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Sonakshi Sinha Biography
Birth Place:
Patna, Bihar, India
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Before rising to fame as an actor, she was a costume designer (on Mera Dil Leke Dekho (2005)) and modelled at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2008 and 2009
- Debuted in Dabangg (2010), one of the highest grossing Bollywood movies of all time, for which she won several awards, including the Filmfare Best Female Debut award
- Nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress award for her role in Lootera (2013)
- Co-owner of the kabaddi team United Singhs
- A PETA activist, who has posed for a campaign advocating animal adoption and sterilisation
Awards
- 2015Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
- 2015Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
- 2014International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): nominated
- 2014Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated
- 2014Zee Cine Awards-Critics' Award for Best Actor - Female: winner
- 2013Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Comedy/Romance: nominated
- 2013Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
- 2011International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Debutant (Female): winner
- 2011Screen Awards-Most Promising Newcomer - Female: winner
- 2011Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
- 2011Stardust Awards-Superstar of Tomorrow - Female: winner
- 2011Zee Cine Awards-Best Female Debut: winner
- 2011Filmfare Awards-Best Female Debut: winner