Sadia Khateeb

Last updated

Sadia Khateeb
Sadia Khateeb snapped promoting The Diplomat (cropped).jpg
Khateeb in 2025
Born (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Sadia Khateeb (born 18 September 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film Shikara (2020) for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Khateeb has since starred in Raksha Bandhan (2022) and The Diplomat (2025). [1]

Contents

Early life

Khateeb was born in a in Bhaderwah town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, India [2]

Career

Khateeb made her acting debut in Hindi films with the 2020 film Shikara , [3] a drama by filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra. [4] [5] The film narrates a love story at the peak of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the subsequent genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. [6] She portrayed the role of Shanti Dhar, a Kashmiri Brahmin woman forced to flee her land with her husband during the 1990 insurgency in Kashmir. Pallabi Dey of Times Of India wrote "Sadia, with her infectious smile, is a natural in portions where she is playing the younger part". [7]

Khateeb next appeared in Raksha Bandhan portraying. The film received mixed reviews. A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The Akshay Kumar starrer Raksha Bandhan is a touching family saga, with a highly emotional second half that uplifts the film". She received praises for her role, with critics stating "Sadia Khateeb leaves the maximum impact and looks quite stunning". [8] [9]

In 2025, Khateeb next appeared alongside John Abraham in The Diplomat . [10]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020 Shikara Shanti Sapru Dhar [11]
2022 Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Agarwal Mishra [12]
2025 The Diplomat Uzma Ahmed [10]
TBADadi Ki Shaadi†TBACompleted [13]
TBASilaa†SilaaFilming [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Shikara Nominated [15]

References

  1. ↑ Purkayastha, Pallabi Dey. "'Shikara' actress Sadia Khateeb visits her home in Kashmir, bowls us over with these beautiful pictures!". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Kulkarni, Onkar. "Shikara actress Sadia Khateeb: This is the first festival I am celebrating away from my parents". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Rosario, Kennith (5 February 2020). "Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'I want people to see Shikara without any prejudices'". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ Purkayastha, Pallabi Dey. "#OneYearofShikara: Sadia Khateeb: Vidhu Vinod Chopra not only taught me the nuances of cinema but also the fundamentals of life". The Times of India .
  5. ↑ "Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming film Shikara, described as a 'love letter from Kashmir', to release on 8 November". Firstpost. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kashmiri Pandit woman lashes out at Vidhu Vinod Chopra at Shikara screening: I disown your film". India Today. 8 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Shikara Movie Review: Love that stands the test of time, war and conflict", The Times of India, retrieved 12 August 2022
  8. ↑ "Raksha Bandhan Movie Review: RAKSHA BANDHAN is a touching family saga, with a highly emotional second half that uplifts the film". Bollywood Hungama . 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Raksha Bandhan Movie Review : A touching sibling bond story that turns into a social commentary". The Times of India . Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. 1 2 "EXCLUSIVE: Raksha Bandhan actress Sadia Khateeb bags John Abraham-starrer The Diplomat". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Vidhu Vinod Chopra brings searing pain of Kashmiri Pandit genocide on film". India Today. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer Raksha Bandhan to release on August 11, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Diplomat actress Sadia Khateeb on shooting with Riddhima Kapoor and Kapil Sharma for her next". The Times of India. 29 May 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Silaa: Harshvardhan Rane pairs up with The Diplomat actress Sadia Khateeb for romantic-action drama". India TV News. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.