Sonam Bajwa

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Sonam Bajwa
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Bajwa in 2024
Born
Sonampreet Bajwa [1]

(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34) [2]
Alma mater University of Delhi
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2013–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [1]

Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989), better known as Sonam Bajwa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. After participating in the 2012 Femina Miss India contest, Bajwa made her acting debut with the Punjabi film Best Of Luck (2013) and made her Tamil film debut with Kappal . Bajwa is a recipient of one PTC Punjabi Film Award. [3] [4]

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Bajwa established herself as a leading actor in Punjabi films with successful films such as Punjab 1984 (2014), Sardaar Ji 2 (2016), Nikka Zaildar (2016), Manje Bistre (2017), Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017), Carry on Jatta 2 (2018), Guddiyan Patole (2019), Ardab Mutiyaran (2019) and Honsla Rakh (2021). She made her Telugu film debut with Aatadukundam Raa (2016). [5]

Bajwa won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ardab Mutiyaran. She has also received two Filmfare Awards Punjabi - Best Actress nomination for Manje Bistre and Nikka Zaildar 2. [6]

Early life

Bajwa was born on 16 August 1989 in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) in a Punjabi Sikh family. [2] [7] [8] She completed her graduation at Delhi University. [9] In 2012, she moved to Mumbai and participated in the Femina Miss India contest. [10] Bajwa then became an air hostess, but later quit it to pursue a career in acting. [5] [1]

Career

Bajwa made her acting debut with Best Of Luck in 2013 alongside Gippy Grewal and Jazzy B. [11] In 2014, she worked in Punjab 1984 opposite Diljit Dosanjh. [5] [12] She made her Tamil film debut with Kappal opposite Vaibhav the same year. [13]

Bajwa had four films in 2016 - Sardaar Ji 2 opposite Diljit Dosanjh, [14] Nikka Zaildar opposite Ammy Virk, [15] Born to Be King opposite Ateesh Randev and her Telugu debut Aatadukundam Raa opposite Sushanth. [16] In 2017, she appeared opposite Gippy Grewal in Manje Bistre , opposite Dosanjh Super Singh and opposite Ammy Virk in Nikka Zaildar 2 . [17] [18] In 2018, she appeared in Carry on Jatta 2 , opposite Grewal. [19] [20]

Bajwa with Ammy Virk on the set of Puaada Puaada Behind the Scenes Song Making.jpg
Bajwa with Ammy Virk on the set of Puaada

Bajwa worked in five films in 2019. She worked in Guddiyan Patole opposite Gurnam Bhullar, [21] Muklawa opposite Virk, [22] Singham opposite Parmish Verma, Ardab Mutiyaran opposite Ajay Sarkaria and Bala opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. [23] She won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for Ardab Mutiyaran. [6] In 2020, she appeared in Jinde Meriye opposite Parmish Verma and in Street Dancer 3D opposite Varun Dhawan. [24] In 2021, she appeared opposite Virk in Puaada and opposite Dosanjh in Honsla Rakh . [25] [26]

In 2022, she played the lead opposite Gurnam Bhullar in Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal, opposite Virk in Sher Bagga , [27] opposite Ajay Sarkaria in Jind Mahi [28] and opposite Vaibhav in Kaatteri . [29]

Personal life and media image

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Bajwa in 2017

Bajwa is considered one of the most popular actors of Punjabi cinema. [30] [31] She is also known for her fashion sense and styling. [32] [33] In the film Guddiyan Patole , Bajwa was the highest paid actor, receiving more than her male counterparts. [34]

Bajwa became the Chandigarh Times' Most Desirable Woman thrice in 2016, 2017 and 2019. [35] [36] [37] She also ranked 2nd in 2018 and 4th in 2020 in the same list. [38] [39] In the Times' 50 Most Desirable Woman list, Bajwa ranked 44th in 2019. [40] She is the celebrity endorser for brands including Moofarm and Americana biscuits. [41]

Although a Punjabi Sikh, in 2017, Bajwa announced on social media, that she follows Jesus, but has not converted to Christianity. She stated "I follow Jesus but I am not a religious Christian." [42] [8]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2013 Best Of Luck Simran Punjabi
2014 Punjab 1984 Jeeti
Kappal Deepika Tamil
2015 Sardaar Ji HerselfPunjabiSpecial appearance in song "Veervaar"
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Diljyot
Babu Bangaram Herself Telugu Special appearance in song "Dhandame Ettukuntam" [43]
Aatadukundam Raa Shruthi
Nikka Zaildar Manraaj KaurPunjabi
Born to Be KingPreet
2017 Manje Bistre Rano
Super Singh Twinkle
Nikka Zaildar 2 Roop Kaur
2018 Carry on Jatta 2 Meet [20]
2019 Guddiyan Patole Kashmeer "Kash" Kaur
Muklawa Taaro
Shadaa HerselfSpecial appearance in song, "Tommy"
Singham Dr. Nikki
Ardab Mutiyaran Babbu Bains Bansal [6]
Bala Swasti Hindi
2020 Jinde Meriye RehmatPunjabi
Street Dancer 3D Pammi Kaur ChaddhaHindi [44]
2021 Puaada RaunakPunjabi [45]
Honsla Rakh Jasmine [46]
2022Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere NaalMannat [47]
Sher Bagga Gulaab Kaur [48]
Jind Mahi Lakhwinder "Laddo" Kaur [49] [50]
Kaatteri ShwethaTamil [51]
2023 Godday Godday Chaa RaniPunjabi [52]
Carry on Jatta 3 Meet [53]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2021Dil Diyan GallanHostPunjabiA Zee Punjabi Show

Music videos

YearSongArtistDirectorLabel
2020Jatti Jeoni Morh Wargi [54] Sidhu Moose Wala Agam MannWhite Hill Music
2020Surma Diljit Dosanjh Arvindr Khaira Sony Music India
2021Brown ShortieSidhu Moose Wala Sukh Sanghera Sidhu Moose Wala

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2014 4th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Female Debut Best of Luck Nominated [55]
2017 7th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Sardaar Ji 2 Nominated
1st Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Actress Nikka Zaildar Nominated [56]
2018 2nd Filmfare Awards Punjabi Manje Bistre Nominated [57]
Nikka Zaildar 2 Nominated
Best Actress - CriticsNominated
8th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Super Singh Nominated [58]
2019 9th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Carry On Jatta 2 Nominated [59]
2020 10th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Ardab Mutiyaran Won [60]
2022 11th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal Nominated [61]
Popular Jodi of The Year(with Gurnam Bhullar)Won
Popular Jodi of The Year(with Diljit Dosanjh) Honsla Rakh Nominated

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