Sonu Sood

BIOGRAPHY

Sonu Sood(born 30 July 1973) is an Indian film actor, model, and producer who acts predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi films. Sonu Sood was to a entrepreneur and a teacher. He was in born in Moga, Punjab but was raised in Nagpur. He has two sisters. He is an engineering graduate. He is married to Sonali and they have a son Ishaant. He was an Mr. India contest. He is mainly known as the antagonist Pashupathy in the fantasy Telugu film Arundhati (2009) and in Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg starring opposite Salman Khan.

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. 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 the Bollywood blockbusterDabangg. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role forJulayi. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films such as Yuva (2004), Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Dookudu (2011), Shootout at Wadala(2013), Happy New Year (2014), Kung Fu Yoga (2017) and Simmba (2018). In July 2016, he established the production house Shakti Sagar Productions, which is named after his father, Shakti Sagar Sood.

CAREER

In 1999, Sood was introduced to Tamil language films with Kallazhagar and Nenjinile. He then appeared as an antagonist in the Telugu film Hands Up! in 2000. In 2001, he appeared in Majunu. He then began starring in Hindi films, with Shaheed-E-Azam, as Bhagat Singh in 2002. Sood earned recognition as Abhishek Bachchan's brother in Mani Ratnam's Yuva in 2004 and in Aashiq Banaya Aapne in 2005. In Tollywood, with the release of Super in 2005, he received greater recognition for his work. In this film, his co-star was Nagarjuna as a high-tech thief. His next film was Athadu. In 2006, he again portrayed the antagonist in Ashok. It was an average grosser, but by now he had become popular in Telugu films.

FILMOGRAPHY

Be it a mainstay villain, a stand-up comedian or a die-hard romantic person; Sonu Sood has struggled really hard to fit into each and every character he has played.