Sonal Singh Chauhan ( سونل سنگھ چوہان), born 16 May 1985, is an Indian fashion model and actress. She has won several beauty contests and made her acting debut in the movie Jannat directed by Kunal Deshmukh .
Sonal Singh Chauhan
Born May 16, 1985
New Delhi, India
Occupation Model, Actress
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Early life
She was born in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India , her family hailed from Mainpuri district,Uttar Pradesh. Her father is a police inspector, and she has one elder brother and two younger sisters. She studied at DPS, Noida and then Philosophy honors at Gargi College in New Delhi.
Modelling career
She was crowned as the Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri, Sarawak state of Malaysia.[1] She was a noteworthy former Miss India contestant. She is the first Indian to have claimed Miss World Tourism title. She has been a popular model of Delhi, and has appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns in print and electronic media. She appeared in the ads of brands like Ponds and Nokia. She also appeared on the cover page of FHM magazine.
Acting career
She came to screen in Himesh Reshammiya’s album Aap Kaa Surroor. She made her film debut in Mukesh Bhatt’s Jannat paired opposite Emraan Hashmi which was a box office success and her first hit. She played the character of a girl called Zoya who works in a call center. She is the love interest of Emraan Hashmi, a bookie. Being a model for two years, having an experience of various ramp shows and print campaigns for big brands like LG, Reliance CDMA, Hero Honda Passion, Nokia, Hindustan Times, Delhi Times, and many more.
Filmography
Year of Release Film Co-Star Role Other Notes
2008 Jannat Emraan Hashmi Zoya Mathur Debut Hindi Film
2008 Rainbow Rahul Debut Telugu Film
2009 Cheluveye Ninna Nodalu Shivrajkumar Announced
Debut Kannada film