1. Sanam Saeed was born on 2 February 1985 and is a Pakistani actress and former model.
21 Facts About Sanam Saeed
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Sanam Saeed is best known for playing Kashaf Murtaza in the Hum TV romance Zindagi Gulzar Hai, a role which garnered her major recognition in South Asia, and for playing Ruhina Behroze Khan in the dysfunctional family drama Diyar-e-Dil, and Zara in the comedy-drama film Cake, all of which earned her several accolades, including a Lux Style Award for Best Actress.
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Sanam Saeed expanded to films with the biography Mah e Mir, the thriller Rhm and the melodrama Azad, and had her biggest commercial success in the 2016 romantic comedy Bachaana and the drama Dobara Phir Se.
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Sanam Saeed gained further success in 2024 with the fantasy television series Barzakh.
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In 2019, Sanam Saeed was named "Pride of Pakistan" by Daily Times.
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Sanam Saeed was born on 2 February 1985 in London, England.
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Sanam Saeed's father is a retired interior designer, while her mother was an art teacher, who passed away in 2017.
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Sanam Saeed has one brother, Adnan Saeed, and one sister, Amira Saeed.
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Sanam Saeed did her O-levels at Bay View High School Karachi and her A-levels at L'Ecole College.
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Sanam Saeed's acting debut was marked by 2010 serial Daam, directed by Mehreen Jabbar.
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In 2012, Sanam Saeed played Yamina, a British Pakistani who is married to a materialistic snob and abuser, played by Junaid Khan in her second collaboration with Jabbar, Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu, an adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq's novel novel of the same name.
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Sanam Saeed earned wider recognition with the romantic drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai, an adaption of Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name.
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Sanam Saeed's pairing with Khan resulted in the hype over the series and it proved a major commercial success.
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The series, directed by Khalid Ahmed, set in Murree, received positive reviews from the critics and Sanam Saeed's portrayal was praised.
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Sanam Saeed made her television film debut with the romance Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri, where she played the role of a rich and spoiled brat alongside Ahsan Khan and Sarwat Gilani.
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In 2015, Sanam Saeed starred in the family drama Diyar-e-Dil, playing the young to old role of Ruhina Behroze Khan, a lower-middle-class girl whose marriage to her wealthy classmate Behroze Khan sparks a bitter rivalry between their families.
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Sanam Saeed next appeared in Anjum Shahzad and Sarmad Sehbai's Mah-e-Meer, along with Fahad Mustafa and Iman Ali, describing it as the first "glamorous" role of her career.
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Sanam Saeed then appeared in Mehreen Jabbar's Dobara Phir Se, alongside Adeel Hussain, Hareem Farooq, Ali Kazmi and Tooba Siddiqui, which earned her an award of Best supporting actress - Film at the 16th Lux Style Awards.
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Sanam Saeed married her childhood friend, Farhan Hassan, a banker from Karachi, on 2 January 2015, and shifted to Dubai.
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In 2018, Sanam Saeed stated that she and her husband are divorced.
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In 2021, Sanam Saeed married actor, Mohib Mirza, in a private ceremony.