Sonal Chauhan

Sonal Chauhan

Sonal Chauhan at LAKME FASHION WEEK 2011
Born May 16, 1987 (1987-05-16) (age 24)[1]
Noida, India
Occupation Model, Actress
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Sonal Chauhan (Hindi: सोनल चौहान) is an Indian fashion model and actress. She has won several beauty contests and made her acting debut in the movie Jannat directed by Kunal Deshmukh.

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Early life

Chauhan was born in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her family hailed from famous Royal Chauhan Rajput of Mainpuri district. Her father is a police inspector,[2] and she has one elder brother and two sisters, one younger and one elder. She studied at DPS, Noida[3] and then Philosophy honors at Gargi College in New Delhi.[4]

Modelling career

She was crowned as the Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri, Sarawak state of Malaysia.[5] She is the first Indian to have claimed Miss World Tourism title.[6] She has been a popular model of Delhi, and has appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns in print and electronic media. She appeared in the ads of brands like Ponds and Nokia.[2] She also appeared on the cover page of FHM and The Man magazine.[7] She walked the ramp as show stopper for jewellery brand YS18 at the India International Jewelry Week 2011.[8][9][10]

Acting career

She first appeared on screen in Himesh Reshammiya's album Aap Kaa Surroor.[11] Kunal Deshmukh, director of Jannat, saw her at a restaurant in Mumbai. He asked for her contact number, and in a week she was on the floors shooting.[1] In the movie she was paired opposite Emraan Hashmi.[12] She has walked the ramp for many fashion shows and has modeled in print campaigns for brands like LG, Reliance CDMA, Hero Honda Passion, Nokia, Hindustan Times, Delhi Times, and many more.[2]

Soon after Jannat was released, V N Aditya called her after seeing her portfolio through her agent. Impressed by her, he signed her for Telugu movie Rainbow opposite Rahul.[3] She is also acting in a Kannada movie Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu with Shivrajkumar,which is shot in 7 wonders of the world.[11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Jannat Zoya Mathur Hindi Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Rainbow Telugu Debut Telugu Film
2010 Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu Prakruthi Kannada Debut Kannada film
2011 Pehla Sitara Hindi
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Tanya Hindi
2012 Asmaan Hindi

References

  1. ^ a b "Sonal Chauhan interview". Glamsham. http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/20-sonal-chauhan-interview-050808.asp. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Sonal Chauhan video interview". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yE8TqRJ6D4. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Sonal Chauhan interview". Telugu Cinema. 3 June 2008. http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sonalchauhan_june0308.php. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Sonal Chauhan interview". The Times of India. 11 October 2009. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-11/news-interviews/28096029_1_sonal-chauhan-delhi-dps. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  5. ^ Dias, Raul (2005-07-26). "She’s all that!". The Times of India. http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1183228.cms. Retrieved 2008-05-23. 
  6. ^ Dias, Raul (27 July 2005). "Indian girl is Miss World Tourism". The Times of India. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-07-27/india/27855906_1_indian-girl-sonal-chauhan-beautiful-women. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  7. ^ THE MAN: cover, October 2000 
  8. ^ "Iijw 2011: Ys 18". The Times Of India. http://photogallery.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/9465112.cms. 
  9. ^ http://www.bollywoodaajtak.com/?p=24966
  10. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/m/Events/sonal3811/1066500.html
  11. ^ a b "Sonal Chauhan comes to town". www.oneindia.in. 8 December 2008. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2008/sonal-cheluveye-ninna-nodalu-081208.html. Retrieved 8 December 2010. 
  12. ^ "Jannat- Sonal Chauhan's ticket to Bollywood". www.indiaprwire.com. 30 April 2008. http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/entertainment/200804309173.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2010. 

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