# Sana Amin Sheikh
**Sana Amin Sheikh** is an Indian actress and radio jockey who works primarily in Hindi-language television and film. She began performing as a child artist in the 1990s, worked as a radio host in her teens, and became a television regular from 2009 onward, later moving into streaming series and Hindi films.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html) She was born in 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html) |
| Professions | Actor and radio jockey[2](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/09/18/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-comely-picturess.html) |
| Child artist roles | Savi in *Hasratein* on Zee TV (1995); Vaishali in the Doordarshan serial *Junoon*[3](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/acting-is-in-my-blood-sana-amin-sheikh-461585/) • [1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html) |
| Adult TV debut | *Kya Mast Hai Life* (2009) as Ritu Shah[2](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/09/18/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-comely-picturess.html) |
| Film debut | *[Singham](https://www.edgepedia.org/singham)* (2011) as Anjali Bhosle, directed by Rohit Shetty[4](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1246917-sana-amin-sheikh?language=en-US) |
| Streaming work | Nafisa Telgi in *Scam 2003: The Telgi Story* (SonyLIV, 2023)[5](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm) • [6](https://technosports.co.in/entertainment/person/sana-amin-sheikh/) |
| Family legacy | Great-granddaughter of Master Ashraf Khan, a prominent Gujarati theater actor[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/i-always-wanted-to-get-into-regional-language-films-or-shows-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/112464436.cms) |
| Awards | Mirchi Award (2021)[8](https://starsunfolded.com/sana-sheikh/) |
## Early career as a child artist
Sheikh started acting while still in school. She played Savi in *Hasratein* on [Zee TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tv) in 1995 and, per her own account, shot that part during her school years.[3](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/acting-is-in-my-blood-sana-amin-sheikh-461585/) She also played Vaishali in the [Doordarshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/doordarshan) serial *Junoon*.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html) One account dates her *Hasratein* work to age five.[9](https://www.primevideo.com/person/Sana-Amin-Sheikh/amzn1.dv.gti.1db11f21-11c8-43ae-9af1-b5c25a443869)
## Radio
During college she moved into radio, a career she has described as beginning when colleagues suggested she audition for broadcasting work.[3](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/acting-is-in-my-blood-sana-amin-sheikh-461585/) She joined [Radio Mirchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/radio-mirchi) 98.3 FM as a radio jockey in August 2004, later worked with Ishq 104.8 FM before joining Mirchi Love, and hosted shows including "Khoobsurat, Sana Ke Saath" and "TRP – Television Radio Par".[10](https://cinetown.org/people/profile/sanaaminsheikh) • [9](https://www.primevideo.com/person/Sana-Amin-Sheikh/amzn1.dv.gti.1db11f21-11c8-43ae-9af1-b5c25a443869)
## Television career
Her acting career as an adult began in 2009 with the show *[Kya Mast Hai Life](https://www.edgepedia.org/kya-mast-hai-life)*, in which she played Ritu Shah.[2](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/09/18/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-comely-picturess.html) Over the following years she appeared in a series of Hindi serials, including *Gustakh Dil* (2013) as Laajwanti "Laajo" Bhardwaj, a role one profile credits with making her famous,[11](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2023/06/22/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-ravishing-pictures.html) • [6](https://technosports.co.in/entertainment/person/sana-amin-sheikh/) *[Tere Sheher Mein](https://www.edgepedia.org/tere-sheher-mein)* (2015) as Kangana/Kanika Gupta, *Krishnadasi* (2016) as Aradhya Rao, and *[Naamkarann](https://www.edgepedia.org/naamkarann)* (2016).[6](https://technosports.co.in/entertainment/person/sana-amin-sheikh/) • [12](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/sana-amin-sheikh) • [14](https://thetvdb.com/series/ek-hasina-thi) In 2017 she played the lead role of Suchi in Zee TV's primetime drama *Bhootu*, a part she chose for its performance scope.[3](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/acting-is-in-my-blood-sana-amin-sheikh-461585/) One profile counts her participation in more than 30 television series.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html)
In interviews she has described deliberately moving between roles rather than staying in one long-running part. She has said that although she was not always the lead, supporting parts in shows such as *[Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuch-rang-pyar-ke-aise-bhi)*, *[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya](https://www.edgepedia.org/mann-kee-awaaz-pratigya)*, and *Naamkarann* were still substantial, and that viewers still recognize her as Ganga from *Pratigya* even though it was not a lead role.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/i-always-wanted-to-get-into-regional-language-films-or-shows-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/112464436.cms) In a 2023 interview she said that jumping quickly from one character to another has kept her from being stereotyped, and that her characters, in shows like *Krishnadasi*, *Gustakh Dil*, *Bhootu*, and *Pratigya*, have been progressive rather than regressive.[5](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm)
## Films and streaming
She made her Bollywood debut in 2011 with a supporting role as Anjali Bhosle in [Rohit Shetty](https://www.edgepedia.org/rohit-shetty)'s *Singham*.[10](https://cinetown.org/people/profile/sanaaminsheikh) Later film roles include Neeti in *Table No. 21* (2013) and Vaidehi in *Island City* (2015), with further appearances in *Bamfaad* (2020) as Walia and *Kaali Khuhi* (2020).[6](https://technosports.co.in/entertainment/person/sana-amin-sheikh/) • [12](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/sana-amin-sheikh)
Her streaming debut came with SonyLIV's biographical thriller *Scam 2003: The Telgi Story* (2023), directed by Tushar Hiranandani, in which she plays Nafisa, the wife of stamp-scam offender [Abdul Karim Telgi](https://www.edgepedia.org/abdul-karim-telgi).[5](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm) She has described the part as the biggest project in her career and has said she took it for the chance to work with [Hansal Mehta](https://www.edgepedia.org/hansal-mehta), whose storytelling she cites as the series' main highlight.[13](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/august/hyderabad-english-edition-2023-08-29.pdf)
## Gujarati debut and family roots
In 2024 she debuted in the Gujarati show *United State of Gujarat*, a step she linked to family history. Although she is not Gujarati, she says she has Gujarati roots: her great-grandfather, Master Ashraf Khan, was a prominent figure in Gujarati theater, and her grandfather wrote and performed Gujarati ghazals around the world.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/i-always-wanted-to-get-into-regional-language-films-or-shows-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/112464436.cms) In a separate interview she described her grandfather as an A-grade All India Radio ghazal singer who performed live shows, and said she was the first member of the family after Ashraf Khan to enter the entertainment industry.[5](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm) For the Gujarati role she worked with a language tutor before and during the early days of shooting, speaking broken Gujarati at first and improving steadily; she has said greater fluency would give her confidence to take on Gujarati films.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/i-always-wanted-to-get-into-regional-language-films-or-shows-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/112464436.cms)
## Personal life
Sheikh graduated from RD National College in Mumbai.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html) She met television director Aijaz Sheikh in 2015; they became engaged on August 30, 2015, married on January 14, 2016, and divorced on September 13, 2022, citing compatibility issues.[10](https://cinetown.org/people/profile/sanaaminsheikh) She has said that relatives pressured her parents not to put her in the film industry when she was a child actor because she is a girl, and that she has always made her own decisions since.[5](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm)
## References
1. [Sana Amin Sheikh: Height, Age, Husband, Biography, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sana-amin-sheikh.html)
2. [Sana Amin Sheikh, Manorama Online web stories (2025)](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/09/18/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-comely-picturess.html)
3. [Acting is in my blood: Sana Amin Sheikh, The Tribune (2017)](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/acting-is-in-my-blood-sana-amin-sheikh-461585/)
4. [Sana Amin Sheikh, The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1246917-sana-amin-sheikh?language=en-US)
5. [Sana Amin Sheikh: 'No one wants to see a TV serial for 7 years', Rediff.com (2023)](https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/sana-amin-sheikh-no-one-wants-to-see-a-tv-serial-for-7-years/20230829.htm)
6. [Sana Amin Sheikh: Movies & Web Series on OTT, TechnoSports](https://technosports.co.in/entertainment/person/sana-amin-sheikh/)
7. [I always wanted to get into regional language films or shows: Sana Amin Sheikh, Times of India (2024)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/i-always-wanted-to-get-into-regional-language-films-or-shows-sana-amin-sheikh/articleshow/112464436.cms)
8. [Sana Amin Sheikh Height, Age, Husband, Biography, StarsUnfolded](https://starsunfolded.com/sana-sheikh/)
9. [Sana Amin Sheikh, Prime Video profile](https://www.primevideo.com/person/Sana-Amin-Sheikh/amzn1.dv.gti.1db11f21-11c8-43ae-9af1-b5c25a443869)
10. [Sana Amin Sheikh, Cinetown profile](https://cinetown.org/people/profile/sanaaminsheikh)
11. [Sana Amin Sheikh, Manorama Online web stories (2023)](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2023/06/22/actress-sana-amin-sheikh-ravishing-pictures.html)
12. [Sana Amin Sheikh Movies and TV Shows, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/sana-amin-sheikh)
13. [The Pioneer, Hyderabad English edition, 29 August 2023](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/august/hyderabad-english-edition-2023-08-29.pdf)
14. [Ek Hasina Thi - TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/ek-hasina-thi)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of South Asia › Indian screen actors, 2000s onward › Surnames Sh to S*
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