Sonu Sood is currently termed as the ‘Messiah of Migrants.’ The actor has bee aiding the stranded migrant workers and Indian citizens stuck in different parts of the world amidst the coronavirus pandemic. On his birthday, Twitter has exploded with best wishes for him with fans hailing him as the ‘real hero’ for standing up during the times of crisis.
Sonu Sood celebrates his 47th birthday today, i.e. July 30, 2020, and, to celebrate the actor, here are some unknown facts about the actor.
10 unknown facts about Sonu Sood:
1. Sonu Sood was born to Shakti Sood and Saroj Sood, he was born into a middle-class family. Sood’s father was a small-time businessman and ran a garment shop named Bombay Cloth House, while his mother Saroj was a professor.
2. The actor moved to Nagpur to pursue his engineering degree in Electronics from Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur.
3. Sood has acted predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi films.
4. In 2016, Sood established the production house Shakti Sagar Productions, named after his father, Shakti Sagar Sood.
5. At the young age of 23, Sood married his wife Sonali in 1996 and now they have two sons, Ishant and Ayaan.
6. Sood made his debut in the Chinese film, ‘Xuanzang.’
7. Sonu Sood gained wide recognition from Mani Ratnam’s 2004 ‘Yuva’ and in 2005’s ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne.’
8. Being a complete outsider, Sood had to struggle to get noticed by casting directors. Reportedly, he lived in a flat with 5-6 people in his initial days.
9. In 2001, Sood made a debut in Bollywood with the film ‘Shaheed-e-Azam’ where he played the role of Bhagat Singh.
10. Sonu Sood also featured with Jackie Chan in Stanley Tong’s 2017 Chinese action-comedy ‘Kung Fu Yoga.’
Wishing, Sonu Sood, a very happy birthday!