Sana_Sayyad

Sana Sayyad

Sana Sayyad

Indian television actress (born 1994)

Sana Sayyad (born 29 October 1994) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for participating in MTV Splitsvilla 8 and emerged as the runner-up. She is best known for her portrayal of Drishti Sharma Shergill in Divya Drishti and Sejal Kotadia Nanda in Spy Bahu[3] From 2023, she played Dr. Palki Khurana in post generation leap in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya.[4]

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Early life

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

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] In April 2024 it was revealed that the couple are expecting their first child.[9][10]

Career

Debut and early work (2015–2019)

Sayyad started her career in 2015 by participating in MTV Splitsvilla 8, where she finished as the runner-up with Utkarsh Gupta.[11] In 2015, she made her acting debut with Boyz Will Be Boyz, portraying Ashita opposite Ashwini Koul.[12] She then portrayed Avanti in Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sun Yaar Try Maar opposite Shehzad Shaikh, the same year.[13]

In 2016, she appeared in Star Plus's soap opera Jaana Na Dil Se Door portrayed as Aditi Vashisht[14][15] and same year she played as Megha in romantic television series MTV Girls on Top.[16]

Later, she was seen as Manisha in an episode role in Sony Entertainment Television India's Indian true crime anthology series Crime Patrol .[17] In 2018, she portrayed Amrit Kakkar Chopra in Papa By Chance opposite Zebby Singh.[18]

Breakthrough and recognition (2019–2022)

From 2019 to 2020, Sayyad portrayed Drishti Sharma Shergill in Star Plus's popular supernatural drama and romantic television serial Divya Drishti, opposite Adhvik Mahajan.[19] It proved as a major turning point in her career.[20]

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.[21][22]

In 2022, Sayyad portrayed Sejal Kotadia Nanda / Mahira Mirza, a Research and Analysis Wing agent, in Spy Bahu opposite Sehban Azim.[23][24][25] 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)

Since March 2023, she has been portraying Dr. Palki Khurana opposite Paras Kalnawat post generation leap in Zee TV's romantic drama Kundali Bhagya.[26][27][28] However she quit the series in May 2024 due to her pregnancy and got replaced by Adrija Roy.[29][10]

Filmography

Television

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Short films

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See also

References

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    "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. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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    "Exclusive! Divya Drishti actress Sana Sayyad to tie the knot on June 25". Times of India. 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.
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    "Divya Drishti fame Sana Sayyad is dating entrepreneur Imaad Shamsi". Tribune India.
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    "Exclusive - Divya Drishti actor Sana Sayyad reveals how she fell in love with Imaad Shamsi and their future plans". The Times of India.
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    "Divya Drishti fame Sana Sayyad gets married to Imaad Shamsi in an intimate Nikaah ceremony; PHOTOS". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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    "Kundali Bhagya's Sana Sayyad Expecting Her First Baby With Husband Imaad Shamsi?". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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    "Paras Kalnawat Bids Farewell To Sana Sayyad From "Kundali Bhagya"; Pens Down An Emotional Note". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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    "'Divya Drishti' cast Sana Sayyad, Advik Mahajan And Nyra Banerjee share the show's plot". Times Now. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    "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.
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    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.
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    "Confirmed! Paras Kalnawat and Sana Sayyad to play the lead actors in Kundali Bhagya post the 20-year leap". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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    "Exclusive! Adrija Roy Replaces Sana Sayyad In Kundali Bhagya; It Will Be Exciting To Play Palki, Says The Actress". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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