Sonal Chauhan (born 16 May 1985/1987) is an Indian actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Telugu and

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films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2005 and Miss World Tourism in 2005. She made her acting debut with

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'' Jannat'' and her

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telug ...

debut with ''

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'', both in 2008. Chauhan made her

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debut with ''

Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu ''Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by D. P. Raghuram. It stars Shiva Rajkumar and Sonal Chauhan. The film was notable for having scenes shot in the New7Wonders of the World, seven wonders of th ...

'' (2010) and

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debut with '' Inji Iduppazhagi'' (2015). She has been part of successful films including ''

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'' (2014), '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016).

Early life

Chauhan was born in a

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family. She attended Delhi Public School in

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. She then studied Philosophy honours at

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in New Delhi.

Career

Modelling career

She was crowned Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri,

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state of

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. She is the first Indian to have claimed the Miss World Tourism title. She also appeared on the cover pages of FHM.

Acting career

She first appeared on screen in Himesh Reshammiya's '' Aap Kaa Surroor''. She appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi. She has also signed a three-film deal with the Bhatts, of which two are pending. She also sang a duet with KK for the song "Kaise Bataoon" in the film 3G. She acted in a Telugu film ''

'' costarring

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), also known as Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, film producer, politician and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative A ...

and marking her comeback to Tollywood. Her next project was '' Pandaga Chesko''. In early 2015, she signed two Telugu films: ''

'' opposite Arya and '' Sher'' opposite

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 5 July 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is the son of actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna. Ram is best known for his roles in action films such as ''Athanokkade'', ''Hare Ram ...

."Sonal Chauhan to replace Vanya Mishra in Kalyanram's Sher"
. ''The Times of India''. (21 April 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015. In early July 2015, she signed another Telugu film, ''

''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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