Sonam Kapoor opens up about falling in love for the first time, first crush and her first date

MUMBAI: Her bubbly, effervescent voice is infectious, even over a crackling and disturbed phone connection. Sonam Kapoor is in the middle of publicity shots, interviews, meetings and movie plans for the weekend, but she still finds time to answer questions on love, life and of course, ‘Saawariya’.

You seem to have worked really hard on your look in Saawariya. Are you happy with it?
Well, to be honest, I haven’t worn too much make up in the film, but Bhansali makes his heroines look so beautiful that I was confident that the result would be good. Also, growing up, I never thought that I was as beautiful as some of the people around me. I mean, look at Madhuri Dixit, or Rani Mukherjee. They are real beauties I am nothing.

Growing up, you have had to battle weight issues. Now that you are fit and fine, is there too much pressure to look good all the time?
Not really. At one point of time, I weighed 86 kilos, but I never felt that I was ugly. There was no inferiority complex. I only lost the weight because it was a health issue. My parents are so fit, that they kept telling me to lose the weight. So even now, I am not under any impression that I look very good. As a kid too, I was very tomboyish.

Any crushes when you were a teenager?
Of course, I had a huge crush on Leonardo Di Caprio and Salman Khan. I was obsessed with Leo. I had posters of him all over.


Do you remember your first date?
Yeah (giggles). I was fourteen, and we went to McDonalds! Actually I was the basketball captain in school, and he was the football captain. We thought we’d go on a date, and to top it all, my brother came along with us! It was so hilarious.

Ever been in love? What was it like?
Oh it was the most wonderful feeling ever. Of course I won’t tell you who it was, but I enjoyed every moment of it. Love can take you to extremes. It can make you deliriously happy or it can take you to the depths of pain and agony. I have gone through both.

How do you cope with the pain that love brings?
I don’t. I just revel in it. That is the best thing to do.