Saiyad Sana Khan (born August 21, 1988) is a businesswoman and former actress from India. She primarily worked in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films.
Khan began her career as a model and has since been in commercials, feature films, and television shows. She has appeared in over 50 commercials and 14 films in 5 languages. She appeared as a finalist on the reality show Bigg Boss 6 in 2012. She declared her retirement from the film industry in 2020.
Early years
Sana Khan was born in Mumbai and reared there. (Dharavi). Her father is a Malayali Muslim from Kannur, Kerala, and her mother is a Mumbai native.
Career Films
Sana Khan made her acting debut in the adult Hindi film Yehi Hai High Society in 2005. She afterwards began appearing in television commercials and other advertisements.
Silambattam, Khan's debut Tamil film, was released in December 2008 by Lakshmi Movie Makers. Silambarasan, the film's lead actor, had earlier signed and then dropped her for a role in his film Kettavan, but after watching her ad with Shah Rukh Khan, he called her again for the female lead role in Silambattam. "Silambarasan came to Mumbai looking for a fresh face for his film Silambattam," she stated in an interview with The Hindu. He saw me and chose me there. "I knew I had to work hard to break into the Tamil film industry." Khan considers the picture to be her first break. She earned the 2009 ITFA Best New Actress Award in Singapore for her depiction of Janu, a talkative, tomboyish brahmin rural girl.
Thambikku Indha Ooru, her next Tamil film, was released in March 2010. Later that year, Khan made his Telugu film debut, acting in Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Kalyanram Kathi, which was released in November 2010. Khan's next film was the multilingual thriller Gaganam / Payanam, which was shot in Telugu and Tamil and was based on an airplane hijacking.
Khan made his Kannada film debut in May 2011 with Golden Movies' Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga. Her next Tamil film, Aayiram Vilakku, was released in September 2011, in which she played a Madurai girl. Khan played a waitress in a tavern in the March 2012 Telugu film Mr. Nookayya, bringing flair to the film. Climax (2013 film), largely inspired on the Hindi film The Dirty Picture, was Khan's Malayalam film debut, in which she played South Indian actress Silk Smitha. Thalaivan, Khan's sixth Tamil film, will be produced by Blue Ocean Pictures.
In the Bollywood film Jai Ho, which was released on January 24, 2014, Khan plays the daughter of the major antagonist, Danny Denzongpa. She starred in Wajah Tum Ho alongside Sharman Joshi and Gurmeet Choudhary. The film bombed at the Box Office in India. Her daring sequences in the film with Gurmeet and Rajneesh Duggal sparked significant discussion after the teaser was uploaded on YouTube. Khan made a cameo appearance in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, where she played Akshay Kumar's girlfriend. Her next film is Tom, Dick, and Harry 2, in which she will co-star with Aftab Shivdasani and Sharman Joshi.
Commercials on television
Khan has appeared in over 50 commercials, including a July 2007 beauty commercial directed by Shirish Kunder. She has also appeared in commercials for Secret Temptation deodorant, Yatra.com, and the Xbox 360 video gaming console.
Khan's TV commercial for the men's underwear brand Amul Macho in March 2007 featured her provocatively scrubbing and cleaning some underwear while faking an orgasm. It sparked outrage and was outlawed by the Indian government due to sexual vulgarity. "Forget about the ban and people holding morchas (protests) against me and burning my posters in Bombay," Khan said. People in the creative area adored it towards the end." Khan was rehired by the corporation, and a sequel to the commercial with a different concept was published in February 2008.
Big Brother
Khan appeared as a celebrity participant in the sixth season of Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother. "I am going to flaunt my age and the fact that I am the youngest," she declared before entering the program. I'm going inside the house completely unprepared. I want to be spontaneous and reveal the world my true self." She acquired a lot of popularity from the program and managed to stay until the conclusion, finishing in third place. "I am happy to have reached the top three," she told PTI. I was not expecting this."
Private life
Khan revealed her relationship with choreographer Melvin Louis in February 2019. They will be separated in February 2020.
On October 8, 2020, Khan announced on Instagram that she was leaving the entertainment world to "serve humanity and follow the order of her Creator."
Khan will marry Islamic scholar Mufti Anas Sayed in Surat on November 21, 2020.
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2005 | Yehi Hai High Society | Sonia | Hindi | |
2006 | E | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in song |
2007 | Bombay to Goa | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song |
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Herself | Special appearance in "Billo Rani" Song | ||
2008 | Silambattam | Jaanu | Tamil | |
Halla Bol | Sania | Hindi | ||
2009 | Tom, Dick, and Harry: Rock Again... | Herself | Cameo appearance | |
2010 | Thambikku Indha Ooru | Divya | Tamil | |
Kalyanram Kathi | Anjali | Telugu | ||
2011 | Gaganam | Sandhya | Telugu | Bilingual film |
Payanam | Tamil | |||
Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga | Kajol | Kannada | ||
Aayiram Vilakku | Megha | Tamil | ||
2012 | Mr. Nookayya | Shilpa | Telugu | |
2013 | Climax | Poongkodi / Supriya | Malayalam | |
Thalaivan | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
2014 | Jai Ho | Kavita Singh Patil | Hindi | |
2016 | Wajah Tum Ho | Siya | ||
2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Keshav's lover | Cameo appearance | |
2019 | Ayogya | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in "Vera Level U" song |
Year | Shows | Role | Notes |
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2012–2013 | Bigg Boss 6 | Contestant | 2nd Runner-up |
2013 | Bigg Boss 7 | Guest | Dance Performance in Grand Premiere |
2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | To support Karan Tacker | |
2015 | Bigg Boss Halla Bol! | Contestant | Challenger, Evicted Day 14 |
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | Eliminated (10th place) | ||
Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah | Episode 12 | ||
Bigg Boss 9 | Guest | To give task to contestants | |
2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Bigg Boss special | |
Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant | Player in Rowdy Bangalore | |
Comedy Nights Live | Guest | Dance Performance | |
Bigg Boss 10 | To promote her movie Wajah Tum Ho | ||
2017 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | To promote Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | |
2017 | Entertainment Ki Raat | Along with Tanishaa Mukerji | |
2018 | Bigg Boss 12 | For Diwali Task | |
2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Contestant | Along with Parth Samthaan |
Bigg Boss 13 | Guest | For Diwali Task |
Year | Name | Role | Platform |
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2018 | Zindabaad | Benazir Khan | JioCinema VB on The Web |
2020 | Special OPS | Sonya | Hotstar |
Bio/Wiki | |
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Other Name(s) | • Sana Khaan • Saiyad Sana Khan (after marriage) |
Profession(s) | Actress, Model, and Dancer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet & inches- 5’ 3” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs |
Figure Measurements (approx.) | 32-28-34 |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Career | |
Debut | Hindi Film: Yehi Hai High Society (2005) as 'Saniya' Tamil: Sillambattam (2008) as 'Jaanu' Telugu: Kalyanram Kathi (2010) as 'Anjali' Kannada: Kool…Sakkath Hot Maga (2011) as ‘Kajol’ Malayalam: Climax (2013) as 'Poongkodi/Supriya' |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 21 August 1987 (Friday) |
Age (as of 2022) | 35 Years |
Birthplace | Mumbai, India |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai |
Religion | Islam |
Hobbies | Travelling and Spending time in her Skincare Clinic |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | 21 November 2020 (Saturday) |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | Mufti Anas Sayied |
Children | In March 2023, she announced her first pregnancy and said that she was expecting her first child with her husband, Anas Saiyad. |
Parents | Father- Name not Known (a Malayali Muslim who belonged to Kannur, Kerala) Mother- Saeeda |
Favourites | |
Food | Sheer Kurma, Biryani |
Actor | Salman Khan |
Actress | Katrina Kaif |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | She owns a Range Rover. |