Sonam Kapoor was born and raised in Chembur, Mumbai. She is the eldest daughter of Anil Kapoor, who is Punjabi, and Sunita Kapoor, who is Sindhi and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor.She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actress Sridevi, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah.Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan.She is also the cousin of newcoming actor Arjun Kapoor.
