20 Facts About Sanaya Irani

Sanaya Irani Sanaya Irani is an Indian actress who majorly acts >> Read More... is among the few television actresses who appealed directly to the youth, right from her first show. Her bubbly and friendly nature made it very easy for people to connect with her, and combined with some great career choices, it landed her where she is. Today, even though she is presently doing no show, she continues to be in our minds. Here are 20 facts about the actress.

1. Her Television Debut

In 2007, Sanaya appeared on the television for the first time with her show Left Right Left, where she played Cadet Sameera Shroff. Initially. she had problems with the Hindi language, and the director of the show really helped her out. Then in 2008, she was offered the role of Gunjan in “ Miley Jab Hum Tum Miley Jab Hum Tum is a popular youth oriented seri >> Read More... ”, where Mohit Sehgal Mohit was born on 3rd December 1985 in Chandigarh, >> Read More... was cast opposite her.

2. Her Relationship

The actress met Mohit in the initial stages of her television career, and the two soon went from friends to lovers. Since Sanaya is a very happy and friendly woman, Mohit would feel insecure about their relationship, but it changed eventually as they grew together. Soon, the two decided to tie the knot and got married among their friends and family in Goa.

3. Her Problems With The Language

Sanaya had grown up in India, but as she was of Persian descent, her Hindi was never too good. This caused a lot of problems for her career, especially in the initial stages, as delivering simple dialogues too took a lot of effort from her side. She was born and brought up in Mumbai itself, with two siblings, a brother and a sister, who resides in Chicago, in USA.

4. Her Silver Screen Debut

During her modeling days, she was offered a role in the film ‘ Fanaa Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. The film was directed by Kunal Kohli One of the prominent faces in the industry of Boll >> Read More... and had Kajol Devgan Born on 5th August 1974, Kajol was the heartthrob >> Read More... and Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... in the lead roles. In the film, Sanaya played the role of Kajol’s best friend. After that film, she shifted to television. Even before she did the film, she was seen in a music album by Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh is ‘Ghazal King’ in Indian music. His >> Read More... called Tumko Dekha Toh.

5. Unique Achievements

3 times, Indian Television Awards awarded her the award of Face Of The Year. Moreover, she is the only one of all television actresses who have managed to make their place in the list of Forty Most Beautiful Women, a list which is released every year by People’s Magazine. As if that was not enough, she was even mentioned in Eastern Eye’s Sexiest Asian Woman, where she achieved the third place beating many actresses, even those of the film industry. She even beat Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... in this list. In the year 2013, she had been mentioned on this list and achieved the 6th place.

6. Mistaken Sister

A while back, a show had come on air, which had to be pulled back because of low TRPs. This show was called Dosti Yaariyan Manmarziyan Dosti Yaariyan Manmarziyan is an Indian drama-base >> Read More... and it starred several actors, among who was Kashmira Irani Kashmira Irani is a popular Indian TV artist who w >> Read More... , who played the role of Samaira in the show. People often mistake Kashmira Irani to be Sanaya’s sister, but in truth, they are not related at all.

7. Her MBA Dream

The actress initially studied in Ooty, in a boarding school, and then studied in a college in Mumbai, called the Sydenham College. She had then dreamt of pursuing an MBA. In fact, she was very adamant about it, but as several modeling offers were coming her way, her mother requested her to accept those orders and that is how she ended up in in the television world.

8. Her First Portfolio

Every time a person decides to enter into the modeling world, they must get a portfolio shot. Sanaya Irani too got her portfolio done, and it was shot by Boman Irani Boman Irani is a well known name today in the Boll >> Read More... . Not a lot of people know that Boman Irani was actually a photographer before he ventured into acting.

9. Her Alternate Career Choices

The actress states that had she not become an actress, she would have probably gotten into the creative field and would have become a fashion designer or an interior designer. However, she never forgets to mention that although she may have chosen designing as her profession, but she would still have gotten an MBA degree.

10. Her Friends

The actress is friends with a lot of people in the television industry. Her closest friends include Daljeet Bhanot, Barun Sobti Barun Sobti is a Commercial Model, Film and TV act >> Read More... , Arjun Bijlani Arjun Bijlani is an Indian Television Actor. Arjun >> Read More... , Gautami Kapoor Gautami Kapoor or Gautami Gadgil Kapoor is an Indi >> Read More... and Drashti Dhami Drashti Dhami is a Bollywood model and television >> Read More... . Gautami Kapoor and Sanaya Irani have been friends for more than eight years now. Drashti Dhami is perhaps her best friend ever. Whenever one of them becomes a part of some reality show, the otherwas always seen sitting amidst the audience of the show.

11. Her First Crush

The actress was in grade 5 when she had her first crush. Despite being a bubbly, fun loving girl, she is not on any social networking sites and is essentially very private as a person. She follows Zoroastrian, which is a very old religion, is monotheistic in nature but not a lot of Indians know it as it was founded in ancient Iran.

12. Reality Shows

Zara NachKe Dikha has not come up with new seasons for a while now, but when it did, the second season was hosted by Sanaya Irani with her then boyfriend and now husband Mohit Sehgal. Ram Kapoor Ram Kapoor is an acclaimed and renowned television >> Read More... hosted Welcome Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi, in which she appeared as a contestant. Then, with Karan Grover Karan is known for his work in Saarrthi and Yahan >> Read More... she hosted Ishq Wala Love, which was a special episode by Zee Tv on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. A few years back, she had also been seen with Ragini Khanna Ragini Khanna is a well-known Indian model, film a >> Read More... in Meethi Chorii No. 1 as one of the panel members.

13. Before Left Right Left

It took the actress four years of hard work before she was cast in Left Right Left. She appeared in several commercials during this time, and many music videos too. She has also appeared with several Bollywood stars in the advertisements in which she appeared in those initial years, like Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... , Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... and Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... . When it comes to the brands, she has acted for Slice Mangola, Balmonte, Reliance, Dabur Honey, Fairglow and Everyouth Facewash among others.

14. Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon

During her time on the show, the actress made some wonderful new friends, like Barun Sobti and so on, and also touched great heights in terms of her career. She had already accumulated quite a lot of fans in her previous two shows, but as Khushi, she did exceptionally well. Not only did she win a lot of awards, she was also given the opportunity to visit places like Leicestar and Birmingham, in England, on Star Plus’s behalf in the year 2012.

15. A Few Changes

During an interview, Sanaya was asked what it was that she wanted to change about herself, the actress stated that it would be her friends’ opinion on her. She added that her friends believe she is snappy and moody, which she would like to change, as her friends really mean a lot to her.

16. Food

As a child, the actress was slightly chubby, which she changed as she grew up. However, now that she has the perfect figure, she does not spend all her time counting the calories she takes in. In fact, she states that she eats whatever is put on her plate and when it comes to drinks, coffee comes before everything else for her.

17. Her Love For Animals

The actress loves all animals. She has three pet dogs called Spider, Tia and Kaliya. However, she absolutely hates rats and cockroaches.

18. Her Favorites

The actress loves Aamir Khan among all other Bollywood actors, with whom she has also worked in the film Fanaa. She is a diehard fan of Bollywood music and Bollywood films, and she says she likes all of them, but rarely watches Indian television. However, her favorite television show is the popular sitcom ‘Friends’, and her favorite color is Black. Also, she loves to travel and in her spare time, like to either sleep or shop. She is a self-confessed shopaholic and her favorite destination for shopping is the USA.

19. Her Upcoming Show

The actress was supposed to be a part of a new show, called Meenu Masi, where her character would have been based on that of 'Aamir Khan's role in Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ka. Opposite her, Harshad Chopra had been cast in the show and after arousing a lot of excitement in the fans, they finally shot for the pilot episode, but then problems arose amidst the production house and the show was indefinitely shelved.

20. I Don’t Watch TV

The actress appeared on the promo of the web series I Don’t Watch TV, after which, people expected her to also appear in the web series along with Barun Sobti. Their show, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, had been extremely popular and they had also shot a following mini-series that aired on hotstar, but when the two actors did not appear on the web series, their fans were more than a little disappointed.