Sonam

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Also see Sonam Kapoor

Bakhtawar Murad better known by her screenname Sonam (born on September 2, 1972, India) is a former Bollywood actress. She is the niece of character actor Raza Murad and granddaughter of veteran character actor Murad. Her cousin is actress Sanober Kabir.[1]

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Career

She first entered India's Hindi film industry Bollywood after being launched by Yash Chopra in the 1988 film Vijay. She shot into fame in the 1989 film Tridev. She was known for the song Oye Oye...Tirchi Topi Wale in the film which was very popular at the time. Also for the first time she was recognized for her performance is Mitti aur Sona. Earlier, she was known as Sex Symbol. But, she shocked everyone when she married to Rajiv Rai at the age of 19 years old and declared that she quiting.

She was named by her parents as "Bakhtawar" which is used in arabic names meaning Fortunate, lucky. She renamed herself Sonam to have a milder sounding name to suit the Indian film industry. Interestingly the name Sonam is of Tibetan origin and means "The fortunate one".

She made over 30 films from 1988 through to 1994. Her last film appearance was in Insaniyat and she has not appeared in any film since.

Personal life

She converted to Hinduism after marrying Bollywood film director Rajiv Rai who had directed her in Tridev and Vishwatma in 1991 when she was only 19 years old and left the industy. Her father-in-law was successful film producer Gulshan Rai. She had to leave India with Rajiv Rai in 1997 after an attempt was made on his life by the Mumbai organized crime leader Abu Salem. She is now settled with her husband in the UK and has one child with him. Rajiv has still occasionally continued to direct Bollywood films.

Filmography

Year Title Co-Star
1988 Vijay Rishi Kapoor
1988 Aakhri Adaalat Jackie Shroff
1989 Tridev Naseeruddin Shah
1989 Mitti Aur Sona Chunky Pandey
1989 Sacha Ki Taqat Govinda
1989 Asmaan Se Oocha Govinda
1989 Gola Barood Chunky Pandey
1989 Hum Bhi Insaan Hain Raj Babbar
1990 Kodama Simham Chiranjeevi
1991 Ajooba Rishi Kapoor
1991 Fateh Sanjay Dutt
1991 Do Matwale Sanjay Dutt
1992 Vishwatma Naseeruddin Shah
1994 Insaniyat Chunky Pandey

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