- Was a successful model before becoming an actress.
- Femina Miss India winner 1985.
- Was engaged to Kabir Bedi in 1988.
- Her husband fell ill. They went through all the tests, except one. And his kidney gave way in 2010. A distraught Sonu went to Australia to be with her mother and sister and has no memory of the next two years. Then, with help from Vineet Sharma (Her brother in law), she started working on the film Jogiyaa Rocks. This had been prepped for before her husband's untimely death.
- Father name is Major Satinder Walia.
- Met future husband Surya Pratap Singh, a US-based hotelier, for a project that never took off. But they were engaged within a month and married a month after that.
- Sister named Monu Walia. Monu (Mona) attempted to become a actress in the 1990's.
- Brother in law Vineet Sharma is a writer and composer.
- Full name Satendra Kaur Walia.
- Husband Surya Pratap Singh passed away in 2009 due to kidney ailment.
- Her character of Nandini alongside diva Rekha in Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) made such an impact that she still has huge fan following.
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