Sana Amin Sheikh Explained

Sana Amin Sheikh
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actress
Radio Jockey

Sana Amin Sheikh is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films.[1] Sana made her acting debut with Kya Mast Hai Life 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, Million Dollar Girl, Bhootu 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. Amin made her Bollywood debut with Singham as Anjali Bhosle and has also played supporting parts in Table No. 21, 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 from 2016 to 2022.[2] [3] [4] [5]

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 on Zee TV 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, Kya Mast Hai Life. 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). Another drama series she took part in, once again being the lead actress, was Zee television's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan, as Reet. She has been a part of the famous Star Plus drama Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, 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 debut in Rohit Shetty's Singham. 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.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994JunoonVaishali
1995HasrateinSaviChild actress
2009–2010Kya Mast Hai LifeRithu ShahParallel Lead
2009–2010Jeet Jayenge HumSumanLead Role
2010Mera Naam Karegi RoshanReetLead Role
2011Mann Kee Awaaz PratigyaGangaSupporting Role
2012–2013Sasural Simar KaNainaAntagonist
2013–2014Gustakh DilLaajwanti "Lajjo" BhardwajLead Role
2015BhanwarReshmi PandeEpisodic Lead role
Code Red TalaashAarohi Patil Episodic Lead role
Million Dollar GirlAvanti BansalLead Role
Pyaar Tune Kya KiyaManaliEpisodic Role
Tere Shehar MeinKangana and Kanika GuptaDual Role / Antagonist
2016KrishnadasiAradhyaLead Role
Comedy Nights LiveHerselfGuest appearance
Comedy Nights Bachao
2017, 2018NaamkaranMitali SharmaExtended Cameo Role
2017 - 2018Bhootu Season 1Shuchi SharmaLead Role
2018Laal IshqManjariEpisodic Lead Role[6] [7]
Kaun Hai?YaminiEpisodic Lead Role
2019Perfect PatiVidhita Rajawat / Vidhita Pushkar Rathore Lead Role
2019NazarBhasmika / UrvashiAntagonist
2021Crime AlertMadhuLead Role
2021Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi 3Sanjana AroraAntagonistNegative Role
2024–presentUnited State Of Gujarat Sanskriti "Kay"Lead Role

Web series

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2023Scam 2003Nafisa TelgiSonyLIV series

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2011SinghamAnjali BhosleFilm debut
2013Table No. 21Neeti
2015Island CityVaidehi
2020BamfaadWaliaZEE5 film[8]
2021Main Mulayam Singh YadavMalti Mulayam Singh Yadav[9]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sana Amin Sheikh lashes out at fans for calling her a non Muslim . The Times of India . Bhandari . Jhanvi . 6 August 2016 . 26 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726010052/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sana-Amin-Sheikh-lashes-out-at-fans-for-calling-her-a-non-Muslim/articleshow/53571013.cms . live .
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-sana-amin-sheikhs-marriage-of-six-years-ends-says-when-two-people-are-not-happy-living-under-a-roof-it-is-best-to-separate/articleshow/94475581.cms
  3. Web site: Uniyal . Parmita . Why Krishnadasi actress Sana Amin Sheikh didn't take break post her wedding . . 30 April 2016 . 20 January 2016 . 23 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823030321/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/why-krishnadasi-actress-sana-amin-sheikh-didnt-take-break-post-her-wedding/1/574978.html . live .
  4. News: Sana Amin Sheikh: Child actors lose their innocence after working in TV shows . 3 September 2017 . Hindustan Times . 14 September 2017 . en . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312143929/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sana-amin-sheikh-child-actors-lose-their-innocence-after-working-in-tv-shows/story-i9x50z0xnaN2FRTfhjgq5M.html . live .
  5. News: Acting comes naturally to me: Sana Amin Sheikh . The Times of India . 14 September 2017 . 10 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110120003/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/acting-comes-naturally-to-me-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/60176846.cms . live .
  6. News: IANS . 24 May 2019 . Episodic shows more convenient: Sana Amin Sheikh . Business Standard India . 24 June 2020 . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023224749/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/episodic-shows-more-convenient-sana-amin-sheikh-119052401379_1.html . live .
  7. Web site: 25 May 2019 . Indo-Asian News Service . Krishnadasi star Sana Amin Sheikh feels episodic shows are more convenient . 24 June 2020 . India Today . en . 14 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014224006/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/krishnadasi-star-sana-amin-sheikh-feels-episodic-shows-are-more-convenient-1534385-2019-05-25 . live .
  8. Web site: 27 April 2020 . Exclusive: Bamfaad Actress Sana Sheikh Says She Can Totally Relate With Walia's Simplicity . 24 June 2020 . &TV . en . 27 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627002520/https://andtv.zee5.com/exclusive-bamfaad-actress-sana-sheikh-says-she-can-totally-relate-with-walias-simplicity/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Hungama . Bollywood . 6 April 2020 . Main Mulayam Singh Yadav movie teaser out now : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama . . 9 June 2020 . en . 20 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200420133221/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/main-mulayam-singh-yadav-movie-teaser-now/ . live .