Sanaya Irani | |
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Born | [1] Mumbai, India | 17 September 1983
Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Lovedale Sydenham College [2] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, model |
Years active | 2006-2022 |
Known for | |
Spouse | [3] |
Sanaya Irani (born 17 September 1983) [1] is an Indian actress. She is known for playing Gunjan in Miley Jab Hum Tum , Khushi in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? and Parvati in Rangrasiya . In 2015, she participated in the eighth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and emerged as the first runner up. She later participated in Nach Baliye in 2017 with her husband Mohit Sehgal and finished third place. [4]
Irani was born on 17 September 1983 in Mumbai to an Irani (Zoroastrian) family. [5] Irani spent seven years studying in The Lawrence School, Lovedale in Ooty. [6] She graduated from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and was pursuing an MBA degree before becoming a model. [7]
Irani announced her relationship with her Miley Jab Hum Tum co-star Mohit Sehgal on 19 November 2010, the last day of the shoot. [8]
In December 2015, Irani got engaged to Sehgal. [9] They tied the knot on 25 January 2016 in Goa. [10]
Irani's first modelling portfolio was done by photographer-turned actor Boman Irani. [1] Irani made her acting debut in the Yash Raj Film Fanaa (2006) as Mehbooba. [6] The actress spent the year doing TV advertisements with Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and others before entering television. [6] She made her debut with Jagjit Singh's Tumko Dekha. [1] At the beginning of her career, Irani wasn't fluent in Hindi and spoke of her struggles with the language on several occasions. [6]
Her television debut was in the SAB TV drama Left Right Left (2007) as Cadet Sameera Shroff. She was tutored by her director for her Hindi. [1] This was followed by a negative role in Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi (2008) on Imagine TV.
Irani's first lead role as a protagonist was in STAR One's Miley Jab Hum Tum (2008–2010), as the simple, studious and reclusive Gunjan. [11] Irani briefly hosted the second season of Zara Nachke Dikha on STAR Plus with boyfriend Mohit Sehgal (2010). [12] She was also seen as a panel member in Meethi Chorii No. 1 opposite Ragini Khanna (2010).
She portrayed the bubbly and loving Khushi Kumari Gupta, the female protagonist of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? (2011–2012) opposite Barun Sobti. [13] [14] The show, which aired its final episode on 30 November 2012, had consistently maintained its position as one of the top ten daily dramas on Indian general entertainment channels. [15]
In early 2013, Irani hosted Zee TV's Valentine's Day special Ishq Wala Love opposite Karan Grover. [16] She later appeared as a contestant in Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi ki (2013), [17] hosted by Ram Kapoor.
She played the role of a vivacious and modern girl in Chhan Chhan (2013). [18] The show was loosely based on the Hindi movie Khubsoorat. [19] Irani then appeared in Rangrasiya (2014) as Parvati. The show was produced by Saurabh Tiwari, head of Tequila Shots Production. The story followed a border security personnel and an orphan girl who were ideologically different. [20] It ended in September. [21]
Irani also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 in 2015 which aired on Colors. [22] Irani reprised her role of Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada again in its sequel mini series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?... Ek Jashan (2015) which ended in December. [23] In 2017, Irani participated in the dance show Nach Baliye 8 with her husband Mohit Sehgal. [24] During Nach Baliye Sanaya & Mohit were in a controversy as fans of Divyanka Tripathi had claimed that they are the fixed winners but she lashed at the trollers on Instagram and said this is untrue. [25]
In August 2013, Irani made a brief guest appearance in the dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to support her best friend Drashti Dhami. She made an appearance again in the seventh season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to support Ashish Sharma in June 2014. In December 2013, Irani made a special guest appearance in Bigg Boss 7 in the grand finale along with Ashish Sharma, Preetika Rao and Harshad Arora. [26] She also made special appearance in Beintehaa in March and June 2014. [27]
Eastern Eye placed her in their 50 Sexiest Asian Women list in 2012, [29] She was again ranked 10th for the Eastern Eye newspaper. In 2014, she was listed in the top 10 best television actresses by Rediff . [30] In 2015, Sanaya became the only television actress to be listed on the People (magazine) - India's 40 most beautiful women list. [31] In 2018, Times ranked her 10th in the Top 10 Popular Actress in Television. [32]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Fanaa | Mehbooba | [33] | |
2018 | Pihu | Pihu | Short film | [34] |
Dum Dum Dumroo | Dr. Sneha | [35] | ||
2019 | Ghost | Simran Singh | [36] | |
2020 | Ved and Arya | Arya | Short film | [37] |
2023 | Butterflies Season 4 | Safa | Short film (episode 5) | [38] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Left Right Left | Cadet Sameera Shroff | [6] | |
Kasamh Se | Geet | [39] | ||
2008 | Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi | Sanaya | ||
Kaho Na Yaar Hai | Contestant | [1] | ||
2008–2010 | Miley Jab Hum Tum | Gunjan Bhushan | [40] | |
2010 | Zara Nachke Dikha 2 | Host | [41] | |
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan | Contestant | [1] | ||
Meethi Choori No 1 | [1] | |||
2011–2012 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Khushi Kumari Gupta Raizada | [42] | |
2013 | Ishq Wala Love | Host | [43] | |
Chhanchhan | Chhanchhan Sarabhai Borisagar | [44] | ||
Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki | Contestant | Episodes 1–6 | ||
2013–2014 | Rangrasiya | Parvati Chauhan Ranawat/ Myrah Mehra | [45] | |
2015 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 | Contestant | 1st runner-up | |
2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant | Team: Mumbai Tigers | [46] |
2017 | Nach Baliye 8 | 2nd runner-up |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2013 | Masterchef - Kitchen Ke Superstars | Herself | |
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 | [47] | ||
Bigg Boss 7 | [48] | ||
2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | [49] | |
2015 | Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi | [1] | |
2018 | India's Next Superstars | [50] | |
2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | [51] | |
Khatra Khatra Khatra | [52] | ||
Nach Baliye 9 | [53] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Jashn | Khushi Kumari Gupta | [54] | |
2016 | I Don't Watch TV | Herself | [55] | |
2018 | Vodka Shots | Keya Sharma | [56] | |
Zindabaad | Sara Sayed | Mini-series | ||
2022 | Cyber Vaar – Har Screen Crime Scene | Ananya Saini | [57] |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
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2006 | Mere Naseeb Mein Tu Hai | [58] | |
2006 | Tumko Dekha To Yeh(remix) | Jagjit Singh | [59] |
2012 | Kulli Wichon Ni Yaar Labh Lai | Joshilay | Punjabi song (Saregama Punjabi-YouTube) |
2018 | Main Jaandiyaan | Neha Bhasin, Piyush Mehroliyaa | [60] |
2019 | Intezaar | Asees Kaur, Arijit Singh | [61] |
2022 | Dholna | Deedar Kaur | [62] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Gr8! Performer Of The Year - Female | Miley Jab Hum Tum | Won | |
2012 | Gold Awards | Face of the year | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won | |
Best Onscreen Jodi (with Barun Sobti) | Won | ||||
Star Parivaar Awards | Favorite Jodi (with Barun Sobti) | Won | [63] | ||
Favorite Jodi - International (with Barun Sobti) | Won | ||||
Favorite Beti | Nominated | ||||
Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress (Popular) | Nominated | [64] | ||
People's Choice Awards India | Favorite Onscreen Couple | Won | |||
Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple (with Barun Sobti) | Won | |||
2013 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated | |||
Gold Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated | [65] | ||
Face of the Year | Chhanchhan | Won | [66] | ||
2014 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Rangrasiya | Nominated | [67] |
Asian Viewers Television Awards | Female Actor Of The Year | Won | [68] | ||
Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress (Popular) | Nominated | [69] | ||
Gold Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated | [70] | ||
2015 | Asian Viewers Television Awards | Female Actor Of The Year | Nominated | [71] | |
2018 | CKF International Film Festival | Best Actress(foreign) | Dum Dum Dumroo | Won | |
Cult Critic Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
Calcutta Cult Critic Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
Virgin Spring Cinefest | Best Actress(Gold Award) | Won | |||
2019 | Moonwhite International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [72] |
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