Saba Azad
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Saba Azad at the Audio release of 'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'
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| Born | 1990 (26) Delhi, India |
| Occupation | singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Relatives | Safdar Hashmi (Uncle) |
Saba Azad is an Indian actress, singer and musician working in the Hindi film industry, known for her leading role in the Bollywood production house Y-Films romantic comedy film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, set against the background of social networking site Facebook. The film was released on 14 October 2011, in India and was a critical success.
She has featured in commercials for Kit Kat, Vodafone, Sunsilk, Nescafe, as well as print campaigns for Johnson & Johnson, Westside and Amway.[citation needed] She made her Bollywood debut as Raaga in Dil Kabaddi (2008).[1]
Early life
As a child, Azad performed with the theatre group Jana Natya Manch in their stage productions where she worked with Hashmi, Habib Tanvir, MK Raina, GP Deshpande and NK Sharma.[citation needed] She also trained in dance forms like odissi, ballet, jazz, Latin as well as contemporary dance forms. Traveling with her Odissi guru, Smt. Kiran Segal, she performed in and outside the country including England, Canada and Nepal.[2]
After schooling she landed a lead role in a short film Guroor for director Ishaan Nair which travelled to festivals in New York and Florence.[1]
Career
Azad moved to Mumbai from Delhi and here she featured in commercials. She acted in a two man play directed by Makarand Deshpande staged at Prithvi Theatre.[3]
She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 with Anil Sharma'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.[4]
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.[5]
Personal Life
On 17 March 2013, Imaad Shah confirmed that Saba and he were in a live in relationship.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Dil Kabaddi | Raaga | |
| 2011 | Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge | Preity Sen |
Music
| 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 |
| 2013 | Dhoom Series | "Dhoom Anthem" | Raghav Sachar[7] |
| 2015 | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! | "Calcutta Kiss" | Imaad Shah |
| 2015 | Shaandaar | "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" | Siddharth Basrur |
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles | "Dekhe Meri Aankhon Mein Jo" |
References
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- Saba Azad at the Internet Movie Database
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