Sonam Bajwa

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Sonam Bajwa
Sonam Bajwa (cropped).jpg
Bajwa in 2017
Born
Sonampreet Bajwa[1]

(1989-08-16) August 16, 1989 (age 31)
Nainital, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
EducationUniversity of Delhi
Occupation
  • Air stewardess
  • model
  • actress
Years active2013–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]

Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language films. She participated in the Femina Miss India contest in 2012. Bajwa started her acting career in 2013 with the Punjabi film Best Of Luck. She played the leading female role in the 2014 film Punjab 1984.[2] She won the PTC Punjabi Film Awards for Best Actress in 2020 for Ardab Mutiyaran.[3]

Early life and career[edit]

Bajwa was born on 16 August 1989 in Nainital and is a Punjabi.[4][5] She studied at Delhi University. She moved to Mumbai in 2012, she participated in the Femina Miss India contest. She became an air hostess and pursued a career in acting.[2][1]

She debuted with the Punjabi film Best Of Luck (2013) and played the female lead in period drama Punjab 1984 (2014).[2][6] She has also appeared in Tamil romantic commedy Kappal in 2014.[7]

She was nominated for the PTC Punjabi Film Awards for Best Actress award for Carry on Jatta 2 in 2019[8] and won it in 2020 for Ardab Mutiyaran.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2013 Best Of Luck Simran Punjabi Punjabi debut
2014 Punjab 1984 Jeeti
Kappal Deepika Tamil Tamil debut
2015 Sardaar Ji Herself Punjabi Special appearance in song "Veervaar"
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Diljyot
Babu Bangaram Herself Special appearance in song "Dhandame Ettukuntam"[9]
Aatadukundam Raa Shruthi Telugu Telugu debut
Nikka Zaildar Manraj Kaur Punjabi
2017 Manje Bistre Rano
Super Singh Twinkle
Nikka Zaildar 2 Roop Kaur
2018 Carry on Jatta 2 Meet Nominated, PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress[8]
2019 Guddiyan Patole Kash aka Kashmir Kaur
Muklawa Taaro
Shadaa Herself Special appearance in song, "Tommy"
Singham Dr. Nikki
Ardab Mutiyaran Babbu Bains Won, PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress[3]
Bala Herself Hindi Special appearance in the song "Naah Goriye"
2020 Jinde Meriye Rehmat Punjabi
Street Dancer 3D Pammi Hindi [10][11]
2021 Kaatteri Tamil Filming
PuaadaFilms that have not yet been released Raunak Punjabi [12]
Honsla RakhFilms that have not yet been released TBA Filming[13][14]
Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal Filming,[15] with Gurnam Bhullar

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2021 Dil Diyan Gallan Host Punjabi [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sonampreet Bajwa Profile". Times Internet. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Rinku Gupta (26 November 2014). "Punjabi model turns Tamil bride". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020: Here's What The Winners Have To Say". PTC Punjabi. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sonam Bajwa thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, says she is blessed beyond measure". The Times of India. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ Rinku Gupta (26 November 2014). "Sonam's dreams come true". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Happy Birthday Sonam Bajwa: Her 10 Jaw-Dropping Pictures That You Shouldn't Miss". PTC Punjabi. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (25 December 2014). "This Kappal doesn't sink". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019: Here's The Full List Of Nominations". PTC Punjabi. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Punjabi actor Sonam Bajwa to do a song in Venkatesh's Babu Bangaram". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Prabhu Deva-Varun Dhawan's 'Street Dancer' posters out, to be India's biggest dance movie". The New Indian Express. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ Navalka, Vaishnavi (1 February 2020). "Varun Dhawan and Sonam Bajwa collab on post-release song of Street Dancer 3D | WATCH". Republic World. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ammy Virk-Sonam Bajwa starrer 'Puaada' in cinemas on April 2". Indian TV News. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ Notts, Valentina (19 February 2021). "Diljit Dosanjh Announces 'Honsla Rakh' With Poster; Film To Mark Shehnaaz Gill's Debut". Republic World. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Pics of Shehnaaz Gill from 'Honsla Rakh' wrap up party are winning the internet". Times of India. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  15. ^ "The shoot of Sonam Bajwa and Gurnam Bhullar's 'Main Viyah Ni Karona Tere Naal' resumes". The Times of India. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Karan Aujla gets candid with Sonam Bajwa - Dil Diyan Gallan". Zee5. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

External links[edit]

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