Sumeet Saigal (born 18 February 1966) is a former

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Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

actor and producer who was active in the

film industry from 1987 to 1995, appearing in over 30 films.

Career

Saigal made his debut in the 1987 film ''

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'' and played leading or supporting roles in films opposite actors like

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and

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amongst others. Some of his well-known films are ''

Imaandaar ''Imaandaar'' ( hi, ईमानदार) is a 1987 Indian Bollywood action film, action crime film, crime drama film directed by Sushil Malik and produced by Surendra Pal Choudhary and Mrs. Sarla Sandhu. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Farah (act ...

'' (1987), ''

Param Dharam ''Param Dharam'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Swaroop Kumar and produced by Dimpy, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Sumeet Saigal Cast * Mithun Chakraborty as Vijay / Ravi (Double Role) * Mandakini ...

'' (1987), ''

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'' (1989), ''

Bahaar Aane Tak '' Bahaar Aane Tak '' is a 1990 Bollywood family drama movie directed by Tariq Shah and produced by Gulshan Kumar. The cinematographer of this film is Ajay Prabhakar. The film revolves around a man who coincidentally marries a woman who was once ...

'' (1990), '' Pati Patni Aur Tawaif'' (1990) and '' Gunaah'' (1993). In 1995, he acted in his last films ''

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein ''Saajan Ki Baahon Mein'' (translation: ''A sweetheart in my arms'') is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Jay Prakash and produced by Dinesh B. Patel. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Tabu in pivotal roles. Cas ...

'' and ''

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'' and left the film industry. After 12 years out of the limelight, he directed the music video for a song featured in the film '' Red: The Dark Side'' in 2007. In 2010, he produced the horror film ''

Rokkk ''Rokkk'' () is a 2010 Indian horror film starring Tanushree Dutta and Udita Goswami. The movie is directed by Rajesh Ranshinge. It is based on supernatural thoughts and inevitable emotions. The movie does not contain any songs, but there was a s ...

'', starring

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and

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. Currently, he has a production company named "Sumeet Arts", which dubs South Indian films into Hindi.

Personal life

Sumeet was married to Shaheen, the niece of actress

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in 1990 and they have one daughter named

Sayyeshaa Sayyeshaa Saigal (born 12 August 1997), known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian actress and dancer who primarily appears in Tamil-language films. After working in a Telugu film ''Akhil'' (2015), she made her Hindi debut in Ajay Devgn's '' ...

, born in 1997, who is a film actress and made her debut in 2015. The couple got divorced in 2003. Sumeet Saigal later married actress Farah Naaz in 2003.

Filmography

*1987 - ''

'' *1987 - ''

'' *1988 - ''

Tamacha ''Tamacha'' ( Smack; Hindi: तमाचा) is a 1988 Hindi-language action film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner and directed by Ramesh Ahuja. It stars Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Amrita Singh, Bhanupri ...

'' *1988 - ''

Zulm Ko Jala Doonga ''Zulm Ko Jala Doonga'' is a 1988 Bollywood action film directed by Mahendra Shah, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Kiran Kumar in lead roles. Cast * Naseeruddin Shah as Hariya *Kiran Kumar as Dharamdas *Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Police Inspector *Pa ...

'' *1988 - ''Aag Ke Sholay'' *1988 - Souten Ki Beti *1989 - '' Apna Desh Paraye Log'' *1989 - '' Billoo Badshah'' *1989 - '' Dost Garibon Ka'' *1989 - '' Garibon Ka Daata'' *1989 - ''

'' *1989 - '' Sikka'' *1989 - ''

Sindoor Aur Bandook ''Sindoor Aur Bandook'' is a Hindi action romantic film of Bollywood directed by Vinod Talwar and produced by Anil Singh. This film was released on 22 November 1989 under the banner of Rajput Films Combines. Plot Cast * Hemant Birje * Rita Bha ...

'' *1989 - '' Souten Ki Beti'' *1989 - ''Ab Meri Baari'' *1989 - ''

Apne Begaane '' Apne Begaane '' is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Madhu Tejpal and starring Sumeet Saigal, Anuradha Patel, A K Hangal, Shashi Puri and Anant Mahadevan. Cast *Sumeet Saigal *Anuradha Patel *Shashi Puri *Anant Mahadevan *Nandita Thakur *B ...

'' *1989 - '' Nishane Baazi'' *1989 - ''Tu Nagin Main Sapera'' *1990 - ''

'' *1990 - ''

Maha-Sangram Maha-Sangram (also known in the UK as ''The Big Battle'') is a 1990 Bollywood action romance film directed by Mukul Anand and starring Vinod Khanna, Aditya Pancholi, Govinda and Madhuri Dixit. The film is best known for bringing Aditya Pancholi ...

'' *1990 - '' Meri Lalkaar'' *1990 - '' Nyay Anyay'' *1990 - '' Pati Patni Aur Tawaif'' *1990 - ''

Shandaar ''Shandaar'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vinod Dewan, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Seshadri and Mandakini (actress), Mandakini. The dialogues of this movie became a hit and were applauded by the audience, to ...

'' *1990 - ''Choron Ki Rani Hasino Ka Raja'' *1990 - ''Kasam Dhande Ki'' *1991 - ''

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'' *1991 - '' Swarg Jaisaa Ghar'' *1991 - ''Mehandi Ban Gai Khoon'' *1991 - ''Naag Mani'' *1992 - '' Sarphira'' *1992 - ''Jethaa'' *1993 - '' Gunaah'' *1993 - ''Dharam Ka Insaaf'' *1994 - ''

Janam Se Pehle ''Janam Se Pehle'' () is a 1994 Indian Bollywood thriller drama film directed by B. R. Ishara. It stars Raj Babbar and Farah in pivotal roles. Plot Geeta is the defense lawyer of Kishan Puncha in a murder trial. Geeta realises that Kishan comm ...

'' *1995 - ''

'' *1996 - ''Sikander'' (video) *2002 - ''Samay Kheluchhi Chaka Bhaunri'' Zee Horror Show Mr Rajesh Sinha Tara (TV series) Mini aka miki Arzu Wife Episode 84 94

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saigal, Sumeet Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Film producers from Mumbai Living people Male actors from Mumbai Indian Hindus 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1966 births