Sonal Chauhan
Birth date16 May 1985 (age 41)[1][2] or
16 May 1987 (age 39)[3]
Birth placeBulandshahr or Agra, Uttar Pradesh,[1][4] India
Alma materGargi College
Years active2005–present
OccupationModel · actress · singer
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.[5] 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[6] 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

Chauhan was born in a Rajput family.[7] She attended Delhi Public School in Noida.[8] She then studied Philosophy honours at Gargi College in New Delhi.[9]

Career

Modelling career

She was crowned Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri, Sarawak state of Malaysia.[10] She is the first Indian to have claimed the Miss World Tourism title.[11] She also appeared on the cover pages of FHM.[12]

Acting career

She first appeared on screen in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Kaa Surroor.[citation needed] She appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi.[13] She has also signed a three-film deal with the Bhatts, of which two are pending.[14] She also sang a duet with KK for the song "Kaise Bataoon" in the film 3G.[15]

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.[16]

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

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008JannatZoya MathurHindi
RainbowSwapnaTelugu
2010Cheluveye Ninne NodaluPrakruthiKannada
2011Bbuddah... Hoga Terra BaapTanyaHindi
2012Pehla Sitara
20133GSheena
2014LegendSnehaTelugu
2015Pandaga CheskoAnushka (Sweety)
SherNandini
Size ZeroSimranBilingual film
Inji IduppazhagiTamil
2016DictatorInduTelugu
2018PaltanMaj. Bishen Singh's wifeHindi
Jack and DilShilpa WaliaHindi
2019RulerHarikaTelugu[17]
2021The PowerChandiniHindi
2022F3: Fun and FrustrationAmerican girlTelugu[18]
The GhostPriya
2023AdipurushMandodariHindi
Telugu		Bilingual film[19]
2024DardFatimaBengali
Hindi		First Bangladeshi and Bengali film;
India Bangladesh joint production film;
Bilingual film[20]
2026SheraSahibaPunjabi[21]
TBAHindiFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019SkyfireMeenakshi Pirzada[22][23][24]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2006Samjho Na Kuch To Samjho NaHimesh Reshammiya
2016FursatArjun Kanungo[25]
BadtameezAnkit Tiwari[26]
2018Kuch NahiJyotica Tangri[27]
2019Mere Aas PaasYasser Desai, Jyotica Tangri[28]
2020Fursat Hai Aaj BhiArjun Kanungo[29]
2023Mal MalB Praak[30]

Discography

YearFilmSongCo-singerRef.
20133G"Kaise Bataaoon"KK[31]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
200954th Filmfare AwardsBest Female DebutJannat[citation needed]
Stardust AwardsSuperstar of Tomorrow – Female[32]
2012Breakthrough Performance – FemaleBbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap[33]
2016Zee Telugu Apsara AwardsRising Star of the YearPandaga Chesko & Size Zero[citation needed]
2017TSR–TV9 National Film AwardsMost Promising ActressDictator[34]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Indian girl is Miss World Tourism". Times of India. 27 July 2005. Archived 19 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ "रेस्टोरेंट में खुली थी सोनल चौहान की किस्मत, माल्या के बेटे से लेकर सलमान के भाई को कर चुकी हैं डेट" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. 16 May 2018. Archived 6 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ Salim, Lubna (25 August 2018). "Sonal Chauhan confesses her biggest fashion faux pas: plastic bra straps". Hindustan Times. Archived 7 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sonal Chauhan to do an Urmila in Balayya's next". The Times of India. Archived 21 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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  28. ^ "Mere Aas Paas, full song starring Sonal Chauhan". 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2022. – via YouTube
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