Sonam Kapoor dons saree and overcoat for UK PM Rishi Sunak’s reception at 10 Downing Street, Anand Ahuja reacts

Sonam Kapoor made sure she was the biggest stunner at the reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate UK India week on Wednesday. The actor represented India in a light green floral saree by Rohit Bal and added the English touch by wearing a white overcoat on it. She was styled by sister Rhea Kapoor. Also read: Blind teaser: Sonam Kapoor plays a visually-impaired police officer in search of a serial killer. Watch

Sharing the pictures of her look for the evening on Instagram, Sonam wrote, “Representing in @rohitbalofficial for the reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate UK India week. What a beautiful day and so happy I got to wear a sari in the gorgeous London summer.”

Who all liked Sonam’s look

Anand Ahuja reacted to her post, “wiiiilldddd” along with heart eyes emojis. A fan wrote, “Oh my! How beautiful.” Many called her “gorgeous” and “stunning”. A comment also read: “Absolutely beautiful”. All from Malaika Arora, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Arjun Kapoor to Bhumi Pednekar and Disha Patani liked her post on Instagram.

More about the reception at 10 Downing Street

The reception was hosted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his official residence and office in 10 Downing Street and is a part of India Global Forum’s flagship event UK-India Week, which is being held from June 26-30 in London. UK-India Week 2023 is the 5th iteration of IGF’s flagship event, a weeklong programme that seeks to honour and strengthen the longstanding partnership between these two countries by providing a platform to spotlight crucial topics, including politics, trade, business, sustainability, inclusion, and innovation.

Sonam to make her film comeback

On Tuesday, Sonam saw the teaser release of her comeback film, Blind. It stars Sonam as a cop chasing a serial killer despite her visual impairment. Directed by Shome Makhija, Blind also stars Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak, Lilette Dubey, and Shubham Saraf. The film is a Bollywood remake of the 2011 Korean crime thriller of the same name, directed by Ahn Sang-hoon. Blind is set to stream on the Jio Cinema from July 7, two days ahead of her birthday.

Sonam was last seen in 2019 film The Zoya Factor opposite Dulquer Salmaan. Blind will be her first film after the birth of her son Vayu.