Currently Sonam Kapoor had an interview with Times of India and she talked clearly about the controversies such as Abhay Deol, Shobha De etc.. She even clarified few things which have surrounded her as star-kid personality.
Never travelled in Business Class as a kid“My dad’s struggle was different, but many times, he says to me, ‘Why are you working so hard?’ I live with my parents just like all Indian girls do. I started working at the age of 18 and since then, I haven’t taken a penny from my parents. I’ve had my struggles.
I’ve worked as an assistant director, which is no better than being a peon. At 18, I’ve taken the train and have earned `3000 as salary and lived on it, really lived on it. Nobody knows that I pay my own bills. My dad has never bought me a designer thing. My first designer bag was a small Chanel bag from London, which I bought myself. So, my parents have given me everything, but they haven’t given me the luxuries people think they’ve given me. Today, on my flight, I saw a couple of kids, and I thought, ‘When I was that age, I never travelled in business class.’ I was in boarding school, and the flight I used to take was not business class. But the very next minute, I thought that there are people who have never taken a flight in their life. So, each person has his/her own struggles.”
Whose decision was it to live on her own income? “It’s both, because my dad did not launch me. He had nothing to do with me for the first few years of my career. He produced “Aisha”, and that too, after I’d auditioned my ass off for “Delhi 6″ and “Saawariya”. I was discovered on a whim by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, I didn’t want to be an actor… So it’s all kismat.
Parents are fine with my relationships, as long as I am discreet
She says “So, financially, I’m independent, but emotionally, I’m not, and don’t want to be. I think most Indian kids love to be protected. I have four people who are always updating my mom and dad about me. They are answerable to my mom for taking care of me,”
Since she is protected, will it be an issue if she is in a relationship? Sonam says “They are fine with it, as long as I’m discreet.”
Does it mean she is in a relationship? She smiles and said “Umm… I am or I am not, I won’t talk about it.”
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