Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed | |
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| File:Sanam Saeed in Zindagi Gulzar Hai shooting.jpg Sanam at Zindagi Gulzar Hai shooting | |
| Born | Sanam Saeed February 2, 1985 |
| Nationality | Pakistani British |
| Alma mater | Bay View High School L'Ecole College |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, Singer |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Awards | L’Oréal Paris Award 2009 Best Model Tarang Housefull Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actress |
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani British actress and model, who appears in Pakistani films and serials.
Saeed made her screen debut with a supporting role in the 2010 Mehreen Jabbar's serial Daam. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of unconventional characters, including a troubled wife in the social drama Mera Naseeb (2011), a Pakistani British women in the romantic drama Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu (2012), a Syrian Christian single mother in the social drama Talkhiyan (2012), the revenge drama Kadoorat (2013), the mystery drama Shukk (2013), and the romantic drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2013), which rank among the highest rated Pakistani serial.
Saeed made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2013 romantic drama Dil Mera Dharkan Teri, a critical and commercial success. Her performance won wide critical acclaim, earning consecutive Tarang Housefull Award—Best Supporting Actress.
Early life
Saeed was born into a Muslim family in London, United Kingdom to Pakistani parents. At the age of six, she with her family moved to Pakistan and brought up in Karachi. She did her O-level from Bay View High School Karachi and A-level from L'Ecole College.[2]
Career
Modeling
Sanam started modeling when she was 16. She has appeared in many commercials.[3] She has won L'Oreal Paris Award for Best Model. 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.[4]
Singing
She later contributed vocals to the popular music show Coke Studio Pakistan as a background singer.[5]
Acting
Television appearance & breakthrough
She started her acting career with the ARY Digital serial, Daam opposite Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Baloch. She later appeared in the Hum TV serial Mera Naseeb, along with Syra Yousuf, Imran Aslam and Imran Abbas Naqvi where her character Shazia was acclaimed by the critics and public. Sanam continues to work in Pakistani television serials, her second serial was Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu, opposite Junaid Khan and Sarwat Gilani on Hum TV. She then acted in Express Entertainment serial Talkhiyan based on Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things, in which she played the role of Christian women. In the same year, she appeared in Hum TV's Zindagi Gulzar Hai along with Fawad Khan which proved to be her biggest role yet making her a famous actress across the country.
Since 2013, she has been starring in Hum TV serial Kadoorat opposite Angeline Malik, Momal Sheikh, Junaid Khan and Imran Aslam. She also appeared in an Eid special telefilm Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye opposite Goher Mumtaz on Hum TV.
She appears in the Geo TV serial Ek Kasak Reh Gaye alongside Mikaal Zulfiqar and Javed Sheikh. She is also seen in the mysterial drama Shukk, airing on ARY Digital.
Film debut (2013-present)
She made her film debut with Mehreen Jabbar's Dil Mera Dharkan Teri (remake of Waheed Murad's 1968 film with the same name. She starred opposite Ahsan Khan and Sarwat Gillani. Her performance won wide critical acclaim, earning Tarang Housefull Award—Best Supporting Actress.
She is currently shooting for Anjum Shehzad Next untitled project alongside Fahad Mustafa and Iman Ali. The film will be release in 2014.
Musical theater
Sanam has worked for Made for Stage Productions in three musicals: Chicago, Mamma Mia!, Carnage and Dhaani.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dil Mera Dharkan Teri | Beenish | Urdu | Remake of Dil Mera Dharkan Teri (1968) Tarang Housefull Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2014 | Anjum Shehzad Next Untitled | Urdu | Filming |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2010 | Daam | Fizza | ARY Digital |
| 2011-2011 | Mera Naseeb | Shazia | Hum TV |
| 2012-2012 | Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu | Yamina | Hum TV |
| 2012–2013 | Talkhiyan | Zoya | Express Entertainment |
| 2012–2013 | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Kashaf | Hum TV |
| 2013 | Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye | Sadaf/Nadeem | Telefilm on Hum TV |
| 2013–Present | Kadoorat | Minah | Hum TV |
| 2013–Present | Ek Kasak Reh Gaye | Paras | Geo TV |
| 2013-Present | Shukk | Sania | ARY Digital |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | L'Oreal Paris Award | Best Model | Won |
| 2013 | Tarang Housefull Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
References
- ^ Sanam Saeed talks to Fashion Central fashioncentral.pk Retrieved 22 July 2012
- ^ http://showbizpak.com/Sanam-Saeed.php
- ^ http://www.dramapakistani.net/?cat=69
- ^ http://www.styleonpaper.com/oh-sanam/
- ^ http://www.pakistanitvdrama.com/2010/06/drama-serial-daam-on-ary/
- ^ Sanam Saeed Retrieved 22 July 2012