Sonam Kapoor reveals that No Bollywood Hero wanted to work with her; had to go through many hardships to bag roles

Sonam Kapoor has been time and again targeted for being a starkid and for nepotism. However, the 34 year-old actress has cleared her stance every possible time and clarified that despite being Anil Kapoor's daughter she is not a product of nepotism and that she auditioned for every film that she worked in.

In a recent interview with Filmfare, Sonam revealed the hardships she faced in Bollywood and the issues she came across while making female-centric films such as Aisha (2010) and Khoobsurat (2014).

Sonam said, "I can’t explain how difficult it was to make Aisha. Do you know how much effort it took to make Khoobsurat? No hero wanted to work with me because it was called Khoobsurat. I had to get Fawad Khan from Pakistan. And look what happened. Fawad became a huge star. He had the confidence."

Despite being a star-kid, Sonam asserts that she has bagged films like Saawariya and Delhi 6 on her own merit. "Initially, when I came in the industry, everyone said she’s born with a silver spoon, they alleged nepotism, etc. They didn’t know that I had auditioned for Saawariya (2007), I had auditioned for Delhi 6 (2009) and that I’ve auditioned for every film I’ve worked in. I just was able to have the initial meeting. That was it," she said.

Speaking about being selected for Delhi 6, she said, "When Delhi 6 was being made, [director] Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra had Rang De Basanti behind him. He was the biggest filmmaker that time. Every heroine wanted to do that film. But I was signed before Sawaariya released. I don’t even remember how many auditions I gave for the part. Even for Saawariya, I was auditioned with Ranbir Kapoor. Honestly, I got those films on my own merit."

Talking about Sonam's work in the Hindi film industry so far, she has done diverse films, be it playing Neerja Bhanot in her biopic, or featuring in a same-sex love story like Ek ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, or doing Veere Di Wedding, which saw four strong women take on the main roles. In short, she has indeed proved her mettle in Bollywood.

Sonam was last seen in the film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, which was a same-sex love story. She received much praise for it. The actress is now busy with Zoya Factor, which stars Dulquer Salmaan.