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Sonam Kapoor: I am a novice in front of Dhanush

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Sonam Kapoor says Dhanush is a brilliant actor

Highlights

  • Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen sharing the screen space with Tamil star Dhanush in Raanjhnaa, says she feels like a newcomer in front of the Kolaveri singer despite her seven-year-old career in Bollywood.
  • Sonam essays the role of a student from Benaras who comes to Delhi to join Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the love story, directed by Anand L Rai.
  • "I am still a newcomer and he has worked a many more years than I have in Indian film Industry. It is his debut Bollywood project but I wouldn't call him a new comer. I think he is one of the most brilliant actors and he is definitely better actor than me. I feel like a novice when I work with him," Sonam told PTI.
  • Ranjhaana will hit theatres on June 28, 2013. The 27-year-old actress started her acting career with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007 opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did not do well at the box-office but Sonam was noticed for her screen presence.
  • Sonam says her goal now is to be a part of interesting projects that would satisfy the actress in her.
  • "I had lost my way for sometime so I need to do things that I am happy with. It's not about being the number one heroine or money. It's about doing roles that I enjoy. My biggest ambition is happiness," she said.
  • The actress is quite busy with her back-to-back projects including Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Khubsoorat remake and filmmaker Nupur Asthana's Yash Raj project.
  • "I don't shoot two films at the same time. I finish one character and get into another character because I change my look for every film. It's difficult but I enjoy doing that," she said.
  • Sonam would be reprising the role played by Rekha in the remake of Khubsoorat and the actress is ready to face comparisons with the legendary diva.
  • "I am glad that I got the opportunity to play a character that is so vibrant and alive. I am Anil Kapoor's daughter so I am always compared with legends. It is a part and parcel of my life. The film is not the same story at all. We have just taken the spirit of the girl. It is the spirit of the character that I want to capture," she said.
New Delhi: Sonam Kapoor, who will be seensharing the screen space with Tamil star Dhanush inRaanjhnaa, says she feels like a newcomer in front of theKolaveri singer despite her seven-year-old career inBollywood.

Sonam essays the role of a student from Benaras who comesto Delhi to join Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the lovestory, directed by Anand L Rai.

"I am still a newcomer and he has worked a many moreyears than I have in Indian film Industry. It is his debutBollywood project but I wouldn't call him a new comer. I thinkhe is one of the most brilliant actors and he is definitelybetter actor than me. I feel like a novice when I work withhim," Sonam told PTI.

Ranjhaana will hit theatres on June 28, 2013.The 27-year-old actress started her acting career withSanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007 opposite RanbirKapoor. The film did not do well at the box-office but Sonamwas noticed for her screen presence.

Sonam says her goal now is to be a part of interestingprojects that would satisfy the actress in her.

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"I had lost my way for sometime so I need to do thingsthat I am happy with. It's not about being the number oneheroine or money. It's about doing roles that I enjoy. Mybiggest ambition is happiness," she said.

The actress is quite busy with her back-to-back projectsincluding Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Khubsoorat remake andfilmmaker Nupur Asthana's Yash Raj project.

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"I don't shoot two films at the same time. I finish onecharacter and get into another character because I change mylook for every film. It's difficult but I enjoy doing that,"she said.

Sonam would be reprising the role played by Rekha in theremake of Khubsoorat and the actress is ready to facecomparisons with the legendary diva.

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"I am glad that I got the opportunity to play a characterthat is so vibrant and alive. I am Anil Kapoor's daughter so Iam always compared with legends. It is a part and parcel of mylife. The film is not the same story at all. We have justtaken the spirit of the girl. It is the spirit of thecharacter that I want to capture," she said.
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