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Sana Sayyad
Indian television actress (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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]
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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.[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)
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)
Since March 2023, she portrayed Dr. Palki Khurana opposite Baseer Ali and 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
Television
Short films
Web series
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