Happy Birthday Sonu Sood: Lesser known facts about the Samrat Prithviraj actor

Born in Moga, Punjab, Sonu Sood's father Shakti Sagar Sood owned a cloth showroom while his mother Saroj Sood was a professor. His elder sister Monika is a scientist, while he did his engineering in Nagpur.

Sonu Sood had a love marriage with his wife Sonali Sood when he was just 23 years old in 1996, way before he entered the world of stardom and became an actor. The couple is now proud parents to two sons, Eshaan and Ayaan.

Sonu Sood started his acting career working in the South Indian film industries and made his Bollywood debut in the 2002 patriotic drama Shaheed-E-Azam in which he portrayed the late freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh.

Sonu Sood launched his own film production house Shakti Sagar Productions named after his father. The actor has bankrolled his next film, an action thriller titled Fateh, under his own banner. Here are the posters of his upcoming film.

The Dabangg actor launched his own social media app called Explurger in June 2022 targeting traveling enthusiasts. The motto of his app is 'Yahan Nahi Toh Social Nahi' and also has his wife Sonali as one of the two directors.

In December 2020, Sonu co-wrote a memoir titled I Am No Messiah, along with Meena Iyer, detailing his experiences of helping thousands of stranded people in Covid-19 induced national lockdown to reach their homes.