Sumeet Saigal

Sumeet Saigal
Sumeet with his daughter Sayyeshaa
Born (1966-02-18) 18 February 1966
OccupationsActor
Producer
Distributor
Years active1987-2010
Spouses
Shaheen Banu
(m. 1990; div. 2003)
(m. 2003)
ChildrenSayyeshaa
RelativesTabu (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] He went on to appear in television serials from 1995 to 2002.

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.

He went on to appear in several television serials including Suraag, Aangan, Woh Kaun and Ujala.

In 2007, he directed the music video for a song featured in the film Red: The Dark Side.[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

Television

References

  1. ^ "Sumeet Saigal movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Red Makes for Music Videos". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "'Shivaay' actress Sayyesha Saigal is the step daughter of B'wood actress Farah & grand niece of Saira Banu". filmymonkey.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Farah Naaz Marriage: The Dainty Beauty's Tumultuous Love Life - The Bridal Box". thebridalbox.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Kasam Dhande Ki - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.