She is the daughter of legendary Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha and sister to Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha. She started her career as a model and walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion week in 2008. She got her break in movies after being signed up by Salman Khan for his thriller Dabangg (2010)
Sonakshi Sinha
Movies
Kalank
Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent India, the elite, opulent and solemn world of the Chaudhry family, and the wild, mysterious and musical underbelly of the town, Hira Mandi, clash when Roop Chaudhry encounters Zafar, a daredevil from Hira Mandi, unleashing deep-buried truths, secrets of betrayal and affairs that threaten to…
Songs
Rowdy Rathore
Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small time conman in love with Paro (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding he wasn’t invited to. Into this picture perfect world enters six year old Chinki who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn’t bad…
Lootera
The year is 1953. A visiting archaeologist called Varun Shrivastav comes to the village of Manikpur in West Bengal to excavate the temple grounds of the local Zamindar. With knowledge and experience beyond his young demeanour, Varun greatly impresses the Zamindar and his family. Especially Pakhi, the Zamindar’s feisty and…
Himmatwala
An honest temple priest takes on more than he can handle when he bears witness to a murder and gives evidence in a court of law against a powerful landlord in his village. The landlord bribes his way to freedom and engineers a ploy to ruin the priests reputation and…
Tevar
Pintoo is a young Kabbadi player at Agra who goes to factionism-hit Mathura, where in a twist of fate, he saves Radhika from Gajendar Singh. Gajendar Singh is a dangerous faction leader, who is in love with Radhika and wants to marry her against her wishes. Pintoo brings Radhika to…
Bullett Raja
Bullett Raja is the story of a common man, Raja Mishra, who transforms into a dreaded gangster of the Hindi heartland. A victim of the system and chained by it, Raja’s life changes as he takes on those that rule and shakes the very foundations of the nexus of the…
Ittefaq
A police officer, is investigating a double murder case that has only two witnesses, who are also the prime suspects. The suspects – Vikram, an acclaimed writer, and Maya, a young homemaker, have different narratives about the events of that fateful night.
Dabangg (2010)
Set in Uttar Pradesh, Chulbul Pandey is a young boy who lives with his mother Naini, stepfather Prajapati, and younger half-brother Makkhi. Chulbul is constantly angry that his step-father is always partial towards his own biological son. 21 years later, Chulbul is a rowdy, mischievous, and sometimes crooked cop, who…
Dabangg 2
Chulbul Pandey is transferred and promoted to Kanpur. He is happily married with Rajjo. Kanpur witness a lot of criminal activities daily and kidnapping, rape and murders are done in broad daylight. The main antagonist/villain is Baccha Bhaiyaa, politician and a strong contender for the upcoming elections and Chulbul Pandey…
Fun Facts
When the media commented on her resemblance to her father's former co-star Reena Roy, she and Reena have stated that there is no resemblance and that Sonakshi looks like her mother Poonam Sinha.
Cousin of actress Bhavna and Pooja Ruparel ( Their maternal grandmothers are sister's).
Sister of Luv and Kush Sinha.
Niece of producer Dr. Lakhan Sinha.
Niece of Pahlaj Nihalani ( Mother's cousin).
She was born while Shatrughan Sinha was shooting for Maha Yatra with a full on beard.
Cousin Preeta Sinha is Co-founder at One Green Planet in New York, She is the daughter of Lakhan Sinha.
Niece of director Loksen Lalvani. Loksen is married to Sonakshi's mother's sister.
In 2001,brother Kussh Sinha had enrolled himself in dance classes as he was preparing to be a actor. He was also working out with Sohail Khan. He later dropped all plans.