Many big actresses ruled the screen in Hindi cinema in the 80s and 90s. But there were only a few whose shine did not last long. Sonu Walia is one of them. This actress is celebrating her 62nd birthday on 19th February. Sonu has given many hit films in his career. But he got his real recognition from the 1987 film ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’. There were big stars like Rekha, Kabir Bedi and Kader Khan in this film. Sonu won the hearts of fans by playing the character of Nandini.

Early life and Miss India title
Sonu Walia was born on 19 February 1964. Her real name is Sanjeet Kaur Walia. Born in a Punjabi family, Sonu’s father Satinder Singh Walia was in the Indian Army. While mother Damanjeet Kaur was a housewife. In 1985, Sonu won the title of Femina Miss India Universe. Which was a big achievement for him. It was only after getting this title that Sonu entered the world of modeling and acting.

Career beginning and big films
Sonu Walia started his career with some average films. But soon he got a chance to work with big stars. He worked with leading personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna and Kabir Bedi.

‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ and success story
Very few people know that Sonu entered Hindi cinema not with ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ but had already completed a film and shooting before that. It was not so easy for him to get this film. Director Rakesh Roshan did not trust new faces easily. Sonu showed him clips and dance videos of his first film and after a lot of hard work, he got the role in the film. His gray nature character in this film won the hearts of people. She also received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

Later films and today’s life
After this, Sonu Walia was seen in films like ‘Akarshan’, ‘Toofan’, ‘Maha-Sangram’ and ‘Nambari Aadmi’. But on screen it was either average or proved to be a flop. It was difficult to maintain his place among the big stars and gradually his career went towards oblivion. Today Sonu Walia is away from films and is living a quiet, anonymous life.