Sonu Walia

Sonu Walia
Walia in 2013
Born	Sanjeet Kaur Walia (1964-02-19) 19 February 1964 (age 61) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Surya Pratap Singh ​ ​ (m. 1995;death 2009)​
Awards	Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)

Sonu Walia (born Sanjeet Kaur Walia ^[1] ) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Femina Miss India Universe 1985. ^{[2] [3]} She is best known for her role in the film Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

A psychology graduate and a student of journalism, Walia took up modelling and she entered the Femina Miss India contest winning the title and represented India at Miss Universe 1985.

Career

Walia won the Miss India contest in 1985 ^[4] and went to compete in Miss Universe 1985.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Walia was married to Surya Pratap Singh, ^[5] an NRI based in the US who was a hotelier and Indian film producer. ^[6] He died in 2009. ^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Shart	as a Model
1988	Khoon Bhari Maang	Nandini	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Akarshan	Priya Khanna
1989	Apna Desh Paraye Log	Neeta Das
	Mahaadev	Dancer
	Toofan	as Herself
	Clerk	Sonu
1990	Maha-Sangram	Neelam
	Tejaa	Heena
	Haatim Tai	Sayira
	Agneekaal	Mary D'Souza
1991	Numbri Aadmi	Paro
	Khel	Tara Jaisingh
	Haque	Alpana - Swami's daughter
	Pratikar	Uma Singh
	Thalapathi	Iconic Dancer on song Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu	Tamil film Special appearance in song
	Swarg Jaisaa Ghar	Devki
	Rupaye Dus Karod
	Jeevan Daata	Priya Singh (Shivram's daughter)
1992	Tahalka	Jenny D'Costa
	Dil Aashna Hai	Salma A. Baig
	Nishchaiy	Parvati
1993	Sahibaan	Rajkumari Razee
1994	Mahakshathriya	Kannada Movie
	Anari Dada
1995	Jallaad
	Fauji	Lajwanti ("Lajjo")
1995	Alibaba Adbhutadweepam	Special Song in Telugu film
1996	Yash	Mrs. Kalpana Rai
1998	Sarbans Dani Guru Gobind Singh	Begam Sahiba
2001	Kasam	Bijlee
2005	Suryakaant
2008	Jai Maa Sherawaali	Devi Maa Sherawaali	credited as Sonu Pratap Walia

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1997	Mahabharat Katha	Chitrangada

References

1. "Nostalgia with Sonu Walia: "When I was 22, I signed my first autograph on top of the Eiffel Tower!"". Hindustan Times. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
2. BHATTACHARYA, ROSHMILA. "Why Sonu Walia QUIT FILMS". Rediff. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
3. "#Throwback: When stunner Sonu Walia was crowned Miss India 1985 - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
4. "Snapshot: You won't believe how actress Sonu Walia looks now!". ibnlive.in.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. the 1985 Miss India beauty pageant winner
5. "Where is the bombshell Sonu Walia now?". Hindustan Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2013. married (to hotelier Surya Prakash)
6. "Exclusive! Sonu Walia: I got closer to my husband because of Lata Mangeshkar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
7. "Where is the bombshell Sonu Walia now?". Hindustan Times. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

External links

• Sonu Walia at IMDb

Preceded by Juhi Chawla	Miss India 1985	Succeeded by Mehr Jesia