Has ‘real' hero Sonu Sood out-raced and out-beaten all the ‘reel' heroes?

Is Sonu Sood stealing a march over the other heroes in Bollywood? In a candid interview, Sonu Sood tells Sumita Chakraborty why he doesn’t care about name, fame and fancy titles of being ‘biggest influencer’ etc.

- Sumita Chakraborty

He’s humble, focussed and a man who believes in action rather than mere platitudes… proved by the phenomenal work he’s done for the migrants. Not only that, even when naysayers pooh-poohed his work saying ‘he’s doing it just for publicity’ or ‘it’s just a stepping-stone for politics’, he quietly continued his good work even after the first wave of the pandemic ebbed.

Meet ‘real’ hero Sonu Sood who has stolen the lead over all the top actors merely on the basis of his stellar humanitarian work. He’s been the first to create awareness for the need of vaccination during the second wave of the pandemic – standing tall as he got himself vaccinated and became the poster boy of the new age. His face is painted on the SpiceJet plane – a rare honour given for his fabulous social work. Indeed, Sonu Sood has single-handedly shown the path to help the needy even at the risk of his life.

Read on as Sonu talks about his work, stealing a march over other heroes and more.

Sonu, you have been hailed as the ‘messiah of migrants’ for your phenomenal work for the migrants and so many other charities, but you insist you are “no messiah” as per the title of your book… so how would you describe yourself?