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Dabangg to Jodhaa Akbar: 5 Sonu Sood films you must watch on his birthday!

Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood turns 48 years old on Friday (July 30). The kind hearted actor made his debut in 2002 with ‘Shaheed-E-Azam’ where he essayed the role of Bhagat Singh. In a career spanning almost two decades, Sonu has worked in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films - playing versatile roles, ranging from portraying both positive and negative characters.

Below are some of our favourite Sonu Sood films.

(Pics courtesy: Movie stills)

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Updated:Jul 30, 2021, 07:42 AM IST

1/5

Dabangg

Who can forget the iconic character of Chedi Singh played by Sonu Sood in Salman Khan starrer Dabangg. Sonu is the perfect quintessential antagonist in this Bollywood masala.

2/5

Happy New Year

Happy New Year is an ensemble comedy by Farah Khan featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Sonu Sood, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Viaan Shah. Sonu essays the character of Captain Jagmohan aka Jag in the film.

3/5

Jodhaa Akbar

In this historic fictionalized drama by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in lead roles- Sonu plays the role of Jodhaa's cousin brother Sujamal, who is pivotal in the progression of the story.

4/5

Simmba

Sonu played the strong villain Durva Ranade in this Rohit Shetty directorial which also featured Ranveer Singh.

5/5

Kung Fu Yoga

Sonu Sood featured with legendary Jackie Chan in this action comedy film. The movie became the highest-grossing comedy film in China, until it was overtaken by Never Say Die (2017).