Sonam studied at University of East London and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate. She later graduated from the University of Mumbai with Political Science and Economics as her majors. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. She has received training in classical and Latin dance forms.
Before becoming actress Sonam Kapoor worked as an assistant under Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black (2005) behind the screen. She made her debut alongside newcomer Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office. Her performance was opened to good response by most critics. As of August 2008, Sonam has completed filming for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6, which will release on February 20, 2009.
