Sana Amin Sheikh
{{short description|Indian actress and a radio jockey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
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| caption = Sheikh at the Golden Petal Awards in 2016
| name = Sana Amin Sheikh
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| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actress
Radio Jockey
| spouse = {{marriage|Aijaz Sheikh|2016|2022|end=divorce}}
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Sana Amin Sheikh is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sana-Amin-Sheikh-lashes-out-at-fans-for-calling-her-a-non-Muslim/articleshow/53571013.cms |title=Sana Amin Sheikh lashes out at fans for calling her a non Muslim |newspaper=The Times of India |last1=Bhandari |first1=Jhanvi |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-28 |title=Exclusive! Sana Amin Sheikh's marriage of six years ends; says, 'When two people are not happy living under a roof, it is best to separate' |url=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 |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{cite web |last1=Uniyal |first1=Parmita |title=Why Krishnadasi actress Sana Amin Sheikh didn't take break post her wedding |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/why-krishnadasi-actress-sana-amin-sheikh-didnt-take-break-post-her-wedding/1/574978.html |website=India Today |access-date=30 April 2016 |date=20 January 2016 |archive-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sana-amin-sheikh-child-actors-lose-their-innocence-after-working-in-tv-shows/story-i9x50z0xnaN2FRTfhjgq5M.html |title=Sana Amin Sheikh: Child actors lose their innocence after working in TV shows |date=3 September 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=14 September 2017 |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/acting-comes-naturally-to-me-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/60176846.cms |title=Acting comes naturally to me: Sana Amin Sheikh |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110120003/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/acting-comes-naturally-to-me-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/60176846.cms |url-status=live }}
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 '
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.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
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=
= Web series =
= Films =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref(s) |
| 2011
|Anjali Bhosle |Film debut | |
| 2013
|Neeti | | |
| 2015
|Vaidehi | | |
| 2020
|Walia |ZEE5 film |
| 2021
|Malti Mulayam Singh Yadav | |{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=6 April 2020 |title=Main Mulayam Singh Yadav movie teaser out now : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/main-mulayam-singh-yadav-movie-teaser-now/ |access-date=9 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420133221/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/main-mulayam-singh-yadav-movie-teaser-now/ |url-status=live }} |
See also
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|1656019|Sana Sheikh}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101130042120/http://radiomirchi.com/mumbai/rj/sana/42 RJ Sana] at Radio Mirchi
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Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Mumbai
Category:Indian women radio presenters
Category:Indian radio presenters
Category:Indian soap opera actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi television
Category:20th-century Indian women writers