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Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress. She started her professional career in 2010 in Dabangg, and since then has appeared in more than twenty-five Indian films. She also worked as a costume designer in her early career, designing the costumes for films such as Mera Dil Leke Dekho.
Background
Ethnicity:
Sinha was born into a Bihari Kayastha family from her paternal side; her mother's family is Sindhi.
Sonakshi Sinha was born on June 2, 1987, in Patna, Bihar, India. Her father, Shatrughan Sinha, and her mother, Poonam Chandiramani, are actors in Hindi cinema. Her father was a political member of Bharatiya Janata Party and switched to Indian National Congress in 2019. She is the youngest of three children; her two elder brothers, Luv Sinha and Kush Sinha, are twins.
Education
Sinha studied at Arya Vidya Mandir, and later graduated in fashion designing from Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic of Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University.
Sinha started her career as a costume designer, designing the costumes for films such as Mera Dil Leke Dekho in 2005. She made her acting debut in the 2010 film Dabangg, in which she starred opposite Salman Khan. It went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2010 and ultimately emerged as an all-time blockbuster. Her performance was well-received. Although Sinha had no film releases in 2011, she won numerous awards for her debut.
Sinha had four releases in 2012, her first being Prabhu Deva's Rowdy Rathore, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics, although it had a strong opening at the box office, collecting $2.2 million on the first day and eventually became a blockbuster. Her third film, Ashwni Dhir's Son of Sardar, opposite Ajay Devgn, was poorly received by the critics but proved to be an economic success. Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 2, the sequel to her immensely successful debut garnered little praise from critics, though it proved to be a major financial success. Sinha also dubbed for the voice of Tooth in the Hindi version of Rise of the Guardians.
Sinha's first film of 2013 was Vikramaditya Motwane's period romance-drama Lootera, placing her opposite Ranveer Singh. Despite receiving a lukewarm response at the box office, the film and Sinha gathered praise, with Sinha's portrayal of Pakhi, a Bengali girl who is dying of tuberculosis, receiving universal acclaim from critics.
Sinha appeared in Milan Luthria's crime romance film Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!, the sequel to Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, in which she was paired with Akshay Kumar again, as well as Imran Khan. The movie was a commercial disappointment. She then appeared in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja opposite Saif Ali Khan, a box office flop. Her final release of the year was Prabhu Deva's R... Rajkumar opposite Shahid Kapoor. A moderate commercial success, the film, and her performance received negative reviews.
In 2014, after providing her voice for the voice of Jewel in the Hindi-dubbed Rio 2, Sinha was seen in A.R. Murugadoss's action thriller Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, a remake of the director's Tamil film Thuppakki. Starring opposite Akshay Kumar, Sinha appeared as a boxer. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and emerged as a box office hit. She also appeared in a music video with Yo Yo Honey Singh titled Superstar. In July, Sinha jointly bought a team in the World Kabaddi League. Her second release of 2014 was Prabhu Deva's Action Jackson, with Ajay Devgn and Yami Gautam. She made her Kollywood debut opposite Rajinikanth in KS Ravikumar's Lingaa, her final release in 2014.
In 2015, she appeared in Boney Kapoor's remake of Okkadu, titled Tevar, opposite Arjun Kapoor. Tevar underperformed at the box office and was one of the biggest flops of the year. Sonakshi also released her debut single "Aaj Mood Ishqholic Hai", in collaboration with Meet Bros on December 23, 2015.
In 2016, Sinha starred in the remake of the 2011 Tamil film Mouna Guru, entitled Akira, an action-drama from director AR Murugadoss, in which she played an aggressive college student. Akira had taken the best start at the box office amongst all female-centric releases of 2016. Then she appeared in Abhinay Deo's action-thriller Force 2 opposite John Abraham. Though Sinha's character was labeled as an unformed agent, her performance received some acclaim.
In 2017, she was seen in Sunhil Sippy's comedy film Noor based on Saba Imtiaz's novel Karachi, You're Killing Me. She featured in the titular role of Noor alongside Kanan Gill, Shibani Dandekar, and Purab Kohli. Her performance received major acclaim, but commercially the film flopped. Her last film release in the year was Abhay Chopra's Ittefaq, a remake of the 1969 murder mystery Ittefaq, opposite Sidharth Malhotra, and Akshay Khanna. Ittefaq was a moderate box office success.
In March 2017, Sinha announced that she was working on a new single. She also confirmed that she would perform in the opening act for Canadian singer Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour concert at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on May 10, where she hoped to launch her new single.
In 2018, she was seen in comedy spoof film Welcome to New York, with an ensemble cast including Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Johar, and others. The film was shot in IIFA Awards 2017 and was the first film to be based on an award show. The film received overwhelming negative reviews and Sinha's appearance in the film was particularly criticized. The same year, Sinha appeared in female-oriented comedy film Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi along with Diana Penty in the eponymous character. The film was released on August 24, 2018. As with her previous release, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi was a commercial disappointment. Then, she made a special appearance in a song of Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se.
In 2019, she performed in a song ''Mungda'' in a comedy film Total Dhamaal. She next starred in the period romance film Kalank with an ensemble cast including Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, and Varun Dhawan. The film failed to perform well commercially.
Sinha will next star in Khandaani Shafakhana as Babita "Baby" Bedi, and in Mission Mangal, which features an ensemble cast, including Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, and Taapsee Pannu. After that, she will reprise her role in Dabangg 3 opposite Salman Khan, which will be directed by Prabhu Deva. She will also appear alongside Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Parineeti Chopra in war drama film Bhuj: The Pride of India, which is to be released in 2020.
(A sequel to Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. Mafia Don, Shoaib...)
2013
Religion
Sinha is affiliated with Hinduism.
Politics
In 2019 Sinha supported her father Shatrughan Sinha's decision to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and join the Congress, adding that her father "should have done it long ago."
Views
Sinha is a professed animal lover, and she had posed for a PETA campaign advocating the adoption and sterilization of dogs and cats. She has starred in a one-minute video PSA, urging everyone to adopt animals and have them sterilized. She also promotes breaking the stereotypes of typical body size.
Quotations:
"Breeders, pet stores and people who don't sterilize their animals are responsible for all the animals who end up homeless. Every time someone buys a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store, a homeless animal roaming the streets or waiting in an animal shelter loses a chance at a home and a good life."
Personality
Sinha's favourite actors are Hrithik Roshan, Russel Peters, Sridevi, Rekha, and Rani Mukerji.
Her favourite films are Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Zoolander, Primal Fear, About A Boy, Love Actually, and Notting Hill.
Her favorite books are Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, and The Da Vinci Code by Ron Howard.
Her favorite fashion designers are Manish Malhotra, Salvatore Ferragamo, Narendra Kumar, Manish Malhotra, and Vikram Phadnis
She is a tech savvy.
Her hobbies include photography, reading, yoga and dancing.
Physical Characteristics:
Sinha's height is 5' 6'' (169 cm), and she weighs around 154 lbs (70 kg). Her hair colour is black, and her eye colour is dark brown.
She is left-handed.
Sinha was once overweight, but she lost 30 kg for the demand of her debut film Dabangg in 2010.
Despite her hectic schedule, she makes sure maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle. She is very particular about her skin care routine; she cleanses, tones and moisturizes on a daily basis and does Multani mitti pack occasionally. She also drinks a lot of water to keep her skin fresh.
Sinha's looks are often compared with the yesteryear actress Reena Roy, her father's co-star.
Interests
photography, reading
Writers
Gregory David Roberts, Ron Howard
Sport & Clubs
yoga, dancing
Connections
Sinha is not married yet. She dated Aditya Shroff, but the couple broke up.