This image was posted on Instagram by Sonam Kapoor
Highlights
- Sonam Kapoor made her debut in Bollywood with Saawariya
- She was also assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the time
- Sonam was last seen in Neerja, produced by photographer Atul Kasbekar
Actress Sonam Kapoor says she turned down a modelling offer by ace photographer producer Atul Kasbekar to pursue a career in acting.
Sonam, daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, forayed into Bollywood with Ranbir Kapoor in 2007 with
Saawariya.
During an appearance on an episode of
Vogue BFFs, she said: "I remember it was
at a party which was for a cosmetic company, in 2006, I think. This tall person walks up to me -which is Atul - and he's like, 'Oh my God, do you want to model?' I had just started acting in
Saawariya. And I wasn't out at all, publicly, because my parents had kept me away from the press and the paparazzi and everything."
"So nobody knew what I looked like or anything," the
Khoobsurat star added. "
One of my friends was a make-up artist, so I just went for her party, just for fun! Nobody took pictures of me at that point. And I have Atul walking up to me and saying, 'Do you want to model?' So I told him, 'I am already acting in a movie'."
To that, Atul told her: "Ok, good, good."
The actress, who is
known for her fashion sense and brazen honesty, has made a place for herself in Bollywood with films like
Neerja,
Raanjhana,
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
The episode will air on Saturday on Colors Infinity.
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