Sonu Sood, now fondly known as ‘Migrant Messiah’ and real-life hero by his fans have been grabbing headlines ever since he has been helping the needy in the hard times of coronavirus pandemic. Not only this, but his banter with people asking him for help also caught him catch the attention of many.
On the professional front, Sonu has been part of some entertaining films and has always left everyone impressed with his dashing looks, body and his class acting skills.
As the actor turns 47 today on July 30, here are 5-times when the real-hero won hearts by playing a villain on-screen
- Arundhati
Arundhati, a horror film, had a queen battling off an evil mystic force and three generations later, the force comes back to haunt the queen’s descendants. Directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, the film starred popular South actress Anushka Shetty, Sonu Sood and Divya Nagesh in the lead roles. Sonu played the antagonist Pasupathi in the film, which got him pretty famous.
- Dabangg
Sonu was seen playing the role of the villain Chedi Singh and the strength and power he displayed is still spoken about.
- Singh Is King
Directed by Aneez Basmee, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, and Sonu among others. The actor does not exactly play a villain in this one but essays the role of a negative character of the King who engages in extorting money from the people and is feared by all. The movie is cherished by the audience even today.
- Simmba
Sonu Sood’s last release as the villain was Simba with Ranveer Singh, in which he played the role of Dhruv Ranade whose calm face and cool voice with tough looks were too hard to handle.
- R Rajkumar
In this film, he became the hardcore villain Shivraj Gujjar who could go to any extent for his passion. Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha were seen in the main lead with him in R Rajkumar.
