Sana Saeed
| Sana Saeed | |
|---|---|
 Saeed in 2013. | |
| Born |
Sana Saeed September 22, 1988 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Fort Convent |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
Sana Saeed (born 22 September 1988) is an Indian actress and a model, who appears in Bollywood films. She first appeared as a child artist in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and continued to do so in films Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Badal. She also appeared in television shows such as Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na and Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki. In 2012, Saeed made her screen debut as an adult in a supporting role in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year, which emerged as a box-office commercial success.[1]
Career
Saeed was chosen among two-hundred other children to play Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji's daughter in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), in which she played the role of little Anjali. Prior to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai she had refused Rahul Gupta's Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke, since she could not continue studying while shooting it; Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was shot during her school vacation, for which she won the Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards for Best Child Actress. She next appeared as a child artist in critically and commercially successful films Badal (2000) and Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000). Saeed also hosted the famous kids program Fox Kids telecasted on Star Plus in which she played the role of Chatur Chachi. She also appeared in television shows such as Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na on Sony TV and Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki on SAB TV.
Sana came sixth in dance reality show and was praised for her energy levels in dancing. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.[2]
In 2012, Saeed made her screen debut in a supporting role in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year along with the main leads Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.[3] She was noticed due to her child star memory inspite of her small role. Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Sana Saaed looks glamorous and does well".[4] film critic Komal Nahta commented, "Sana Saeed only gets to pout and flaunt her body as Tanya.".[1][5] The film was released on 19 October 2012 in over 1400 screens across the country and garnered positive to mixed reviews from critics and good box office collections.[6] Boxofficeindia declared the film as a semihit after three weeks.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Anjali Khanna | Child Artist Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards for Best Child Actress |
| 2000 | Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | Anjali | |
| Badal | Preeti | ||
| 2012 | Student Of The Year | Tanya Israni | |
| 2014 | Fugly | Herself | Special appearance in an item song[8] |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2003 | Fox Kids | Chatur Chachi | Star Plus | |
| 2008-2009 | Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na | Chaaya Joshi | Colors TV | |
| 2008-2009 | Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki | Pooja | SAB TV | |
| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6) | Herself | Colors TV | Contestant (evicted on 24 August 2013) - 6th position |
| 2013 | MTV Splitsvilla Sexy Sana | Herself | MTV India | Host of the Review show of Splitsvilla 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Nandini | Bindass | episode 16 and 17 |
| 2015 | Nach Baliye 7 | Herself | Star Plus | Contestant |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/karan-scores-hat-trick-with-soty-scoring-very-well-at-the-box-office/
- ↑ "Sana to enter Jhalak Dikhla Jaa as wild card". London: Dailymail. 5 July 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/The-new-stars-of-Bollywood/Article1-644946.aspx
- ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/541770
- ↑ http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/student-of-the-year-review/
- ↑ "STUDENT OF THE YEAR MOVIE REVIEW". reviewgang.com.
- ↑ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings
- ↑ "Fugly: Sana Saeed to do a special song in Akshay Kumar's film". CNN-IBN. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.