In pics: When Sofia Hayat played Soorpanakha on Ramleela stage

Months after creating quite a storm with her statements on turning spiritual, model-turned-nun Sofia Hayat has was seen essaying the role of Soorpanakha during a Ramleela being staged in Delhi.

Months after creating quite a storm with her statements on turning spiritual, model-turned-nun Sofia Hayat was seen essaying the role of Soorpanakha during a Ramleela in Delhi.

Sofia Hayat plays Soorpanakha while Shakti Kapoor plays Khar during a Ramleela being staged in Delhi.

Soorpnakha was the demon sister of Raavana in Valmiki’s epic Ramayana.

Staged in Delhi’s Lal Quila Ground, this year’s Ramleela also saw several Bollywood and TV actors on the stage. While Shakti Kapoor played Khar on Thursday in ‘Soorpnakha Khand’, Ashmit Patel played Bharat and Pankaj Dheer essayed the role of Dashrath during the Vanwaas episode on Wednesday.

A still from the Luv-Kush Ramleela in Delhi.

The former Bigg Boss contestant had announced her new spiritual avatar - Mother Sofia in early April this year.

Sofia Hayat as Soorpanakha.

Read: Meet Mother Sofia

A wild card entry on the seventh season of reality show Bigg Boss in 2013, Sofia featured with Candy Brar, Asif Azim, Ajaz Khan and Vivek Mishra.

A still from Ramleela.

The British model-actor-singer was named the new ‘Curvy Icon’ by Vogue Italia in 2012. She was listed No 81 on FHM’s list of sexiest women in the world in September 2013.

Everyone’s engrossed in the narrative but why is Sofia staring at the audience?

Her other television stints include Welcome: Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki.

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