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Sonu Sood

Sonu SoodFrom infopedia the free encyclopedia

Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film director, producer and philanthropist from Moga, Punjab. He has worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films and is best known for powerful villain and supporting roles, including Pasupathi in Arundhati (2009) and Chhedi Singh in Dabangg (2010).

An engineering graduate, he moved to Mumbai to try modelling and acting. He made his film debut in Tamil cinema in 1999, and his Hindi debut as Bha Read more

Sonu Sood
Wiki & Bios
  • Native Name :

    Sonu Sood

  • Nickname :

    Sonu

  • Born :

    30-07-1973

  • Birth Place :

    Moga, Punjab, India

  • Occupation :

    Actor, Film Director, Producer, Philanthropist

  • Spouse Name :

    Sonali Sood (m. 1996)

  • Year Active :

    1999 – present

  • Notable Work :

    Arundhati, Dabangg, Jodhaa Akbar, Yuva, Happy New Year, Simmba, Fateh (director)

  • Organization :

    Sood Charity Foundation; Shakti Sagar Productions

  • Marital Status:

    Married

  • Zodiac Sign:

    Leo

  • Height:

    NA

  • Weight:

    NA

  • Figure Mesurement:

    Indian Rupees

  • TV Serials:

    Mtv Roadies (host)

  • Religion:

    Hinduism

  • Facebook:

    https://facebook.com/ActorSonuSood

  • Instagram:

    https://instagram.com/sonu_sood/

  • Twitter:

    https://x.com/SonuSood

  • Nationality:

    Indian

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Career

South Indian debut (1999–2003)

Sonu Sood began his film career in Tamil cinema with Kallazhagar and Nenjinile (1999), and soon worked in Telugu films too. His first Hindi film was Shaheed-E-Azam (2002), in which he played the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Bollywood and Telugu success (2004–2009)

He gained recognition with the following films:

  • Mani Ratnam's Yuva (2004)
  • Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)
  • The Telugu hit Athadu (2005)
  • Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar (2008), as Sujamal

His role as the villain Pasupathi in the Telugu blockbuster Arundhati (2009) won him the Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu.

Mainstream stardom (2010–2019)

As the villain Chhedi Singh in Salman Khan's Dabangg (2010), he won the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Other notable films:

  • Dookudu (2011)
  • Julayi (2012)
  • Shootout at Wadala (2013)
  • R... Rajkumar (2013)
  • Happy New Year (2014)
  • Kung Fu Yoga (2017, with Jackie Chan)
  • Paltan (2018)
  • Simmba (2018)
  • The Kannada epic Kurukshetra (2019)

In 2016 he set up his production company, Shakti Sagar Productions.

Director and host (2020s)

Sonu hosted the youth reality show MTV Roadies from 2022. He wrote, produced and directed Fateh, an action thriller about cyber fraud starring himself and Jacqueline Fernandez, which was released in theatres on 10 January 2025.

Humanitarian work

When India's COVID-19 lockdown left millions of migrant workers stranded in 2020, Sonu Sood:

  • Organised buses, trains and chartered flights to send thousands of them home
  • Flew over 1,500 Indian students back from Kyrgyzstan
  • Launched the Pravasi Rojgar job platform for workers who had lost their jobs
  • Supplied oxygen cylinders and set up oxygen plants during the second wave in 2021

He wrote about this experience in the book I Am No Messiah (2020, with Meena Iyer). Through the Sood Charity Foundation he supports education, healthcare and disaster relief.

In February 2026 he received the People's Pride of the Year award at the Zee Samvaad Real Heroes Awards. In August 2026 he pledged food and shelter for victims of the Nepal floods.

Awards & Achievements

  • Nandi Award for Best Villain – Arundhati (2009)
  • Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu – Arundhati (2009)
  • IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – Dabangg (2010)
  • Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – Dabangg
  • UNDP SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award (2020) for COVID-19 relief work
  • Named State Icon of Punjab by the Election Commission (2020)
  • Author of the memoir I Am No Messiah (Penguin, 2020)
  • People's Pride of the Year, Zee Samvaad Real Heroes Awards (February 2026)

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References

  1. "Bollywood actor hailed for helping stranded migrants", BBC News, 25 May 2020. Link
  2. "Sonu Sood trends online for helping migrants go back home", India Today, 23 May 2020. Link
  3. "Sonu Sood receives SDG special humanitarian action award by UNDP", Business Standard, 29 September 2020. Link
  4. "Sonu Sood Appointed As State Icon Of Punjab By Election Commission", NDTV, November 2020. Link
  5. "Sonu Sood Wins Nandi Award For Arundhati", Mid-Day, 26 October 2009. Link
  6. "'Dabangg' wins best picture at IIFA awards", Khaleej Times (AFP), 2011. Link
  7. "Sonu Sood's father passes away, actor says he is 'shattered'", The Indian Express, 8 February 2016. Link
  8. "How Sonu Sood prepared to host MTV Roadies", The Economic Times, 2022. Link
  9. Fateh (2025 film) – Wikipedia. Link
  10. "Zee Samvaad Real Heroes 2026: Sonu Sood honoured with People's Pride of the Year", DNA India, February 2026. Link
  11. "Nepal floods 2026: Sonu Sood and other Bollywood celebs react", WION, 28 August 2026. Link
  12. Sood Charity Foundation – official website. Link

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This page was last edited on 16 Oct 2026, at 18:59 (IST).
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