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Sonam Bhattacharya is an Indian entrepreneur but popular for being the wife of Sunil Chhetri. She was born on 29 November 1988 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sonam’s father, Subrata Bhattacharya, is an Indian football team manager and a former professional football player.
Mother
Her mother’s name is Lata Bhattacherjee, and she is a housewife.
Siblings
She has an elder brother whose name is Shaheb Bhattacharya, who is by profession an actor.
Husband
She is Sunil Chhetri’s wife, who is an Indian Football Player. They both tied the knot of marriage on December 4, 2017.
Children
During the Intercontinental Cup 2022, which was happening in Bhubaneswar, Sunil scored a winning goal in the 81st minute. Right after that, he celebrated this goal by putting the ball under his shirt. He showed that Sunil and Sonam were going to be parents soon. He blew many kisses to his wife, who was watching from the stands.
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The couple was blessed with a baby boy named Dhruv Chhetri on 30 August 2023.
Sunil Chhetri and Sonam Bhattacharya’s dating phase
They have both been dating each other for around 13 years. In one of the interviews, Sunil shared his dating phase with Sonam. Her father was a coach of Sunil Chettri, and he talked a lot about Sunil at his house. When she was 15 years old, she took the phone number of Sunil Chhetri from her father’s mobile phone. After that, she sent a messageto Sunil, where she expressed her desire and respect to meet him. Initially, he thought that she was a child when they met for the first time, but they continued connecting with each other by texting for about two months.
One day, Sunil was fixing his coach Subrata’s mobile phone, and a number rang. The call that was rang was Sonam’s number. Then he got to know that Sonam is the daughter of his coach. Straight after that, they both decided to stop their relationship to avoid any further complications with her father. However, Sunil could not stop thinking about her and connected with her again. This time, they kept their relationship private and hardly met with each other.
They both met with each other twice a year due to the everyday travels of Sunil Chhetri. They also shared that if they wanted to watch movies together, then Sunil would buy two tickets and leave one at the counter. Thereafter, Sonam collects the ticket and later joins him in the theatre.
Later, Sunil went to her house and told each and everything about their relationship in front of Sonam’s father. After hearing the confession of Sunil, Subrata accepted their relationship and gave approval for their marriage. After a few months, the couple married with each other.
Educational Qualifications
Schooling
She attended the Gokhale Memorial Girls School for her primary education.
Bachelor Degree
After class 12th, she was admitted to Heramba Chandra College for her bachelor’s degree.
Post-Graduation
After graduation, she completed a master’s in Science at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland.
She has black hair with Light Golden Brown Highlights.
Sonam’s body type is slim and toned.
She has a fair skin colour.
Career
Sonam is indeed an entrepreneur who runs her own business in Bangalore. She is further the co-founder of SC Foundation, a non-profit organisation. This organisation provides aid to quality education and sports opportunities to disadvantaged children.
On 15 October 2013, she joined Blue Orchid Mansion Pvt. Ltd. in a Director post.
Net Worth
Sonam is the wife of one of the finest football players in the country. Without a doubt, she is living a lavish life full of luxury.
Trivia
Her brother fondly called her Bonu nickname.
She consumes alcohol at parties and on occasions.
She is fond of reading books.
Sonam consumes a non-vegetarian diet.
She is a great fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. On one of her Instagram posts, she posted a photograph with Cristiano’s mannequin.
In February 2019, she made a huge donation to the Bharat Ke Veer fund, which provides financial help to families who lost their children in service of the nation.
