Sana Amin Sheikh (born 10 August 1989) is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films. Sana made her acting debut with ''
Kya Mast Hai Life
Kya Mast Hai Life is an Indian teen sitcom television series which ran on Disney Channel India from 27 April 2009 to 7 July 2010. The series produced by Sol Productions had 130 episodes. The show focused on the lives of five college friends: Ra ...
'' playing Ritu Shah. She has appeared in over 30 television serials, and has established herself among the most popular Television stars.
Sana has played lead roles in shows including ''
Jeet Jayenge Hum'', ''
Gustakh Dil
''Gustakh Dil'' ( ''Audacious Heart'') is an Indian television soap opera which premiered on 5 August 2013 and ended on 4 November 2014. It is a remake of Bengali series '' Bou Kotha Kao'' and was aired on Life OK during weekdays. It showed the ...
'', ''Million Dollar Girl'', ''
Bhootu
''Bhootu'' is an Indian Bengali language children's comedy-drama television series that aired on Zee Bangla. The series revolves around a friendly girl ghost, "Bhootu", who always tries to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in ...
Season 1'', ''
Krishnadasi'' and ''Perfect Pati'' among others. She played Antagonist/Supporting role in shows like ''
Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi 3'', ''
Tere Shehar Mein'', ''
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' () is an Indian television series which aired on STAR Plus. The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012. It starred Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll. All episodes of the series re-telecasted ...
''.
Amin made her Bollywood debut with ''
Singham
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A ...
'' as Anjali Bhosle and has also played supporting parts in ''
Table No. 21
''Table No. 21'' is a 2013 Indian thriller film directed by Aditya Datt and produced by Eros International. It is named after Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which talks about the protection of life and personal liberty. The movie feat ...
'' , ''
Island City'' and ''
Bamfaad''.
Early life
Sana is from Mumbai. Her great-grandfather, Ashraf Khan, was an actor and a singer in Gujarati theatre, and played the narrator in filmmaker Mehboob Khan's film Roti.
Personal life
She was married to television director Aijaz Sheikh in 2016
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Career
Sheikh is working as an RJ in Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM since August 2004. Whilst listening to Mirchi one day in class, she heard an RJ inviting listeners to audition to be a radio jockey. After a successful audition, she was immediately asked to join the station as an RJ. She hosted a show '
''Khoobsurat, Sana ke saath'' and 'TRP – Television Radio Par''
RJ with Mirchi Love and Ishq FM.
Sheikh began acting as a child artist and played the lead role of young Savi in ''
Hasratein
''Hasratein'' (''Desires'') is an Indian television soap opera that was telecast on Zee TV in the mid 1990s. It is based on the Marathi novel "Adhantari" by Late Shri Jaywant Dalvi. Hasratein focuses around successes of extra marital relationshi ...
'' on
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription bus ...
and played the character of Vaishali in the serial Junoon on DD channel in 1995. She emerged again in 2009 and gained fame for playing one of the leads Ritu Shah on the
Disney Channel India Original Series
This is a list of original programming by Disney Channel in India.
Original shows
Movies
Disney XD original series
* ''Chorr Police'' (2009-2012)
* ''Luv Kushh'' (2012-2014)
* '' Mysteries and Feluda'' (2011)
* ''P5 - Pandavas 5'' (2011-2 ...
, ''
Kya Mast Hai Life
Kya Mast Hai Life is an Indian teen sitcom television series which ran on Disney Channel India from 27 April 2009 to 7 July 2010. The series produced by Sol Productions had 130 episodes. The show focused on the lives of five college friends: Ra ...
''. She then played lead the role of Suman as the lead actress in the television serial ''
Jeet Jayenge Hum'', which was aired on
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's Y ...
. Another drama series she took part in, once again being the lead actress, was Zee television's ''
Mera Naam Karegi Roshan
''Mera Naam Karegi Roshan'' is an Indian television series that airs on Zee TV, based on the story of a daughter and her crusade against injustice and inequality. It debuted on 12 July 2010, but on 26 November 2010 it was announced that Mera Nam ...
'', as Reet. She has been a part of the famous
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, comedie ...
drama ''
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' () is an Indian television series which aired on STAR Plus. The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012. It starred Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll. All episodes of the series re-telecasted ...
'', performing the role of Ganga.She was seen playing a negative role in Colors' ''Sasural Simar Ka'' as Naina for a few episodes and then was seen as a lead girl again in life OK's Gustakh Dil. She made her
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 ...
debut in Rohit Shetty's ''
Singham
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A ...
''. She also worked in Channel V's ''
Million Dollar Girl'' as the lead character Avanti Bansal.
She played lead role of Aradhya in Colors TV's popular show ''
Krishnadasi''. She played the lead as Shuchi Sharma in the serial ''
Bhootu
''Bhootu'' is an Indian Bengali language children's comedy-drama television series that aired on Zee Bangla. The series revolves around a friendly girl ghost, "Bhootu", who always tries to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in ...
''.
Filmography
Television
Films
See also
*
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 Sharma
...
References
External links
*
RJ Sanaat
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi (also known as 98.3 Mirchi) is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. ''Mirchi'' is Hindi for re ...
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Living people
Indian television actresses
Actresses from Mumbai
Indian women radio presenters
Indian radio presenters
Indian soap opera actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
20th-century Indian women writers
20th-century Indian writers
1989 births