Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha

She was born 2 June 1987 and she is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her debut in the Hindi film industry with 2010's Dabangg opposite Salman Khan, which went onto become the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. Sinha received positive reviews for her performance, as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went on to play the romantic interest of the male protagonists in several top-grossing action-dramas, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012) and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014). Sinha also received critical praise for her performance in Lootera (2013), for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Sonakshi Sinha

Early life

Sinha was born on 2 June 1987, to actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. She is the youngest of three children with twin brothers, Luv Sinha and Kush Sinha. Her family belongs to Malik tribes.Sonakshi completed her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai and graduated in Fashion Designing from Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Acting career

Sinha started her career as a costume designer, designing the costumes for films like Mera Dil Leke Dekho in 2005,and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week 2008and then again in Lakme Fashion Week 2009.
She made her acting debut in the 2010 film Dabangg, in which she starred opposite Salman Khan. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of 2010, and ultimately emerged as an all-time blockbuster.Sinha had to lose 30 kg in preparation for the role as a village girl.Her performance was well received, with noted critic Taran Adarsh noting that "Sonakshi Sinha looks fresh, acts confidently and pairs off very well with Salman. Most importantly, she delivers the right expressions and is not overpowered by the galaxy of stars in the cast."



Her third film, Ashwni Dhir's Son of Sardar alongside Ajay Devgan was poorly received by the critics but proved to be an economic success. Critic Saibal CHatterjee from noted that Sinha merely,"endeavours to be pretty and dainty amid all the madness".Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 2, the sequel to her immensely successful debut garnered little praise from critics, though proved to be a major financial success.Sinha also dubbed for the voice of Tooth in the Hindi version of Rise of the Guardians.As a result of the strong collections her films were gathering at the box office, she was recognised by Business Awards, as the Highest Grossing actress of 2012.

Sonakshi Sinha

In 2014, after providing her voice for the voice of Jewel in the Hindi-dubbed Rio 2, Sinha was seen in A.R. Murugadoss's action thriller Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, a remake of the director's Tamil film Thuppakki.Starring opposite Akshay Kumar, Sinha appeared as a boxer. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and emerged as a box office hit. Jyoti Sharma Bawa said of Sinha's portrayal: "Sonakshi has nothing to do much in the film and overacts in places. For an actor who has already proved her mettle in the acting department, this definitely is a downer."
As of July 2014, Sinha is filming for three projects Prabhu Deva's Action Jackson with Ajay Devgn and Yami Gautam, Boney Kapoor's remake of Okkadu entitled Tevar alongside Arjun Kapoor and KS Ravikumar's Tamil film Lingaa with Rajnikanth. Sinha has also shot for a music video with Yo Yo Honey Singh. In July, Sinha jointly bought a team in the 'World Kabaddi League'.