Sonal Sehgal
Sonal Sehgal biography, wiki, age, movies, tv shows, husband, parents, siblings, family, education, net worth & more
Biography | |
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Name | Sonal Sehgal |
Full Name | Sonal Sehgal Kamath |
Profession | Indian actress, screenwriter, author |
Years Active | 2003-Present |
Date of Birth | July 13, 1981 |
Age (In 2024) | 43 Years 3 Month(s) 30 Days |
Birth Place | Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Khatri |
Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Height | in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5ft 6in |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Family and Marriage Details | |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband/Spouse | Naresh Kamath (musician) |
Marriage Date | December 7, 2005 |
Parents | |
Father | Yoginder Pal Sehgal |
Mother | Daman Sehgal |
Sibling(s) | |
Sister(s) | Anupama Sehgal Mahajan |
Other Relative(s) | |
Niece(s) | Harshita Mahajan |
Brother-in-law(s) | Paresh Kamath (musician) |
Education Details | |
School | Not Known |
College | New York Film Academy, New York University of Delhi |
Educational Qualification | Degree in English Honors Diploma in Filmmaking |
Filmography | |
Debut Movie | U, Bomsi n Me (2005) |
Movies (as actress) | Manny (english, 2020) Lihaaf: The Quilt (2019) Mantostaan (2017) Future to Bright Hai Ji (2012) Damadamm! (2011) Aashayein (2010) Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010) Radio: Love on Air (2009) Ghajini (2008) U, Bomsi n Me (2005) |
Movies (as writer) | Manny (english, 2020) Lihaaf: The Quilt (2019) |
Movies (as producer) | Manny (english, 2020) |
TV Show(s) | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2006) Hotel Kingston (2004-05) Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2004) Saara Akaash (2003-04) Deewane To Deewane Hain (2001) |
Web Series (as writer) | Forbidden Love (1 episode, 2020) |
Short Film(s) (as writer) | Dancing in the Dark (2017) Others (2016) |
Short Film(s) (as producer) | Dancing in the Dark (2017) |
Music Video(s) | Chadi Jawani (Jassy B, 2012) Maaeri (Euphoria, 2008) Botallan Sharab Diyan (Bally Sagoo, 2006) Ghoonghat Ko Mat Khol (Pankaj Udhas, 2003) Holi Holi Jai – Marjania (Ali Haider, 2003) Vekhin Dil Laa Na Baitheen (Harbhajan Mann & Gursevak Mann, 2003) Dil Vich Tu Vasdi (Sahotas, 2002) Jaawani (Jazzy B, 2002) |
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Bibliography | |
Books (as author) | The Day That Nothing Happened (2018) |
Other Details | |
Net Worth (Approx) | ₹5-10 crores |
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Sonal Sehgal is an Indian actress, producer, screenwriter, and author. She was born on July 13, 1981, into a Khatri Hindu Punjabi family to Yoginder Pal Sehgal and Daman Sehgal in Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Sonal also has an elder sister named Anupama Sehgal Mahajan. 1 2 3 | |
Her father, Yoginder Pal Sehgal, worked at the Human Resource Development Group (HRDG) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). 1 | |
Her niece, Harshita Mahajan, is a lawyer turned wedding choreographer. She runs a dance studio named Divine Movement Dance Studio in Chhatarpur, Delhi. 4 5 6 | |
Sonal graduated with a degree in English honors from Delhi University and later obtained a diploma in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. | |
She began her career as a copywriter for a Delhi-based advertising agency and later worked as an assistant to ad filmmaker and film director Pradeep Sarkar. 7 | |
Sehgal has also appeared in music videos for songs like Jazzy B’s Jaawani (2002), Sahotas’s Dil Vich Tu Vasdi (2002), Harbhajan Mann & Gursevak Mann’s Vekhin Dil Laa Na Baitheen, and Euphoria’s Maaeri (2008). 8 9 10 11 | |
She made her acting debut in Zee TV’s television show “Deewane To Deewane Hain” in 2001 and gained fame for her role as ISI terrorist Naaz aka Sanjana Malik in the television show “Saara Akaash” that aired on Star Plus from August 2003 to July 2005. 12 7 | |
Sonal showcased her acting skills as Shelly Sahay in the television show “Hotel Kingston”, which aired on Star One from November 2004 to November 2005. | |
She made her Bollywood debut opposite Gautam Rode in the 2005 film “U, Bomsi n Me,” directed by Jairaj Padmanabhan. 13 | |
Sonal also appeared in some episodes of “Kasauti Zindagi Kay” as Advocate Madhavi Bose in 2004 and as Shiuli in “Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin” in 2006. | |
Sonal met musician Naresh Kamath before entering the TV industry through a singer-friend named Tara Baswani, for whom she was writing lyrics and Naresh was composing the tunes. The couple started dating in February 2005 and married on December 7, 2005, at Ram Mandir in Bandra, Mumbai. Naresh Kamath is the lead guitarist of Kailash Kher’s band Kailasa and the bass guitarist of the indie band Bombay Black with his elder brother Paresh Kamath. 14 | |
In 2008, Sonal made a small cameo as an ad model in Aamir Khan‘s “Ghajini”. | |
She starred opposite Himesh Reshammiya in the movie “Radio: Love on Air” in 2009. | |
Sonal starred alongside Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Ruslaan Mumtaz in the 2010 film “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”, directed by Milap Zaveri. | |
Her big break came when she starred in a lead role opposite John Abraham in Nagesh Kukunoor’s critically acclaimed 2010 film “Aashayein”. | |
In 2017, she starred in the lead role of Kulwant Kaur in the film “Mantostaan”, directed by Rahhat Shah Kazmi. | |
In 2018, Sonal teamed up with Randeep Hooda’s sister and metabolic doctor Anjali Hooda for a girls’ trip to Barcelona and uploaded the videos on their YouTube channel “The Sisterhood Of Fit Girls”. 15 | |
She published her first book, a sci-fi novel titled “The Day That Nothing Happened”, on January 1, 2018. 16 | |
Sonal acted in and co-wrote the screenplay of the 2019 film “Lihaaf: The Quilt”, based on the controversial story of the same name by Ismat Chugtai. | |
In 2020, Sonal turned producer with her Indo-Latvian co-production and sci-fi thriller film “Manny”. She starred in the lead role of Maya opposite Latvian actor Jurijs Dyakonovs and also wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues of the film directed by Latvian director Dace Puce. The film had a successful run in the festival circuit and won several awards, including the “Best Script” award for Sonal at the UK Asian Film Festival. 17 18 |
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