Sonal Jha (born 29 July 1971) is an

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film and

television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), ...

. Sonal Jha is best known for her roles in films such as ''

Lipstick Under My Burkha ''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha. The film stars Ratna Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, while ...

'', ''

3 Storeys ''3 Storeys'' is a 2018 Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Arjun Mukerjee starring Renuka Shahane, Sharman Joshi, Pulkit Samrat, Masumeh Makhija, Richa Chadda, Sonal Jha, Aisha Ahmed, Ankit Rathi and produced by Priya Sreedharan, Ri ...

'', '' Chillar Party'' and TV Serials such as '' Na Aana Is Des Laado'' and '' Balika Vadhu''.

Personal life

Sonal Jha was born in

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, Patna and has been involved in theatre since her childhood. In Patna, she performed as an actress and singer for 15 years. Jha later moved to Delhi to pursue her postgraduate education, receiving her Master's degree in History from

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Acting career

Jha became a member of Ekjute Theater Group, learning from personalities such as

Nadira Babbar Nadira Babbar (born 20 January 1948) is an Indian theatre actress, director and an actress in Hindi cinema, who is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001. Nadira founded a Mumbai-based theatre group called Ekjute, a known name in H ...

and acting in several plays throughout India. Eventually, rakash jhahired Jha for his regional ( Bhojpuri), in which she played the mother of Bahubali. She rose to fame as Indian soap opera's sensitive and charming mother while playing Irawati in '' Balika Vadhu''. That made her a household name after playing equally important roles in ''Sapno Ke Bhanwer Main'' and '' Na Aana Is Des Laado''. Her short film ''MAD'' was a Perfect 10 winner at The Mumbai Film Festival.

Filmography

Television

Web Series

Theatre

References

External links

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