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Sonal Sehgal
Sonal Sehgal
	File:Sonal Sehgal.jpg Sonal Sehgal at Kailash Kher Rangeele Album Launch
Born	13 July 1973 (age 51)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003 – present
Spouse	Naresh Kamath (2011-present)

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Sonal Sehgal (born 13 July 1973) ^[2] is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed Aashayein (film) directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor. Sehgal was cast opposite John Abraham. She went on to star in lead roles in films such as Lihaaf (2019), Mantostaan (2017), and Future to bright hai ji (2012).

Before pursuing an acting career, Sehgal assisted ad filmmaker and director Pradeep Sarkar who made his film debut with Parineeta. She also worked as a copywriter for leading advertising agencies in Delhi.

She began her career with theatre and television. She had a pivotal role in the celebrated theater scriptwriter/director Mahesh Dattani's play Mad about Money. She also had lead roles in the television serials Saara Akaash and Hotel Kingston, in which she played diverse characters. These programs aired back-to-back from 2005 to 2007. In Saara Akash, she played an undercover spy on the Indian Air force base who lost her heart to a pilot. The audience loved to hate her and then fell in love with her. In Hotel Kingston, she played a spoiled brat who inherited her father's hotel and managed it incompetently. The character was a brat with a golden heart who the audience adored.

She married Naresh Kamath in 2011.

Filmography

Year	Film	Character
2005	U, Bomsi & Me	Monica
2009	Radio	Puja Talwar
2010	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	Natasha
2010	Aashayein	Nafisa
2011	Damadamm	Sanjana
2012	Future to Bright Hai Ji	Sonia Singh
2017	Mantostaan	Kalwant Kaur

Aashayein was directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor. Sehgal was cast opposite John Abraham, who played the dying protagonist. Sehgal played the pillar of strength and the only ray of hope in the dying man's life.

Radio is a drama, featuring a complex relationship between a man, his ex-wife (played by Sehgal), and his current girlfriend.

Future to bright hai ji, although a disappointment at the box office, earned great reviews. It is a comedy about a couple from a small town (played by Aamir Bashir and Sonal Sehgal) who come to Mumbai to try their luck in Bollywood. It is a hilarious account of their trials and tribulations. Sehgal penned the lyrics of the title song of the same film.

In Rahat Kazmi's Mantostaan, based on the works of celebrated writer Saadat Hasan Manto, she played the leading role.

Sonal has also co written the screenplay of "Lihaaf", along with director Rahat Kazmi. The film based on Ismat Chugtai's story of the same name, is produced by Oscar Winner Marc Baschet.

Music

She worked on many Hindi and Punjabi private albums from 2001 to 2003. Hit songs include Chadi Jawani with Jassy B, Ghungat by Pankaj Udhas, Botla Sarab Diyan with Bally Sagoo, Harbhajan Maan and many more.

Sonal has written lyrics for the title track of the film "Future to Bright Hai ji" (2012)

<https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-words-just-came-to-me-sonal-sehgal/185247>

She also wrote the lyrics of the single "Saawariya", composed by Naresh Kamath and sung by Shilpa Rao

<https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonal-sehgal-on-the-write-track/articleshow/64725245.cms>

Television Work

Saara Akaash as Naaz / Sanjana Malik (Cactus) (2003-2004)
Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Advocate Madhavi Bose (2004)
Hotel Kingston as Shelly Sahai (2005)
Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin as Shiuli (2006)

Books

The Day That Nothing Happened (2018), a fictional story about people who travel to a 'Multiverse'

External links

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-'''Sonal Sehgal''' (born 13 July 1975) <ref>[[https://starsunfolded.com/sonal-sehgal/]]</ref> is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed ''[[Aashayein (film)]]'' directed by the national award-winning director [[Nagesh Kukunoor]]. Sehgal was cast opposite [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]. She went on to star in lead roles in films such as Lihaaf (2019), Mantostaan (2017), and ''Future to bright hai ji'' (2012).
+'''Sonal Sehgal''' (born 13 July 1973) <ref>[[https://starsunfolded.com/sonal-sehgal/]]</ref> is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed ''[[Aashayein (film)]]'' directed by the national award-winning director [[Nagesh Kukunoor]]. Sehgal was cast opposite [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]. She went on to star in lead roles in films such as Lihaaf (2019), Mantostaan (2017), and ''Future to bright hai ji'' (2012).
 Before pursuing an acting career, Sehgal assisted ad filmmaker and director [[Pradeep Sarkar]] who made his film debut with [[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]. She also worked as a copywriter for leading advertising agencies in Delhi.
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