Sanjeeda Sheikh

Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi television industry.^[3] She is one of the most famous actresses on Indian television.

Sanjeeda Sheikh
Sheikh in 2018
Born	(1984-12-20) 20 December 1984 (age 38)^[1] Kuwait City, Kuwait
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actress dancer television presenter
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Aamir Ali ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2023)​ ^[2]
Children	1
Awards	Zee Gold Awards

Early life

She was born in Kuwait into a religious Muslim family who hail from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.^[4]

Personal life

 

Sanjeeda Sheikh with former husband Aamir Ali

On 2 March 2012, she married her longtime boyfriend Aamir Ali.^[5][6][7][8] In August 2020, it was revealed that the couple has a one-year old daughter, Ayra Ali, through surrogacy.^[9]

They later separated in 2020 after 8 years of marriage^[10] and were granted divorce in 2021 with Sheikh getting their daughter's custody. ^[11] Reportedly She is currently Dating Her Taish Co-Star Harshvardhan Rane.^[12]

On 29 May 2017, Sheikh's sister-in-law Zakerabanu Zakir Hussain Bagban filed a domestic violence case against her, her brother Anas Abdul Rahim Sheikh and their mother, Anisha Sheikh. Zakerabanu alleges that she was speaking with her father over the phone on 27 May when the trio started yelling at her and beating her up, saying that they did not want her in their Mumbai home anymore. Sheikh's family filed a petition against the FIR in the Ahmedabad High Court. The petition stated that Sheikh had been busy shooting on the day of the incident. On 30 August, Sanjeeda Sheikh was granted interim relief in the case as the Ahmedabad High Court waived the service of the notice.^[13][14][15]

Career

Sanjeeda has played various roles on television soap operas. She made her acting debut as Nimmo in the 2005 TV series Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa.^[16] After that, she appeared as a vamp in the 2007 Star Plus series Kayamath. In the same year, she participated in a dancing competition show named Nach Baliye 3, with husband Aamir Ali, the couple won the competition.^[17]

In 2008, she appeared in the serial Kya Dill Main Hai opposite Aamir Ali which was telecasted on 9X channel.

In 2014, Sheikh appeared as Durga Thakur, an ambitious and confident young woman, who is seeking justice for her sister, in Ek Hasina Thi. The serial was the breakthrough of her career as her performance was acclaimed by critics and viewers and it was one of the most successful shows of Star Plus at that time.^[18][19]

In 2016, she appeared as Dhani in Ishq Ka Rang Safed which was the first time Sheikh played an onscreen mother, of a 5-year-old child.^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

In March 2017 Sheikh appeared as Renya in a supernatural web series, titled Gehraiyaan, opposite her Ek Hasina Thi co-star Vatsal Sheth. The web series is directed by debutante director Sidhant Sachdev and produced by the Vikram Bhatt production house.^[25][26] In 2017, Sheikh appeared as Kamini Mathur, a superstar, in a tv series titled Love Ka Hai Intezaar, opposite Keith Sequeira aired by Star Plus. The show was earlier titled as Kya Tu Meri Lage.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Baghban	Neeli
2005	Ponniyin Selvan	Priya	Tamil film
2006	Shubham	Priya	Kannada film^[27]
2010	Pankh	Kusum
2018	Ashke	Jiya	Punjabi film
	Nawabzaade	Herself	Special appearance in song "Mummy Kasam"
2020	Taish	Jahaan
	Kaali Khuhi	Priya
2022	Main Te Bapu		Punjabi film
	Kun Faya Kun	TBA	Filming^[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006–2007	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa	Nimmo		^[29]
2007–2009	Kayamath	Ayesha Shergill		^[30]
2007	Nach Baliye 3	Contestant	Winner	^[31]
2008	Kya Dill Mein Hai	Naina Oberoi		^[32]
	Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan	Herself	Guest	^[33]
	Nach Baliye 4	Host		^[34]
2009–2010	Jaane Pehchane Se Yeh Ajnabi	Ayesha		^[35]
2010	Zara Nachke Dikha 2	Contestant	Winner	^[35]
2010	Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai	Herself	Guest	^[36]
2011	Hi! Padosi... Kaun Hai Doshi?	Sejal Mehta		^[37]
	Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage			^[38]
2012	Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath	Surpanakha		^[39]
2013	Bigg Boss 6	Herself	Guest	^[40]
	Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan	Meera Ranaut		^[41]
2014	Ek Hasina Thi	Durga Thakur / Nitya Mitra
2015	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8	Herself	Guest	^[42]
	Tashan-e-Ishq			^[43]
	Bhagyalaxmi			^[44]
2015–2016	Power Couple	Contestant	4th place	^[45]
2016	Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur	Herself	Guest
	Ishq Ka Rang Safed	Dhani
2017	Love Ka Hai Intezaar	Kamini Mathur		^[46]
2018	Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop	Herself	Guest	^[citation needed]
	Kundali Bhagya			^[47]
	Tantra			^[48]
	Naagin 3			^[49]
2019	Kumkum Bhagya			^[citation needed]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Gehraiyaan	Dr. Reyna

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2017	Bas Ek Baar	Soham Naik	^[50]
2018	Ajnabee	Soham Naik	^[51]
	Tum Aaoge	Soham Naik, Ritrisha Sarmah	^[52]
2019	Sajda Karu	Stebin Ben	^[53]
	Kalla Sohna Nai	Akhil	^[54]
	Ruka Hoon	Jigar Saraiya	^[55]
2021	Toh Aa Gaye Hum	Jubin Nautiyal, Mithoon	^[56]
	Saiyaan	Jass Manak	^[57]
2022	Chaha Hai Tujhko	Sanjeev Rathod	^[58]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Role	Show/Film	Result	Ref.
2006	Indian Telly Award	Best Fresh New Face (Female)	Nimmo	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa	Nominated
2008	Zee Gold Awards	Best Actress in a Negative Role	Ayesha	Kayamath	Won	^[59]
	Indian Telly Award	Best Actress in a Negative Role			Nominated
2011	Zee Gold Awards	Most Stylish Actress	—	—	Won	^[60]
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	Desh Ki Dhadkan - Best Actress	Durga	Ek Haseena Thi	Nominated
		Gr8! Performer Of The Year (Female)			Won	^[61]
2019	PTC Punjabi Film Awards	Best Debut Actress	Jiya	Ashke	Won

See also

•  Bollywood portal

Main article: List of Hindi television actresses

• List of Indian television actresses
• List of Indian film actresses

References

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52. Tum Aaoge | Soham Naik | Aamir Ali | Sanjeeda | Anurag Saikia | Kunaal Vermaa | Latest Hindi Songs
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