Sonal Chauhan

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Sonal Chauhan
File:Sonal Chauhan snapped at PVR in Juhu (cropped).jpg
Chauhan in 2023
Born (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 40)[1] or
(1987-05-16) 16 May 1987 (age 38)[2]
Alma materGargi College
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
Years active2005–present
TitleFemina Miss India World Tourism 2005
Miss World Tourism 2005

Sonal Chauhan (born 16 May 1985/1987) is an Indian actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi films.[4] She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2005 and Miss World Tourism in 2005.

She made her acting debut with Hindi film Jannat[5] and her Telugu film debut with Rainbow, both in 2008. Chauhan made her Kannada film debut with Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu (2010) and Tamil debut with Inji Iduppazhagi (2015). She has been part of successful films including Legend (2014), Pandaga Chesko (2015), Size Zero (2015) and Dictator (2016).

Early life

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Chauhan was born in a Rajput family.[6] She attended Delhi Public School in Noida.[7] She then studied Philosophy honours at Gargi College in New Delhi.[8]

Career

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Modelling career

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She was crowned Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri, Sarawak state of Malaysia.[9] She is the first Indian to have claimed the Miss World Tourism title.[10] She also appeared on the cover pages of FHM.[11]

Acting career

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Chauhan during 3G shoot

She first appeared on screen in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Kaa Surroor.[citation needed] She appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi.[12] She has also signed a three-film deal with the Bhatts, of which two are pending.[13] She also sang a duet with KK for the song "Kaise Bataoon" in the film 3G.[14]

She acted in a Telugu film Legend costarring Nandamuri Balakrishna and marking her comeback to Tollywood. Her next project was Pandaga Chesko. In early 2015, she signed two Telugu films: Size Zero opposite Arya and Sher opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.[15]

In early July 2015, she signed another Telugu film, Dictator.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2008 Jannat Zoya Mathur Hindi
Rainbow Swapna Telugu
2010 Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu Prakruthi Kannada
2011 Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Tanya Hindi
2012 Pehla Sitara
2013 3G Sheena
2014 Legend Sneha Telugu
2015 Pandaga Chesko Anushka (Sweety)
Sher Nandini
Size Zero Simran Bilingual film
Inji Iduppazhagi Tamil
2016 Dictator Indu Telugu
2018 Paltan Maj. Bishen Singh's wife Hindi
Jack and Dil Shilpa Walia Hindi
2019 Ruler Harika Telugu [16]
2021 The Power Chandini Hindi
2022 F3: Fun and Frustration American girl Telugu [17]
The Ghost Priya
2023 Adipurush Mandodari Hindi
Telugu
Bilingual film[18]
2024 Dard Fatima Bengali
Hindi
First Bangladeshi and Bengali film;
India Bangladesh joint production film;
Bilingual film[19]

Television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Skyfire Meenakshi Pirzada [20][21][22]

Music videos

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Year Title Singer Ref.
2006 Samjho Na Kuch To Samjho Na Himesh Reshammiya
2016 Fursat Arjun Kanungo [23]
Badtameez Ankit Tiwari [24]
2018 Kuch Nahi Jyotica Tangri [25]
2019 Mere Aas Paas Yasser Desai, Jyotica Tangri [26]
2020 Fursat Hai Aaj Bhi Arjun Kanungo [27]
2023 Mal Mal B Praak [28]

Discography

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Year Film Song Co-singer Ref.
2013 3G "Kaise Bataaoon" KK [29]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2009 54th Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Jannat Nominated [citation needed]
Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominated [30]
2012 Breakthrough Performance – Female Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Nominated [31]
2016 Zee Telugu Apsara Awards Rising Star of the Year Pandaga Chesko & Size Zero Nominated [citation needed]
2017 TSR–TV9 National Film Awards Most Promising Actress Dictator Won [32]

See also

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References

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  15. ^ "Sonal Chauhan to replace Vanya Mishra in Kalyanram's Sher" Archived 28 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. (21 April 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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