Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha
Sinha in 2023
Born (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)
Patna, Bihar, India
Alma materSNDT Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Parents
AwardsFull list

Sonakshi Sinha (pronounced [soːnaːkʂi sɪnɦa]; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series.[1] The daughter of actors and politicians Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha, she has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2017, and in 2019. She is the recipient of several accolades, including one Filmfare Award and two Zee Cine Awards.

After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting debut with the action film Dabangg in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[2] Sinha rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers. Sinha received critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama Lootera (2013), for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[3][4][5] This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful films, with the exception of Mission Mangal (2019).[6] She has since gained critical praise for her starring roles in the thriller series Dahaad (2023) and the period drama series Heeramandi (2024).

Aside from acting, Sinha has ventured into singing, beginning with a song in her film Tevar (2015). Her debut single, "Aaj Mood Ishqholic Hai" was released in 2015. She is married to actor Zaheer Iqbal.

  1. ^ Joginder Tuteja (31 December 2015). "Sonakshi Sinha Turns Singer-Rapper -Singer-Rapper/2015/12/31/article3203720.ece". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Gaurav Dubey. "Salman Khan hosts an impromptu birthday bash for Sonakshi Sinha". Mid-Day. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sonakshi Sinha: Year since 'Lootera', appreciation hasn't stopped". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Shatrughan Sinha breaks down after watching daughter Sonakshi in Lootera". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (5 September 2016). ""No one doubted my capacity as an actor in the past as well" – Sonakshi Sinha on Akira appreciation : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
  6. ^ "Sonakshi Sinha". Box Office India. Retrieved 8 March 2018.