Sonakshi Sinha

The film opened to mixed reviews from critics, although it had a strong opening at the box office, collecting approx. inr 150600000 on the first day and eventually became a blockbuster.

Despite this, Rajeev Masand criticized her ornamental role, writing that Sinha "seems to exist in this film only to have her midriff repeatedly pinched by Akshay Kumar."

Her next film, Shirish Kunder's Joker (also opposite Akshay Kumar) proved to be a commercial disaster at the box office and received overwhelmingly negative reviews.

Her third film, Ashwni Dhir's Son of Sardaar (opposite Ajay Devgn) was poorly received by critics but proved to be an economic success.

Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV noted that Sinha "endeavours to be pretty and dainty amid all the madness."

Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 2, the sequel to her immensely successful debut, garnered little praise from critics, though it proved to be a major financial success.

Sinha also dubbed the voice role of Tooth in the Hindi version of Rise of the Guardians.

Sonakshi Sinha (born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.

Sinha was born on 2 June 1987 in Patna, Bihar, to film actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha (née Chandiramani).

Her father belongs to a Bihari Kayastha family while her mother is from a Sindhi Hindu family.

Sinha started her career as a costume designer, designing the costumes for films such as Mera Dil Leke Dekho in 2005.

After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting debut with the action film Dabangg in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

She made her acting debut in 2010's Dabangg, starring opposite Salman Khan.

This film went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2010 and ultimately emerged as an all-time blockbuster.

Sinha had to lose 30 kg in preparation for her role as a village girl.

Her performance was well received, with critic Taran Adarsh noting that "Sonakshi Sinha looks fresh, acts confidently and pairs off very well with Salman. Most importantly, she delivers the right expressions and is not overpowered by the galaxy of stars in the cast."

Although Sinha had no film releases in 2011, she won awards that year for her debut.

This included the Filmfare Award and the IIFA Awards, among others.

The daughter of actors and politicians Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha, she has appeared in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2017 and in 2019.

Sinha is the recipient of several accolades, including one Filmfare Award and two Zee Cine Awards.

Sinha rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers.

Sinha had four releases in 2012, the first being Prabhu Deva's Rowdy Rathore, opposite Akshay Kumar.

Sinha received critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama Lootera (2013), for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Sinha's first film of 2013 was Vikramaditya Motwane's period romantic drama Lootera, placing her opposite Ranveer Singh.

Despite receiving a lukewarm response at the box office, the film received positive reviews, with Sinha's portrayal of Pakhi, a Bengali girl who is dying of tuberculosis, receiving widespread acclaim from critics.

Sarita Tanwar notes that "the star of the film is undoubtedly Sinha [who gives] a mature and refined performance. She lives the character body and soul."

Raja Sen agrees, saying that "Sinha plays Pakhi beautifully, creating a character who is immaculately wide-eyed and possesses casual, yet unmistakable, grace. It is a performance that starts off dreamily soft and turns harder, and she does well-etched dialogue justice like few actresses can. There's a discernible vulnerability to Pakhi throughout the film, and Sinha brings out this fragility perfectly without ever overplaying it."

She next appeared in Milan Luthria's crime romance film Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! in which she was paired with Akshay Kumar again, as well as Imran Khan.

The movie was a commercial disappointment, and critic Mohar Basu labeled her "a chatterbox replete with idioticity which the director frames as naiveness."

Sinha then appeared in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja opposite Saif Ali Khan, which was a box office flop.

Her final release of the year was Prabhu Deva's R... Rajkumar opposite Shahid Kapoor.

Despite its moderate commercial success, the film and her performance received negative reviews.

Taran Adarsh labeled her "repetitive" and noted that she needed to "reinvent herself."

Aside from acting, Sinha has ventured into singing, beginning with a song in her film Tevar (2015).

Her debut single, "Aaj Mood Ishqholic Hai" was released in 2015.

This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful films, with the exception of Mission Mangal (2019).

In 2023, she starred in the thriller series Dahaad.

Her father served as a Member of Parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party, before he switched to the Indian National Congress in 2019.

Sinha is the youngest of three children she has twin brothers, Luv Sinha and Kush Sinha.

She 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.