Sonu Sood Biography : Career, Records and more

The Movie Industries has shown a lot of online generous characters who inspire us to become like them. One such actor who played the villain in many movies is a hero for many in India. 

Yes we are talking about Sonu Sood, one of the most kind personalities from the movie industry we have ever seen. This is why he belongs to the brief list of actors who have their real temples in India. Shocking! Right?

Let us know more in detail about this kind-hearted actor below in his biography.

Who is Sonu Sood?

Indian actor, producer, and humanitarian Sonu Sood is widely recognised for the contributions he made to the Indian cinema industry. On July 30th, 1973, he was born in Moga, Punjab, India. 

Sonu Sood Family

• Father - Shakti Sagar Sood (An Entrepreneur by Profession)
• Mother - Saroj Sood (A Teacher by Profession)
• Siblings - Two Sisters: 

• Monika Sood (Scientist, Elder Sister)
• Malvika Sachar (Politician, Younger Sister)

• Wife - Sonali Sood
• Children - Two Sons:

• Eshaan Sood (Elder Son)
• Ayaan Sood (Younger Son)

Sonu Sood Education

School - Sacred Heart School, Moga.

Educational Qualification - Graduation in Electronic Engineering.

College - Yashwantrao College of Engineering, Nagpur.

Personal Information

The Personal details of sood are given below:

• Height - 6’ 2”
• Weight - 80 KG
• Age - 50 (2023)
• Language - Punjabi
• Zodiac Sign -  Leo
• Food Habit - Vegetarian (He eats Eggs for Protein)
• Hobbies - Doing Workout, Kick-Boxing, Playing the Guitar.
• Favorite Food - Aloo Paratha.
• Favorite Actor - Amitabh Bachhan, Sylvester Stallone
• Favorite Actress - Sridevi, Raveena Tondon
• Favorite Musician - R.D.Burman
• Favorite Movie - Dabangg
• Car Collection - Porsche, Audi Q7
• Net Worth - INR 140 Crores
• Salary - INR 12 Crores+
• Monthly Income - INR 1 Crore

Why Is Sonu So Popular?

More than an actor and producer, Sonu Sood is famous as a Philanthropist (The one who helps poor and needy financially). The best examples of this can be seen in:

Sood Charity Foundation and his Social work during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the Crisis of Migrant Workers he Organized Transportation and Basic Supplies launch of an assistance helpline for them.

• Recognition and Awards: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Award Global 
• Indian Film Awards (GIFA): Additional Recognitions and Honors Special Humanitarian Award Current Activities and Upcoming Projects: Continued Support for Charitable Causes and Contributions to the Film Industry
  

In June 2023, Sonu Helped the Odisha Train Tragedy Victims by providing them with a Helpline number.

Sonu Sood as Actor

Sonu Sood is an Indian Actor who mainly worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi Movies.

• Debut Tamil Movie: Kallazhagar (1999)
• Debut Telugu Movie: Hands Up! (2000)
• Debut Bollywood Movie: Shaheed-e-Azam (2002)
• Debut English Movie: Rockin’ Meera (2006)
• Debut Chinese Movie: Xuanzang (2016)
• Debut Punjabi Movie: Zindagi Khubsurat Hai (2002)
  

He debuted as a producer from Tutak Tutak Tutiya Movie in 2016.

Sonu Sood Foundation

The name of his foundation is - Sood Charity Foundation. This NGO emerged to  help people during the Covid-19 Pandemic.  

Free IAS Coaching

• It was Sonu Sood’s initiative under his foundation to provide free IAS Coaching online powered by SAMBHAVAM.

Sonu Sood Social Media Channels 

• Sonu Sood Twitter - @SonuSood
• Sonu Sood Website -  https://soodcharityfoundation.org/ 
• Sonu Sood App - Explurger

How to Contact Sonu Sood Personally?

• Toll-free number – 18001213711 
• Office address- NA. Residence address-605/606, Casablanca Apartment, Andheri West. Email ID-: sonusood@hotmail.com.

What is the name of Sonu Sood social media app?

Explurger, a new social networking platform by actor Sonu Sood, is designed specifically for traveling and discovering new locations. The Explurger app was created by Sonu Sood and CEO Jitin Bhatia.

Sonu Sood Diet Plan

Sonu Sood eats eggs despite being a vegetarian in order to get his protein. 

• He eats an omelet fashioned from eight egg whites for breakfast. 
• He eats dal, roti, and vegetables for lunch. 
• Veggies, roti, soups, and salads make up a well-balanced meal at night.

Sonu Sood Life Story

• After Schooling, Sood worked in his father’s showroom in Moga.
• Completed his graduation in Nagpur.
• During second year of college he pursued Modelling and Acting.
• Shifted to Mumbai after Graduation and started searching for work.
• Initially stayed in 1 RK with six other boys.
• He did field work to fulfill basic needs.
• Participated in Grasim Mr.India contest and reached Top 5.
• Made his acting debut with the above mentioned Tamil Movie.
• Then he made debut in other Acting industries as well.

Sonu Sood Famous Movies

The list of Sonu Sood Hit movies is given below here:

• Kung Fu Yoga
• Happy New Year
• Arundhati
• Entertainment
• Ramaiya Vastavaiya
• Dabangg
• R Rajkumar
• Simba
• Samrat Prithviraj
• Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi
• Devi
• Kallazhagar 

Sonu Sood 2023 Movies

The 2023 movies of this amazing actor, Sonu Sood, are:

Tamilarasan -  Release date April 22nd, 2023.

Sreemanta - Release date May 19th, 2023.

Fateh - Release date August 11th, 2023.

Sonu Sood Controversy

Being a celebrity, Sood has also trapped in some of the Controversies & they are: 

• Producer Sheetal Talwar filed a fraud lawsuit.
• Kangana Ranaut’s opinion Sood as he left the Manikarnika movie.
• Illegally transforming a residential block in Mumbai's wealthy Juhu neighborhood into a hotel.
• Tax evasion accusations and income tax raids.

Sonu Sood Liver Transplant Story

During an interview  Sood explained how he gets people from various walks of life,

“I will give you a small example: A gentleman called Wilson from Aster Hospitals connected with me on a recent trip to Dubai and said the group would like to collaborate with me in helping people with their medical needs. So, I said that I’ll promote the hospitals, but give me 50 liver transplants. That is almost Rs 12 crore in value.” 

He added:

“As we speak, there are two transplants happening for people who would never be able to afford these surgeries. That’s the magic of connecting the right dots. People come to you and say how can we help, and we find a way.”

Facts About Sonu Sood

Some fun facts are given below about Sonu Sood:

• He doesn’t drink alcohol and does not smoke.
• His office job during his struggle time in Mumbai Salary was INR 4.5 K a Month.
• He auditioned for the Bollywood movie Josh(2000), but got rejected.
• He worked in 7 different language movies: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, English, Chinese and Punjabi.
• He was about to act in the Telugu remake of Zanjeer but couldn't make it due to injury. 
• Instead of being a spiritual man, he stopped doing prayers after his mother’s loss.
• His first salary assignment pay was INR 500. He had bought a pair of jeans from that.
• Sood Gym regularly and is a Fitness Freak.
• He is a devotee of Lord Ganesha.
• He has a dog by the name Snowy and he is an animal lover.
• His production house is Shakti Sagar Productions.
• Chelimi Tanda residents, which comes under Dubba in Telangana, have constructed a temple of Sonu Sood for his good deeds.  

Conclusion

His contribution in the Movie industries as well as his services for the needy people has always kept him on top as a personality. His NGO is serving people with all their dedication and one can connect easily and for free to get their help.

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