Sapna Pabbi
Pabbi in 2019
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]
London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2012–present

Sapna Pabbi is a British actress and model known for her work as Kiran Rathod in the Indian television series 24 and the Hindi films, Khamoshiyan and Drive.[2]

Career

Pabbi is of Indian Punjabi descent.[3] At the age of 22, whilst studying at Aston University in Birmingham, Pabbi was chosen as the face of Trinny and Susannah.[1]

Pabbi has appeared in Ghar Aaja Pardesi as Rudrani, and as Kiran Rathod in 24.[4] Pabbi has also appeared in commercials, such as the Galaxy Chocolate ad alongside Arjun Rampal, the Pepsi ad with Virat Kohli and the Fair and Lovely ad alongside Yami Gautam. Pabbi is currently shooting for her second film, Shoojit Sircar's Satra Ko Shaadi Hai opposite television actor Barun Sobti.[5][6] Pabbi has also acted in a co-production between Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios, Khamoshiyan, directed by debutant Karan Darra opposite Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Chaudhary.[7][8]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2015 Khamoshiyan Meera Sharma Dhanrajgir Hindi
2018 Tholi Prema Sunaina Telugu Cameo appearance
Mar Gaye Oye Loko Simran Punjabi
2019 Sepia Kaavya Prabhakar Hindi Short film
Ardaas Karaan Sukhdeep Punjabi
Drive Naina Sethi Hindi
2022 Kale Kacchian Wale † TBA Punjabi Post-production
2023 Sergeant Monica Hindi Releasing on JioCinema [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Ghar Aaja Pardesi Rudrani
24 Kiran Jai Singh Rathod
2016 24: Season 2

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016-2018 The Trip Sanjana 2 Seasons [10][11]
2018 Breathe Ria Ganguly [12]
The Reunion Aarya Singh [13]
2019 Bombers Andy
Four More Shots Please! Akanksha Moitra Season 1
2019-2021 Inside Edge Mantra Patil Season 2,3
2022 London Files Ashwini
Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 Alisha [14]
2023 United Kacche Daisy Patel

References

  1. ^ a b McKinney, Emma (30 October 2008). "Wearing it well for TV fashion duo". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Sapna Pabbi on Drive: Grateful to have a Netflix film in my kitty". Cinema Express.
  3. ^ "When Sapna Pabbi Told Her Family That She's Doing A Punjabi Movie - Read Inside". Ghaint Punjab. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ Agarwal, Stuti (20 March 2013). "Sonam Kapoor replaced by Sapna Pabbi in 24?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Barun Sobti, Sapna Pabbi to debut with 'Satra Ko Shaadi Hai'". Zee News. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Anil Kapoor's daughter in TV series 24 Sapna to play the lead in John Abraham's next". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Anil Kapoor's daughter signs 3-film deal with Bhatt camp". Yahoo. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Gurmeet Choudhary's KHAMOSHIYAN goes on-floors on Mukesh Bhatt's birthday today". 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (3 July 2023). ""Sergeant: Randeep Hooda Plays The Unhappiest Cop In The Universe In This Dark Brooding Drama" – A Subhash K Jha Review". BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Sapna Pabbi's first look as Sanjana in Bindaas 'The Trip' - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Check out Mallika Dua, Shweta Tripathi, Sapna Pabbi and Amyra Dastur's latest pictures from 'The Trip 2'". DNA India. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Sapna Pabbi says working with Amit Sadh, Madhavan in 'Breathe' was great fun- News Nation". Newsnation.in. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  13. ^ "The Reunion actor Sapna Pabbi: We are still missing female-oriented comedies". The Indian Express. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 trailer: Nakuul Mehta-Anya Singh return to explore romance and its complications in new season". The Indian Express. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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