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Sana Sayyad

Sana Sayyad (born 29 October 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Sayyad is best known for her portrayal of Drishti Sharma Shergill in Divya Drishti, Sejal Kotadia Nanda in Spy Bahu[3] and Dr. Palki Khurana in Kundali Bhagya.[4]

Sana Sayyad
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 30)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2015–present
Known for
Divya Drishti
Spy Bahu
Kundali Bhagya
Spouse
Imaad Shamsi
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(m. 2021)​
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Children1

Early life

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Sayyad was born on 29 October 1994 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] Sayyad's father, Yaquib Sayyad, works in the Merchant Navy.[5] She did her schooling from S.C.D. Barfiwala High School, Mumbai and went to Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai to pursue her graduation.

Personal life

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Sayyad revealed in February 2021, that she is dating entrepreneur Imaad Shamsi.[6][7] Sayyad married Shamsi on 25 June 2021 in an intimate Nikaah ceremony.[8]

After quitting Kundali Bhagya in May 2024 owing to her pregnancy, Sayyad officially announced pregnancy with her husband Imaad in September 2024 and revealed about her due date being October 2024.[9][10][11] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter Imaan, on 9 October 2024.[12][13][14]

Career

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Debut and early work (2015–2019)

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Sayyad started her career in 2015 by participating in MTV Splitsvilla 8, where she finished as the runner-up with Utkarsh Gupta.[15] In 2015, she made her acting debut with Boyz Will Be Boyz, portraying Ashita opposite Ashwini Koul.[16] She then portrayed Avanti in Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sun Yaar Try Maar opposite Shehzad Shaikh, the same year.[17]

In 2016, she appeared in Star Plus's soap opera Jaana Na Dil Se Door portrayed as Aditi Vashisht[18][19] and same year she played as Megha in romantic television series MTV Girls on Top.[20]

Later, she was seen as Manisha in an episode role in Sony Entertainment Television India's Indian true crime anthology series Crime Patrol .[21] In 2018, she portrayed Amrit Kakkar Chopra in Papa By Chance opposite Zebby Singh.[22]

Breakthrough and recognition (2019–2022)

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From 2019 to 2020, Sayyad portrayed one of the titular character Drishti Sharma Shergill in Star Plus's popular supernatural drama and romantic television serial Divya Drishti, opposite Adhvik Mahajan and alongside Nyra Banerjee and Mishkat Varma.[23] It proved as a major turning point in her career.[24]

In 2020 to 2021 post COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, she portrayed Sonam Goel Jaiswal in Star Plus's Lockdown Ki Love Story opposite Mohit Malik.[25][26]

In 2022, Sayyad portrayed Sejal Kotadia Nanda / Mahira Mirza, a Research and Analysis Wing agent, in Spy Bahu opposite Sehban Azim.[27][28][29] For her role as Sejal, Sana nominated for Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards as Best Actress in a Leading Role 2022.

Further work (2023–present)

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Since March 2023, she portrayed Dr. Palki Khurana opposite Paras Kalnawat post generation leap in Zee TV's romantic drama Kundali Bhagya.[30][31][32] However she quit the series in May 2024 due to her pregnancy and got replaced by Adrija Roy.[33][34]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 MTV Splitsvilla 8 Contestant Runner-up [35]
Boys Will Be Boyz Ashita [36]
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Avanti Season 3, Episode: "Bhangover" [37]
2016 Jaana Na Dil Se Door Aditi Vashisht [38]
MTV Girls on Top Megha [39]
2017 Crime Patrol Manisha Episode 677 [40]
2018 Papa By Chance Amrit Chopra Kakkar [41]
2019–2020 Divya Drishti Drishti Sharma Shergill [42]
2020–2021 Lockdown Ki Love Story Sonam Goel Jaiswal [43]
2022 Spy Bahu Sejal Kotadia Nanda [44]
2023–2024 Kundali Bhagya Dr. Palki Khurana [30][31][33]
2024 Kumkum Bhagya Guest appearance

Short films

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Year Title Role
2023 Couple Goals
Signs We Made For Each Other
Reasons Why I Love Him
Ways I Say I Love You
My Professional Housewife

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Hasratein Aarti Episode 4: "Shaadi Mubarak"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actress (Drama) Spy Bahu Nominated [45]
2023 Gold Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role [46]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lockdown Ki Lovestory's Mohit Malik wishes co-actress Sana Sayyad in a delightful post". Times of India. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sana Sayyad gets married to Imaad Shamsi, see photos from the 'nikaah'". Indian Express. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Spy Bahu has no similarities to "Raazi" or "Ek Tha Tiger": Actress Sana Sayyad". Indian Express. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Exclusive - Kundali Bhagya's Sana Sayyad: My husband is very lucky for me; ever since my marriage, I've got better opportunities". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Exclusive! Divya Drishti actress Sana Sayyad to tie the knot on June 25". Times of India. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021. The couple zeroed in on the date soon after Sana's father, who is in the Merchant Navy, returned home from his work.
  6. ^ "Divya Drishti fame Sana Sayyad is dating entrepreneur Imaad Shamsi". Tribune India.
  7. ^ "Exclusive - Divya Drishti actor Sana Sayyad reveals how she fell in love with Imaad Shamsi and their future plans". The Times of India. 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Divya Drishti fame Sana Sayyad gets married to Imaad Shamsi in an intimate Nikaah ceremony; PHOTOS". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Kundali Bhagya's Sana Sayyad FINALLY makes pregnancy announcement official; see PICS". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Kundali Bhagya's former Palki aka Sana Sayyad drops pictures from her maternity shoot announcing her pregnancy". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ "EXCLUSIVE – Sana Sayyad reveals being due mid October: Imaad and I cried when we got to know". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Kundali Bhagya actress Sana Sayyad and Imaad Shamsi are blessed with a baby girl". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Kundali Bhagya fame Sana Sayyad and husband Imaad announce the arrival of their baby girl". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Adhvik Mahajan celebrates Sana Sayyad's new baby, reveals daughter's name "Imaan"". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ IndiaLIVE, TODAY. "MTV Splitsvilla 8". indialive.today. india live today. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Boyz Will Be Boyz: Ashwini Koul and Sana Sayyad's show to hit screens tonight". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Bindass.com: Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sun Yaar Try Maar (Season 3) with Rapper Maddy". Bindass.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Yash Patnaik talks about Jana Na Dil Se Door's leap - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Star Plus's Jana Na Dil Se Door completes 300 episodes". Times of India. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  20. ^ "'MTV Girls On Top' to question taboos surrounding women". The Times of India. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  21. ^ Tripti Malhotra (2 September 2014). "Popular crime shows on Indian channels". India TV. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  22. ^ "Zebby Singh and Sana Sayyad's new TV show 'Papa By Chance' launch event". Times Now. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  23. ^ "'Divya Drishti' cast Sana Sayyad, Advik Mahajan And Nyra Banerjee share the show's plot". Times Now. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Sana Sayyad and Adhvik Mahajan starrer Divya Drishti to wrap up on its first anniversary". The Times of India. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Lockdown Ki Love Story: Mohit Malik turns tailor for Sana Sayyad as the duo brings a sweet tale of romance". Pinkvilla.
  26. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Mohit Malik opens up about his upcoming show Lockdown Ki Lovestory and his co-star Sana Sayyad". Bollywood Hungama. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Spy Bahu : सेजल का किरदार निभाने के लिए एक्ट्रेस सना सैयद ने बढ़ाया अपना वजन, तो सेहबान अजीम को करना पड़ा वेट लॉस". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Sana Sayyad and Sehban Azim starrer Spy Bahu to premiere from 14th March on Colors". Bollywood Hungama. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  29. ^ Cyril, Grace (20 February 2022). "Kareena Kapoor turns narrator for upcoming fiction drama Spy Bahu". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Confirmed! Paras Kalnawat and Sana Sayyad to play the lead actors in Kundali Bhagya post the 20-year leap". The Times of India. March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Kundali Bhagya Promo: Paras Kalnawat, Sana Sayyed and Baseer Ali join, 4 things to expect after 20-year-leap". Pinkvilla. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  32. ^ "Sana Sayyad: Being a part of Kundali Bhagya is a huge honour". The Times of India. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  33. ^ a b "Exclusive! Adrija Roy Replaces Sana Sayyad In Kundali Bhagya; It Will Be Exciting To Play Palki, Says The Actress". The Times of India. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Paras Kalnawat Bids Farewell To Sana Sayyad From "Kundali Bhagya"; Pens Down An Emotional Note". The Times of India. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  35. ^ "Bigg Boss contestant Prince Narula and Anuki win MTV 'Splitsvilla' 8". The Times of India. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  36. ^ "WATCH! All Episodes of Big Magic's Boyz Will Be Boyz". Youtube - BIG Magic. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  37. ^ "Rapper Maddy is the new face of 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui' Season 3 - Sun Yaar Try Maar". Indian Express. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  38. ^ "'Jaana Na Dil Se Door' to go off air - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  39. ^ "Regressive content works on TV as audiences like it: Sana Sayyad". Times of India. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  40. ^ "Exclusive! Take a look at Sana Sayyad's amazing bridal photo-shoot". ABP News. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  41. ^ "Raftaar raps for fiction TV show on Star Bharat 'Papa By Chance' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  42. ^ "Divya Drishti fame Sana Sayyad writes a long note as show comes to an end". The Times of India. 26 February 2020.
  43. ^ "Lockdown Ki Love Story: Mohit Mallik and Sana Sayyad look endearing in the promo". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  44. ^ "The bahu is no longer the damsel-in-distress on TV shows, she is independent and speaks her mind: Sana Sayyad". Times Of India. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  45. ^ "22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Nominations - Vote Now". Indian Television Academy Awards. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  46. ^ "14th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2022: Check Out The List Of Nominees". Gold Awards. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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