May 25, 2017
National Award winning actress Sonam
Kapoor, who stepped out in style at the 70th Cannes Film Festival red
carpet earlier this week, says she does not take any credit for the way
she looks. She says her genes, fashion designers, make-up artists and
the photographers are to be thanked.
Asked about whom she would like to give credit for her good looks,
Sonam told the media during a video interview from Cannes Film
Festival: "I cannot take any credit for that. All I do is walk the red
carpet and smile in front of the camera. I think for my beauty, the
first credit goes to my genes, courtesy Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor.
For my appearance, the credit goes to my make-up artist Namrata Soni,
beauty products by L'Oreal and the creative team that works for me."
Then she quipped: "I would also like to thank all the photographers who
are clicking my good pictures and Almighty that produced me and put me
on planet Earth."
Sonam was praised for picking a sequinned peach Elie Saab dress
followed by a prismatic saree by NorBlack NorWhite and a creation of
Anamika Khanna. They also made a comparison between her looks and the
appearances by other L'Oreal Paris brand ambassadors Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. However, such scrutiny does not bother
the actress at all.
Asked about her opinion on Deepika's look, Sonam said: "I think she
looked amazing in all her appearances as she was being herself."
The fact that only one student-made film made its way to Cannes this
year, Sonam said she hopes more works from the Indian film industry are
showcased at such platforms.
"If and when I will direct a film, I would love to show it at such a
festival. It is always a wish for any artiste to be on a platform to
showcase the best of Indian talents, and I truly believe that Indian
films have a wider audience, so we should show our films. Maybe one
day, hopefully, one of my films will be showcased at the Cannes…I think
I have done a lot of films that deserve to be on a festival circuit
like 'Delhi 6', 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', 'Neerja' and 'Raanjhanaa'," said
Sonam.
On the film front for now, the actress is occupied with three projects
-- "Padman" with Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt's biopic and her sister Rhea
Kapoor's production "Veere Di Wedding".