Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actress who works in the
Hindi television industry. She is one of the most famous actresses on Indian television.
Early life
She was born in
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
into a religious Muslim family who hail from
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
,
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
.
Personal life
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On 2 March 2012, she married her longtime boyfriend
Aamir Ali
Aamir Ali Malik, known as Aamir Ali, is an Indian actor and model.
Career and personal life
Ali's first commercial break was a commercial for Bajaj Scooters. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Bajaj Bravo Scooter, Aptech Computers, Mar ...
. In August 2020, it was revealed that the couple has a one-year old daughter, Ayra Ali, through
surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour for another person or people, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when pregnan ...
.
They later separated in 2020 after 8 years of marriage and were granted divorce in 2021 with Sheikh getting their daughter's custody.
On 29 May 2017, Sheikh's sister-in-law Zakerabanu Zakir Hussain Bagban filed a domestic violence case against her, her brother Anas Abdul Rahim Sheikh and their mother, Anisha Sheikh. Zakerabanu alleges that she was speaking with her father over the phone on 27 May when the trio started yelling at her and beating her up, saying that they did not want her in their
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
home anymore. Sheikh's family filed a petition against the FIR in the Ahmedabad High Court. The petition stated that Sheikh had been busy shooting on the day of the incident. On 30 August, Sanjeeda Sheikh was granted interim relief in the case as the Ahmedabad High Court waived the service of the notice.
Career
Sanjeeda has played various roles on television soap operas. She made her acting debut as Nimmo in the 2005 TV series ''
Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa''. After that, she appeared as a vamp in the 2007
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
series ''
Kayamath
''Kayamath'' was a popular Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus. The show started airing on 19 February 2007 replacing '' Kahiin To Hoga'' and ended on 12 March 2009. The show emphasized on how relationships change over the course of time a ...
''. In the same year, she participated in a dancing competition show named ''
Nach Baliye 3
''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus.
Production Concept
The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance ...
'', with husband
Aamir Ali
Aamir Ali Malik, known as Aamir Ali, is an Indian actor and model.
Career and personal life
Ali's first commercial break was a commercial for Bajaj Scooters. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Bajaj Bravo Scooter, Aptech Computers, Mar ...
, the couple won the competition.
In 2008, she appeared in the serial ''
Kya Dill Main Hai'' opposite Aamir Ali which was telecasted on
9X channel.
In 2014, Sheikh appeared as Durga Thakur, an ambitious and confident young woman, who is seeking justice for her sister, in ''
Ek Hasina Thi''. The serial was the breakthrough of her career as her performance was acclaimed by critics and viewers and it was one of the most successful shows of
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
at that time.
In 2016, she appeared as Dhani in ''
Ishq Ka Rang Safed
''Ishq Ka Rang Safed'' () is an Indian television drama series that premiered on 10 August 2015 on Colors TV and ended its run on 26 August 2016.
The show portrays the story of a young widow, Dhaani, and a rich boy, Viplav, who falls in love w ...
'' which was the first time Sheikh played an onscreen mother, of a 5-year-old child.
In March 2017 Sheikh appeared as Renya in a
supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single i ...
, titled ''
Gehraiyaan'', opposite her ''
Ek Hasina Thi'' co-star
Vatsal Sheth
Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and numerous Hindi films, and is known for his portrayal of Raj Chaudhary in the 2004 film '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'', ...
. The web series is directed by debutante director Sidhant Sachdev and produced by the
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the Raaz (film series), ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for d ...
production house.
In 2017, Sheikh appeared as Kamini Mathur, a superstar, in a tv series titled ''
Love Ka Hai Intezaar
''Love Ka Hai Intezaar'' ( Waiting for love) is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series, produced by Siddharth P. Malhotra. It was broadcasting worldwide on Star Plus, Mondays through Saturdays in an afternoon programming block ...
'', opposite
Keith Sequeira
Keith Sequeira (born 30 April 1980) is an Indian actor, and a former model and VJ. He modeled for Raymond's ''The Complete Man campaign'' before gaining popularity as ''VJ Keith'' on B4U. He featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy" with A ...
aired by Star Plus. The show was earlier titled as ''Kya Tu Meri Lage''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Music videos
Awards and nominations
See also
*
List of Indian television actresses
This is the list of notable Indian actresses appears in Indian television Soap Operas.
Hindi
Tamil
Malayalam
Telugu
Kannada
Marathi
Bengali
See also
* List of Indian television actors
* List of Indian film actresses
T ...
*
List of Indian film actresses
This is an alphabetical list of notable Indian film actresses.
A
* Aaditi Pohankar
* Aahana Kumra
* Aakanksha Singh
* Aamna Sharif
* Aanchal Munjal
* Aarathi
* Aarti Agarwal
* Aarti Chhabria
* Aashka Goradia
* Abhirami
* Adah Shar ...
References
External links
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Living people
People from Kuwait City
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian female dancers
Indian women television presenters
Indian television presenters
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Gujarati people
Nach Baliye winners
1984 births
Indian soap opera actresses
Actors from Mumbai
Indian female models