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Sonakshi Sinha

Actress and singer

Sonakshi Sinha is an actress in Hindi films and series, born in Patna to the actors and politicians Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. She studied fashion design at SNDT Women's University and worked as a costume designer on independent films before she acted.

Her debut as Rajjo in Dabangg (2010) won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardaar and Dabangg 2 (all 2012) and Holiday (2014) made her the lead heroine of big action films. Lootera (2013), where she played a woman with tuberculosis, earned critical acclaim and a Best Actress nomination. After a run of commercial failures, Mission Mangal (2019) was a hit.

Streaming has brought her best recent reviews: the Amazon Prime thriller Dahaad (2023), which won her a Filmfare OTT Award, and Netflix's period drama Heeramandi (2024). She has also sung, starting in Tevar (2015), and released the single “Aaj Mood Ishqholic Hai”. On this guide she plays Rajjo in Dabangg and is in the cast of the upcoming Tu Hai Meri Kiran.

She has twin elder brothers, Luv and Kush Sinha. She studied at Arya Vidya Mandir before the fashion design course at SNDT Women's University. She has also judged the dance show Nach Baliye (2017).

Credits in detail

Tu Hai Meri Kiran (2026, Hindi) is due 23 October 2026. Sonakshi Sinha is in the cast, under director Karan Rawal. The cast also includes Zaheer Iqbal.

Dabangg (2010, Hindi) was released 10 September 2010. Sonakshi Sinha plays Rajjo, under director Abhinav Kashyap. The cast also includes Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sonu Sood.

Known for

Dabangg · Lootera · Heeramandi

Now and next

Work on ShowBuzz

  • Tu Hai Meri Kiran

    Film · 2026. Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal’s first film as leads together after their marriage. The plot was still under wraps in early October. Karan Rawal writes and directs. 23 October 2026.

  • Dabangg

    Film · 2010 · as Rajjo. A corrupt-and-charming Uttar Pradesh policeman, Chulbul Pandey, and the brother and the politician he is actually at war with. Abhinav Kashyap directs. The film reset Salman Khan’s box office after Wanted and produced two sequels.

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