Saba Azad

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Saba Azad
File:Saba Azad in 2023.jpg
Azad in 2023
Born
Saba Singh Grewal[1]

(1985-11-01) 1 November 1985 (age 40)[2]
Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
  • voice artist
  • theatre director
Years active2008–present
Partners
Relatives

Saba Azad (born Saba Singh Grewal, 1 November 1985) is an Indian actress, theatre director and musician. She made her Bollywood debut as one of the leads Raaga in the indie film Dil Kabaddi (2008).[3] She is known for her leading role in the romantic comedy film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011).[4] She also played the role of Dingo in the 2016 Y-Films web series, Ladies Room. She is one half of the Mumbai-based electronic band duo Madboy/Mink.

Early life

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Azad was born in Delhi to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Muslim mother with ancestries from Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.[5] In an interview, she said that she had a multicultural upbringing.[5] She is the niece of theatre great Safdar Hashmi.[6] Azad performed with Safdar Hashmi's theatre group Jana Natya Manch in their stage productions since a very young age, where she worked with Habib Tanvir, MK Raina, GP Deshpande and NK Sharma.[7] She is trained in Odissi and other dance forms.[8] Travelling with her Odissi guru, Kiran Segal, she performed in and outside the country including England, Canada and Nepal.[6] Her stint with cinema started after schooling when she landed a lead role in a short film Guroor for director Ishaan Nair which travelled to festivals in New York and Florence.[3]

Career

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File:Saqib Saleem and Saba Azad at JAB TAK HAI JAAN premiere.jpg
Saleem with Saba Azad at the premier of Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, 2011.

She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 with Anil Senior'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.[9]

Azad is a musician and singer in the Indian indie electronic band Madboy/Mink which she started with actor and musician Imaad Shah in 2012.[10][11]

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.[12]

Azad moved to Mumbai from Delhi and acted in a two-man play directed by Makarand Deshpande staged at Prithvi Theatre.[13]

She has featured in commercials for Cadbury, Pond's, Maggi, Tata Sky, Google, Kit Kat, Vodafone, Sunsilk, Nescafe, Airtel as well as print campaigns for Clean & Clear, Westside and Amway and many more.[7]

Personal life

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File:Hrithik Roshan (left), Saba Azad and Ramesh Taurani (right) at Taurani's Diwali bash 2025.jpg
Azad with Hrithik Roshan (left) and Ramesh Taurani (right) at Taurani's Diwali bash 2025

Azad was in a live-in relationship with Imaad Shah from 2013 to 2020. However they remain friends after their break-up and make music together for their band Mad Boy Mink.[14][15]

Since 2022, she is dating Hrithik Roshan.[16]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Dil Kabaddi Raga Malik
2011 Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge Preity Sen
2012 Strangers in the Night Rhea Short film
2016 Pure-Veg Anjali
2019 Connected Saba
2020 Home stories Vaishnavi Netflix
2025 Songs of Paradise Zeba Akhtar / Noor Begum [17]
Bandar Khushi Monkey in a Cage at TIFF[18][19]

Web series

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Year Title Role Streaming service Notes
2016 Ladies room Dingo YRF Web series
Love Shots Preeti Limited series
2021 Feels Like Ishq Tarasha Ahmed Netflix Anthology web series
2022 Rocket Boys Parvana Irani "Pipsy" Sony LIV Biographical streaming television
2023 Who's Your Gynac Dr. Vidushi Amazon Prime Miniseries
2025 Crime Beat Maya Kapoor ZEE5 Webseries

Discography

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Year Album Title Co-singers
2013 Nautanki Saala "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga"
"Dil Ki Toh Lag Gayi" 		Geet Sagar, Bruno Carvalo, Santosh Sawant
Dhoom Series "Dhoom Anthem" Raghav Sachar[20]
2014 Madboy/Mink "All Ball"
2015 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! "Calcutta Kiss" Imaad Shah
Shaandaar "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" Siddharth Basrur
Main Aur Charles "Dekhe Meri Aankhon Mein Jo"
Madboy/Mink "Union Farm"
2018 Karwaan "Bhar De Hamaare Glass"
Madboy/Mink "Persons.Elastic.Superior.Fantastic (P.E.S.F)"
2019 Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota "Nakhrewaali" Karan Kulkarni
2023 Farzi "Sab Farzi" Amazon Web series
2023 Kho Gaye Hum Kaha "I wanna see you dance" Netflix original movie

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