There are many Bollywood actresses who made their mark by playing villain or negative roles instead of lead roles in films. There were some beauties who created a lot of buzz on the screen in the roles of beautiful heroines as well as villains. Like Priyanka Chopra in ‘Aitraaz’ and Tabu in ‘Andhadhun’ had blown everyone’s senses with their negative roles. Today we are going to tell about one such Bollywood actress, who made her mark by playing the role of a villain out of the box. You must have seen Subhash Ghai’s film ‘Ram Lakhan’. In this, the audience liked the role of Vivia, who lives with the villain, which was played by actress Sonika Gill. This character gave her special recognition, but one day suddenly she disappeared and now after years, her look has also changed completely.
This actress became famous by becoming a villain 37 years ago
Many great stars like Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were seen in the 1989 blockbuster film ‘Ram Lakhan’. Apart from these, actress Sonika Gill has also been in the news at that time, who won the hearts of people with her strong acting and looks. Sonika played the role of Vivia in ‘Ram Lakhan’. Delhi-based Sonika Gill was a classical dancer. In the beginning of her career, Sonika Gill did small and side roles, but her luck shone with ‘Ram Lakhan’.
Subhash Ghai had offered three films to this actress
After entering the film world, Sonika Gill started her journey without any godfather. He first did small roles in films. She appeared in silent roles in films like ‘Nazarana Pyar Ka’, ‘Prem Geet’, ‘Siskiyan’, ‘Aaj Ki Awaaz’, ‘Anokha Insaan’ and ‘Main Aur Tum’. The interesting thing is that during school, actress Sonika Gill and singer Sonu Nigam were friends, with whom she has performed on stage and also shown the magic of her voice. Subhash Ghai liked Sonika Gill’s work very much and he signed the actress for a contract of three films in the first meeting. In an interview given to Bollywood Thikana in the year 2024, Sonika Gill had made many revelations about her career.
Why did Sonika Gill leave India and go to Dubai?
She met with a car accident in January 1992, which put brakes on Sonika Gill’s career. He suffered a fracture in his leg in this accident. However, due to not being able to recover for a long time, Sonika lost many films and then sadly, Sonika Gill left India and went to Dubai. There she started working as a manager in actor Rajan Sippy’s famous restaurant The Mughal Room, but after the restaurant was closed, Sonika returned to India.
What condition is the ‘Ram Lakhan’ actress living in?
Now Sonika is living with her husband Mitesh Rughani, with whom she has a daughter. Let us tell you that the actress lives in the same house with her husband’s first wife and their two sons. The actress returned with ‘My Friend Ganesha 3’ after a long acting break. Later worked in films like ‘Akkad Bakkad Bam Be Bo’, ‘Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai’ and TV shows like ‘Anamika’. But he could never get stardom like ‘Ram Lakhan’ again. Although, she continues to work in some small shows, but after an accident her career did not get much success.
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