Sonam Bajwa Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sonampreet Kaur Bajwa
Profession(s)	Model, Actress, Former Air Stewardess
Famous Role	'Jeeti' in Punjab 1984
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Punjabi): Best of Luck (2013) as 'Simran' Film (Tamil): Kappal (2014) as 'Deepika' Film (Telugu): Aatadukundam Raa (2016) as 'Hanju' Film (Bollywood): Bala (2019) special appearence in the song 'Nah Goriye'
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 August 1989 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	34 Years
Birthplace	Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
School	Jaycees Public School, Rudrapur
College/University	Delhi University
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Sikhism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Dancing, Shopping
Tattoo(s)	Sonam has got 'Jesus' tattoo inked on her left hand's ring finger.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	KL Rahul (Cricketer; Rumoured) [1]Times Now News
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (Teacher) Mother- Ritu Bajwa (Teacher)
Siblings	Brother- Jaideep Bajwa (Twin Brother) Sister- None
Favourites
Fruit	Mango
Ice-cream	Mango Ice-cream
Actor(s)	Aamir Khan, John Abraham, Fawad Khan
Singer	Lady Gaga
Film(s)	Taare Zameen Par (2007), The Holiday (2006)
Song	‘Aane Wala Pal Jane Wala Hai’ from the film “Gol Maal” (1979)
Quote	“Winning doesn’t always mean coming 1st, it means you have done better than before.” by Bonnie Blair
Sportsman	M. S. Dhoni
App(s)	Instagram, Snapchat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sonam Bajwa

• Sonam Bajwa was born into a middle-class family in Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.
  

  Sonam Bajwa in childhood

• She was inclined towards modelling from a very young age. She wanted to become Miss India.

• After completing her graduation, Sonam briefly worked as an air hostess.

• In 2012, she participated in Femina Miss India beauty pageant. Although she couldn’t win the competition, she was one of the finalists in it.
  

  Sonam Bajwa as a finalist of the Femina Miss India contest 2012

• After participating in the contest, Sonam received an offer to play the role of ‘Simran’ in the Punjabi film “Best Of Luck” (2013).

• She rose to fame after playing the role of ‘Jeeti’ in the Punjabi film “Punjab 1984.”
  

  Sonam Bajwa in Punjab 1984

• Sonam has worked in many popular Punjabi films like “Nikka Zaildar,” “Manje Bistre,” “Carry on Jatta 2,” “Guddiyan Patole,” and “Muklawa.”

• In 2019, she featured in the song ‘Naah Goriye’ from the film “Bala.”

• Apart from films, she has also featured in many TV commercials of brands like “Monte Carlo,” “Dish TV,” and “Garnier Fructis.”
  

  Sonam Bajwa in an advertisement

• Sonam is an ardent follower of Jesus.

• She was born into a Sikh family and was believed to have been converted to Christianity. However, she later cleared that although she followed Jesus, she was not a religious Christian.
  

  Sonam Bajwa’s Tweet

• Sonam, during an interview, was once asked to reveal one thing that she would never do for any work assignment, to which, she replied,
  

  I’ll never do a kissing scene for any film, even if it is for a Hindi film. In fact, that’s one of the reasons why I have not been doing Hindi films…because every second film in Bollywood has a requirement of a kissing scene.”

• Sonam was earlier shortlisted to play the role of ‘Mohini’ in the Bollywood film “Happy New Year.” However, the role later went to Deepika Padukone.

• Sonam is very particular about her fitness and follows a strict workout regimen.

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While you are getting low at the clubs m dropping it like squat ?

A post shared by Sonam Bajwa (@sonambajwa) on Feb 14, 2015 at 7:30am PST

• She is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog, Simba.
  

  Sonam Bajwa with her pet dog

• She shares a great bond with the Indian actress, Kaajal Jain.
  

  Sonam Bajwa with Kaajal Jain

• Her first paycheque was of Rs. 8500, which she had earned by doing a modelling assignment.

• Sonam Bajwa was earlier mistaken to be a relative of the Punjabi actress, Neeru Bajwa. However, she later revealed that she was not related to Neeru at all.

• In May 2023, in an interview, she talked about being sidelined in the Punjabi film industry and bullied for her dark complexion while growing up. She said,
  

  When I was growing up as a kid, I was bullied for my skin color because as a Punjabi, I was not gori chitti (fair) enough.”

  She added,

  People have sidelined me, and that too at an age, where you don’t understand why they were doing this. In the industry, when I was shunned and big and successful celebs were given importance.” ^[2]Hindustan Times