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Born | Saba Singh Grewal [1] 1 November 1985 [2] |
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Saba Azad (born as Saba Singh Grewal, 1 November 1985) is an Indian actress, theatre director and musician. She is one half of Mumbai-based electro funk duo Madboy/Mink. She made her Bollywood debut as one of the leads Raaga in the indie film Dil Kabaddi (2008). [3] She is known for her leading role in the romantic comedy film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011). [4] She also played the role of Dingo in the 2016 Y-Films web series, Ladies Room.
Azad was born in Delhi to a Punjabi father and a Kashmiri mother. [5] She is the niece of theatre great Safdar Hashmi. [6] Born into a theatre family, Azad performed with Safdar Hashmi's theatre group Jana Natya Manch in their stage productions since a very young age, where she worked with Habib Tanvir, MK Raina, GP Deshpande and NK Sharma. [7] She also trained in dance forms like Odissi, classical ballet, jazz, Latin as well as contemporary dance forms. [8] Traveling with her Odissi guru, Kiran Segal, she performed in and outside the country including England, Canada and Nepal. [6]
Her stint with cinema started after schooling when she landed a lead role in a short film Guroor for director Ishaan Nair which travelled to festivals in New York and Florence. [3] She has since gone on to work in many short films.
She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 with Anil Senior's Dil Kabaddi opposite Rahul Bose. She appeared in a leading role as Preity Sen in Y-Films Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge opposite newcomers Nishant Dahiya and Saqib Saleem. [9]
Azad is a popular musician and singer in the Indian indie music scene and one half of widely popular electronic band Madboy/Mink which she started with actor and musician Imaad Shah in 2012. [10] [11]
Azad started her own theatre company The Skins in 2010 and directed her first play Lovepuke which opened at NCPA's experimental theatre in September 2010. [12]
Azad moved to Mumbai from Delhi and acted in a two-man play directed by Makarand Deshpande staged at Prithvi Theatre. [13]
She has featured in commercials for Cadbury, Pond's, Maggi, Tata Sky, Google, Kit Kat, Vodafone, Sunsilk, Nescafe, Airtel as well as print campaigns for Clean & Clear, Westside and Amway and many more. [7]
Azad was in a live-in relationship with Imaad Shah from 2013 to 2020. [14] [15]
As of 2022, [update] she is dating Hrithik Roshan. [16]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Dil Kabaddi | Raga Malik | |
2011 | Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge | Lola Sen | |
2012 | Strangers in the Night | Rhea | Short film |
2016 | Pure-Veg | Anjali | Short film |
2019 | Connected | Saba | Short film |
2020 | Home stories | Vaishnavi | Netflix |
2024 | Anurag Kashyap’s Untitled next† | TBA | Filming [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Ladies room | Dingo | Web series by YRF |
Love Shots | Preeti | Limited series by YRF | |
2021 | Feels Like Ishq | Tarasha Ahmed | Anthology web series |
2022 | Rocket Boys | Parvana Irani "Pipsy" | Sony LIV series |
2023 | Who's Your Gynac | Dr. Vidushi | Amazon Prime mini series |
Year | Album | Title | Co-singers |
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2013 | Nautanki Saala | "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" "Dil Ki Toh Lag Gayi" | Geet Sagar, Bruno Carvalo, Santosh Sawant |
Dhoom Series | "Dhoom Anthem" | Raghav Sachar [18] | |
2014 | Madboy/Mink | "All Ball" | |
2015 | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! | "Calcutta Kiss" | Imaad Shah |
Shaandaar | "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" | Siddharth Basrur | |
Main Aur Charles | "Dekhe Meri Aankhon Mein Jo" | ||
Madboy/Mink | "Union Farm" | ||
2018 | Karwaan | "Bhar De Hamaare Glass" | |
Madboy/Mink | "Persons.Elastic.Superior.Fantastic (P.E.S.F)" | ||
2019 | Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota | "Nakhrewaali" | Karan Kulkarni |
2023 | Farzi (Web Series) | "Sab Farzi" |
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