Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu films and few Tamil, Kannada films. He is known for his performances as the negative lead in most of his films and for his humanitarian work, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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 his performance in Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in ''Julayi''.

Sood's other successful works include ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), ''Ashok'' (2006), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), ''Kandireega'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Shootout at Wadala'' (2013), ''R... Rajkumar'' (2013), ''Happy New Year'' (2014), ''Devi'' (2016), ''Kung Fu Yoga'' (2017), ''Simmba'' (2018), and ''Kurukshetra'' (2019). He also appeared in commercials for Apollo Tyres and Airtel.

In July 2016, he established the production house ''Shakti Sagar Productions'', which is named after his father, ''Shakti Sagar Sood''. In September 2020, Sood was chosen for the ''‛SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award’'' by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for his humanitarian works during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In June 2022, he launched his social media app called Explurger.

Sonu Sood reflected on his life journey and struggles during an interview on Jay-Ho! The Jay Kumar Show with Jay Kumar. He recalled how he and his friends managed to sneak into a fashion show at Pragati Maidan, Delhi, by jumping lines and pushing through crowds, eventually ending up in the second row alongside Jay Kumar. He saw Namrata Shirodkar on stage and said, I want to be there on the stage. Today, he has worked with many renowned models and actors from that era. He remarked on the unpredictability of life, noting how those same models now seek opportunities to work with him, showing the concept of life coming full circle. Provided by Wikipedia