While thriving in mass-market entertainers, she earned critical acclaim for her nuanced portrayal of a woman with tuberculosis in the period drama Lootera (2013). Transition to Digital and OTT Platforms

: She is a vocal advocate for body positivity and animal rights, having been named PETA India's 2022 Person of the Year .

Sinha's recent personal highlights include her marriage to actor in June 2024.

went into a frenzy. Dahaad was submitted to the Berlin International Film Festival, and suddenly, Sonakshi was being written about in the same breath as prestige actors. Headlines read: "Sonakshi Sinha Has Finally Found Her Groove," and "The Underrated Brilliance of Sonakshi Sinha in Dahaad." This marked a significant departure from the "masala entertainer" tag she had carried for a decade.