Soma Rathod is an Indian television actress, who has done a number of shows like, Pyaar me Thoda twist, Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!, Jijaji Chhat Per Hain, and the list goes on. She is famous for her comic role and especially the tone she uses while talking. She is known as a versatile actress who is quite famous for her funny smiles and has delivered her roles in such a way that she has left people amused.
1. Soma Rathod was born in a Hindu family in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Though Raipur is her hometown she was brought up in Nepal because her parents shifted to Nepal when she was young. So she was partially brought up in Assam and Nepal for quite a long time. Soma Rathod is 42 years old as of 2022.
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2. Actress Soma Rathod is a graduate
3. She started her career in 2009, with the role of Mircha for the show Lapataganj
Her career kick-started in the year 2009 when she made her debut as Mircha (wife of Sutilal), which aired on Sab TV. Her role and acting were so much appreciated amongst audiences, that it was considered a starting point of her career after this role only she was offered another show Bhabhiji Ghar par hai where she played the role of the mother of Manmohan Tiwari.
4. Soma Rathod husband
Soma Rathore met her husband on a social networking site and fell in love. They got married but after 10 years of marriage when things didn’t work out well, they decided to separate with mutual consent and got divorced.
5. TV shows of Soma Rathod
Other than her role in Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai!, which was quite famous, she appeared in many other serials like May I Come in Madam where she played the role of Sapna Sirikar’s mother which aired on Life Ok.
She was also seen in Neeli Chatri wale, though the show didn’t get much popularity her role was quite appreciated by her fans. She worked in the sequel of Jijaji Chhat Parr Koii Ha playing the role of the mother of CP Sharma and was also seen in a cameo role in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah for the role of a security guard.
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6. Soma Rathod was body shamed for being overweight
The actress was not always overweight. Soma had a divorce after ten years of marriage. Her divorce from her husband led her to acute depression which caused her weight gain.
7. She is entirely different in her personal life. She is kind of a Tomboy who is not particular about her appearance
8. Soma Rathod is a foodie and a dog lover
9. Soma started getting roles after she became overweight
Soma Rathod once said to the Times Of India,
“I wasn’t very fat or very thin, I was in the mid-range when I started auditioning for roles and visiting the casting agents. Not too thin, not too fat. I wouldn’t fit any criteria and got rejected because of it. Then, one of my friends suggested that I put on more weight, at least, I will be categorized in the oversized actors’ list. After that, I gained weight and I started getting work.”
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