Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language films. In addition to few

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films. She participated in the

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contest in 2012. Sonam Bajwa started her acting career in 2013 with the Punjabi film '' Best Of Luck''. She played the leading female role in the 2014 film ''

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''. She won the

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for Best Actress in 2020 for ''

Ardab Mutiyaran ''Ardab Mutiyaran'' is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Manav Shah. The film is produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu under the banner White Hill Studios. Starring Sonam Bajwa, Mehreen Pirzada, Aj ...

''.

Early life and career

Bajwa was born on 16 August 1989 in

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and is a Punjabi. She studied at

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. She moved to

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in 2012, she participated in the

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 ''

'' (2014). She has also appeared in Tamil romantic comedy ''

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'' in 2014. She was nominated for the

for Best Actress award for '' Carry on Jatta 2'' in

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and won it in

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for ''

''.

Media

Bajwa was ranked at No. 1 in the Chandigarh Times Most Desirable Woman in 2016, at No. 1 in 2017, at No. 2 in 2018, at No. 1 in 2019, at No. 4 in 2020.

Filmography

Films

* ''All films are in Punjabi, otherwise noted''

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajwa, Sonam 1989 births Living people Indian people 21st-century Indian actresses Indian female models Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Actresses from Mumbai Actresses from Uttarakhand People from Nainital Indian women Punjabi people