Sunayana Fozdar is an Indian actress who works primarily in the television industry. She is also a content creator focusing on lifestyle and fashion. She is known for her roles in the television series Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka (2016), Belan Wali Bahu (2018) and Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Wiki/Biography
Sunayana Fozdar was born on Saturday, July 19, 1986, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (37 years; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Sunayana Fuzdar as a child
Sunayana completed her school education from Mary Immaculate High School for Girls, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She studied at SVKM Mithibai Art College in Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She started modeling while in college.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: brown black
Eye color: dark brown
Sunayana with Drashti Dhami
family
Sunana Fozdar’s family is settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Parents and siblings
Sunayana Fozdar’s mother, Diana Fozdar, is an Air India cabin crew member. As of 2023, her mother works as a teacher for poor and disabled children.
Sunayana Fuzdar and her mother
Her sister is Pooja Mahajan. She is married and settled in Gurgaon, New Delhi, India.
Sunayana Fuzdar and her sister
wife and children
Sunayana married Kunal Bhambwani on March 10, 2016.
Sunayana Fozdar on her wedding day
Kunal is a businessman who co-owns a printing and packaging company called Elegant Packaging.
Relationships/Affairs
Sunayana dated Kunal Bhambwani for nearly four years before getting married in 2016. They met while studying together at university and remained friends for many years before dating.
Sunayana Fuzdar and Kunal Bhamwani
religious outlook
Sunayana was a spiritual person who was known to follow the Brahma Kumaris, a spiritual movement that emphasized education and empowerment of women.
Sunayana and Brahma Kumaris’ sister Shivani
Profession
early career
Sunayana Fozdar entered the acting world as a child artist in the popular children’s show Kundan Shah’s Khul Ja Sim Sim. She has appeared in several commercials, such as those for Ariel detergent and Archoo pajamas.
Movie
Sunayana Fozdar made her debut in the Kannada film industry with the film Nage Habba (2006).
Sunayana Fozdar on Kannada movie Nage Habba poster
She also acted in a Telugu film. She played a dancer in the film Corporate (2006). She has since appeared in two short films – Coffee? coffee! (2018) and Meripelli Bikes (2020).
Sunayana Fozdar appears on the poster of the short film Koffee
television
Sunayana Fozdar made her debut in the television industry with the TV series Santaan (2007). She plays a supporting character named Namrata Dixit Jaiswal.
Sunayana’s first TV series “Santa Claus” poster
She also played the role of Nikki in Meet Mila De Rabba (2008), Niyati in Adaalat (2010) and Nandini in Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (2010).
Sunayana Fozdar with the cast of Adaalat
In Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2011), she played a character named Sunayana, an obsessed lover. She played a teacher named Shona Sen in Humse Hai Life (2011).
Sunayana Fozdar and the cast of Humse Hain Liife
She has appeared in several serials such as Har Yug Me Aayega Ek Arjun (2012), CID (2013), Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein (2013) and Super Cops Vs Super Villains (2013). Her role as Sameera Farrhan Qureshi in the TV series Qubool Hai (2013) was well received by the audience. Likewise, her character Aditi in the TV series Piya Basanti Re (2014) was also well received by the audience.
Sunayana Fozdar in Piya Basanti Re series
In the drama series Doli Armano Ki (2015), she played a fashion designer named Simran. She portrayed the character of Monica, who is trapped in a love triangle, in Yam Hai Hum (2015).
Sunayana Fozdar in the series “Yam Hain Hum”
She played the role of Priyanka Sushant Sethia in the TV series Ek Rishta Saajhedaari Ka (2016) and was appreciated by the audience.
Sunayana Fozdar on the poster of movie Ek Rishta Saajhedaari Ka
She is also known for her role as Shalini Awasthi in Belan Wali Bahu (2018) and Sweety in Laal Ishq (2019). She joined the longest running Indian TV series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah on SAB TV channel in 2020. Even though she was a late addition to the show and replaced the actor who played the role, Anjali Mehta, she was still brilliant – and well-received by the audience.
content creation
Sunayana is a social media content creator and influencer. She collaborates with various lifestyle and fashion products through her social media accounts.
Awards
- In 2021, Sunayana Fozdar won the Comedy Gold Award for Best Popular Actress.
Sunayana wins Comedy Gold Award
- She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Fashion Icon Award in 2021.
- She won the People’s Choice International Icon Award for Most Popular Face in 2021.
Sunayana wins IIA Award
Facts/Trivia
- Sunana Fozdar is an animal lover. She recommends adopting a stray dog rather than buying a pet. She adopted a stray Persian cat and named him Mowgli.
Sunayana and her pet cat Mowgli
- She believed in the ancient architecture – Vastushastra.
- Sunayana is a food lover and is particularly fond of dishes like Meethi Dal.
- Sunayana revealed that her acting career started out of financial necessity but in due course she realized that it turned into her interest and passion.
- She is close to actors Dalljiet Kaur Patel and Tanvi Thakkar.
- She dabbled in story and poetry writing.
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