Sanam Saeed

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanam Saeed

• Sanam Saeed is a British Pakistani model, actress, and singer known for her work primarily in the Urdu entertainment industry.

• Sanam’s family relocated from England to Karachi when she was just six years old.

• Her father is Punjabi, and her mother is a Memon. They got married on January 13, 1984. The family moved to Karachi in the year 1990.

• Sanam’s stepdaughter Meissa is the daughter of Mohib Mirza and his ex-wife Aamina Sheikh.

• She began her journey in the entertainment industry by starting a career in modelling at the age of 16.

• Apart from “Chicago,” she was also involved in other theatre productions such as “Mama Mia” (2009), “Carnage” (2009), “Grease” (2013), and several others.

• At the young age of 17, Sanam became a VJ for the Indus Music channel (now known as MTV Pakistan).

• Sanam has appeared in various TV shows throughout her career, including “Mera Naseeb” (2011), “Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu” (2012), “Talkhiyan” (2012-2013), “Zindagi Gulzar Hai” (2012-2013), “Kadoorat” (2013), “Ek Kasak Reh Gayi” (2013), “Shukk” (2013), “Firaaz” (2014), “Dil Banjaara” (2016-2017), “Deedan” (2018-2019), and many more. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Kashaf Murtaza in the TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai” (2012-2013).

• Some of Sanam’s other notable films include “Mah-e-Meer” (2016), “Dobara Phir Se” (2016), “Rahm” (2016), “Azad” (2017), “Cake” (2018), “Ishrat Made In China” (2022), and several others.

• In the third season of Coke Studio Pakistan, Sanam was featured as a backing vocalist. She lent her voice for background vocals in songs such as “Alif Allah (Jugni)” by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi, “Aisha” by Amanat Ali, and “Chori Chori” by Meesha Shafi.

• Sanam has been part of “Made For Stage Productions” and acted in different stage plays like “Chicago,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Carnage,” and more.

• According to the Daily Times in 2019, Sanam was honoured with the title of “Pride of Pakistan.”

• The on-screen pairing of Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed in the TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai” is widely regarded as one of the best pairings in television history.

• According to Sanam, one of her favourite roles she played was that of Zoya in the TV show “Talkhiyan” (2012-2013). In this role, she portrayed a Syrian Christian single mother.

• In a 2018 interview, Sanam disclosed the reason for her divorce from Farhan Hassan. She explained that she struggled to form emotional connections with people because of a past heartbreak when she was 18 or 19 years old. This experience made her emotionally detached. Additionally, she found it challenging to balance her married life with her mother’s deteriorating health. She believed it wouldn’t be fair to divide her attention between her husband and her ailing mother, and she thought he deserved someone better. Therefore, she made the difficult decision to end their marriage. ^[3]The Tribune

• Sanam is an animal lover and frequently shares pictures with animals on her various social media accounts.

  

• During her free time, she enjoys reading books.

• Sanam is a fitness enthusiast and is frequently seen practising yoga to stay in shape.

  

• In April 2025, after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam that resulted in the deaths of 26 Indian tourists, the relations between India and Pakistan worsened. Due to this, the Indian government decided to block the Instagram accounts of several Pakistanis in India, including that of Sanam.