Sanam Saeed

The telefilm was the remake of Waheed Murad's 1968 film of the same name.

She featured in the role of "a rich and spoiled brat".

The telefilm received mixed reviews from critics, however, Saeed's performance was praised by both critics and viewers.

Saeed also starred in two other Eid special telefilms Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye opposite Goher Mumtaz and Tamana ki Tamana opposite Bilal Khan and Mathira.

Sanam Saeed (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television.

She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's Zindagi Gulzar Hai, for which she received numerous accolades, including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress.

The multi-ethnic family (her father is a Punjabi while her mother is a Memon) moved back to Karachi in 1990.

She did her O-levels at Bay View High School Karachi and her A-levels at L'Ecole College.

Saeed started modelling at the age of 16.

In Paper Magazine, she confessed that she quit modelling as she was becoming increasingly conscious about her looks for the first time in her life.

A graduate of film and theatre studies at Lahore, Saeed made her television debut in the 2010 romance Daam.

Saeed started her acting career with a supporting role in the 2010 ARY Digital serial, Daam, the adaption of Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name, opposite Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Baloch.

Directed by Mehreen Jabbar, Saeed played the role of Fiza, a "selfish and arrogant girl" who develops feeling for her sister-in-law's brother, which later become a burden for her.

The following year she played the lead female role in Adnan Ahmed's Hum TV serial Mera Naseeb, along with Syra Yousuf, Imran Aslam and Imran Abbas Naqvi.

Her portrayal of Shazia, an outspoken and rebellious girl, was particularly praised.

Saeed followed with the role of Yamina, a British Pakistani who is married to a materialistic snob, a wife beater (played by Junaid Khan) in Mehreen Jabbar's Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu an adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name.

Sultana Siddiqui's romantic drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai an adaption of Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name was Saeed's next serial.

Co-starring Fawad Khan, she was cast as Kashaf Murtaza, a very sensible and mature girl, coming from a middle-class family background.

It marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.

The pairing of Saeed with Khan resulted in hype over the drama and it proved a major commercial success.

It earned her 3 Awards as Best Actress.

In addition, Saeed played Bibi, a Syrian Christian single mother in Bee Gul's Talkhiyan, based on Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things.

The drama, directed by Khalid Ahmed, set in Murree, received positive feedback from the critics and Saeed's portrayal of Bibi, a Syrian Christian single mother, was particularly praised.

Saeed had her first commercial success with the 2013 romantic series Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in several top-grossing television series, including Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu (2013), Talkhiyaan (2013), Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2013) and Kadoorat (2013), Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye (2013), Ek Kasak Reh Gayi (2015), Firaaq (2014)—and received critical recognition for playing antagonist type in the 2015 family drama Diyar-e-Dil, that earned her a nomination for Best Villain at Hum Awards.

Saeed was last seen playing the main protagonist in Deedan opposite Mohib Mirza.

Saeed next played opposite Junaid Khan in the 2013 mystery drama Kadoorat, aired on Hum TV from Momina Duraid.

Her role was Minah, who took revenge from her stepmother and stepsister and later felt guilty.

The same year, she appeared in Geo TV serial Ek Kasak Reh Gaye opposite Mikaal Zulfiqar and ARY Digital's Shukk opposite Adeel Hussain and Ayesha Khan.

Saeed next appeared opposite Ahsan Khan and Sarwat Gilani in the romantic telefilm Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri, her third collaboration with Mehreen Jabbar.

Saeed's only serial of 2014 was the Hum TV serial Firaaq, opposite Mohib Mirza, Noor Hassan Rizvi and Junaid Khan.

She portrayed the role of Paiman who struggles to live at her own will despite of strict boundaries set by her mother.

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Her next serial, Diyar-e-Dil, was not only the biggest success of 2015 but also one of the most successful serials of all time in Pakistan.

After establishing herself as a leading actress in television, Saeed made her film debut with the 2016 romantic comedy Bachaana and later appeared in a supporting role in Dobara Phir Se in the same year.

Both of which earned her nomination for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively at Lux Style Awards.

Her other film appearances include the biographical drama Mah-e-Mir, the period drama film Rahm (both 2016), the melodrama Azaad (2017) and the family drama Cake (2018), for which she received nominations for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards and Pakistan Achievement Awards.

In 2019, Saeed was named "Pride of Pakistan" by Daily Times.

Born in England, her father is a retired interior designer, while her mother was an art teacher.

She has one brother, Adnan Saeed, and one sister, Amira Saeed.