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Sonam Kapoor "Bakhtawar Murad better known by her screenname Sonam (born on
September 2 ,1972 ,India ) is a formerBollywood actress. She is the niece of character actorRaza Murad and granddaughter of veteran character actor Murad. Her cousin is actressSanober Kabir . [http://blog.fropper.com/times/2006/05/sanober_kabir.html]Career
She first entered India's Hindi film industry
Bollywood after being launched byYash Chopra in the1988 film "Vijay". She shot into fame in the1989 film "Tridev ". She was known for the song "Oye Oye...Tirchi Topi Wale" in the film which was very popular at the time. Also for the first time she was recognized for her performance is Mitti aur Sona. Earlier, she was known as Sex Symbol. But, she shocked everyone when she married to Rajiv Rai at the age of 19 years old and declared that she quiting.She was named by her parents as "Bakhtawar" which is used in arabic names meaning Fortunate, lucky. She renamed herself Sonam to have a milder sounding name to suit the Indian film industry. Interestingly the name Sonam is of Tibetan origin and means "The fortunate one". She made over 30 films from 1988 through to
1994 . Her last film appearance was in "Insaniyat " and she has not appeared in any film since.Personal life
She converted to
Hinduism after marrying Bollywood film directorRajiv Rai who had directed her in "Tridev " and "Vishwatma " in 1991 when she was only 19 years old and left the industy. Her father-in-law was successful film producerGulshan Rai . She had to leaveIndia with Rajiv Rai in 1997 after an attempt was made on his life by theMumbai organized crime leaderAbu Salem . She is now settled with her husband in theUK and has one child with him. Rajiv has still occasionally continued to direct Bollywood films.Filmography
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sQ0uY-qU8# Video of Sonam in Tridev song]
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