Sonakshi Sinha History

Sonakshi Sinha (born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of Indian actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha.

 Birth Name and Screen Name: Sonakshi Sinha
Date of Birth: June 2, 1987
Father: Shatrughan Sinha
Mother: Punam Sinha
Elder Brothers: Luv Sinha and Kush Sinha

Biography

Birth Name: Sonakshi Sinha

Screen Name: Sonakshi Sinha

Gender: Female

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Birth Place: Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Nationality: Indian

Height: 5'6"

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Religion: Hindu

Mother Tongue: Hindi

Occupation: Actress, Model

Education: Fashion Designing course From SNDT, Mumbai

Marital Status: Single  

Hobbies & Interests

Interests: Sports, Photography, Illustration, Science, Music & Movies

Favourite Actor: Hrithik Roshan

Favourite Actress: Rani Mukherjee

Favourite Comedian: Russel Peters

Favorite Movies: Snatch, Fight Club, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Rocknrolla, Phone Booth, The Kite Runner, The Departed, Scarface, The Usual Suspects, Unbreakable, Spy Game, Kill Bill 1/2, Three Kings ferris buellers day off, The Last Samurai, Minority Report, L.A Confidential, Bringing Down The House, Oceans 11/12/13, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Zoolander, Zodiac, Little Nicky, The Longest Yard, Apolacypto, The Dark Knight, American History X, Death At A Funeral, The Darjeeling Limited, Trainspotting, Burn After Reading, Primal Fear, About A Boy, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Kaala Patthar, Kaalicharan, Shaan, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dev D, Dil Chahta Hai, Salaam-E-Ishq, Johnny Gaddaar, No Smoking, Jodhaa Akbar, Lagaan, Jab We Met, Rock On, Dostana, Taare Zameen Par

Favorite Music: Rock, Acid-Jazz, House, Hip-Hop, Bollywood

Favorite Books: Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts, The Davinci Code, Angels and Demons - Dan Brown, The Harry Potter Series, The Zahir, The Alchemist, 11 Minutes - Paulo Coelho Prey, Jurassic Park, Next, State Of Fear - Michael Crichton Fight Club

Debut Film: Dabangg

Career

Sonakshi Sinha started her career as a model and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion week 2008 and then again in Lakme Fashion week 2009.She made her acting debut with the film Dabangg co-starring Salman Khan.^[4] Dabangg went on to become one of the highest grossing Bollywood films.

Personal life

Sinha was born in Mumbai in a Srivastava Kayastha family. She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha.She has two brothers, Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha.

 

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Dabangg	Rajjo Pandey
2012	Rowdy Rathore	Paro
2012	Joker	Diva
2012	OMG – Oh My God	Herself	Special appearance in song "Go Go Govinda"
2012	Son of Sardar	Sukhmeet Kaur Sandhu
2012	Dabangg 2	Rajjo Pandey
2013	Himmatwala	Herself	Special appearance in song "Thank God It's Friday"
2013	Lootera	Pakhi Roy Chaudhary
2013	Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara	Jasmine Sheikh
2013	Boss	Herself	Special appearance in songs "Party All Night" and "Har Kisi Ko"
2013	Bullett Raja	Mitali
2013	R... Rajkumar	Chanda
2014	Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty	Saiba Thapar
2014	Action Jackson	Khushi
2014	Lingaa	Mani Bharathi	Tamil film
2015	Tevar	Radhika Mishra
2015	All Is Well	Herself	Special appearance in song "Nachan Farrate"
2015	Akira	Akira	Hindi

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2011	Annual Central European Bollywood Awards	Best Newcomer - Female	Dabangg	Won[50]
	Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards	Best Female Debut		Won[51]
	Filmfare Awards	Best Female Debut		Won[52]
	The Global Indian Film and TV Honours	Most Promising Fresh New Face- Female		Won[53]
	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Star Debut of the Year – Female		Won[54]
	Lions Gold Awards	Favourite Debutant Actress		Won[55]
	Star Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Female		Won[56]
	Stardust Awards	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female		Won[57]
		Best Thriller/Action Actress		Nominated[58]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut		Won[59]
		Best International Female Icon		Nominated[59]
	FICCI Frames Excellence Awards	Best Debut Actress		Won[60][61]
	Aaj Tak Awards	Best Debutante Actress		Won[62]
	Dadasaheb Phalke Awards	Best Debutant Actor – Female		Won[63]
2012	ETC Business Awards	Highest Grossing Actress	—	Won[64]
	People's Choice Awards India	Favorite Movie Actress	Rowdy Rathore	Nominated[65]
		Favorite Youth Movie Icon	—	Nominated[65]
2013	Stardust Awards	Best Thriller/Action Actress	Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg 2	Nominated[66]
		Best Comedy/Romance Actress	Son of Sardar	Nominated[66]
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Best Movie Actress	—	Nominated[67]
	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Role - Female	Lootera	Won[68]
		Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female		Nominated[69]
2014	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress		Nominated[70]
	Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role		Nominated[71]
	Screen Awards	Best Actress		Nominated [72]
		Popular Choice (Female)		Nominated [73]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actress (Critics)		Won[74]
	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Actress		Nominated[75]