Sonam Bajwa

Sonam Bajwa
Bajwa at an event in 2024
Born
Sonampreet Bajwa[1]

(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)[2]
Nainital, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2013–present

Sonampreet Bajwa[1] (born 16 August 1989), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. One of the highest paid actress of Punjabi cinema,[3][4] Bajwa is a recipient of two PTC Punjabi Film Awards along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards Punjabi.[5][6]

After participating in the 2012 Femina Miss India contest, Bajwa made her acting debut with the Punjabi film Best Of Luck (2013) and made her Tamil film debut with Kappal. Bajwa established herself as a leading actor in Punjabi films with successful films such as Punjab 1984 (2014), Sardaar Ji 2 (2016), Nikka Zaildar (2016), Manje Bistre (2017), Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017), Carry on Jatta 2 (2018), Guddiyan Patole (2019), Ardab Mutiyaran (2019) and Honsla Rakh (2021). She made her Telugu film debut with Aatadukundam Raa (2016).[7]

Bajwa won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ardab Mutiyaran. She has also received two Filmfare Awards Punjabi - Best Actress nomination for Manje Bistre and Nikka Zaildar 2.[8]

Early life

Bajwa was born on 16 August 1989 in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) in a Punjabi Sikh family.[2][9][10] She completed her graduation at Delhi University.[11] In 2012, she moved to Mumbai and participated in the Femina Miss India contest.[12] Bajwa then became an air hostess, but later quit it to pursue a career in acting.[7][1]

Career

Bajwa made her acting debut with Best Of Luck in 2013 alongside Gippy Grewal and Jazzy B.[13] In 2014, she worked in Punjab 1984 opposite Diljit Dosanjh.[7][14] She made her Tamil film debut with Kappal opposite Vaibhav the same year.[15]

Bajwa had four films in 2016 - Sardaar Ji 2 opposite Diljit Dosanjh,[16] Nikka Zaildar opposite Ammy Virk,[17] Born to Be King opposite Ateesh Randev and her Telugu debut Aatadukundam Raa opposite Sushanth.[18] In 2017, she appeared opposite Gippy Grewal in Manje Bistre, opposite Dosanjh Super Singh and opposite Ammy Virk in Nikka Zaildar 2.[19][20] In 2018, she appeared in Carry on Jatta 2, opposite Grewal.[21][22]

Bajwa with Ammy Virk on the set of Puaada (2021)

Bajwa worked in five films in 2019. She worked in Guddiyan Patole opposite Gurnam Bhullar,[23] Muklawa opposite Virk,[24] Singham opposite Parmish Verma, Ardab Mutiyaran opposite Ajay Sarkaria and Bala opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.[25] She won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for Ardab Mutiyaran.[8] In 2020, she appeared in Jinde Meriye opposite Parmish Verma and in Street Dancer 3D opposite Varun Dhawan.[26] In 2021, she appeared opposite Virk in Puaada and opposite Dosanjh in Honsla Rakh.[27][28]

In 2022, she played the lead opposite Gurnam Bhullar in Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal, opposite Virk in Sher Bagga,[29] opposite Ajay Sarkaria in Jind Mahi[30] and opposite Vaibhav in Kaatteri.[31] In 2023, she played a lead role in Godday Godday Chaa[32] and Carry On Jatta 3.[33]

In 2024, she played the lead opposite Virk in Kudi Haryane Val Di.[34]

In 2025, Bajwa will next appear in Ranna Ch Dhanna, directed by Amarjit Singh Saron and co-starring Diljit Dosanjh and Shehnaaz Gill.[35]

Personal life and media image

Bajwa in 2023

Bajwa is considered one of the most popular actors of Punjabi cinema.[3][36] She is also known for her fashion sense and styling.[37][38] In the film Guddiyan Patole, Bajwa was the highest paid actor, receiving more than her male counterparts.[39]

Bajwa became the Chandigarh Times' Most Desirable Woman thrice in 2016, 2017 and 2019.[40][41][42] She also ranked 2nd in 2018 and 4th in 2020 in the same list.[43][44] In the Times' 50 Most Desirable Woman list, Bajwa ranked 44th in 2019.[45] She is the celebrity endorser for brands including Moofarm and Americana biscuits.[46]

Although a Punjabi Sikh, in 2017, Bajwa announced on social media, that she follows Jesus, but has not converted to Christianity. She stated "I follow Jesus but I am not a religious Christian."[47][10]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2013 Best Of Luck Simran Punjabi
2014 Punjab 1984 Jeeti
Kappal Deepika Tamil
2015 Sardaar Ji Herself Punjabi Special appearance in song "Veervaar"
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Diljyot
Babu Bangaram Herself Telugu Special appearance in song "Dhandame Ettukuntam" [48]
Aatadukundam Raa Shruthi
Nikka Zaildar Manraaj Kaur Punjabi
Born to Be King Preet
2017 Manje Bistre Rano
Super Singh Twinkle
Nikka Zaildar 2 Roop Kaur
2018 Carry on Jatta 2 Meet [22]
2019 Guddiyan Patole Kashmeer "Kash" Kaur
Muklawa Taaro
Shadaa Herself Special appearance in song, "Tommy"
Singham Dr. Nikki
Ardab Mutiyaran Babbu Bains Bansal [8]
Bala Swasti Hindi
2020 Jinde Meriye Rehmat Punjabi
Street Dancer 3D Pammi Kaur Chaddha Hindi Cameo [49]
2021 Puaada Raunak Punjabi [50]
Honsla Rakh Jasmine [51]
2022 Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal Mannat [52]
Sher Bagga Gulaab Kaur [53]
Jind Mahi Lakhwinder "Laddo" Kaur [54][55]
Kaatteri Shwetha Tamil [56]
2023 Godday Godday Chaa Rani Punjabi [57]
Carry on Jatta 3 Meet [58]
2024 Kudi Haryane Val Di Neelam Dahiya [34]
Nikka Zaildar 4 † TBA Filming [59]
2025 Housefull 5 † TBA Hindi Filming [60]
Baaghi 4 † TBA Filming [61][62]

Television

Year Title Role Language Notes
2021 Dil Diyan Gallan Host Punjabi
2024 Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment Herself Hindi Guest appearance

Music videos

Year Song Artist Director Label
2020 Jatti Jeoni Morh Wargi[63] Sidhu Moose Wala Agam Mann White Hill Music
2020 Surma Diljit Dosanjh Arvindr Khaira Sony Music India
2021 Brown Shortie Sidhu Moose Wala Sukh Sanghera Sidhu Moose Wala

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2014 4th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Female Debut Best of Luck Nominated [64]
2017 7th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Sardaar Ji 2 Nominated
1st Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Actress Nikka Zaildar Nominated [65]
2018 2nd Filmfare Awards Punjabi Manje Bistre Nominated [66]
Nikka Zaildar 2 Nominated
Best Actress - Critics Nominated
8th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Super Singh Nominated [67]
2019 9th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Carry On Jatta 2 Nominated [68]
2020 10th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Ardab Mutiyaran Won [69]
2022 11th PTC Punjabi Film Awards Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal Nominated [70]
Popular Jodi of The Year(with Gurnam Bhullar) Won
Popular Jodi of The Year(with Diljit Dosanjh) Honsla Rakh Nominated

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