Personal Information
- Full Name
- Sonu Sood
- Birthplace
- Moga, Punjab
- Date of Birth
- July 30, 1973
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Hobbies
- Playing the Guitar, Doing Workout, Kick-Boxing
Family & Relationships
- Father
- Shakti Sagar Sood (Entrepreneur)
- Mother
- Saroj Sood (Teacher)
- Spouse / Partner
- Sonali Sood
- Child
- Ayaan Sood Eshaan Sood
- Sibling
- 2 Sisters (Monika Sood, Malvika Sood)
Education & Qualifications
Highest Degree
Graduation in Electronic Engineering
Schools
Sacred Heart School, Moga
Colleges / Universities
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur
Graduation in Electronic Engineering
Career Milestones & Awards
Career Debut
1999 — Debut Year
Notable Works & Projects
Notable Works
Dabangg series, Paltan, Simmba
Awards & Honors
Miss World Humanitarian Award (2025)
Favorites & Preferences
Food
Aloo Paratha
Actor(s)
Amitabh Bachchan Sylvester Stallone
Film
Dabangg
Actress(es)
Sridevi Raveena Tandon
Musician
R. D. Burman
Physical Statistics
- Height
- 185 cm
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Hair Color
- Black
Quick Facts & Trivia
- 1Sonu Sood is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films.
- 2He hails from an upper-middle-class family in Moga, Punjab.
- 3Sonu initially worked at his father’s showroom in Moga after finishing his schooling.
- 4He pursued Electronic Engineering from Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur.
- 5During his college years, Sonu decided to venture into modeling and acting.
- 6After college, he shifted to Mumbai to kickstart his career in the entertainment industry.
- 7To support himself, he took up a job at a private firm in South Mumbai.
- 8Sonu has acted in films in seven languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Punjabi.
- 9Maintaining his fitness is a priority for Sonu, and he regularly works out at the gym.
- 10He is a devoted follower of Lord Ganesha.
- 11Furthermore, Sonu Sood owns a production house known as Shakti Sagar Productions.
- 12He is known for his humanitarian work, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 13Sonu Sood authored a memoir titled 'I Am No Messiah'.
- 14He was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the 72nd Miss World Festival in Telangana in 2025.
- 15He received the People's Pride of the Year award at the Zee Samvad Real Heroes Award 2026.
