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

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, Govinda and

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amongst others. Some of his well-known films are '' Imaandaar'' (1987), '' Param Dharam'' (1987), '' Lashkar'' (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 on ...

'' (1990), ''

Pati Patni Aur Tawaif ''Pati Patni Aur Tawaif'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Salma Agha, Farha Naaz and Om Prakash. It is a remake of Pakistan's 1988 Urdu language movie '' Bazar-e-Husn''. Salma Agh ...

'' (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. ...

'' and '' Sauda'' 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'', starring Udita Goswami and Tanushree Dutta. 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, 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 - '' Imaandaar'' *1987 - '' Insaniyat Ke Dushman'' *1987 - '' Param Dharam'' *1988 - '' Tamacha'' *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 Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in ...

'' *1988 - ''Aag Ke Sholay'' *1988 - Souten Ki Beti *1989 - ''

Apna Desh Paraye Log '' Apna Desh Paraye Log '' is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Pradeep Hooda and starring Sumeet Saigal, Sonu Walia, Moon Moon Sen, Suresh Oberoi, Om Shivpuri and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Cast * Sumeet Saigal as Abhimanyu * Sonu Walia as Geeta * ...

'' *1989 - ''

Billoo Badshah ''Billoo Badshah'' is a 1989 Indian drama film directed by Sisir Mishra. It stars Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, Neelam and Anita Raj. It was produced by Shatrughan Sinha's elder brother Lakhan Sinha. Plot Billu, an orphan, makes sacrifices for ...

'' *1989 - ''

Dost Garibon Ka Dost Garibon Ka is a Hindi language movie produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala starring Govinda and Neelam. The movie was directed by C. P. Dixit and was released in 1989. Cast *Govinda as Vijay / Barkat Ali * Neelam as Rekha *Satish Shah as Barka ...

'' *1989 - ''

Garibon Ka Daata ''Garibon Ka Daata'' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ramesh Ahuja, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Bhanupriya, Sumeet Saigal, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Divya Rana, Aruna Irani, Shakti Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Asrani and Dhananjay Si ...

'' *1989 - '' Lashkar'' *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 ...

'' *1989 - ''

Souten Ki Beti '' Souten Ki Beti '' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced & directed by Saawan Kumar. Starring Jeetendra, Rekha and Jaya Prada with music composed by Vedpal. This movie was the debut movie of Dipinti, who only worked for on ...

'' *1989 - ''Ab Meri Baari'' *1989 - '' Apne Begaane'' *1989 - '' Nishane Baazi'' *1989 - ''Tu Nagin Main Sapera'' *1990 - ''

'' *1990 - '' Maha-Sangram'' *1990 - ''

Meri Lalkaar ''Meri Lalkaar'' ( hi, मेरी ललकार) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt regio ...

'' *1990 - ''

Nyay Anyay '' Nyay Anyay '' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Sudhakar Bokade on Divya Films Combines banner and directed by Lawrence D'Souza. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sumeet Saigal, Shilpa Shirodkar and music composed by ...

'' *1990 - ''

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

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

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'' *1991 - ''

Swarg Jaisaa Ghar ''Swarg Jaisaa Ghar'' is a 1991 family based film directed by Swaroop Kumar and produced by Mehmood Nazir. Plot When Raj shoulders the responsibility of his step-brothers after his parents pass away, he is forced to make several sacrifices an ...

'' *1991 - ''Mehandi Ban Gai Khoon'' *1991 - ''Naag Mani'' *1992 - ''

Sarphira ''Sarphira'' is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Ashok Gaikwad. The film stars Vinod Mehra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhavi, Kimi Katkar, Sumeet Saigal, Kiran Juneja, Shreeram Lagoo & Anupam Kher. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. Two songs, "Deewa ...

'' *1992 - ''Jethaa'' *1993 - '' Gunaah'' *1993 - ''Dharam Ka Insaaf'' *1994 - '' Janam Se Pehle'' *1995 - ''

'' *1995 - '' Sauda'' *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

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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