“Every girl born is lucky”
“SIR IAN MURRAY MCKELLEN (LORD OF THE RINGS) ONCE SAID SOMETHING THAT RESONATED WITH ME. HE SAID EACH CHARACTER IS PLAYED THROUGH THE FILTER OF WHO YOU ARE. SO, YOU’RE LIKE A SIEVE. THERE’S ALWAYS A BIT OF YOU IN THE CHARACTER AND A BIT OF THE CHARACTER LEFT BEHIND IN YOU”
The ‘Sonam Factor’ is compelling. Dad Anil Kapoor credits her birth to the turnaround in his career with his films and sweeping the box-office in the late’80s. And while she a quirky romcom, based on the bestseller written by Anuja Chauhan, had her play Zoya Solanki, the lucky charm of the Indian cricket team. It may have been a slow earner but the frothy story that combines cricket, love, luck and superstition deserves merit for its theme. “I believe every girl born in this world is lucky. It’s a shame that for years girls were considered a burden. My father believes I’m lucky for him. Even my sister, Rhea (Kapoor), is lucky for him. We girls are like gifts to our parents. The name Zoya in the film means the same, a gift,” she says. Rooting for girls she continues, “In fact, you come across old parents, who say it’s our daughters, who are taking care of us eventually.”
