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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sonu Sood
| image = Sonu sood colors indian telly awards (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Sood at Colors Indian Telly Awards in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|07|30}}<ref name=HTSharma20160730>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Aastha |title=Sonu Sood: Moga to Mumbai non-stop |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/sonu-sood-moga-to-mumbai-non-stop/story-C4LZ5u3JvBhGyEfwg0FsiI.html |date=30 July 2015 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-soods-father-passes-away-actor-says-he-is-shattered/ | title=Sonu Sood's father passes away, actor says he is 'shattered' | date=8 February 2016 |first=Divya |last=Goyal |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref>
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|[[Model (person)|model]]|film producer|humanitarian|[[philanthropist]]}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Sonali Sood|1996}}
| children = 2
| education = [[Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering]], [[Nagpur]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]])
| years_active = 1999–present
}}

'''Sonu Sood''' (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.

In 2009, he received the [[Andhra Pradesh]] State [[Nandi Award for Best Villain]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu]] for his work in the Telugu blockbuster ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood Wins Nandi Award For Arundhati|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonu-sood-wins-nandi-award-for-arundhati/61431|last=Joshi|first=Tushar|date=October 26, 2009|website=Mid Day}}</ref> In 2010, he garnered the [[Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] and the [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]] for the Bollywood film ''[[Dabangg]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dabangg Wins Big at IIFA Awards|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/idabanggi-wins-big-at-iifa-awards/725934|last=Krishna, Rege|first=Bal, Manisha|date=June 26, 2011|website=The Newswire}}</ref> In 2012, he received the [[SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)]] for ''[[Julayi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest Movies of Sonu Sood: 5 Latest Bollywood Movies of Sonu Sood|url=https://medium.com/@nnimibarma/latest-movies-of-sonu-sood-5-latest-bollywood-movies-of-sonu-sood-4ea4cfbf26c4|last=Barma|first=Nnimi|date=February 23, 2018|website=Medium}}</ref> He is best known for roles in films such as ''[[Yuva]]'' (2004), ''[[Athadu]]'' (2005), ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]'' (2005), ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006), ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' (2008), ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'' (2009), ''[[Dookudu]]'' (2011), ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]'' (2013), ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014), ''[[Kung Fu Yoga]]'' (2017) and ''[[Simmba]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|author=Devi |url=http://telugucinemass.blogspot.com/2009/01/sonu-soods-another-hit-arundhati.html |title=TELUGU CINEMASS: Sonu Sood's, Another Hit Arundhati |website=Telugucinemass.blogspot.com |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=20 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snippets-finally-a-nod/article4643787.ece |title=Snippets: Finally a nod |date=22 April 2013 |first=Harshikaa |last=Udasi |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He also appeared in commercials for [[Apollo Tyres]] and [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sonu-sood-turns-producer-with-lucky-unlucky/article2587236.ece |title=Sonu Sood turns producer with Lucky Unlucky |date=1 November 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="webindia123.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/personality/men/sonu_sood/sonu.htm |title=Top 100 Handsome Indian Men - Sonu Sood |website=Webindia123.com |access-date=20 September 2011 |archive-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218163548/http://www.webindia123.com/personality/men/sonu_sood/sonu.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2016, he established the production house ''Shakti Sagar Productions'', which is named after his father, ''Shakti Sagar Sood''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jackie-Chan-unveils-the-poster-of-Sonu-Soods-production-2-in-1/articleshow/53450734.cms |title=Jackie Chan unveils the poster of Sonu Sood's production '2 in 1' |date=28 January 2017 |first=Hiren |last=Kotwani |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In September 2020, Sood was chosen for the ''‛SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award’'' by the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) for his humanitarian works during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/opinion-sonu-soods-undp-award-makes-his-personal-brand-even-taller/78376281|title=Sonu Sood's UNDP award makes his personal brand even taller|work=ET Brand Equity.com|date=29 Sep 2020|access-date=29 Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-sonu-sood-joins-the-likes-of-angelina-jolie-leonardo-dicaprio-as-he-receives-un-award-331095|title=Sonu Sood joins the likes of Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Decaprio as he receives UN award|website=Wionews.com|date=29 Sep 2020|access-date=29 Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sonu-sood-receives-sdg-special-humanitarian-action-award-by-undp-120092900680_1.html|title=Sonu Sood receives SDG special humanitarian action award by UNDP|website=Business Standard|date=29 Sep 2020|access-date=29 Sep 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
Sonu Sood was educated at Sacred Heart School, Moga,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Actor Sonu Sood’s father dies |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/actor-sonu-sood%E2%80%99s-father-dies-193874 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> and at Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), Nagpur.<ref>{{cite news |last1=News |first1=Nagpur |title=Interview with Sonu Sood |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/interview-with-sonu-sood/09251857 |work=www.nagpurtoday.in}}</ref>
==Career==
In 1999, Sood was introduced to [[Tamil language]] films with ''[[Kallazhagar]]'' and ''[[Nenjinile]]''. He then appeared as an antagonist in the Telugu film ''[[Hands Up! (short)|Hands Up!]]'' in 2000. In 2001, he appeared in ''[[Majunu]]''. He then began starring in Hindi films, with ''[[Shaheed-E-Azam]]'', as [[Bhagat Singh]] in 2002. Sood earned recognition as [[Abhishek Bachchan]]'s brother in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Yuva]]'' in 2004 and in ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]'' in 2005.<ref name="webindia123.com"/>

In [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]], with the release of ''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]'' in 2005, he received greater recognition for his work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-super.html |title=Super - Telugu film - Nagarjuna, Ayesha Takia, Sonu Sood |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=7 May 2005 |access-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> In this film, his co-star was [[Nagarjuna Akkineni|Nagarjuna]] as a high-tech thief. His next film was ''[[Athadu]]''. In 2006, he again portrayed the antagonist in ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]''. It was an average grosser, but by now he had become popular in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] films.

In 2009, he played the role of Pasupathy in ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]''. Following the Tollywood release of ''Arundhati'', he played the role of Rajkumar Sujamal in the Indian epic film ''[[Jodhaa Akbar|Jodha Akbar]],'' directed by ''[[Ashutosh Gowariker]].'' In 2009, he played the role of gangster Bada in ''[[Anjaneyulu (film)|Anjaneyulu]]'' opposite [[Ravi Teja]]. In the latter half of 2009, he acted in another Telugu film ''[[Ek Niranjan]]'', in which he again played the antagonist. In 2010, he played the lead antagonist in [[Abhinav Kashyap]]'s ''[[Dabangg]]'', co-starring with [[Salman Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonu's on a high|url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/sbogallery.aspx?aid=3028&bid=2012/March/reviews_20120309_8|website=starboxoffice.com |access-date=12 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921102303/http://www.starboxoffice.com/sbogallery.aspx?aid=3028&bid=2012%2FMarch%2Freviews_20120309_8|archive-date=21 September 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His [[Kannada]] debut with [[Sudeep]], ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011), released to positive reviews of his performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-only-vishnuvardhana-is-racy/210902-62-129.html |title=Kannada Review: 'Only Vishnuvardhana' is racy |date=11 December 2011 |publisher=[[CNN-News18]] |website=IBNLive.in.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109150253/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-only-vishnuvardhana-is-racy/210902-62-129.html |archive-date=9 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was appointed "the state icon of Punjab" by the state election commission.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood Appointed As State Icon Of Punjab By Election Commission|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sonu-sood-appointed-as-state-icon-of-punjab-by-election-commission-2326027|access-date=2020-11-17|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Kallazhagar]]'' || Soumya Narayanan (Priest) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Nenjinile]]'' || Gangster || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Hands Up! (2000 film)|Hands Up!]]'' || Tuglak || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sandhitha Velai]]'' || Sandeep || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Majunu]]'' || Heena's brother || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Shaheed-E-Azam]]'' || [[Bhagat Singh]] || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai]]'' || Muraad || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Raja (2002 film)|Raja]]'' || Bhavani || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[Ammayilu Abbayilu]]'' || Rakesh || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi]]'' || Rajiv Mathur || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Kahan Ho Tum'' || Karan || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004 || ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]''||[[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Lt. Col Shah Nawaz Khan]]||Hindi||
|-
| ''Mission Mumbai'' || Capt. Rajeev Singh || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Yuva]]'' || Gopal Singh || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2005 || ''[[Sheesha (2005 film)|Sheesha]]'' || Raj || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' || Oomayan || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]'' || Sonu || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Athadu]]'' || Malli || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]'' || Karan Oberoi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Siskiyaan'' || Dr. Vishwas || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife]]'' || Siddharth Joshi || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' || K K || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Rockin' Meera'' || Prince || English ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008 || ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' || Prince Sujamal || Hindi || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Mr. Medhavi|Mr Medhavi]]'' || Siddharth || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' || Lakhan 'Lucky' Singh || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi]]'' || Prem Ajmera || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2009 || ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'' || Pasupathi || Telugu || [[Nandi Award for Best Villain]] [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)]]
|-
| ''[[Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge]]'' || Aryan || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Anjaneyulu (film)|Anjaneyulu]]'' || Bada || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Bangaru Babu (2009 film)|Bangaru Babu]]'' || Rajendra || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Niranjan]]'' || Johnny Bhai || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[City of Life]]'' || Basu/Peter Patel || English ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Dabangg]]'' || Chhedi Singh || Hindi || [[Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2011 || ''[[Shakti (2011 film)|Shakti]]'' || Mukthar || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Theenmaar]]'' || Sudhir || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap]]'' || [[Assistant commissioner|ACP]] Karan Malhotra || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Kandireega]]'' || Bhavani || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Dookudu]]'' || Nayak || Telugu || [[CineMAA Awards|Best Actor in a Negative Role]]
|-
| ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' || Adhishesha || [[Kannada]] || Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Kannada Nominated, Sandalwood Star Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated, Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male
|-
| ''[[Osthe]]'' || Boxer Daniel || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]'' || Inspector Pratap Pandit || Hindi||
|-
| ''[[Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?]]'' || Phanindra Bhupathi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Julai]]'' || Bittu || Telugu ||Nominated, [[SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)]]
|-
| ''[[Madha Gaja Raja]]'' || Unknown || Tamil || Unreleased
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]'' || [[Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar|Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar]] ||Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ramaiya Vastavaiya]]'' || Raghuveer
|Hindi||
|-
| ''[[Bhai (2013 film)|Bhai]]'' || James || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[R... Rajkumar]]'' || Shivraj Gurjar ||Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]'' || Arjun
|Hindi||
|-
| ''[[Aagadu]]'' || Damodar || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' || Jagmohan Prakash (Jag) || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2016 || ''[[Saagasam]]'' || Bittu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Xuanzang (film)|Xuanzang]]'' || [[Harsha]] || [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ishq Positive]]'' || Himself || [[Urdu]] || [[Pakistani Film]] Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Devi (2016 film)|Devi]]'' || rowspan="3" | Raj Khanna || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Devi (2016 film)|Abhinetri]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Devi (2016 film)|Tutak Tutak Tutiya]]'' || Hindi || Also producer
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kung Fu Yoga]]'' || Randall || Mandarin Hindi English ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 ||''[[Paltan (film)|Paltan]]'' || Maj. Bishen Singh || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Simmba]]''|| Durva Ranade || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019 || ''[[Kurukshetra (2019 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' || [[Arjuna]] || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Devi 2]]'' || rowspan="2" | Raj Khanna || Tamil || rowspan="2"|Cameo Appearance
|-
| ''[[Abhinetri 2]]'' || Telugu
|-
| ''[[Sita (2019 film)|Sita]]'' || Basavaraju || Telugu || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-cinema-is-my-first-love-sonu-sood/articleshow/68739361.cms |title=Tamil cinema is my first love: Sonu Sood |date=6 April 2019 |first=Sindhu |last=Vijayakumar |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/kajal-aggarwal-shares-a-chilling-shot-from-her-upcoming-telugu-film-sita-photo/393552 |title=Kajal Aggarwal shares a 'chilling' shot from her upcoming Telugu film, Sita [PHOTO] |date=3 April 2019 |first=Anusha |last=Iyengar |work=[[Times Now]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021 || ''[[Alludu Adhurs]]''|| Gaja
|Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Acharya (film)|Acharya]]'' ||
|Telugu|| Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-sood-on-getting-films-with-lead-roles-chiranjeevi-acharya-film-7111430/|title=Sonu Sood on shooting with Chiranjeevi: He refused to hit me on screen, saying people will curse him|date=20 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Prithviraj (film)|Prithviraj]]'' ||{{TBA}}|| Hindi || Filming
|-
| ''[[Thamilarasan]]'' || {{TBA}} || Tamil || Filming
|-
|}

=== Dubbing career ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year release !! Notes
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Hercules]]'' || [[Kellan Lutz]] || [[Heracles|Hercules]]/Alcides || Hindi || English || 2014 ||
|}

==Music videos==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Track
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Musical Artists
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Co-star
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Director
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
|2021 || ''Pagal Nahi Hona'' || [[Sunanda Sharma]], [[Jaani (songwriter)|Jaani]], Avvy Sra || [[Sunanda Sharma]] || Mahi Sandhu, Joban Sandhu || Punjabi ||
|}

== Personal life ==
Sood married Sonali, a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] woman in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with Sonu Sood - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Interview-with-Sonu-Sood/articleshow/20728369.cms|access-date=2020-10-27|website=The Times of India|language=en|quote=''And, I don't know if many people know this, but I'm married to a Telugu girl.''}}</ref> They have two sons named Ayaan and Ishant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood Marriage: The First Love Is Forever For This Actor|url=https://www.thebridalbox.com/articles/sonu-sood-marriage_0057676/|last=Garoo|first=Rohit|date=2016-11-15|website=The Bridal Box|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==

===Sood Charity Foundation===
Sood has founded the Sood Charity Foundation "to help people of all stature".<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://soodcharityfoundation.org/ |website=Sood Charity Foundation |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>

===Social work during the COVID-19 pandemic===
In May 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|nationwide lockdown]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Sood helped thousands of stranded [[Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic|Indian migrant workers]] to reach their homes by arranging buses, special trains and chartered flights for them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood trends online for helping migrants go back home. Real hero, says Internet|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/sonu-sood-trends-online-for-helping-migrants-go-back-home-real-hero-says-internet-1681086-2020-05-23|last=Gosh|first=Raya|date=2020-05-24|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood is the new Sushma Swaraj, helping stranded Indians one Twitter request at a time|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/sonu-sood-is-the-new-sushma-swaraj-helping-stranded-indians-one-twitter-request-at-a-time/428589/|last=Dixit|first=Prashant|date=2020-05-24|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab CM hails 'Moga boy Sonu Sood' for helping migrant workers in crisis|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/punjab-cm-hails-moga-boy-sonu-sood-for-helping-migrant-workers-in-crisis20200528225044/|website=ANI News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> In July 2020 he arranged a chartered flight to bring home over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan, flying them from [[Bishkek]] to [[Varanasi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kapil Sharma tells Sonu Sood 'You have played a villain in films but you are a real life hero' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kapil-sharma-tells-sonu-sood-you-have-played-a-villain-in-films-but-you-are-a-real-life-hero/articleshow/77112200.cms |date=22 July 2020 |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sonu Sood arranges charter flights for over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan, group of airborne students send actor message of gratitude |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/sonu-sood-arranges-charter-flights-for-over-1500-indian-students-stranded-in-kyrgyzstan-group-of-airborne-students-send-actor-message-of-gratitude/videoshow/77181581.cms |date=26 July 2020 |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> His charity during the pandemic was lauded, and he was hailed as a real-life hero in India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pandey|first=Geeta|date=2020-05-25|title=Bollywood actor hailed for helping stranded migrants|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52783084|access-date=2020-06-27}}</ref>

On 25 July 2020, a video of a farmer's daughters ploughing a field, like bulls with a yoke on their shoulders, went viral over social media. Sood quickly sent the family a tractor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pavan |first=P. |title=Andhra Pradesh: Sonu Sood sends tractor to Chittoor farmer to plough fields |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/andhra-pradesh-sonu-sood-promises-tractor-to-farmer-whose-teenage-daughters-were-ploughing-field/articleshow/77184311.cms |date=26 July 2020 |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> On 5 August 2020, he helped 101 medical students, predominantly from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Moscow during the lockdown, reach Chennai safely on a chartered flight arranged by him after they contacted his team for help.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 5, 2020|title=Sonu Sood's largesse continues, actor helps 100 TN students stranded in Moscow reach Chennai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/aug/05/sonu-soods-largesse-continues-actor-helps-100-tn-students-stranded-in-moscow-reach-chennai-2179515.html}}</ref> On his birthday he launched a website and app called Pravasi Rojgar to help migrant workers find suitable jobs amid the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonu Sood Launches App With Three Lakh Job Opportunities For Migrant Workers |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/bollywood/sonu-sood-announces-three-lakh-jobs-on-his-birthday-53531 |website=Mumbai Live |publisher=Mumbai Live |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Sonu Sood is now Punjab icon, announces Election Commission|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sonu-sood-is-now-punjab-icon-announces-election-commission/story-tuMgcwzgVzBhTv9TNXwfPN.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> On 19 February 2021, Sood launched an initiative 'Ilaaj India' platform to provide healthcare services for needy people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=Sonu Sood Launches 'Ilaaj India' To Offer Quality Healthcare Accessible To All In Need|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news|access-date=2021-02-19|website=Republic TV|language=en}}</ref> In December 2020 he published ''[[I Am No Messiah]]'', autobiographical book, narrating his journey to become an actor, and narrating his social work during the pandemic.<ref name="ToI Sonu Sood's autobiography to be titled 'I Am No Messiah'">{{cite news |title=Sonu Sood's autobiography to be titled 'I Am No Messiah' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/sonu-soods-autobiography-to-be-titled-i-am-no-messiah/articleshow/79183949.cms |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

On 17 April 2021, Sonu Sood tested positive for [[COVID-19|Coronavirus disease]]. He also shared a message for his fans in his post that read: "Covid - positive. Mood and spirit - super positive. Hi everyone, this is to inform you that I have tested positive this morning for COVID-19. As a part of precautions, I have already quarantined myself and taking utmost care. But don't worry this gives me ample time to solve your problems. Remember I am always there for you all."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonu Sood Tests Positive For COVID-19: "Mood And Spirit - Super Positive"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sonu-sood-tests-positive-for-covid-19-mood-and-spirit-super-positive-2415740|access-date=2021-04-18|website=NDTV|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Sood provided much-needed oxygen plants and cylinders for COVID-19 patients in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-sonu-sood-brings-oxygen-plants-from-france-to-fight-covid-19-says-time-is-biggest-challenge-4656020/|title=Sonu Sood Brings Oxygen Plants From France To Fight Covid-19, Says 'Time is Biggest Challenge|work=[[India.com]]|date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> Sood and [[Kumar Vishwas]] have supported the ''Aao Gaon Bachayein'' ("Save the Villages") campaign started by comic poet and satirist [[Pankaj Prasun]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonu Sood, Kumar Vishwas back poet’s Covid care campaign|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/sonu-sood-kumar-vishwas-back-poet-s-covid-care-campaign-101621357822104.html/|access-date=29 June 2021 |website=Hindustantimes|date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sonu Sood joints hands with Kumar Vishwas for ‘Aao Gaon Bachayein|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/sonu-sood-joins-hands-with-kumar-vishwas-for-aao-gaon-bachayen/|access-date=29 June 2021 |website=The daily Guardian |date=22 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Sambhavam – IAS coaching scholarship ===
An initiative by Sood for providing free coaching to [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC exam]] candidates from underprivileged financial backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bharadwaj|first=Akanksha|date=14 June 2021|title=Sonu Sood Free IAS Coaching Scholarship [Sambhavam] by Sood Charity Foundation: Apply by June 30|url=https://www.lawctopus.com/sonu-sood-free-ias-coaching-scholarship-2021-sambhavam/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=Lawctopus}}</ref>

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