Short Biography
Sonu was born on 30-07-1973 in Moga in the state of Punjab, India. He is an Indian Film Actor, Model, Film Producer, Voice Artist, Humanitarian & Philanthropist. He is well-known for his work in Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu cinema. He also acted in some Kannada, Punjabi, English, Urdu, Mandarin & Hollywood movies as well. He was in current affairs during the Covid-19 Crisis for helping labor migrants to reach their home towns.
Sonu Sood Complete Bio & Career
Sonu Sood being the son of an engineer and a teacher was always encouraged for studies. He was very intelligent in studies. So he never compromised with his education to fulfill his acting dream. He completed his basic education from Sacred Heart School, Moga and moved to Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, here the actor completed his degree in Electronics. Completing his graduation, Sonu decided to pursue his career in acting and hence reached Mumbai.
He debuted his profession as a supporting actor through a Tamil drama film named Kallazhagar (1999). Sood worked for Telugu film hands up in 2001 and this film got him popularity as a Telugu actor. Now, it was time for making a debut in Bollywood. He made many attempts to get a role in Bollywood films. His attempts got success when he got selected for the movie ''shaheed-e-Azam'' as a lead actor. He played the character of Bhagat Singh in this movie. This movie opened for him the way to Bollywood.
After it, he became part of many Bollywood movies, several of his films were the blockbuster hits of Bollywood. In 2004, he worked in Abhishek Bachchan's movie ''Yuva'' where he was in the role of Abhishek's brother. The movie was based on student politics. He played all types of characters in movies whether it is a Villian, Patriot, Lover, or any other.
He is well known for his role as villain in Salman Khan starer movie ''Dabangg'' and won the "IIFA Award" for the best actor in a negative role. There is a series of film-like Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, Arundhati, Sheesha, Super, Kurukshetra, Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Singh is Kinng, Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap, Jodhaa Akbar, Aagadu, R.. Rajkumar, Entertainment, Simmba, Devi and many more and proved his passion and love for acting.
These films witness that there could be hardly any actor left in Bollywood and the Tamil industry with whom Sonu Sood did not work. He is not only a successful actor in the Bollywood industry but he also got a chance to work with ''Jackie Chan'' in the movie ''Kung Fu Yoga''. It was a Chinese action, adventure, and comedy film.
The actor can also be seen in many commercials and advertisements like Pepsi, MRF tires, Signature, etc. He is the brand ambassador of IG International which is India's largest fresh fruit importer.
In 2016, he launched his own production house called Shakti Sagar Productions, the name of company is on his father name Shaki Sagar Sood. In the same year, he produced the Tamil film Devi which was also released in Telugu with name Abhinetri
& in Hindi with name Tutak Tutak Tutiya. In 2020, he established an NGO called
Sood Charity Foundation, which has helped thousands of people across the world.