Sonali Singh, better known as Sonali Phogat, was an Indian actress and politician. She served as the national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha. She died of a heart attack on August 22, 2022 in Goa.
Wiki/Biography
Sonali Phogat was born on Friday, September 21, 1979 (aged 42 at the time of her death) in the village of Bhuthan Kalan in Fatehabad, Haryana. Her star sign is Virgo. She grew up in Hisar, Haryana.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family and caste
Sonali Phogat belongs to the Jaat family.
Parents and siblings
Her father is a farmer. She has one elder brother and three elder sisters. One of the elder sisters’ name is Sudesh Phogat.
Sonali Phogat and her parents
Sonali Phogat and her sister
husband
Sonali was married to Sanjay Phogat, who died under mysterious circumstances at his farmhouse in Hisar in 2016. She leaves behind a daughter named Yasodhra Phogat.
Sonali Phogat and her husband
Sonali Phogat and her daughter
Relationship/affair
She was reportedly having an affair with her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and the duo lived in a society in Gurgaon as a couple.
Sonali Phogat and Sudhir Sangwan
Profession
Movies and TV
Sonali Phogat made her television debut in 2006 as a host in a Haryanvi show on Indian Television. In 2019, she acted in the web series Badmashgar Stories. Sonali also acted in the music video of the Haryanvi song Bandook Aali Jaatni (2019).
She played the role of Nawab Shah’s wife in the television series Amma: Ek Maa Jo Laakhon Ke Liye Bani Amma (2020). In 2020, she participated in the game reality show Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card contestant.
Sonali Phogat in Bigg Boss 14
Political career
Sonali Phogat joined the BJP in 2008 and was subsequently appointed as the national vice president of the BJP.
Sonali Phogat during a meeting of the BJP Mahila Morcha
In 2019, she contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, representing the Adampur constituency. However, she lost to Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi by a margin of 29,471 votes. Phogat has also worked for the BJP in tribal areas of Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Later, she was appointed as the head of the BJP’s tribal wing in Haryana, New Delhi, and Chandigarh.
dispute
- Sonali’s speech at a rally in Balsamand village in Hisar city was heavily criticized. On October 8, 2019, Phogat asked people to chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and said those who did not chant must be Pakistanis. However, she later apologized for making such remarks.
- On June 5, 2020, a video went viral in which Sonali slapped an official, Sultan Singh, with a slipper for making some inappropriate remarks. The incident took place when Sonali went to the Agricultural Produce Market Committee member, Sultan Singh, with a list of farmers’ complaints.
Favorites
- Travel destination: Paris
die
Sonali Phogat reportedly died of a heart attack in Goa on August 22, 2022. On August 25, 2022, her autopsy report was released, confirming multiple injuries on her body, following which Sonali’s family claimed that Sonali was raped by her two assistants, who then poisoned and killed her.
Facts/Trivia
- Sonali enjoys listening to music and dancing in her free time.
- She is very active on various social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter etc. Sonali was also very active on TikTok (before TikTok was banned in India) and has a huge number of followers on her account.
- She loves cats and has been sharing her pictures with them on her social media accounts.
Sonali Phogat poses with a cat
- Talking about her decision to join Bigg Boss, Sonali Phogat said in an interview,
I’ve always been a big fan of Big Brother. It’s huge. I know a lot of people who are big fans. How could I say no to the opportunity of a lifetime?”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education