Sonia Parchure Height, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sonia Atul Parchure
Profession(s)	• Dancer • Dance Director/Trainer • Actor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 2" (158 cm)
Weight (approx.)	55 Kg (121 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours	• Zee Gaurav in 2008 and 2014 • Bharatiya Janata Party Chitrapat Aghadi's 'Stree Sanman Puraskaar' for Dance Artform in 2022 • Maharashtra State Government Cultural Award for Classical Dance in 2024
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 December
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	Saraswati Secondary School, Mumbai
College	Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Mumbai (graduated in 1989)
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Hobbies	• Gardening • Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • Personal Website
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Affairs/Boyfriends	Atul Parchure (Actor, Comedian)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Atul Parchure (died in 2024 due to cancer)
Children	Daughter- Sakheel Parchure (fashion stylist)
Siblings	Brother- Anish Gurunath Mulay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sonia Parchure

• Sonia Parchure has been interested in classical dance forms since childhood. At the age of 6, she started training under Punam Murdeshwar.

• She later learnt Kathak from Manjiri Deo for 15 years.

• Parchure started working in Marathi TV shows and films in her 20s. She gained fame for her work in the Marathi film Aakka.

• When she met Atul Parchure, she fell in love with him and later married him.
  

  Sonia Parchure with her husband, Atul Parchure, and daughter, Sakheel Parchure (right to left)

• After her marriage, she left acting and pursued her dancing career.

• On 20 February 1995, she started her dance training institute and named it ‘Sharayu Nritya Kalamandir.’
  

  Sonia Parchure when she started her dancing institute

• Sonia Parchure has acted in many plays including Saval Andharacha, Premachya Gava Jave, Pahuna and Gela Madhav Kunikade.
  

  Sonia Parchure during a play

• In 2012, she served as judge of the Dance Maharashtra Dance.

• She is a recognized performing artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and one of the panellists.

• She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and has choreographed many Marathi films, events, and reality shows.

• She is also a Nritya Visharad in first class and Nritya Alankar in first class from Akil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.

• Sonia Parchure has performed in various countries including the USA, Canada, and Australia.

• In 2023, she made a comeback to acting and acted in the Marathi film Butterfly.
  

  Sonia Parchure during the shoot of her comeback Marathi film Butterfly

• When her husband fell sick, she took care of her house financially. After Atul’s death, she revealed that he couldn’t even speak properly in his last days.