She
started
as
an
assistant
director
on
the
sets
of
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Black
in
2005
and
then
ventured
into
the
world
of
acting
with
the
filmmaker's
romantic
drama
Saawariya.
Actress
Sonam
Kapoor
says
her
behind-the-camera
experience
helps
her
in
understanding
the
concept
of
filmmaking
better.
Asked
if
her
behind-the-camera
experience
has
helped
her,
Sonam
told
IANS
over
phone:
"Yes,
of
course
it
helps
being
an
assistant
director,
understanding
the
patterns,
cameras,
lights.
That
helps
a
lot,
especially.
The
process
of
filmmaking
is
not
making
a
play
where
it's
about
the
actor.
"It
is
a
collaboration.
It's
about
everybody
else
also."
The
32-year-old
actress
says
the
experience
helped
her
for
the
film
Neerja,
for
which
she
even
earned
a
special
mention
at
the
National
Film
Award.
"It
helped
me
especially
with
Neerja
actually...
You
have
to
know
your
cameras,
angles,
you
need
to
have
a
fantastic
memory.
I
still
remember
doing
45-minutes
of
dialogues
and
action
was
tough," she
said.
Sonam
is
currently
busy
filming
R.
Balki's
upcoming
film
Padman
opposite
Akshay
Kumar.
She
will
also
be
seen
in
the
film
Veere
Di
Wedding
which
also
features
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
and
Swara
Bhasker.