Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood
Sood in 2012
Born (1973-07-30) 30 July 1973 (age 50)
Moga, Punjab, India[1]
EducationYeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur (B.E. in Electronics Engineering)
Occupations
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Sonali Shridhar Sood
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(m. 1996)​
Children2

Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973)[2][3] is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu films and few Tamil, Kannada films. He is known for his performances as the negative lead in most of his films and for his humanitarian work, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster Arundhati.[4] In 2010, he garnered the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his performance in Bollywood film Dabangg.[5] In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in Julayi.[citation needed]

Sood's other successful works include Yuva (2004), Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Ashok (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Kandireega (2011), Dookudu (2011), Shootout at Wadala (2013), R... Rajkumar (2013), Happy New Year (2014), Devi (2016), Kung Fu Yoga (2017), Simmba (2018), and Kurukshetra (2019).[6] He also appeared in commercials for Apollo Tyres and Airtel.[7][8]

In July 2016, he established the production house Shakti Sagar Productions, which is named after his father, Shakti Sagar Sood.[9] In September 2020, Sood was chosen for the ‛SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award’ by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for his humanitarian works during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11][12]

In June 2022, he launched his social media app called Explurger.[13][14]

  1. ^ Goyal, Divya (8 February 2016). "Sonu Sood's father passes away, actor says he is 'shattered'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Sonu Sood about his childhood memories with ANI".
  3. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Sonu Sood shares his birthday plans, reveals why he is making action-thriller 'Fateh'". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ Joshi, Tushar (26 October 2009). "Sonu Sood Wins Nandi Award For Arundhati". Mid Day.
  5. ^ Krishna, Rege, Bal, Manisha (26 June 2011). "Dabangg Wins Big at IIFA Awards". The Newswire.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Udasi, Harshikaa (22 April 2013). "Snippets: Finally a nod". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Sonu Sood turns producer with Lucky Unlucky". The Hindu. 1 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Handsome Indian Men – Sonu Sood". Webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  9. ^ Kotwani, Hiren (28 January 2017). "Jackie Chan unveils the poster of Sonu Sood's production '2 in 1'". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Sonu Sood's UNDP award makes his personal brand even taller". ET Brand Equity.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Sonu Sood joins the likes of Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio as he receives UN award". Wionews.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Sonu Sood receives SDG special humanitarian action award by UNDP". Business Standard. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Actor Sonu Sood Wants To 'Make People Addicted In A Good Way' With His Social Media App Explurger". outlookindia.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ^ Tech, HT (8 June 2022). "Sonu Sood App Explurger to Take on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter? Check Out the Rewards You'll Get". The Hindustan Times.