1. Sonakshi Sinha rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardaar, Dabangg 2, and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers.
Sonakshi Sinha received critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama Lootera, for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Sonakshi Sinha has since gained critical praise for her starring roles in the Amazon Prime thriller series Dahaad and the Netflix period drama series Heeramandi, winning a Filmfare OTT Award for the former.
Sonakshi Sinha's father belongs to a Bihari family while her mother is from a Sindhi Hindu family.
Sonakshi Sinha's father served as a member of parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party, before he switched to the Indian National Congress in 2019.
Sonakshi Sinha studied at Arya Vidya Mandir and later graduated in the fashion design program at Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic of Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University.
Sonakshi Sinha worked briefly as a costume designer, designing the costumes for films such as Mera Dil Leke Dekho in 2005.
Sonakshi Sinha made her acting debut in 2010's Dabangg, starring opposite Salman Khan.
Sonakshi Sinha had four releases in 2012, the first being Prabhu Deva's Rowdy Rathore, opposite Akshay Kumar.
Sonakshi Sinha dubbed the voice role of Tooth in the Hindi version of Rise of the Guardians.
There's a discernible vulnerability to Pakhi throughout the film, and Sonakshi Sinha brings out this fragility perfectly without ever overplaying it.
Rajkumar, Sonakshi Sinha refused to wear a bikini while emerging from the pool of water out of comfort and respect.
Sonakshi Sinha made her Tamil cinema debut opposite Rajinikanth in KS Ravikumar's Lingaa, which was her final release of 2014.
Sonakshi Sinha appears content showing up for a few dance numbers, and waiting around for a man to save her.
Sonakshi Sinha released her debut single Aaj Mood Ishqholic Hai in collaboration with Meet Bros on 23 December 2015.
Sonakshi Sinha featured in the titular role of Noor alongside Kanan Gill, Shibani Dandekar and Purab Kohli.
In March 2017, Sonakshi Sinha announced that she was working on a new single.
Sonakshi Sinha spends the bulk of her time on screen contorting her face like Jim Carrey, but with none of the same results.
Sonakshi Sinha next starred in the period romance film Kalank with an ensemble cast including Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.
In 2019, Sonakshi Sinha was cast in the drama film Mission Mangal, which featured an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Taapsee Pannu.
Vetticad from Firstpost Wrote, "Sonakshi Sinha has little to do but pout and look pretty why she is wasting herself so".
Sonakshi Sinha expanded to web in 2023, with Dahaad, where she played a police officer.
Sonakshi Sinha married him on 23 June 2024 in a civil ceremony under the Special Marriage Act.
Sonakshi Sinha is a self-professed animal lover, and she posed for a PETA campaign advocating the adoption and sterilization of dogs and cats.
Sonakshi Sinha has starred in a one-minute video PSA, urging viewers to adopt animals and have them sterilised.
Sonakshi Sinha promotes breaking the stereotypes of typical body size.
Megha Mahindru of Vogue found Sonakshi Sinha to be "Barefaced, beautiful and brave".
Sonakshi Sinha was inducted into the Bollywood Walk of Fame at Bandra Bandstand, where her hand print was preserved.
Sonakshi Sinha is an endorser for brands and products including Dabur, Chik Shampoo, Provogue and Gitanjali Jewellers.