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). She is known for her leading role in the romantic comedy film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011). 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 Azad was born on 1 November 1985 in Delhi to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Muslim mother with ancestries from Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. In an interview, she said that she had a multicultural upbringing. She is the niece of theatre great Safdar Hashmi. Azad performed with Safdar Hashmi's theatre group Jana Natya Manch in their stage productions from a very young age, where she worked with Habib Tanvir, MK Raina, G.P. Deshpande and NK Sharma. She is trained in Odissi and other dance forms. Travelling with her Odissi guru, Kiran Segal, she performed in and outside the country. 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.
Career
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.
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.
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.
Azad moved to Mumbai from Delhi and acted in a two-man play directed by Makarand Deshpande staged at Prithvi Theatre.
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.
Personal life
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.
Since 2022, she has been dating Hrithik Roshan.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Dil KabaddiRaga Malik 2011 Mujhse Fraaandship KarogePreity Sen 2012Strangers in the NightRhea Short film 2016 Pure-VegAnjali 2019 ConnectedSaba 2020Home storiesVaishnavi Netflix2025 Songs of Paradise Zeba Akhtar / Noor Begum Bandar Khushi Monkey in a Cage at TIFF
Web series Year Title RoleStreaming service Notes 2016 Ladies roomDingo YRF Web series Love ShotsPreeti Limited series 2021 Feels Like IshqTarasha Ahmed NetflixAnthology web series; Episode: "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" 2022 Rocket BoysParvana Irani "Pipsy" Sony LIV Biographical streaming television 2023Who's Your GynacDr. VidushiAmazon Prime Miniseries2025Crime BeatMaya Kapoor ZEE5Web series
Discography
Year Album Title Co-singers2013 Nautanki Saala "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga""Dil Ki Toh Lag Gayi" Geet Sagar, Bruno Carvalo, Santosh Sawant Dhoom Series "Dhoom Anthem" Raghav Sachar2014Madboy/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"2018Karwaan"Bhar De Hamaare Glass"Madboy/Mink"Persons.Elastic.Superior.Fantastic (P.E.S.F)"2019Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota"Nakhrewaali"Karan Kulkarni2023Farzi "Sab Farzi"Amazon Web series2023Kho Gaye Hum Kaha"I wanna see you dance"Netflix original movie
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