Sanam Saeed

Sanam Saeed
Born Sanam Saeed
(1985-02-02) 2 February 1985
London, England, UK[1]
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s) Farhan Hasan (m. 2015)
Website Sanam Saeed on Facebook

Sanam Saeed (Urdu: صنم سعید‎ is a Pakistani actress, singer and model.

Early life and modelling career

Sanam is British born Pakistani actress who shifted to Pakistan when she was six years old. She did her O-level from Bay View High School Karachi and A-level from L'Ecole College.Saeed started modelling at the age of 16. [2] In Paper Magazine, Saeed confessed that the reason she quit modelling was due to her increasingly becoming conscious about her looks for the first time in her life.[3]

Acting career

Saeed started her acting career with a supporting role in the 2010 ARY Digital serial, Daam opposite Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Baloch. Saeed played the role of Fiza.[4]

The following year she played the lead female role in Mera Naseeb, along with Syra Yousuf, Imran Aslam and Imran Abbas Naqvi.[5]

In 2012, Saeed played Yamina, an American Pakistani who is married to Adam, a wife beater (played by Junaid Khan) in Mehreen Jabbar's Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu an adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name. [6] Sanam played Kashaf Murtaza in Sultana Siddiqui's romantic drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai an adaption of Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name the same year.[4] In addition, Saeed played Bibi, a Syrian Christian single mother in Bee Gul's Talkhiyan, based on Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things.[7] Saeed next played the role of Minah opposite Junaid Khan in the 2013 drama Kadoorat. [4] [8] The same year, she appeared in a series Ek Kasak Reh Gayi opposite alongside Mikaal Zulfiqar and Shukk opposite Adeel Hussain and Ayesha Khan. [8] Saeed also appeared opposite Ahsan Khan and Sarwat Gilani in the romantic telefilm Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri. [9]

Saeed also starred in two other Eid special telefilms Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye opposite Goher Mumtaz and Tamanna ki Tamanna opposite Bilal Khan and Mathira in 2013. [10][11]

In 2014, Saeed's played Aiman opposite Mohib Mirza, Noor Hassan Rizvi and Junaid Khan in Firaaq.[8] Sanam was later cast in the role of Ruhina Behroze Khan alongside Maya Ali, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Osman Khalid Butt and Abid Ali in Diyar-e-Dil aired in 2015. She played a middle-class girl who marries her class fellow Behroze Khan (played by Zulfiqar), against his family members' wishes.[12]

She has completed Anjum Shahzad's biographical film Mah-e-Meer with Fahad Mustafa and Iman Ali, describing it as the first "glamorous" role of her career. [13] The film is scheduled to release on May 6, 2016. [14] She played the role of Aalia in Nasir Khan's romantic thriller Bachaana with Mohib Mirza, which released on February 26, 2016.[15]

Music career

Saeed had briefly appeared in third season of Coke Studio Pakistan where she sung background vocals on "Alif Allah (Jugni)" by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi, "Aisha" by Amanat Ali and "Chori Chori" by Meesha Shafi as a backing vocalist.[16]

Musical theater

Sanam has worked for Made for Stage Productions in the following stage plays: Chicago, Mamma Mia!, Carnage, Dhaani and Grease.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

Personal life

She married her childhood friend, Farhan Hassan, who is a banker from Karachi, on 2 January 2015.[23]

Career

Theatre

Year Theatre Play Role Notes
2007 Chicago Roxie Hart[17][18]
2009 Mama Mia Rosie [19]
2009 Carnage [20]
2013 Grease Rizzo[21]
2013 Dhaani Ruqayya [22]

Films

Film has yet to be released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year Film Role Notes
2016 Bachaana Aalia Film Debut[13][24]
2016 Mah-e-MeerFilm has yet to be released Naina Kanwal Scheduled to release on May 6, 2016[13][14]
2016 Dobara Phir SeFilm has yet to be released TBA Filming [13]
2017 RehmFilm has yet to be released Samina Filming[13]
2017 AzadFilm has yet to be released TBA Filming [13]

Television

Year Drama Role Notes
2010 Daam Fizza on ARY Digital [8]
2011 Mera Naseeb Shazia on Hum TV [8]
2012 Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu Yamina on Hum TV [6]
2012 Talkhiyan Bibi on Express Entertainment [7]
2012 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Kashaf Murtuza on Hum TV [8]
2013 Dil Mera Dharkan Teri Beenish on Geo TV (Telefilm) [9]
2013 Kadoorat Minah on Hum TV [8]
2013 Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye Mishal/Sameer on Hum TV (Telefilm)
2013 Tamanna ki Tamanna Zainab on Hum TV (Telefilm) [25]
2013 Ek Kasak Reh Gaye Paras on Geo TV
2013 Shukk Sania on ARY Digital [8]
2014 Firaaq Paimaan on Hum TV [8]
2015 Mr. Shamim Maya on Hum TV
2015 Diyar-e-Dil Ruhina on Hum TV [12]

Discography

Year Song Notes
2010 "Alif Allah (Jugni)" on Coke Studio Pakistan (Season 3) as a backing vocalist [16]
2010 "Aisha" on Coke Studio Pakistan (Season 3) as a backing vocalist [16]
2010 "Chori Chori" on Coke Studio Pakistan (Season 3) as a backing vocalist [16]

References

  1. ↑ Sanam Saeed talks to Fashion Central fashioncentral.pk Retrieved 22 July 2012
  2. ↑ "Sanam Saeed: Biography, Interview, and Pics". Showbizpak.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Oh Sanam!". styleonpaper. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  4. 1 2 3 "Zindagi Gulzar Hai’s Kashaf Murtaza: 7 things to know about lovely Sanam Saeed". India Today. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sanam Saeed back as Shazia in Zindagi’s ‘Mera Naseeb’". Zee News. September 9, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. 1 2 "India uses cinema to tell its stories, we use TV: Sanam Saeed". TNN. Times Of India. 14 Jul 2014.
  7. 1 2 Saadia Qamar (6 December 2012). "A story of bitterness: Meet the women of ‘Talkhiyan’". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rehman Chagani, Anum. "I like taking on characters that empower women: Sanam Saeed". Dawn. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Sanam Saeed & Sanam Jung: Double act". Express Tribune. 9 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Zaidi, Amira (August 23, 2013). "Drama Review: 'Kahin Chaand Na Sharma Jaye'". Daily Times.
  11. ↑ Khan, Sher (August 22, 2012). "Bilal Khan: Acting pushed me out of my comfort zone".
  12. 1 2 "Diyar-e-Dil: Of love, pride and family values". The News On Sunday. November 15, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Saeed, Mahek (9 December 2015). "Our women don’t have much exposure of the outside world: Sanam Saeed". Express Tribune.
  14. 1 2 "‘Mah-e-Meer’ to hit theatres on May 6". Express Tribune. March 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Bachaana’ makes Rs20m in three days". Express Tribune. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Sanam Saeed Coke Studio Bio".
  17. 1 2 Kulsoom (6 January 2015). "Attending Chicago the Musical…in Karachi". Wordpress. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Chicago in Karachi opens new avenues to art, theatre and a 'wicked' world of possibilities". Saba Sartaj K.
  19. 1 2 "Mamma Mia! Here they go again!". Muniba Kamal. JANG News. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  20. 1 2 "'God of Carnage' a play by Nida Butt". Pakistan Today. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  21. 1 2 Salima Fareesta (20 January 2015). "Grease The musical delivers a fun night out". Karachista. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Dhaani: Great performances lost in vain". Rafey Mehmood. Express Tribune. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  23. ↑
  24. ↑ Hassan, Malik (28 February 2015). "Review: Bachaana is a big slice of highly palatable cheese". Daily Times Pakistan.
  25. ↑ Khan, Sher (22 August 2012). "Bilal Khan: Acting pushed me out of my comfort zone". Express Tribune.

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