Shafaq Naaz

In this Indian name, the name Naaz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shafaq.

Shafaq Naaz (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian television actress and trained Kathak dancer,^{[citation needed]} best known for her roles as Kunti in Mahabharat (2013) which aired on Star Plus and Mayuri in Chidiya Ghar (2014). She is the sister of actors Falaq Naaz and Sheezan Khan.^[1]

Shafaq Naaz
Naaz in 2019
Born	Shafaq Khan (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 32) Kota, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Relatives	Falaq Naaz (sister) Sheezan Khan (brother)

Early life

Shafaq Naaz was born as Shafaq Khan on 7 February 1993^[2] in Kota, Rajasthan, India, and spent her childhood in Meerut. She was the second of three siblings and had been interested in acting and dancing since her childhood days.^[3]

Career

Shafaq Naaz debuted on Hindi television with Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai (2010).^[4] After appearing in various television shows like Crime Patrol, Adaalat, Fear Files, and Teri Meri Love Stories, the 2013 Indian historical epic television series Mahabharat marked her major breakthrough role. She portrayed one of the protagonists of the epic, Kunti, in the series, garnering her recognition and gaining popularity.^[5]

She then starred as Mayuri Gomukh Narayan in the comedy-drama series Chidiya Ghar (2014),^[6] and her performance was appreciated by the audience.^[7]

She made her debut in Hindi cinema with Guest iin London (2017) playing a minor role, and appeared in the series Mahakali- Anth hi Aarambh hai (2018) and Kulfi Kumar Bajewala (2018).

In 2020, she returned to the mythological genre, playing Lord Ram's mother, Maharani Kausalya, in Kahat Hanuman Jai Shree Ram.^[8][9] She appeared in the series Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin (2020).^[10][11]

In 2022, Shafaq Naaz acted in the film X or Y, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar.^[12][13]

In addition to television, Shafaq has acted in a number of web series, such as Halala,^[14]Shukla The Tiger^[15] and others.^[16]

Personal life

Shafaq claims to have dated actor Avinash Sachdev for six months while they were filming Teri Meri Love Stories (2012); however he denied ever being romantically linked with her.^[17][18]

In 2023, Shafaq called off her engagement with a Muscat-based businessman, whom she had been dating for three years, citing family differences.^[19]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai	Guni
2011	Sanskaar Laxmi	Randhal
	Crime Patrol	Riya/Trupti
2012	Shubh Vivah	Karuna Saxena
	Fear Files	Neha Paranjape
	Adaalat	Arya
	Teri Meri Love Stories	Pari
	Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage	Pooja
	Gumrah	Pallavi
2013	Madventures	Contestant
	Savdhaan India	Harpreet Sandhu
2013–2014	Mahabharat	Kunti		[20]
2014–2017	Chidiya Ghar	Mayuri Gomukh Narayan		[21]
2018	Mahakali- Anth hi Aarambh hai	Vrinda	n
	Kulfi Kumar Bajewala	Niyati
2019	Laal Ishq	Kareena
	Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha	Ahalya	Cameo
2020	Kahat Hanuman Jai Shree Ram	Kausalya		[22]
2021	Devi Adi Parashakti	Devi Siddhi
2021–2022	Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin	Shruti Pavle		[23]
2023	Dancing on the Grave	Shakereh

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2017	Guest iin London	Sherry
2017	Heartbeats	Urvashi
2019	Mushkil : Fear Behind You		[24]
2022	X or Y	Ritu	[25]
2023	Angithee 2		[26]

Web series

Year	Web	Role	Notes
2019	Halala	Afza Sayeed	[27]
2020	Chitthi	Sonia
2020	Ilzaam	Ragini
2021	The Last Show
2021	Shukla The Tiger	Urvashi Tripathi
2021	Cheaters: The Vacation