Sana Tarannum Sayyad (born 29 October 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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television. She made her acting debut with ''Boyz Will Be Boyz'', portraying Ashita in 2015. Sayyad is best known for her portrayal of Drishti Sharma Shergill in ''

Divya Drishti ''Divya Drishti'' () is an Indian supernatural drama television series which aired from 23 February 2019 to 23 February 2020 on Star Plus. Produced under Fireworks Productions, it starred Nyra Banerjee, Nyra Banarjee , Sana Sayyad, Sangita Ghos ...

'' and Sejal Kotadia Nanda in ''

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''. Sayyad is the runner up of the reality show '' MTV Splitsvilla 8''. Sayyad is married to an entrepreneur Imaad Shamsi.

Early life

Sayyad was born on 29 October 1994 and belongs to a

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family. Sayyad's father Yaquib Sayyad, works in the Merchant Navy.

Personal life

Sayyad revealed in February 2021, that she is dating entrepreneur Imaad Shamsi. Sayyad married Shamsi on 25 June 2021 in an intimate

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ceremony.

Career

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

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's sister Aditi Vashisht in ''

Jaana Na Dil Se Door ''Jaana Na Dil Se Door'' (English: ''Don't Go Away From My Heart'') is an Cinema of India, Indian television series which aired on Star Plus. It starred Vikram Singh Chauhan, Shivani Surve and Shashank Vyas. The show also features Sara Khan ( ...

''. She next portrayed Megha in ''

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'', both in 2016. In 2017, she portrayed Manisha in an episode of '' Crime Patrol''. In 2018, she portrayed Amrit Kakkar Chopra in ''

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'' opposite Zebby Singh. From 2019 to 2020, Sayyad portrayed Drishti Sharma Shergill in ''

'', opposite

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. It proved as a major turning point in her career. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed Sonam Goel Jaiswal in ''

Lockdown Ki Love Story ''Lockdown Ki Love Story'' ( ''A Lockdown Love Story'') is an Indian television drama series that aired from 31 August 2020 to 23 January 2021 on Star Plus. Produced by Rashmi Sharma under Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, it starred Sana Sayyad and Mohi ...

'' opposite

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. In 2022, Sayyad received further praises for her portrayal of Sejal Kotadia Nanda / Mahira Mirza, a

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agent in ''

'' opposite

Sehban Azim Sehban Azim is an Indian television actor, having worked in TV shows like ''Dill Mill Gayye'', ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai,'' '' Humsafars'', ''Thapki Pyar Ki'', ''Bepannaah'' and ''Tujhse Hai Raabta''. Early life Born in Delhi to a writ ...

. It's promos were narrated by

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. Sayyad made her web debut in 2022, with

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's ''Hasratein'' opposite Siddharth Sharma, portraying Aarti in the fourth episode of the

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series.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayyad, Sana Living people Indian television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 1994 births