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Sonu Sood is a Actor Indian born on 30 july 1973 at Punjab (Inde)
Sonu Sood is an Indian film actor, model and producer who acts predominantly in Tollywood, Kollywood, Bollywood, and Kannada films. He has also appeared in commercials for Apollo Tyres, Airtel etc.
In 2009, he received Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster, Arundhati. In 2010, He garnered Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for the Bollywood blockbuster, Dabangg. In 2012, He received SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Julayi. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films like Yuva (2004), Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Dookudu (2011) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).
Sonu Sood est né d'un père entrepreneur et d'une mère enseignante. Il a deux sœurs. Il grandit à Nagpur, dans le Maharashtra, où il fait ses études et obtient un diplôme d'ingénieur en électronique.
Carrière
Sonu Sood, qui s’est fait connaître en participant au concours de Mister India, obtient son premier rôle en 1999 dans le film tamoul Nenjinile. Après plusieurs rôles secondaires, il est choisi pour jouer le rôle de Bhagat Singh dans le biopic pendjabi de ce révolutionnaire indien, Shaheed-e-Azam. Il joue ensuite dans plusieurs films en hindi et commence à être remarqué tant pour ses rôles négatifs ou ambigus (en particulier dans Yuva de Mani Ratnam) que pour les scènes osées qu’il interprète dans certains de ces films, tels que Sheesha. Parmi ses rôles marquants dans le cinéma hindi, celui du prince sans terre Sujamal dans le film d’Ashutosh Gowariker Jodhaa Akbar (2008), ou celui de Prem dans Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, une production Rajshri. En 2010 il joue l’adversaire de Salman Khan dans le blockbuster Dabangg. En 2005 Super, au côté de Nagarjuna, lance sa carrière dans le cinéma télougou, où son plus gros succès à ce jour est le film fantastique Arundhati (2009), dans lequel il joue un aghora (un ascète hindou pratiquant une forme de tantrisme), un rôle qui nécessite quatre à cinq heures de maquillage par jour. Le tournage d’Arundhati se déroule en même temps que celui de Jodhaa Akbar, ce qui oblige Sonu Sood à jongler entre deux personnages très différents. Son interprétation est très appréciée et lui vaut de remporter un Filmfare Award. En 2011, il interprète un pharaon souhaitant conquérir l'Inde dans le film télougou Shakti. Sonu Sood a également joué dans un film émirati, City of Life, en 2008.
Vie personnelle
Il est marié à Sonali Sood et a un fils, Ishant.
Engagement
Il est à l'origine d'une fondation qui vient en aide aux enfants qui n'ont pas accès à l'éducation. Il est végétarien est milite au sein de l'association People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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Sonu Sood
Birth name Sonu Sood
Nationality Inde
Birth 30 july 1973 (51 years) at Punjab (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
Nationality Inde
Birth 30 july 1973 (51 years) at Punjab (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
In 2009, he received Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster, Arundhati. In 2010, He garnered Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for the Bollywood blockbuster, Dabangg. In 2012, He received SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Julayi. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films like Yuva (2004), Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Dookudu (2011) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).
Biography
Enfance et jeunesseSonu Sood est né d'un père entrepreneur et d'une mère enseignante. Il a deux sœurs. Il grandit à Nagpur, dans le Maharashtra, où il fait ses études et obtient un diplôme d'ingénieur en électronique.
Carrière
Sonu Sood, qui s’est fait connaître en participant au concours de Mister India, obtient son premier rôle en 1999 dans le film tamoul Nenjinile. Après plusieurs rôles secondaires, il est choisi pour jouer le rôle de Bhagat Singh dans le biopic pendjabi de ce révolutionnaire indien, Shaheed-e-Azam. Il joue ensuite dans plusieurs films en hindi et commence à être remarqué tant pour ses rôles négatifs ou ambigus (en particulier dans Yuva de Mani Ratnam) que pour les scènes osées qu’il interprète dans certains de ces films, tels que Sheesha. Parmi ses rôles marquants dans le cinéma hindi, celui du prince sans terre Sujamal dans le film d’Ashutosh Gowariker Jodhaa Akbar (2008), ou celui de Prem dans Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, une production Rajshri. En 2010 il joue l’adversaire de Salman Khan dans le blockbuster Dabangg. En 2005 Super, au côté de Nagarjuna, lance sa carrière dans le cinéma télougou, où son plus gros succès à ce jour est le film fantastique Arundhati (2009), dans lequel il joue un aghora (un ascète hindou pratiquant une forme de tantrisme), un rôle qui nécessite quatre à cinq heures de maquillage par jour. Le tournage d’Arundhati se déroule en même temps que celui de Jodhaa Akbar, ce qui oblige Sonu Sood à jongler entre deux personnages très différents. Son interprétation est très appréciée et lui vaut de remporter un Filmfare Award. En 2011, il interprète un pharaon souhaitant conquérir l'Inde dans le film télougou Shakti. Sonu Sood a également joué dans un film émirati, City of Life, en 2008.
Vie personnelle
Il est marié à Sonali Sood et a un fils, Ishant.
Engagement
Il est à l'origine d'une fondation qui vient en aide aux enfants qui n'ont pas accès à l'éducation. Il est végétarien est milite au sein de l'association People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
, 1h47Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Chine
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about Tibet
Actors Jackie Chan, Katrina Kaif, Riya Sen, Jackie Shroff, Ileana D'Cruz, Disha Patani
Roles Randall
Rating52%
Jack, un professeur d'archéologie renommé du musée de l'armée de terre cuite de Xi'an, s'associe à la jeune professeur indienne Ashmita de l'Institut national des musées du Rajasthan pour rechercher le trésor perdu du Magadha au Tibet. Leur équipe découvre le trésor sous un lac gelé grâce aux moyens modernes. Ils sont cependant interrompus par un groupe de mercenaires dirigé par Randall qui leur vole le trésor et les laisse enfermer. Dans la confusion, Jones - un membre de l'équipe de Jack qui est plus un chasseur de trésor qu'un archéologue - s'enfuit avec un diamant. Jack et Ashmita parviennent finalement à s'échapper de la caverne glacée.
Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Chine
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Jackie Chan, Han Geng / Hankyung, Kelly Hu, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Amyra Dastur
Roles Randall
Rating57%
Deux bons potes, Meng Yun (Han Geng) et Yu Fei (Zheng Kai ), décident de quitter leurs copines pour vivre en célibataires libres. Mais les filles en question voient la chose autrement.
Saahasam (2016)
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Prashanth, Tamannaah Bhatia, Abitha, Nassar, Tulasi, Sonu Sood
Roles Bittu
Rating42%
Rock On 2 (2016)
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Buddy films
Actors Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapooor, Purab Kohli, Shahana Goswami
Rating49%
Adi décide d'organiser un grand concert de charité avec le reste des membres de Magik, un groupe de rock. Cependant, l'opposition constante des autorités locales leur rend les choses très difficiles.
Xuan Zang (2016)
Directed by Huo Jianqi
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Kent Tong, Purba Rgyal, Xu Zheng, Luo Jin, Andrew Lin Hoi, Jonathan Kos-Read
Roles Raja Harshavardhan
Rating61%
Gabbar Is Back (2015)
, 2h11Directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj, Shruti Haasan, Shraddha Kapooor, Amala Paul
Roles ACP Balbir Singh
Rating69%
The police get information that 10 tehsildars across Maharashtra have been mysteriously kidnapped. But they are as mysteriously returned - except the most corrupt officer, who is hanged in public. The police get a CD from mystery man 'Gabbar' who says his mission is to target corrupt officers. Police driver Sadhuram (Sunil Grover) is convinced he can crack who Gabbar is - but his superior officers humiliate him in front of all the other officers.
Entertainment (2014)
, 2h20Directed by Sajid Nadiadwala
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mithun Chakraborty, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Vrajesh Hirjee
Roles Arjun
Rating45%
The film starts with Akhil Lokande (Akshay Kumar) getting paid for doing an ad, where he gets into a fight, as he wasn't paid the full amount of money that they had promised. This continues with a few other ads, where Akhil constantly ends the fight when he gets a phone call, and says he has to go somewhere. He then arrives on a shoot where Sakshi (Tamannaah Bhatia) is shooting for her television series. After her shoot lets out, they go for a walk around the park, observing other couples. At the end of their walk, Akhil proposes to Saakshi. Akhil and Saakshi go to her father's (Mithun Chakraborty) house, where they are told that until Akhil becomes rich, he can't marry Saakshi.
Happy New Year (2014)
, 3h8Directed by Farah Khan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood, Heist films
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani, Sidharth Malhotra, Sonu Sood
Roles Jag
Rating50%
Chandramohan Manohar Sharma, better known as Charlie (Shah Rukh Khan), is a street fighter who has been yearning for revenge from Charan Grover (Jackie Shroff) for 8 years. Because of him, his father, Manohar Sharma (Anupam Kher) was labeled as a thief because Charan had conned him into stealing his own Diamonds (he stole his own diamonds and framed Sharma for stealing them) priced at INR 100 crore ($15 million). Charlie finds out through the media that diamonds worth $300 crore will reach the Atlantis Palm hotel on Christmas Eve. He wants to steal the same diamonds and frame Grover. To accomplish this, he must assemble a dynamic team.
Brahma (2014)
Directed by R. Chandru
Themes Films about religion
Actors Upendra, Pranitha Subhash, Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Rangayana Raghu, Sonu Sood
Rating52%
The film opens with a lady coming to India from Malaysia . She takes a taxi and wants to go to Brahma's place. The driver then starts telling her about Brahma's life. The movie goes into a flashback. In 1970, Veer Brahma(Nassar) kills two rich men.Then his wife gives birth to a son. The movie then comes back in 2014, ACP Shinde(Sayaji Shinde) is handed the case of Brahma. Pranitha comes and tells her story - Pranitha(Pranitha Subhash) is a girl from Malasyia. She lives with her parents in Malasyia .She saw Brahma(Upendra) helping a beggar. After some events she falls in love with Brahma. Then Lucky man, (Rangayana Raghu) a millionaire is also fooled by Brahma. In Malasyia Bramha killed a international don named Rahul Dev(Rahul Dev). Now we see that Brahma is a Don. Brahma goes to loot his house. There Brahma is living with a new name, Upendra. He works in his father's house. Then we see some comedies of Sadhu(Sadhu Kokila), who is the leader of the servants in the house. Then Pranitha and Lucky man comes in that house. One day Brahma is caught by ACP Shinde in that house. Then Brahma's grandfather reveals their past. In 1600 BC A warrior named Brahma (Upendra again) is very kind to poor. He gives all his wealth to the poor. But in 1950, their family becomes very poor. Then Veer Brahma says that he will take all the wealth his grandfather gave to others. Then Bramha is taken to court and he is sentenced to 2 years in jail. There, his father apologizes to him. After two years, Bramha is now the chief minister of Karnataka. The Lady came to kill Brahma but she did not succeed in killing him. She is the wife of Rahul Dev. The movie ends with Upendra saying, "Jo janta ko chodkar dourta hai woh leader nehi ho ta, Jo janta ko sath lekar dourta hai wahi ho ta hai leader." In English, this means, "Which man runs without the public he is not a leader, but he who runs with the public he is the leader.
Action Jackson (2014)
, 2h24Directed by Prabhu Deva
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about families, Gangster films
Actors Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Yami Gautam, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Suniel Shetty, Sonu Sood
Rating34%
Vishi (Ajay Devgn) is a small-time crook who would do anything for money. He falls in love with Khushi (Sonakshi Sinha), a simple HR executive, who then begins a relationship with him. One day, Vishi, who frequently gets involved in fights, publicly beats up a street gangster, who later seeks a revenge attack with his gang. The gangster and his gang brutally beat up Vishi, and easily escape the scene. It is then revealed that the person they had beaten is actually Vishi's lookalike, Jai. The goons escape when they hear the siren, and Vishi is found alive on bike, then the same goons gets beaten brutally by Vishi. Khushi tries to explain to Vishi that she loves him, he understands and they both started falling in love. On another occasion, a police inspector arrests Jai and hands him over to a group of gangsters led by Pedro (Ketan Karande). Jai single-handedly kills them all and is revealed to be a professional assassin and previous right-hand man of underworld criminal Xavier Fonseca (Anandaraj), nicknamed AJ. After AJ single-handedly rescued Xavier's sister Marina (Manasvi Mamgai) from a bunch of kidnappers, Marina falls for Jai but he rejects her as he is been married to Anusha (Yami Gautam).
Aagadu (2014)
, 2h43Directed by Srinu Vaitla
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Mahesh Babu, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prakash Raj, Rajendra Prasad, Sonu Sood, Brahmanandam
Roles Damodar
Rating53%
Shankar is an orphan raised by a sincere police officer Raja Rao. In an unexpected situation, Raja Rao's son Bharath kills a kid and Shankar takes the blame on him and is imprisoned while Raja Rao warns him not to meet him again. Years later Shankar is a CI who is referred as 'Encounter' Shankar because of his track record as an encounter specialist. He is posted to Bukkapatnam town in Tadipatri, Ananthapuram and is assigned the task of ending the illegal businesses of a dreaded local don Damodar whose dream project is to build a power plant. Using his clever mind, Shankar destroys all the three main businesses of Damodar by trapping the respective in-charges of those businesses. He brings a stay on the power project by bringing few vital witnesses. On a parallel note, Shankar loves a sweet shop owner named Saroja who reciprocates his love at a later point of time.
Madha Gaja Raja (2013)
, 2h13Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Vishal, Anjali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sonu Sood, S. Manivannan, Santhanam
Rating67%
Shootout at Wadala (2013)
, 2h30Directed by Sanjay Gupta
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood
Roles Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar
Rating59%
In a police van, Afaaque Baaghran (Anil Kapoor) listens to the story narrated by a gangster Manya Surve (John Abraham) who is gravely injured with a bullet-riddled body. Manya Surve is powerful gangster who thinks he isn't a fool after a brawl with Dilawar.
Rana (2013)
Directed by K.S.Ravikumar
Actors Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone, Sonu Sood, Trisha Krishnan, Rani Mukherjee, Ganja Karuppu
R... Rajkumar (2013)
, 2h25Directed by Prabhu Deva
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Poonam Jhawer, Ashish Vidyarthi, Asrani
Roles Shivraj Gurjar
Rating53%
Romeo Rajkumar (Shahid Kapoor) is an aimless youth who arrives in small town of Dhartipur been ruled by two drug barons named Shivraj Gurjar (Sonu Sood) and his arch enemy Manik Parmar (Ashish Vidyarthi), controlled by a Mafia don named Ajit Taaka (Srihari), who operates in Hong Kong. Rajkumar now works for Shivraj. But his life changes forever when he claps eyes on the beautiful, educated Chanda (Sonakshi Sinha). What he does not know is, that Chanda is an orphan who is being raised by Manik Parmar. After some persistent wooing, Chanda falls for Rajkumar's charms. Just when their love was about to flourish, Shivraj and Parmar compromise and Parmar decides to get Chanda married to Shivraj, against Chanda's wish. Angered Rajkumar beats Shivraj's men and challenges him, saying that he will marry Chanda in front of Shivraj. Furious, Shivraj plans to get Rajkumar killed in an encounter by his pet police officer. But in return, gets a shocking surprise when it is revealed that Rajkumar actually works for Don Ajit Takka and was sent to Dhartipur only to take over the drug cartel to which both Shivraj and Parmar owe allegiance. Rajkumar captures Shivraj's truck full of drugs and drives it to Takka, revealing he himself was a big gangster all along. After giving Shivraj's stolen truck to Takka, he discovers that the truck was empty. In a twist of events, it turns out that Shivraj and Takka had joined hands, and purposely made Rajkumar steal the empty truck. Shivraj and Takka brutally kill Rajkumar and bury him. Shivraj starts his wedding celebrations with Chanda, only to be interrupted by the still alive Rajkumar, who is shown to have been rescued by one of Shivraj's henchmen after he was buried. Shivraj's men back off, because they are now friends with Rajkumar, hence leading to a one on one fight between the two. Finally, Rajkumar injures Shivraj with a power punch to the neck and later kills Don Takka with a ceramic tile. The film ends with all the men beating Parmar, while a severely injured Rajkumar and Chanda walk away hand in hand happily.