Beyond a red-carpet beauty: Let's celebrate Sonam Kapoor, a voracious reader on her 33rd birthday

By Bollywood Reporter

on June 09, 2018

Sonam Kapoor has turned 33 today. A beautiful actress, a red carpet stunner and a woman of free thoughts, Sonam is also a voracious reader. She is a bookworm. And let's just talk about that aspect of hers here. Because, hey, just how many times do we talk about actresses beyond their physical beauty?

So, whether she's promoting her upcoming film, chilling out with friends, travelling with family, busy endorsing products, walking the red carpets or even trying to grab a calm day at home, her books never leave her. She says she got her habit of reading since childhood when her mother used to read her bedtime stories. Today too, as revealed by herself in many interviews, she can be seen cuddled up to her blanket in her fancy PJs with the paperback in her hand at nights. And if you're thinking, it's just those books with pretty covers that attract her, or she reads to kill her time during flights and at other occasions, you are definitely thinking wrong. Sonam has read every genre and her library includes books ranging from Mahabharata, English classics, kids books to distinct memoirs and celebrated biographies. A look at her Instagram timeline is a proof:

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In fact, she gets more books than cosmetics, clothes or accessories as gifts by friends who know her closely. Like, this book by designer JJ Valaya:

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It's sad that most of us don't see a Bollywood actress beyond her on-screen image. She could be a brilliant writer, an inspirational speaker or just a well read person like Sonam Kapoor, but confining her to the box of 'being pretty' is what we enjoy the most. Don't we?