Kubbra Sait

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Kubbra Sait
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Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019
Born
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupations
Years active2010-present
Known for Sacred Games
Relatives Danish Sait (brother)
Tanveer Sait (uncle)
Azeez Sait (grandfather)
Website kubbrasait.com

Kubbra Sait is an Indian actress, [1] TV host and model who has appeared in the films Sultan , Ready and City Of Life. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as Kukoo on the First Season of Netflix original show Sacred Games . [2] She also portrayed the role of Phara Keaen in the Apple TV+ show Foundation . [3]

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Early life and career

Kubbra Sait was born to a Memon family in Bangalore. Her parents are Zakariah Sait and Yasmin Sait. Her mother is from Mysore and father from Ooty. Her younger brother Danish Sait is a radio jockey and television host. Her uncle Tanveer Sait is a politician. Her grandfather Azeez Sait was a minister in Karnataka. In 2005, she moved to Dubai after her graduation from National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore. She started hosting shows when she was about thirteen years old. Sait started her career as an accounts manager with Microsoft in Dubai before pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. She is a winner of the India's Best female Emcee Award in 2013. [4] She also won Miss Personality in Miss India Worldwide Beauty Pageant in 2009. Sait was praised for her role as a transgender woman named Kukoo in the Netflix show Sacred Games . [5] The Netflix original was nominated under the Best Drama category at the 47th International Emmy Awards. Sait represented Sacred Games at the Emmy Awards, held on 25 November 2019. [6] [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 Ready Sunaina
2012 Jodi Breakers Vinita [8]
2015 I Love NY Vidya Saxena [9]
2016 Sultan Herself (commentator)
2019 Gully Boy Scarlett [10]
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman Rhea
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare ShaziaReleased on Netflix [11]
2022 RK/RKay Seema
2025 Deva † Inspector Nandita ShuklaFilming [12]
2025Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai†TBAFilming [13]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef.
2017Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.Natasha Amazon Prime Video 8 episodes [14] [15] [16]
2018 Fourplay Brinda ALTBalaji 6 episodes [17] [18]
2018 Sacred Games Kukoo Netflix 7 episodes [19] [20]
2019 TVF Tripling Sheetal TVF
SonyLIV 		3 episodes [21] [22]
2019 RejctX Anushka ZEE5 10 episodes [23]
2019 The Verdict - State vs Nanavati Mamie Ahuja ALTBalaji
ZEE5 		10 episodes [24] [25]
2020 Illegal Meher Salam Voot 10 episodes [26] [27]
2020Waqalat From HomeRajini Tacker Amazon Prime Video 10 episodes [28] [29]
2021 Foundation Phara Keaen Apple TV+ [30]
2022Murder in AgondaWaheeda Amazon Prime Video
2023 Farzi Saira Amazon Prime Video
2023 The Trial Sana Disney+ Hotstar [31]
2023 Shehar Lakhot Pallavi Raj Amazon Prime Video

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