Sonu Walia is a Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 actress, winner of Miss India pageant and model.

Early life

She was a daughter of an Indian Army

Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...

 officer, in a Punjabi-speaking family in New Delhi. She is 5'6" tall.

A psychology graduate and a student of journalism, Sonu Walia took up modelling before she entered the Miss India

Miss India

Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co...

 contest.

Career

Walia won the Miss India

Miss India

Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co...

 contest in 1985 and went on to compete in Miss Universe 1985

Miss Universe 1985

Miss Universe 1985, the 34th Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, USA on July 15, 1985. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 1985 Miss Universe Pageant...

. She took over from Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...

, Miss India 1984, and after completing her responsibilities, she relinquished her crown to Mehr Jesia

Mehr Jesia

-Personal life:Mehr was born into a Parsi family on 30 November 1969. She has always shown great interest in sports, and was known to enjoy swimming, badminton, and other sports before she became a model....

 in 1986. She has a younger sister.

She also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

 for Khoon Bhari Maang

Khoon Bhari Maang

Khoon Bhari Maang is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 12 August 1988, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Australian mini-series Return to Eden , and is about a wealthy widow who is almost killed by her lover and sets out for revenge.-Synopsis:Aarti Verma is a widow...

 with Rekha and Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi is an Indian television and film actor. His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story...

 in year 1988. She also acted in a TV serial called Betaal Pachisi along with Tom Alter

Tom Alter

Tom Alter is an Indian actor of American origin. As a thespian and television actor, he is best known for his work in Bollywood, but has also worked in the theatre...

, Shahbaz Khan

Shahbaz Khan

Shahbaz Khan is an Australian climatologist and hydrologist. He is currently Chief of Section on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management...

.

Personal life

She is married to Surya Prakash Singh an NRI based in the US and who is also an Indian Film producer. She shuttles between India and US.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Shart Shart Shart may refer to:*Shart , the Bollywood film directed by Kewal Misra that starred Sanjay Khan and Mumtaz*Shart , the Bollywood film directed by Ketan Anand that starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi...	as a Model
1988	Khoon Bhari Maang Khoon Bhari Maang Khoon Bhari Maang is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 12 August 1988, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Australian mini-series Return to Eden , and is about a wealthy widow who is almost killed by her lover and sets out for revenge.-Synopsis:Aarti Verma is a widow...	Nandini
1988	Aakarshan	Priya
1989	Apna Desh Paraye Log	?
1989	Mahadaav	Dancer
1989	Toofan Toofan Toofan is a Pakistani Urdu film starring Shaan, Saima, Resham and Laila.-Cast:* Shaan* Saima* Resham* Nargis* Laila* Arbaz Khan* Asif Khan* Shafqat Cheema...	as Herself
1989	Clerk Clerk Clerk, the vocational title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. It is also occasionally used to refer to third-year medical students completing a medical clerkship. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record...	Sonu
1990	Mahasangram	Neelam
1990	Tejaa	Heena
1990	Haatim Tai	?
1990	Agneekaal	Mary D'Souza
1991	Numbri Aadmi Numbri Aadmi Numbri Aadmi is a 1991 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Swaroop Kumar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Kimi Katkar, Sangeeta Bijlani and Amrish Puri-Plot:...	Paro
1991	Khel Khel Khel is a Hindi and Urdu word meaning "game" or "sport"; as well as a Pashtu word meaning "followers of". It may refer to:* Khel , a Pashtun tribal division, see Pashtun tribal structure...	Tara Jaisingh
1991	Haque Haque Haque, pronounced Hok, is a common Bangladeshi muslim surname.* Azizul Haque * Mulana Mazharul Haque * Gaziul Haque * Syed Shamsul Haque * Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani...	Alpana - Swami's daughter
1991	Pratikar	Uma Singh
1991	Thalapathi Thalapathi Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran under the banner of G. V. Films. The film stars Rajnikanth, Mammootty and Shobana in the lead roles with Arvind Swamy, Srividya, Amrish Puri, Bhanupriya, Nagesh, and Charuhasan essaying...	Dancer (special appearance)
1991	Swarg Jaisaa Ghar	?
1991	Rupaye Dus Karod	?
1991	Jeevan Daata	Priya Singh (Shivram's daughter)
1992	Tahalka Tahalka Tahalka is a 1992 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....	Jenny D'Costa
1992	Dil Aashna Hai Dil Aashna Hai Dil Aashna Hai is a Hindi-Urdu movie which was directed by Hema Malini and released in India on 1992.- Synopsis:...	Salma A. Baig
1992	Nishchaiy Nishchaiy Nishchaiy is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Esmayeel Shroff, released on 17 July 1992. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in pivotal roles.-Plot:...	Parvati
1993	Sahibaan Sahibaan Sahibaan is a 1993 romantic film of Bollywood. The film features Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit and Rishi Kapoor in lead roles.-Cast:* Rishi Kapoor as Gopi* Sanjay Dutt as Kunwar Vijay Pal Singh* Madhuri Dixit as Sahibaan* Sonu Walia as Rajkumari Razee...	Rajkumari Razee
1994	Anari Dada
1995	Jallaad Jallaad Jallad is an Indian film directed by T L V Prasad released on 15 September 1995. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a double role, which also won him the various awards under the Best Villain category.-Cast:...	?
1995	Fauji Fauji Fauji was a TV series following the training of an Indian Army commando regiment that aired on India's national channel DD National in 1988. It was produced by New Film Addicts pvt ltd. Mr Milin Kapoor was a Director in this company.He was to play the main role of Lt...	Lajwanti "Lajjo"
1996	Yash Yash Yashh is a Hindi and Sanskrit word that means splendor, grandeur, magnificence, prominence, illustriousness, majesty, distinction, luxury, renown, eminence and fame....	Mrs. Kalpana Rai
1998	Sarbans Dani Guru Gobind Singh	Begam Sahiba
2001	Kasam Kasam Kasam is a Nepali movie that stars Rajesh Hamal, Kristi Mainali, Beena Budhathoki, Ashok Sharma. It also stars Saroj Khanal and Mausami Malla in a guest appearance role. The song "Baan Ma Phlyo Bhool" was the chart topping song of that time....	Bijlee
2005	Suryakaant	?
2008	Jai Maa Sherawaali	Devi Maa Sherawaali (as Sonu Pratap Walia)

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