
my
'chaddi
buddy'.
My
comfort
level
with
him
is
like
what
two
best
friends
have
which
was
pretty
evident
in
Saawariya.
Abhishek
helps
me
out
a
lot
which
he
did
during
Delhi
6
and
kept
on
reminding
me
of
his
experience
with
the
thirty
five
films
he
has
done
so
far
compared
to
mine
which
is
only
two
films
old
(laughs).
Delhi
6
title
track
has
become
the
current
rage
across
the
country,
especially
in
the
capital.
How
has
the
Delhi
6
musical
journey
by
the
Golden
Globe
and
the
BAFTA
winner
been?
Oscars
now
to
follow,
and
as
I
say,
we
all
live
in
hope.
Music
is
a
very
inherent
part
of
Indian
cinema.
I
think
most
songs
in
Delhi
6
just
lift
the
film
up.
Delhi
6
isn't
a
musical
journey
but
music
is
there
in
the
film
to
enhance
the
visuals
of
the
film.
With
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
directing
it,
the
film
was
already
a
brilliant
film
in
terms
of
its
story
telling.
And
with
A.R.
Rahman
on
board
as
a
music
director,
the
film
has
become
simply
outstanding.
Was
Rakeysh
Mehra
instrumental
in
bringing
out
the
real
Masakali-Matakali
'bittu'
in
you?
(Laughs)
He
truly
did.
But
as
far
as
the
song
is
concerned,
it
was
Vaibhavi
Merchant
who
gets
credited
for
that.
She
is
so
gracious
and
the
song
has
turned
out
to
be
like
her
too.
But
the
song
is
what
I
am
in
real
life.
Coming
back
to
my
director,
Rakeysh
works
a
lot
on
the
script.
He
needs
the
script
to
be
very
perfect
before
we
hit
the
sets
and
so
there
are
hardly
any
changes
while
we
are
shooting.
Cinema
is
a
very
human
thing
for
me
and
I
do
improvise
on
the
sets.
I'm
sure
everyone
else
does
the
same
too
but
with
such
a
tight
script
with
minimal
changes.
Rakeysh
knows
what
he
wants
and
lets
you
be
who
you
are
in
real
life
which
according
to
me
is
a
very
organic
process
while
working.
Rakeysh
has
spent
most
of
his
childhood
in
Delhi
and
he
wanted
to
make
'Delhi'
as
the
protagonist
of
the
film
showing
its
culture,
belief,
people,
food,
and
love
and
warmth
the
capital
has
which
makes
you
look
within
to
find
the
answers
in
today's
difficult
time.
How
did
Delhi
treat
a
Mumbaikar
like
you?
With
open
arms
(laughs).
I
love
Delhi.
I
like
the
people
of
Delhi
and
its
fashion,
the
way
they
talk
and
walk,
the
way
they
dress
up
and
the
way
all
Delhi
public
is
so
hooked
on
about
food.
They
are
eat-a-holics.
Me
too
(laughs)
and
that
works
for
me.
There
was
this
D.J.
which
used
to
come
and
play
old
songs
from
our
Hindi
films
dated
in
70's
and
80's
and
we
all
used
to
dance
to
the
tracks
till
late
in
the
night.
I
also
went
out
of
control
by
having
my
favourite
'gajar
ka
halwa'
and
'gol-gappas'.
Actually,
there
is
an
interesting
story
behind
this
that
not
many
know.
When
we
reached
Delhi
and
wanted
to
eat
pani-puri,
people
couldn't
understand
what
the
word
stood
for
till
we
found
out
that
in
Delhi,
nobody
uses
the
word
'pani-puri',
it's
only
'gol-gappas'
which
is
their
way
of
describing
the
mouth
watering
dish.
I
didn't
even
spare
that,
can
you
believe
it?
I'd
also
like
to
mention
that
the
lingo
of
Delhi-ites
is
poles
apart
to
that
of
Mumbaikars.
Nothing
personal
but
that's
what
I
noticed
when
we
shot
in
the
capital.
We
also
came
to
know
that
the
Chandni
Chowk
area
post
code
is
Delhi
6.
So
if
one
wanted
to
go
to
Chandni
Chowk,
you
needed
to
say,
"Delhi
6
le
chalo",
and
the
rickshaw
driver
would
immediately
understand
where
you
want
to
go.
Is
Delhi
6
going
to
spark
a
debate
due
to
its
sensitive
story
dealing
with
a
Hindu-Muslim
subject?
No
it's
not
going
to
and
I
hope
not.
It's
a
beautiful
story
with
Delhi
as
the
backdrop,
the
love
story
between
me
and
Abhishek
and
how
Rakeysh
has
brought
to
life
the
old
walled
city
in
today's
contemporary
time
is
what
Delhi
6
is
all
about.
I
cannot
give
away
much
as
of
now.
It's
a
time
of
re-makes
our
industry
is
going
through.
Any
one
in
particular
you'd
wish
to
work
for?
I'd
love
to
portray
the
timeless
classic
role
of
Rosy
from
the
film
Guide
which
Waheeda
Rahman
played
with
such
ease.
She
was
so
vibrant
and
full
of
energy,
like
what
I
am
off
screen.
I
am
sure
I'll
be
able
to
pull
it
off
well.
Any
big
premiere
plans?
Yes.
The
premiere
is
going
to
be
in
Delhi
and
don't
ask
me
why
because
I
am
sure
you
must've
figured
it
out.
We
are
also
going
to
take
out
a
rath-yatra
to
promote
the
film
which
will
be
flagged
off
in
a
few
days
and
will
then
be
doing
rounds
of
publicity
in
the
overseas
in
Los
Angeles,
etc.
We
are
also
going
all
out
to
promote
Delhi
6
in
the
North
of
India.
We
hope
the
film
will
touch
the
hearts
and
minds
of
the
people
across
the
globe.
Delhi
6
is
a
very
special
film
for
all
of
us
but
it
means
a
lot
more
to
one
man
than
all
of
us
-
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra.
Your
father,
along
with
the
rest
of
the
cast
and
crew
of
Slumdog
Millionaire
are
now
heading
to
the
Kodak
Theatre
in
ten
days
to
attend
the
Oscars.
Any
special
message
for
them
and
A.R.
Rahman
who
might
be
the
third
Indian
in
a
few
days
to
win
an
Oscar?
I
am
very
proud
of
the
fact
that
a
film
like
Slumdog
Millionaire
which
talks
about
India
and
Indians
has
reached
this
platform
where
it
has
become
a
part
of
world
cinema.
We've
got
technicians
and
filmmakers
and
actors
who've
now
shown
that
talent
isn't
restricted
only
to
the
West.
The
East
is
the
new
West.
I
wish
the
entire
team
of
Slumdog
Millionaire
the
very
best
at
the
Oscars.
And
for
Rahman,
I
am
sure
he
is
going
to
get
his
hat-trick.