Sumeet Saigal

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Sumeet Saigal
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Sumeet with his daughter Sayyeshaa
Born (1966-02-18) 18 February 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s) Actor
Producer
Distributor
Years active1987–1995
2007–present
Spouses
Shaheen Banu
(m. 1990;div. 2003)
(m. 2003)
Children Sayyeshaa
Relatives Tabu (sister-in-law)
Arya (son-in-law)

Sumeet Saigal (born 18 February 1966) is an Indian former actor and producer who was active in Bollywood from 1987 to 1995, appearing in over 30 films. [1]

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Career

Saigal made his debut in the 1987 film Insaniyat Ke Dushman and played leading or supporting roles in films opposite actors including Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Hemant Birje, Aditya Pancholi and Mithun Chakraborty. Some of his well-known films include Imaandaar (1987), Param Dharam (1987), Tamacha (1988), Lashkar (1989), Bahaar Aane Tak (1990), Pati Patni Aur Tawaif (1990) and Gunaah (1993). In 1995, he acted in his last films Saajan Ki Baahon Mein and Sauda and left the film industry. After 12 years out of the limelight, he directed the music video for a song featured in the film Red: The Dark Side in 2007. [2] In 2010, he produced the horror film Rokkk , starring Udita Goswami and Tanushree Dutta. Currently, he has a production company named "Sumeet Arts", which dubs South Indian films into Hindi.

Personal life

Sumeet is the son of cinematographer Krishan Saigal. His uncles are directors Naresh Saigal and Ramesh Saigal.

Sumeet married Shaheen Banu, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed, granddaughter of Naseem Banu, and niece of actress Saira Banu, in 1990. They have one daughter, Sayyeshaa, born in 1997, who is a film actress and made her debut in 2015. [3] The couple divorced in 2003.

Sumeet later married actress Farah Naaz in 2003. [4]

Filmography


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