Sonam Kapoor Ahuja: I've never gone for fame or stardom.

Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who has
completed a decade-long journey in the
Hindi film industry, says she chooses good
work over fame and stardom.
The daughter of actor-producer Anil Kapoor
ventured into the world of filmmaking in
2005 as an assistant director for Sanjay
Leela Bhansali's movie "Black".
She made her acting debut two years later
in "Saawariya". Ever since her debut she has
featured in over a dozen films comprising
commercially successful ones like
"Khoobsurat", "Neerja" and "Prem Ratan
Dhan Payo".
Asked if she feels that stardom comes with a
price tag, Sonam told IANS here: "I have
never gone for fame or stardom. I have
always gone for good work. So when you
are not seeking something out, there is no
price tag attached to it. It just comes
naturally."
Sonam has featured in films of a variety of
genres like romance, comedy, drama,
biographical thriller and biographical
comedy-drama among many others.
But she said it was never a conscious choice
to do genres of films as different as chalk
and cheese.
"I don't think about this is a masala film or
this is a 'this' film...
I think it is just the kind of film that I want
to do...the character I really enjoy doing and
working in," said Sonam, who received the
National Film Award - Special Mention for
"Neerja" in 2016.
After "Neerja", which got her universal
acclaim, does she feel pressurised in
selecting films?
"I don't take any kind of pressure. It's just a
matter of what makes me feel passionate
about. It could be anything," said the 32-
year-old actress.
She had a terrific start in 2018 with
"Padman", which was very well received at
the box office. She will next be seen in her
upcoming home production "Veere Di
Wedding", which also features Kareena
Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhasker and Shikha
Talsania.
On why she did not take the title role, Sonam
said: "I don't believe that I need to play the
central character. It's the character I wanted
to play the most and I had the choice and I
chose Avni. It worked out really well... If I
had chosen to play the central character, I
don't think any other mainstream actress
would have done the film."
Sonam's character is a lawyer, who is not
getting married. She is a girl who comes
from a simple middle-class family of a single
mother.
The "Aisha" actress has a busy year ahead
and will be seen in films like "Sanju", a biopic
of actor Sanjay Dutt, "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh
Aisa Laga" and a film adaptation of Anuja
Chauhan's book "The Zoya Factor".
Talking about her upcoming slate of work,
Sonam said: "So, where Raju (filmmaker
Rajkumar Hirani) Sir's films are concerned,
we signed an NDA and we cannot really talk
about it unless they give a go ahead."
"So,unfortunately I cannot speak about it. I
am really excited about the slate of films that
are happening."
CREDITS: IANS.

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