Saba Azad is an actress who has played many roles in real life. Apart from being a Bollywood actress, she is also a theater director and musician. She started her career at the age of 18 with her debut film Dil Kabaddi (2008) and has come a long way in the industry from playing different roles to singing in several Bollywood films.
Wiki/Biography
Saba Azad was born Saba Singh Grewal on November 1, 1990 in Delhi, India (age 31; as of 2021). She has been interested in dance and acting since she was a child, and after graduating, she began her journey as a theater artist, pursuing a career in acting. She is the niece of the great street theater artist and director Safdar Hashmi. Influenced by theater from an early age, she studied drama from an early age and even performed with Safdar Hashmi’s troupe Jana Natya Manch. She has received professional training in Odissi dance, classical ballet, jazz dance, Latin dance and other dance forms. She traveled with Odissi maestro Kiran Segal and performed not only in India but also in Canada, Nepal and the UK. Over the years, Saba has created several television commercials for brands like Cadbury, Maggi, Tata Sky, Google, Vodafone, Nestlé, and more. Her film journey began when she played the lead role in the short film Guroor directed by Ishaan Nair.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’3″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
She was born into a middle-class Punjabi family in Delhi.
Parents and siblings
Her father, Prime Minister Singh Grewal, is a professor and her mother is a housewife. She has a brother who lives in Europe.
Saba Azad’s parents and their newborn baby (Saba’s brother)
Boy friend
After entering the Indian film industry, Saba Azad met Imad Shah, the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. They both had similar passions, a commonality that helped bring them together, and in 2013, Imaad Shah confirmed that they had been living together for the past year.
Saba Azad and boyfriend Imad Shah
In January 2022, she was spotted with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and speculations started doing the rounds that she was the Bollywood star’s secret girlfriend.
Sabah Azad and Hrithik Roshan
Profession
as an actor
After completing her studies, Saba started her acting career as a theater artist and played the lead role in the short film Guroor directed by Ishaan Nair. She made her Bollywood debut when she played the role of Raga in the film Dil Kabbadi (2008). Thereafter, she played the role of Preity Sen in the film “Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge” (2011). In 2010 she founded her own theater company “The Skins” and directed her first play “Lovepuke” (2010). 
as a musician
In 2012, she collaborated with Imaad Shah to form the independent electronic band “Madboy/Mink”. As her band gained popularity among the youth, Saba also recorded some songs for some Bollywood films such as “Nautanki Saala” (2013), in which she recorded the songs “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga” and “Dil Ki Toh Lag Gayi”. She lent her voice in Dhoom Anthem (2013). She is also famous for the song “Calcutta Kiss” from the movie Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), “Neend Na Mujhko Aaye” in the movie Shaandaar (2015), “Dekhe Meri Aankhon Mein Jo” in the movie Main Aur Charles (2015), “Bhar De Hamaare Glass” in the movie Karwaan (2018) year) and “Nakhrewaali” in the movie Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (2019).
dispute
- On March 26, 2017, Saba uploaded a photo on her Instagram in which she mentioned that her original name was Saba Singh Grewal, but she chose to change her name to For Saba Azad. She does this to get rid of all the labels people give people. She was heavily criticized by people on social media for changing her name.
- Saba Azad performs during the anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, January 2020. She sang the song “Tu Zinda Hai” by the Indian People’s Drama Society. She also recited a poem “Bol Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Sabah Azad was criticized for his participation in the protests after a post on social media went viral claiming that the protest was to celebrate the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir.
Facts/Trivia
- Saba almost cried while shooting for Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge as she was asked to cut her hair short to play the role of Preity Sen.
- Saba is a big foodie and often posts photos of what she eats on Instagram. Her favorite foods are eggs, salmon and Khasi Thali (Meghalaya delicacy). She enjoys dancing and traveling.
- She also enjoys traveling and attending music festivals around the world.
- The story behind their band name “Madboy/Mink” is that Imaad was given the name Madboy by his friends and Saba got the nickname from her favorite music producer Samrat B.
- Her influences on the types of music she creates vary from different genres such as blues, jazz, rock, etc. to different decades and centuries. Different generations and different types of music have always inspired her to work harder.
- In June 2020, she starred alongside Imaad Shah in the Netflix short film Will You Be My Quarantine? 》
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Source: HIS Education