Sapna Pabbi

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Sapna Pabbi
Sapna Pabbi at the special screening of web series Inside Edge Season 2.jpg
Pabbi in 2019
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 36)
Occupation(s)Actress, Model
Years active2012–present

Sapna Pabbi (born 20 December 1988) is a British actress and model known for her work as Kiran Rathod in the Indian television series 24 and the Hindi films, Khamoshiyan and Drive . [1]

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Early life

Pabbi was born on 20 December 1988. [2] in London, United Kingdom [3] into a Hindu-Punjabi family. She studied Finance in Aston University, Birmingham. [4] Pabbi is of Indian Punjabi descent. [5]

Career

At the age of 22, whilst studying at Aston University in Birmingham, Pabbi was chosen as the face of Trinny and Susannah. [6] Pabbi has appeared in Ghar Aaja Pardesi as Rudrani, and as Kiran Rathod in 24. [7] Pabbi has also appeared in commercials, such as the Galaxy Chocolate ad alongside Arjun Rampal, the Pepsi ad with Virat Kohli and the Fair and Lovely ad alongside Yami Gautam. Pabbi has also acted in a co-production between Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios, Khamoshiyan , directed by debutant Karan Darra opposite Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Chaudhary. [8] [9]

Filmography

Films

Key
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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2015 Khamoshiyan Meera Sharma Dhanrajgir Hindi
2018 Tholi Prema Sunaina Telugu Cameo appearance
Mar Gaye Oye Loko Simran Punjabi
2019SepiaKaavya PrabhakarHindiShort film
Ardaas Karaan SukhdeepPunjabi
Drive Naina SethiHindi
2023 Sergeant MonicaReleasing on JioCinema [10]
2025 Sardaar Ji 3 Punjabi
Bandar HindiMonkey in a Cage at TIFF [11] [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013 Ghar Aaja Pardesi Rudrani
24 Kiran Jai Singh Rathod
2016 24: Season 2

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016-2018The TripSanjana2 Seasons [13] [14]
2018 Breathe Ria Ganguly [15]
The ReunionAarya Singh [16]
2019 Bombers Andy
Four More Shots Please! Akanksha MoitraSeason 1
2019-2021 Inside Edge Mantra PatilSeason 2,3
2022 London Files Ashwini
Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 Alisha [17]
2023 United Kacche Daisy Patel

References

  1. "Sapna Pabbi on Drive: Grateful to have a Netflix film in my kitty". Cinema Express . 5 November 2019.
  2. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. "The Reunion actor Sapna Pabbi: We are still missing female-oriented comedies". The Indian Express. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. "Vitamin C is my magical ingredient: Sapna Pabbi". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. "When Sapna Pabbi Told Her Family That She's Doing A Punjabi Movie - Read Inside". Ghaint Punjab. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. McKinney, Emma (30 October 2008). "Wearing it well for TV fashion duo". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. Agarwal, Stuti (20 March 2013). "Sonam Kapoor replaced by Sapna Pabbi in 24?". The Times of India . Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. "Anil Kapoor's daughter signs 3-film deal with Bhatt camp". Yahoo. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. "Gurmeet Choudhary's KHAMOSHIYAN goes on-floors on Mukesh Bhatt's birthday today". 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. "Randeep Hooda unveils cop-drama 'Sergeant' official teaser". The Times of India . ANI. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. "Sanya Malhotra & Bobby Deol begin shooting for Anurag Kashyap's next". Filmfare . 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 July 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. "Sapna Pabbi's first look as Sanjana in Bindaas 'The Trip' - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. "Check out Mallika Dua, Shweta Tripathi, Sapna Pabbi and Amyra Dastur's latest pictures from 'The Trip 2'". DNA India. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  15. "Sapna Pabbi says working with Amit Sadh, Madhavan in 'Breathe' was great fun- News Nation". Newsnation.in. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  16. "The Reunion actor Sapna Pabbi: We are still missing female-oriented comedies". The Indian Express. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  17. "Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 trailer: Nakuul Mehta-Anya Singh return to explore romance and its complications in new season". The Indian Express. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.