Sana Khan is an Indian film actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her appearances in ad films

Television advertisement

A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...

, her item numbers in Indian films and for her performance as Janu in the 2008 Tamil film

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 Silambattam

Silambattam (film)

Silambattam is a 2008 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director Saravanan, making his directorial debut. The film stars Silambarasan Rajendar in dual roles while Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu and Kishore also play lead roles. Nedumudi Venu, Raaghav, Santhanam and...

.

Career

Sana Khan, whose father is a Malayali

Malayali

Malayali is the term used to refer to the native speakers of Malayalam, originating from the Indian state of Kerala...

-Muslim from Kannur

Kannur

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 and mother Saeeda is from Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, worked as model at her birth place Mumbai, appearing in more than 30 ad films

Television advertisement

A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...

 alongside the likes of Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

 and Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

. She later on, appeared in item numbers in films such as E

E (film)

E is a 2006 Tamil film directed by S.P.Jananathan, who won the Indian National Award in 2004 for his debut, Iyarkai. Jeeva, Nayantara, Karunaas and Pasupathy play lead roles...

, Bombay to Goa

Bombay to Goa (2007 film)

Bombay to Goa is a Hindi film released in 2007. It stars Indian comedians Raju Srivastava, Sunil Pal, and Ahsaan Qureshi and comic actors Vijay Raaz, Asrani and Tinu Anand among others. The film is a loose remake of film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World....

and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a 2007 Bollywood film. It was released on 29 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and is under the UTV Motion Pictures banner. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed...

, before she was signed in 2008 do to the lead female role in the Tamil film Silambattam

Silambattam (film)

Silambattam is a 2008 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director Saravanan, making his directorial debut. The film stars Silambarasan Rajendar in dual roles while Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu and Kishore also play lead roles. Nedumudi Venu, Raaghav, Santhanam and...

opposite Silambarasan, who approached and offered her the role. Playing a talkative, tomboy

Tomboy

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ish brahmin

Brahmin

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 village girl in the film, she won rave reviews for her performance as Jaanu and the ITFA Best New Actress Award

ITFA Best New Actress Award

The ITFA Best New Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....

 in Singapore

Singapore

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.

Subsequently, she has been signed to do two more Tamil films, Thambikku Indha Ooru

Thambikku Indha Ooru

-External links:* at Oneindia.in...

with Bharath, Aayiram Vilakku

Aayiram Vilakku

Aayiram Vilakku is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film directed by S.P.Hosimin, in his second venture, starring Sathyaraj and Shanthnoo in the lead roles, whilst, Sana Khan and Suman play pivotal roles. The film, produced by HMI Pictures and scored by Srikanth Deva, was released on 23 September, 2011...

with Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj

Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj

Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...

 and "Payanam" with Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...

, Nagarjuna

Nagarjuna

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, Rishi

Rishi

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 and others

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2006	E E (film) E is a 2006 Tamil film directed by S.P.Jananathan, who won the Indian National Award in 2004 for his debut, Iyarkai. Jeeva, Nayantara, Karunaas and Pasupathy play lead roles...		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Special appearance
2007	Bombay to Goa Bombay to Goa (2007 film) Bombay to Goa is a Hindi film released in 2007. It stars Indian comedians Raju Srivastava, Sunil Pal, and Ahsaan Qureshi and comic actors Vijay Raaz, Asrani and Tinu Anand among others. The film is a loose remake of film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World....		Hindi	Special appearance
	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a 2007 Bollywood film. It was released on 29 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and is under the UTV Motion Pictures banner. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed...	Rani	Hindi	Special appearance
2008	Silambattam Silambattam (film) Silambattam is a 2008 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director Saravanan, making his directorial debut. The film stars Silambarasan Rajendar in dual roles while Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu and Kishore also play lead roles. Nedumudi Venu, Raaghav, Santhanam and...	Jaanu	Tamil	Winner, ITFA Best New Actress Award ITFA Best New Actress Award The ITFA Best New Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
2010	Thambikku Indha Ooru Thambikku Indha Ooru -External links:* at Oneindia.in...	Divya	Tamil
	Kalyanram Kathi Kalyanram Kathi Kalyanram Kathi is a 2010 Indian Telugu action-drama film written and directed by Mallikharjun. It starts Kalyan Ram in the lead role, alongside Shaam, Sana Khan, Saranya Mohan and Kota Srinivasa Rao. The film gained attention due to a controversy regarding the film's title, Kathi, which had been...	Anjali	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
2011	Gaganam Gaganam Gaganam is a 2011 Indian Telugu thriller – drama film written and directed by Radha Mohan. Being made simultaneously in Tamil as Payanam, the film deals with a flight hijacking incident. It stars Nagarjuna in the lead along with Prakash Raj, Poonam Kaur, Sana Khan, Iqbal Yaqub, Brahmanandam and...	Sandhya	Telugu
	Payanam Payanam (film) Payanam is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by Radha Mohan. Being made simultaneously in Telugu as Gaganam, the film deals with a flight hijacking incident. It stars Nagarjuna in the lead along with Prakash Raj, Poonam Kaur, Sana Khan, Iqbal Yaqub, Brahmanandam and...	Sandhya	Tamil
	Aayiram Vilakku Aayiram Vilakku Aayiram Vilakku is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film directed by S.P.Hosimin, in his second venture, starring Sathyaraj and Shanthnoo in the lead roles, whilst, Sana Khan and Suman play pivotal roles. The film, produced by HMI Pictures and scored by Srikanth Deva, was released on 23 September, 2011...	Megha	Tamil
	Saandhupottu		Tamil	Filming
	Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga Cool...Sakkath Hot Maga is an upcoming 2011 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Golden Star Ganesh and Sana Khan in the lead roles . The film marks the directorial debut of Ganesh. His wife, Shilpa Ganesh produces this movie under the home banner 'Golden Movies'. V...		Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
	Mr. Nokia Mr. Nokia Mr. Nokia is an upcoming Indian Telugu-action film written and directed by Anil Krishna. It features Manoj Manchu, Kriti Kharbanda and Sana Khan in lead roles. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography is handled by B. Rajasekar. The film is produced by...	Sonia Singh/Mishra	Telugu	Filming

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