Sonampreet Kaur Bajwa (born 16 August 1989), better known as Sonam Bajwa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. 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 is a recipient of one PTC Punjabi Film Award.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).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.

Early life

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

Early life and career

Bajwa was born on 16 August 1989 in Nainital and is a Punjabi. She studied at Delhi University. She moved to Mumbai in 2012, she participated in the Femina Miss India contest. She became an air hostess and pursued a career in acting.

She debuted with the Punjabi film ''Best Of Luck'' (2013) and played the female lead in period drama ''Punjab 1984'' (2014). She has also appeared in Tamil romantic comedy ''Kappal'' in 2014.

She was nominated for the PTC Punjabi Film Awards for Best Actress award for ''Carry on Jatta 2'' in 2019 and won it in 2020 for ''Ardab Mutiyaran''.

She is Christian. In 2017, on social media she stated "I follow Jesus but I am not a religious Christian".

Career

Bajwa made her acting debut with ''Best Of Luck'' in 2013 alongside Gippy Grewal and Jazzy B. In 2014, she worked in ''Punjab 1984'' opposite Diljit Dosanjh. She made her Tamil film debut with ''Kappal'' opposite Vaibhav the same year.Bajwa had four films in 2016 - ''Sardaar Ji 2'' opposite Diljit Dosanjh, ''Nikka Zaildar'' opposite Ammy Virk, ''Born to Be King'' opposite Ateesh Randev and her Telugu debut ''Aatadukundam Raa'' opposite Sushanth. In 2017, she appeared opposite Gippy Grewal in ''Manje Bistre'', opposite Dosanjh ''Super Singh'' and opposite Ammy Virk in ''Nikka Zaildar 2''. In 2018, she appeared in ''Carry on Jatta 2'', opposite Grewal. ''Muklawa'' opposite Virk, ''Singham'' opposite Parmish Verma, ''Ardab Mutiyaran'' opposite Ajay Sarkaria and ''Bala'' opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. She won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for ''Ardab Mutiyaran''. In 2020, she appeared in ''Jinde Meriye'' opposite Parmish Verma and in ''Street Dancer 3D'' opposite Varun Dhawan. In 2021, she appeared opposite Virk in ''Puaada'' and opposite Dosanjh in ''Honsla Rakh''.In 2022, she played the lead opposite Gurnam Bhullar in ''Mai Vyah Nahi Karona Tere Naal'', opposite Virk in ''Sher Bagga'', opposite Ajay Sarkaria in ''Jind Mahi'' and opposite Vaibhav in ''Kaatteri''.

Personal life and media image

She is also known for her fashion sense and styling. In the film ''Guddiyan Patole'', Bajwa was the highest paid actor, receiving more than her male counterparts.Bajwa became the Chandigarh Times' Most Desirable Woman thrice in 2016, 2017 and 2019. She also ranked 2nd in 2018 and 4th in 2020 in the same list. In the Times' 50 Most Desirable Woman list, Bajwa ranked 44th in 2019. She is the celebrity endorser for brands including Moofarm and Americana biscuits.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."