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Saba Azad Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth1 November 1990

Age31 Years (as of 2021)

BirthplaceDelhi, India

ProfessionActress, Theatre Director, Musician, Restaurateur

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - PM Singh Grewal (Professor); Mother - Name Not Known; Elder brother

Saba Azad Biography

Indian actress, theatre director, musician and restaurateur Saba Azad built a multidisciplinary career rooted in Delhi’s theatre scene. Known for her role‑

Early life and background
Saba Azad was born on 1 November 1990 in Delhi. Raised in a family with strong ties to theatre, she is the niece of playwright-director Safdar Hashmi and began working with Jana Natya Manch and other established theatre practitioners while still young. Her birth name is recorded as Saba Singh Grewal and she later adopted the name Saba Sultana Azad.

Saba trained in multiple dance forms from an early age, including Odissi and contemporary styles such as jazz, ballet and Latin. She has performed Odissi in India and abroad, with appearances in Canada, Nepal and England. Her upbringing and training provided a foundation that fed into both her stage and screen work.

Career
Saba’s first screen appearance came in short films; her debut short was titled Guroor, which screened at international festivals. She made her feature film debut in Dil Kabaddi (2008) in the role of Raga and gained wider recognition for portraying Preity Sen in the 2011 film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge?, a performance often cited as her breakout role.

Alongside acting, Saba has been active in theatre as a director and company founder. In 2010 she launched her own theatre company called The Skins and directed her first play, Lovepuke. Her creative interests extend into music: in 2012 she formed an electronic music duo called Madboy/Mink with actor‑musician Imaad Shah. The duo has performed in multiple Indian cities.

Saba has also worked on advertising campaigns and recorded songs for several films. Her commercial appearances have included campaigns for brands such as Cadbury, Pond’s, Google, Kit Kat, Vodafone, Sunsilk and Airtel. On the playback side, her recorded film songs include "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" for Nautanki Saala (2013), "Calcutta Kiss" for Detective Byomkesh Bakshy (2015), "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" for Shaandaar (2015) and "Nakhrewali" for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (2018).

Public profile
Saba is described as a multidisciplinary artist who combines acting, music and theatre direction. Public records list her height at approximately 160 cm (5'3") and a weight around 55 kg. She is identified as Indian by nationality and her listed religion is Sikhism. Her hobbies include travelling and dancing, and she has discussed personal choices publicly, including changing her name to Azad as an assertion of identity.

Saba has been visible on political and social stages as well as entertainment ones. In January 2020 she participated in performances at the Anti-CAA protest in Shaheen Bagh, where she sang and recited poetry. Her participation attracted public attention and criticism in some quarters.

Personal life
Publicly available information lists Saba as unmarried. She has been linked professionally and personally with Imaad Shah, with whom she formed Madboy/Mink; in 2013 it was reported that they had been living together. Her parents are identified as PM Singh Grewal (father, a professor) and an unnamed mother. She has an elder brother. Food preferences noted in public records include non-vegetarian choices.

Latest updates
Saba continues to be active across theatre, music and film projects. Her music partnership with Imaad Shah, Madboy/Mink, has remained an ongoing creative outlet since its formation in 2012. She has also maintained a presence in advertising and film playback singing through the late 2010s.

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Recent Work

Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (song: Nakhrewali)

Recorded the song "Nakhrewali" for the film

2018
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy (song: Calcutta Kiss)

Recorded the song "Calcutta Kiss" for the film

2015
Shaandaar (song: Neend Na Mujhko Aaye)

Recorded the song "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" for the film

2015
Nautanki Saala (song: Dhak Dhak Karne Laga)

Recorded the song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" for the film

2013
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Career Highlights

  1. Founded theatre company The Skins in 2010 and directed the play Lovepuke.
  2. Formed the electronic music duo Madboy/Mink with Imaad Shah in 2012.
  3. Breakout film role as Preity Sen in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge? (2011).
  4. Recorded playback songs for multiple Bollywood films between 2013 and 2018.
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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