Sonam Kapoor’s I Hate Luv Storys, Aisha to release in 2010

Sonam Kapoor set for a busy 2010

Sonam Kapoor Verve photo

Sonam Kapoor fans are likely to have a super 2010. The actress, who debuted in 2007 and has done only two movies since then, has her hands full this year – two films are to be released and shooting is on for three others.

Sonam Kapoor’s upcoming movies

I hate Luv Story’s (2010)
Aisha (2010)
Thank You (2011 )
Mausam (2011)
Unnamed movie (2011 / 2012)

Sonam Kapoor, the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, debuted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor and was then seen in Rakeysh Mehra’s Delhi-6 with Abhishek Bachchan. The 24-year-old is keenly awaiting the release of Aisha and I Hate Luv Storys in 2010.

Photo: Sonam Kapoor, Imran Khan on the sets of I Hate Luv Storys

“Guys, I’ve finished filming Aisha and I Hate Luv Storys and they will be my two releases this year. I’m working on three films this year. I’m doing Thank You, Mausam and the third one I can’t talk about,” Sonam Kapoor posted on her Twitter page recently.

I Hate Luv Storys is a romantic movie slated for a July 2 release. Produced by Karan Johar and directed by his nephew, debutant Punit Malhotra, the film casts Sonam Kapoor opposite Imran Khan (best known for Jane Tu … Ya Jaane Na) and Sammir Dattani. There were media reports recently that Punit Malhotra and Sonam Kapoor are dating. Also heard from the sets of I Hate Luv Storys was a funny story of how Sonam was embarrassed and refused to shoot intimate scenes when her father, Anil Kapoor, visited the sets.

In I Hate Luv Storys, the fashionable young actress plays a character similar to her off-screen persona. Samir Dattani plays a movie director, while Imran Khan is an assistant director and Sonam Kapoor plays a production designer. Both the men fall in love with Sonam Kapoor, and the fireworks begin. Nothing new as far as the storyline is concerned, but what might be different would be the treatment – an area where Bollywood is getting better all the time with the new crop of young directors.

Aisha, Anil Kapoor’s home production, is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma. Sonam plays an uber chic high-society girl. Abhay Deol, Arunudoy Singh and popular veejay Cyrus Sahukar also star in the film, expected to release on August 6, 2010.

The actress says that Aisha is close to her heart because she plays Emma and had a wonderful time discovering who she is.

On the fact that she’s doing Anil Kapoor’s film, Sonam Kapoor said that her father is not making a film for her. He’s making the film because he believes in the script, she said, adding that she discusses movies and acting with her father, but the final decision is always hers.

Sources said Sonam Kapoor wants I Hate Luv Storys to release before Aisha, her home production as she’s keen not to have two releases in the same month.

The actress, known to be quite a fashionista, says she’s “a young, happy-go-lucky, well-read working girl, who likes to work hard and have fun meeting people.”

Apart from her new releases, Sonam Kapoor will also be working on Anees Bazmee’s romantic comedy Thank You with Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Kapoor’s Mausam with his son Shahid and another project for which details are not available. We’ll get them to you as soon as we are in the know.

Mausam, Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut, spotlights his son, Shahid Kapoor, with Sonam Kapoor. The film is scheduled to go on the floors in May. The film was to be shot in Kashmir, but the shooting was cancelled due to security issues. Mausam will now be shot in Edinburgh.

Shahid Kapoor, who plays an air force pilot in the film, has prioritized his father’s work and is not taking on any other roles till Mausam is wrapped up.

Sonam Kapoor will soon be off to Canada for a shooting stint for Thank You. The actress plays a character very similar to tennis player Sania Mirza in the romantic comedy, for which shooting starts in April 2010.

Director Anees Bazmee said Sonam plays a tennis champion in the film while Akshay Kumar plays a serial flirt who turns a new leaf when he meets Sonam. The movie is said to be a funny take on courtship.

Sonam Kapoor will be trained by a tennis coach for her role.

The actress is happy with the way her career has progressed till now. She says she’s been recognized for her acting skills and not as arm candy, which is what she wants.

Before venturing into acting, Sonam Kapoor, the granddaughter of film-maker Surinder Kapoor, worked as an assistant with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and assisted him on the making Black (2005). She then debuted opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007). The film did not do very well, but her performance was lauded by most critics.