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Sonal Sehgal is a Actor Indian born on 13 july 1981 at Chandigarh (Inde)
Sonal Sehgal is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed 'Aashayein', directed by the national award winning director Nagesh Kuknoor. She is cast opposite John Abraham in this movie with cancer being the central theme. She plays the pillar of strength and the only ray of hope in the dying protagonist s (played by John Abraham) life.
Thereafter, Sonal went on to star in lead roles in films such as 'Radio', 'Damadamm" and 'Future to bright hai ji'. 'Radio' is a drama, a complex relationship between a man, his ex-wife (played by Sonal) and his current girlfriend. "Future to bright hai ji", is an out and out comedy about a couple from a small town (played by Aamir Bashir and Sonal Sehgal) who come to Mumbai to try their luck in Bollywood. It s a hilarious account of their trials and tribulations.
The recently released 'Future to bright hai ji', although a disappointment at the box office, earned Sonal great reviews from the critics. Sonal has also penned the lyrics of the title song of the same film.
Sonal began her career with theatre. A pivotal role in the celebrated theater scriptwriter/ director Mahesh Dattani's play 'Mad about Money' brought her much critical acclaim and adulation from the audience.
Sonal is one of the few actresses who moved to the big screen after a successful stint in the television industry, with lead roles in the serials 'Saara Akash' and 'Hotel Kingston'. She played completely diverse characters in the two TV series which aired back to back from 2005 to 2007. In Saara Akash she played an under cover spy on the Indian Air force base but eventually ends up losing her heart to a pilot. The audience loved to hate her and then fell in love with her. In Hotel Kingston she plays a rich spoilt brat who inherits her father s hotel and then does not know how to run it. A brat with a golden heart who the audience adored.
Before pursuing her career as an actress, Sehgal had assisted ad filmmaker and director Pradeep Sarkar who made his film debut with Parineeta.
The multifaceted Sonal has also worked as a copywriter for leading advertising agencies in Delhi.
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Thereafter, Sonal went on to star in lead roles in films such as 'Radio', 'Damadamm" and 'Future to bright hai ji'. 'Radio' is a drama, a complex relationship between a man, his ex-wife (played by Sonal) and his current girlfriend. "Future to bright hai ji", is an out and out comedy about a couple from a small town (played by Aamir Bashir and Sonal Sehgal) who come to Mumbai to try their luck in Bollywood. It s a hilarious account of their trials and tribulations.
The recently released 'Future to bright hai ji', although a disappointment at the box office, earned Sonal great reviews from the critics. Sonal has also penned the lyrics of the title song of the same film.
Sonal began her career with theatre. A pivotal role in the celebrated theater scriptwriter/ director Mahesh Dattani's play 'Mad about Money' brought her much critical acclaim and adulation from the audience.
Sonal is one of the few actresses who moved to the big screen after a successful stint in the television industry, with lead roles in the serials 'Saara Akash' and 'Hotel Kingston'. She played completely diverse characters in the two TV series which aired back to back from 2005 to 2007. In Saara Akash she played an under cover spy on the Indian Air force base but eventually ends up losing her heart to a pilot. The audience loved to hate her and then fell in love with her. In Hotel Kingston she plays a rich spoilt brat who inherits her father s hotel and then does not know how to run it. A brat with a golden heart who the audience adored.
Before pursuing her career as an actress, Sehgal had assisted ad filmmaker and director Pradeep Sarkar who made his film debut with Parineeta.
The multifaceted Sonal has also worked as a copywriter for leading advertising agencies in Delhi.
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Damadamm! (2011)
, 2h2Directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Sonal Sehgal, Himesh Reshammiya, Purbi Joshi, Rajesh Khattar, Abir Goswami
Roles Sanjana Mehra
Rating45%
Damadamm is about the life of Sameer (Himesh Reshammiya), a writer who writes scripts for Indian films. He works with his girlfriend, Shikha (Purbi Joshi) at the industry. Shikha is totally over-possessive over Sameer, and suspects him all the time. Due to a speciallity, Sameer can't dump her either. He has no idea how to get rid of Shikha's suspicion, until one day her family invites her over for a relatives' wedding. She leaves for a few weeks, and until then, Sameer gets his total freedom. He drinks; parties and even flirts with random girls. One day, enters a new girl into his office, Sanjana (Sonal Sehgal) and its love at first-sight for both of them. The two are then assigned to work together on a film, but Sameer has to be careful, as Sanjana is his boss' younger sister. Whilst working together, Sameer and Sanjana start to fall in love.
Aashayein (2010)
Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
Genres Drama
Actors John Abraham, Nagesh Kukunoor, Sonal Sehgal, Prateeksha Lonkar, Girish Karnad, Farida Jalal
Roles Nafisa
Rating70%
Rahul Sharma (John Abraham) is a compulsive gambler and while betting, wins 30 million rupees. That night he asks his girlfriend, Nafisa (Sonal Sehgal), to marry him and she agrees. Right after proposing Rahul collapses. The next day he goes to the doctor for a medical test and finds out that he has cancer. Rahul does not know how to handle this situation, in the middle of the night runs down a street screaming, knowing that he only has months to live. Later, Rahul finds a rehabilitation centre for persons with such incurable diseases. Rahul runs away from his fiancee, leaving back most of the money he earned, for her.
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010)
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonal Sehgal, Ruslaan Sajid Mumtaz, Ruslaan Mumtaz, Vishal Malhotra
Roles Natasha
Rating44%
Rejected by females since his birth, Mumbai-based Rajesh Parekh works as a clap-boy with Bollywood film-maker Farah Khan, and lives a wealthy lifestyle with his father, Ramnikbhai, and mother, Sushila. The country is agog with the popularity of Farah's latest mega-star, Desh, who has a huge female fan following. Rajesh meets and is attracted to Desh's sister, Natasha, but ends up with heartbreak when she rejects him. While watching a movie in a drive-in theater, a gorgeous amazon lands in his arms, and passes out. He takes her home, confides in his friend, Kaushal Milan Tiwari, and attempts to find out who she is. The mystery increases when she communicates that she is from Venus, and is on Earth to find true love. They decide to name her Tara, and show her photos of two of the hottest males on Earth - Brad Pitt and Desh. Since the former is already taken, and the latter single, they decide to try and woo him.They succeed in wooing him. Now desh have fallen in love with tara. But as the time passes tara and rajesh realize that they have fallen in love with each other. At the time Natasha realises her mistake of rejecting rajesh and want to patch up with him. At the end Natasha and Desh realise their mistake of thinking their beloved partners love them and allow Rajesh and Tara to unite.
Radio (2009)
, 1h45Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Himesh Reshammiya, Sonal Sehgal, Shenaz Treasury, Paresh Rawal, Zakir Hussain, Rajesh Khattar
Roles Puja Talwar
Rating37%
Vivan (Himesh Reshammiya) is a successful RJ on a popular radio channel in the city of Mumbai. He has acquired everything in life but his marriage is unsuccessful.Eventhough he was not of taking a divorce,his wife pooja(Sonal Sehgal) takes divorce from him, the reason cited are lack of compatibility between the two. In their hearts Vivan and Pooja don't want the divorce but the fast pace of life and busy schedules interfere with her emotional balance.It may not be wrong if you can suspect pooja to be a semi-crack.
Ghajini (2008)
, 3h5Directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Bollywood
Actors Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat, Riyaz Khan, Tinnu Anand
Roles Ad model
Rating72%
Sunita (Jiah Khan) is a medical student, working on a project about the human brain with her class friend
U, Bomsi n Me (2005)
, 2h52Actors Gautam Rode, Sonal Sehgal, Kranti Redkar, Vidya Malvade
Roles Monica
The film is based on three married men and about their problems and how they face each problem. This is similar to Dil Chahta Hai