Edward Sonnenblick (born 27 June 1970) is an American actor known for his works in Indian

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. He has starred in works such as ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019), '' Kesari'' (2019), and '' ''RRR'''' (2022). He appeared in television series such as

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, and

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Early life and career

Edward Sonnenblick was born in Southern California and grew up in

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. He graduated from Humboldt State University with a BS in Botany. Later, he worked as a natural foods chef in Northern California for 15 years. Edward learnt Hindi and moved to Mumbai to seek his fortune as an actor. Edward was inspired by the 2001 Hindi film ''

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''. He visited India in 2005 for a two-week course at the Vipassana International Academy in

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, Nashik. He went on to play double role of evil British twin brothers in

. Edward was the host of the serial Indipedia on

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channel in 2017. He has worked in films like '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'', ''

'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Edward is married to Sonal Mehta, a freelance creative director in June 2009, whom he met a year back. The couple has a son.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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