Career
Sonam was named by her parents (Mushir Khan - father) as "Bakhtawar" which is used in Persian meaning fortunate or lucky. She renamed herself Sonam to have a milder sounding name to suit the Indian film industry. The name Sonam is of Tibetan origin and means "merit".
She first entered India's Hindi film industry Bollywood after being launched by Yash Chopra in the 1988 film Vijay. She shot to fame with the 1989 film Tridev. She was known for the song Oye Oye...Tirchi Topi Wale in the film which was very popular at the time. She was also recognized for her performance in Mitti Aur Sona. Earlier, she was known as a sex symbol. She married Rajiv Rai at the age of 19 and declared that she was quitting films. She appeared in over 30 films from 1988 through to 1994.
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