Sana Khan

Saiyad Sana Khan (born on 21 August in 1987/1988) is an Indian businesswoman and former actress. She primarily worked in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films before retiring from the industry in 2020.

Early and personal life Sana Khan, born on 21 August in 1987/1988, hails from Bombay, (Dharavi). Her father is a Malayali Muslim originally from Kannur, Kerala, while her mother, Saeeda, is from Mumbai.

On 13 March 2009, Khan's mother suffered a hemorrhage.

On 8 October 2020, Khan took to Instagram to announce her decision to quit the entertainment industry saying that she would "serve humanity and follow the order of her Creator."

On 21 November 2020, Khan married a Muslim cleric, Mufti Anas Sayed, in Surat. She officially expanded her name to Saiyad Sana Khan after marriage.

Career Early work and acting debut (2005–2009)

Khan made her acting debut in the 2005 low-budget Hindi film Yehi Hai High Society. In 2006, Khan made her Tamil film debut with E in an item number.

Khan has acted in over 50 ad films, She has also done ads for the deodorant brand Secret Temptation, Yatra.com, and the Xbox 360 video game console.

In March 2007, Khan's TV commercial for the men's underwear brand Amul Macho showed her provocatively scrubbing and washing some underwear, simulating an orgasm. It created great controversy and was banned by the Indian government on the grounds of sexual profanity. The company rehired Khan, shot a sequel to the commercial with a different theme, and released it in February 2008. In November 2007, Khan appeared in the film Goal in the item number "Billo Rani" choreographed by Saroj Khan.

In January 2008, Khan appeared in the film Halla Bol. Khan's debut Tamil film Silambattam, produced by Lakshmi Movie Makers, Silambarasan, the film's lead actor, who had previously signed and then dropped her for a role in his film Kettavan, called her again for the female lead role in Silambattam after seeing her ad with Shah Rukh Khan. She played Janu, a talkative, tomboyish brahmin village girl,

Further success and Bigg Boss (2010–2013)

In March 2010, her next Tamil film, Thambikku Indha Ooru, was released. Later that year, Khan ventured into the Telugu film industry, appearing in Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Kalyanram Kathi, released in November 2010. Khan's next release was the February 2011 bilingual thriller titled Gaganam and Payanam – shot in Telugu and Tamil, respectively – which was based on an aircraft hijack theme.

In May 2011, Khan stepped into Kannada films with Golden Movies' Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga. In September 2011, her next Tamil film, Aayiram Vilakku, was released. Khan made her Malayalam film debut with Climax, loosely based on the Hindi film The Dirty Picture, playing the South Indian actress Silk Smitha.

In October 2012, Khan was a celebrity contestant in the sixth season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, Bigg Boss. She gained a lot of popularity from the show and managed to stay in the show till the end, though she finished in third place.

Established actress and further success (2014–2019)

Khan played the daughter of Danny Denzongpa in the Bollywood film Jai Ho, released on 24 January 2014. In July 2014, Khan participated in the celebrity dance reality series, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 as a contestant. She entered as a wild card entrant and got eliminated later.

In January 2015, Khan participated in Bigg Boss Halla Bol, spin off of Bigg Boss 8 as one of the challengers. The spin-off series officially launched on 4 January, She got evicted in the second week. In February 2015, she participated in the celebrity stunt reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 as a contestant. The shoot of the series started in November 2014 and wrapped up a month later. Khan got eliminated in March 2015. In May 2015, Khan starred in a Punjabi music video song "Black Till" sung by Girik Aman and produced by Dr Zeus.

In 2016, she acted in the film Wajah Tum Ho opposite Sharman Joshi and Gurmeet Choudhary. The film was a flop at Box Office India. Her bold scenes with Gurmeet and Rajneesh Duggal in the film were much discussed after the trailer was released on YouTube. Khan did a special appearance in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha in which she was seen portraying Akshay Kumar's girlfriend.

Business ventures Khan is the founder of two business ventures, "Face Spa by Sana Khan" and "Haya By Sana Khan". Also owns the "Hayat Welfare Foundation" with her husband, Anas Sayed.

Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes 2005 Yehi Hai High Society Sonia Hindi 2006 E Herself Tamil Special appearance in "Theepori Parakkum" song 2007 Bombay to Goa Hindi Special appearance in "Lawani" songDhan Dhana Dhan Goal Special appearance in "Billo Rani" Song 2008 Silambattam Jaanu Tamil Halla Bol Sania Hindi 2010 Thambikku Indha Ooru Divya Tamil Kalyanram Kathi Anjali Telugu 2011 Gaganam Sandhya Telugu Bilingual film Payanam Tamil Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga Kajol Kannada Aayiram Vilakku Megha Tamil 2012 Mr. Nookayya Shilpa Telugu 2013 Climax Poongkodi / Supriya Malayalam 2014 Jai Ho Kavita Singh Patil Hindi 2016 Wajah Tum Ho Siya 2017 Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Keshav's lover Cameo appearance 2019 Ayogya Herself Tamil Special appearance in "Vera Level U" song

Television Year Shows Role Notes Ref(s) 2012–2013 Bigg Boss 6 Contestant 2nd Runner-up 2013 Bigg Boss 7 Guest Dance Performance in Grand Premiere 2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Contestant Wild card; not selected 2015 Bigg Boss Halla Bol! Challenger, Evicted Day 14 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 Eliminated (10th place) Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Episode 12 Bigg Boss 9 Guest To give task to contestants 2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Bigg Boss special Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in Rowdy Bangalore Comedy Nights Live Guest Dance Performance Bigg Boss 10 To promote her movie Wajah Tum Ho 2017 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai To promote Toilet: Ek Prem Katha 2017 Entertainment Ki Raat Along with Tanishaa Mukerji 2018 Bigg Boss 12 For Diwali Task 2019 Kitchen Champion 5 Contestant Along with Parth Samthaan Bigg Boss 13 Guest For Diwali Task

Web series Year Name Role Platform Ref(s)2018ZindabaadBenazir KhanJioCinemaVB on The Web 2020 Special OPS Sonya Hotstar

Music videos + List of music video credits Year Title Singer(s) Notes Ref.2015"Black Till"Girik Aman