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{{Short description|Indian actress and model (b. 1983)}}
{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
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| image              = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019.jpg
| image              = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019.jpg
| caption            = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019
| caption            = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|27}}
| birth_date        =  
| birth_place        = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Actress]] | [[TV Host]]|[[Model (person)|model]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Actress]] | [[TV Host]]|[[Model (person)|model]]}}
| years_active      = 2010-present
| years_active      = 2010-present
| parents            = Zakariah Sait<br />Yasmin Sait
| parents            =  
| alias              =  
| alias              =  
| known_for          = The character of Kukkoo in ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| known_for          = ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| website            = {{url|kubbrasait.com/}}
| website            = {{url|kubbrasait.com/}}
| relatives          = [[Danish Sait]] (brother)<br />[[Tanveer Sait]] (uncle)
| relatives          = [[Danish Sait]] (brother)<br />[[Tanveer Sait]] (uncle)<br/>[[Azeez Sait]] (grandfather)
}}
}}


'''Kubbra Sait''' (born 27 July 1983) is an [[India]]n [[actress]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubbra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms|title=Lucky break for Kubbra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=2018-07-08|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003143223/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubbra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[TV presenter|TV host]] and [[Model (person)|model]] who has appeared in the films ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'', ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' and ''City Of Life''. She plays Kuckoo in [[Netflix]] original show ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''.
'''Kubbra Sait''' is an Indian [[actress]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubbra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |title=Lucky break for Kubbra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy |work=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003143223/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubbra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> [[TV presenter|TV host]] and [[Model (person)|model]] who has appeared in the films ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'', ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' and ''City Of Life''. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as ''Kukoo'' on the First Season of [[Netflix]] original show ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2021 |title=Priyanshu Painyuli was in talks to play Kubbra Sait's Kukoo in Sacred Games, reveals why he didn't make the cut |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/priyanshu-painyuli-was-in-talks-to-play-kubbra-sait-s-kukoo-in-sacred-games-reveals-why-he-didn-t-make-the-cut-101623838662111.html |access-date=21 October 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She also portrayed the role of ''Phara Keaen'' in the [[Apple TV+]] show ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Tanushree Roy |date=29 June 2021 |title=Kubbra Sait grabs all the attention in Apple TV's Foundation trailer. Twitter explodes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/kubbra-sait-grabs-all-the-attention-in-apple-tv-s-foundation-trailer-twitter-explodes-1820579-2021-06-29 |access-date=21 October 2021 |magazine=India Today |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Kubbra Sait was born on 27 July 1983 in [[Bangalore]] to Zakariah Sait and Yasmin Sait. Her younger brother [[Danish Sait]] is a radio jockey and television host. In 2005, she moved to [[Dubai]] after her graduation from  National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore. She started hosting shows when she was about thirteen years old. Sait started her career as an accounts manager with [[Microsoft]] in Dubai before pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. She is a winner of the India's Best female Emcee Award in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/|title=Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait?|date=2018-07-08|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-08|language=en-US|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221043/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also won Miss Personality in Miss India Worldwide Beauty Pageant in 2009. Sait was praised for her role as a transgender woman named Kukoo in the Netflix show ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/kubbra-sait-who-is-stealing-the-limelight-as-cuckoo-in-saif-ali-khan-starrer-sacred-games-see-photos/251602|title=Kubbra Sait, who is stealing the limelight as Cuckoo in Saif Ali Khan-starrer Sacred Games - see photos|access-date=2018-07-08|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221354/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/kubbra-sait-who-is-stealing-the-limelight-as-cuckoo-in-saif-ali-khan-starrer-sacred-games-see-photos/251602|url-status=live}}</ref> The Netflix original was nominated under the Best Drama category at the 47th [[International Emmy Award]]s. Sait represented ''Sacred Games'' at the Emmy Awards, held on 25 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-to-represent-sacred-games-at-emmys-is-convinced-she-ll-return-home-with-a-trophy-500781.html|title=Kubbra Sait To Represent Sacred Games At Emmys, Is Convinced She'll Return Home With A Trophy|date=2019-11-20|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-20|archive-date=20 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120190053/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-to-represent-sacred-games-at-emmys-is-convinced-she-ll-return-home-with-a-trophy-500781.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/985725/sacred-games-on-netflix-cast-who-is-kubbra-sait-cuckoo-episodes|title=Sacred Games on Netflix: Who is Kubbra Sait? Who is the actress that plays Cuckoo?|first=Molli|last=Mitchell|date=8 July 2018|publisher=|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012041954/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/985725/sacred-games-on-netflix-cast-who-is-kubra-sait-cuckoo-episodes|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kubbra Sait was born in [[Bangalore]] to Zakariah Sait and Yasmin Sait. Her younger brother [[Danish Sait]] is a radio jockey and television host. Her uncle [[Tanveer Sait]] is a politician. Her grandfather [[Azeez Sait]] was a minister in Karnataka. In 2005, she moved to [[Dubai]] after her graduation from  National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore. She started hosting shows when she was about thirteen years old. Sait started her career as an accounts manager with [[Microsoft]] in Dubai before pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. She is a winner of the India's Best female Emcee Award in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |title=Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait? |date=8 July 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221043/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She also won Miss Personality in Miss India Worldwide Beauty Pageant in 2009. Sait was praised for her role as a transgender woman named Kukoo in the Netflix show ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/kubbra-sait-who-is-stealing-the-limelight-as-cuckoo-in-saif-ali-khan-starrer-sacred-games-see-photos/251602 |title=Kubbra Sait, who is stealing the limelight as Cuckoo in Saif Ali Khan-starrer Sacred Games - see photos |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221354/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/kubbra-sait-who-is-stealing-the-limelight-as-cuckoo-in-saif-ali-khan-starrer-sacred-games-see-photos/251602 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Netflix original was nominated under the Best Drama category at the 47th [[International Emmy Award]]s. Sait represented ''Sacred Games'' at the Emmy Awards, held on 25 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-to-represent-sacred-games-at-emmys-is-convinced-she-ll-return-home-with-a-trophy-500781.html |title=Kubbra Sait To Represent Sacred Games At Emmys, Is Convinced She'll Return Home With A Trophy |date=20 November 2019 |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120190053/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-to-represent-sacred-games-at-emmys-is-convinced-she-ll-return-home-with-a-trophy-500781.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/985725/sacred-games-on-netflix-cast-who-is-kubbra-sait-cuckoo-episodes |title=Sacred Games on Netflix: Who is Kubbra Sait? Who is the actress that plays Cuckoo? |first=Molli |last=Mitchell |date=8 July 2018 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012041954/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/985725/sacred-games-on-netflix-cast-who-is-kubra-sait-cuckoo-episodes |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2011 || ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' || Sunaina || ||
| 2011 || ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' || Sunaina || ||
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| 2012 || ''[[Jodi Breakers]]'' || Vinita || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kubra-Sait-to-be-launched-in-Bollywood/articleshow/29210413.cms |title=Kubra Sait gears up for Bollywood |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924021754/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kubra-Sait-to-be-launched-in-Bollywood/articleshow/29210413.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2012 || ''[[Jodi Breakers]]'' || Vinita || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kubra-Sait-to-be-launched-in-Bollywood/articleshow/29210413.cms |title=Kubra Sait gears up for Bollywood |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924021754/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kubra-Sait-to-be-launched-in-Bollywood/articleshow/29210413.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2015 || ''[[I Love NY (2015 film)|I Love NY]]'' || Vidya Saxena || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/star-track/why-is-kubra-upset/109085.html |title=Why is Kubra upset? |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012042034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/why-is-kubra-upset-109085 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2015 || ''[[I Love NY (2015 film)|I Love NY]]'' || Vidya Saxena || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/star-track/why-is-kubra-upset/109085.html |title=Why is Kubra upset? |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012042034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/why-is-kubra-upset-109085 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2016 || ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' || Herself (commentator) ||  ||
| 2016 || ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' || Herself (commentator) ||  ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Gully Boy]]'' || Scarlett ||  || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |title=Lucky break for Kubra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708220903/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2019 || ''[[Gully Boy]]'' || Scarlett ||  || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |title=Lucky break for Kubra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708220903/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/lucky-break-for-kubra-sait-in-zoya-akhtars-gully-boy/articleshow/63602343.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2020 || ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'' || Rhea||  ||
| 2020 || ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'' || Rhea||  ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare]]'' || Shazia || || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-joins-cast-of-dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-starring-bhumi-pednekar-konkona-sen-sharma-5452091.html |title=Kubbra Sait joins cast of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220029/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-joins-cast-of-dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-starring-bhumi-pednekar-konkona-sen-sharma-5452091.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2020 || ''[[Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare]]'' || Shazia || Released on [[Netflix]] || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-joins-cast-of-dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-starring-bhumi-pednekar-konkona-sen-sharma-5452091.html |title=Kubbra Sait joins cast of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma |date=26 October 2018 |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220029/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-joins-cast-of-dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-starring-bhumi-pednekar-konkona-sen-sharma-5452091.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|''[[RK/RKay]]''
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| ''Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.''
| ''Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.''
| Natasha
| Natasha
| [[Amazon Prime]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 8 episodes
| 8 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/kubbra-joins-kunal-roy-kapur-going-viral-1502483413.html |title=Kubbra joins Kunal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral…' |publisher=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080629/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/kubbra-joins-kunal-roy-kapur-going-viral-1502483413.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170902/jsp/t2/story_170316.jsp |title=Anuvab Pal takes on the virality of things with going Viral Pvt. Ltd |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110711/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170902/jsp/t2/story_170316.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/17/sep/sultan-actress-kunaal-roy-kapur-bollywood-web-series.asp |title=SULTAN actress joins Kunaal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral pvt Ltd' |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081242/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/17/sep/sultan-actress-kunaal-roy-kapur-bollywood-web-series.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/kubbra-joins-kunal-roy-kapur-going-viral-1502483413.html |title=Kubbra joins Kunal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral…' |date=31 August 2017 |work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080629/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/kubbra-joins-kunal-roy-kapur-going-viral-1502483413.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170902/jsp/t2/story_170316.jsp |title=Anuvab Pal takes on the virality of things with going Viral Pvt. Ltd |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110711/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170902/jsp/t2/story_170316.jsp |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/17/sep/sultan-actress-kunaal-roy-kapur-bollywood-web-series.asp |title=SULTAN actress joins Kunaal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral pvt Ltd' |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081242/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/17/sep/sultan-actress-kunaal-roy-kapur-bollywood-web-series.asp |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[ALTBalaji]]
| [[ALTBalaji]]
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/alt-balaji-announces-new-series-called-fourplay/articleshow/59865699.cms |title=Alt Balaji announces new series called Fourplay |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702105912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/alt-balaji-announces-new-series-called-fourplay/articleshow/59865699.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/fourplay-ekta-kapoor-watch-video-5025640/ |title=Fourplay: Ekta Kapoor's new web series is a comic take on infidelity |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081530/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/fourplay-ekta-kapoor-watch-video-5025640/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/alt-balaji-announces-new-series-called-fourplay/articleshow/59865699.cms |title=Alt Balaji announces new series called Fourplay |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702105912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/alt-balaji-announces-new-series-called-fourplay/articleshow/59865699.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/fourplay-ekta-kapoor-watch-video-5025640/ |title=Fourplay: Ekta Kapoor's new web series is a comic take on infidelity |date=15 January 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081530/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/fourplay-ekta-kapoor-watch-video-5025640/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| Kuckoo
| Kukoo
| [[Netflix]]
| [[Netflix]]
| 7 episodes
| 7 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |title=Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait? |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221043/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anurag-kashyap-made-me-shoot-for-the-nude-scene-7-times-in-sacred-games-says-kubra-sait/story-WVldXduh5wOrod0Y4LE0QJ.html |title=Anurag Kashyap made me shoot for the nude scene 7 times in Sacred Games, says Kubra Sait |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185258/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anurag-kashyap-made-me-shoot-for-the-nude-scene-7-times-in-sacred-games-says-kubra-sait/story-WVldXduh5wOrod0Y4LE0QJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |title=Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait? |date=8 July 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221043/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-sacred-games-cuckoo-kubbra-sait-5250768/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anurag-kashyap-made-me-shoot-for-the-nude-scene-7-times-in-sacred-games-says-kubra-sait/story-WVldXduh5wOrod0Y4LE0QJ.html |title=Anurag Kashyap made me shoot for the nude scene 7 times in Sacred Games, says Kubra Sait |date=11 July 2018 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185258/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anurag-kashyap-made-me-shoot-for-the-nude-scene-7-times-in-sacred-games-says-kubra-sait/story-WVldXduh5wOrod0Y4LE0QJ.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[TVF Tripling]] ''
| ''[[TVF Tripling]] ''
| Sheetal
| Sheetal
| [[The Viral Fever]]
| [[The Viral Fever|TVF]]<br/>[[SonyLIV]]
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tvf-tripling-season-2-review-amol-parashar-sumeet-vyas-maanvi-gagroos-road-trip-goes-downhill-6392851.html|title=TVF Tripling season 2 review: Amol Parashar, Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo's road trip goes downhill- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2019-04-05|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523110400/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tvf-tripling-season-2-review-amol-parashar-sumeet-vyas-maanvi-gagroos-road-trip-goes-downhill-6392851.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tripling-2-review-sumeet-vyas-amol-parashar-maanvi-gagroo-5660106/|title=Tripling 2 review: It's a bumpy ride|date=2019-04-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-05-22|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408165616/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tripling-2-review-sumeet-vyas-amol-parashar-maanvi-gagroo-5660106/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tvf-tripling-season-2-review-amol-parashar-sumeet-vyas-maanvi-gagroos-road-trip-goes-downhill-6392851.html |title=TVF Tripling season 2 review: Amol Parashar, Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo's road trip goes downhill- Entertainment News, Firstpost |date=5 April 2019 |website=Firstpost |language=en |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523110400/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tvf-tripling-season-2-review-amol-parashar-sumeet-vyas-maanvi-gagroos-road-trip-goes-downhill-6392851.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tripling-2-review-sumeet-vyas-amol-parashar-maanvi-gagroo-5660106/ |title=Tripling 2 review: It's a bumpy ride |date=5 April 2019 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408165616/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tripling-2-review-sumeet-vyas-amol-parashar-maanvi-gagroo-5660106/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[ZEE5]]
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/celebrities-digital/kubra-sait-sumeet-vyas-together-web-series-cannot-wait-onscreen-magic/2019/07/11/amp|title=Kubra Sait and Sumeet Vyas are together on a web series and we cannot wait for the onscreen magic!|date=2019-07-11|website=IWM Buzz|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-05|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012042030/https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/celebrities-digital/kubra-sait-sumeet-vyas-together-web-series-cannot-wait-onscreen-magic/2019/07/11/amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiJune 22|first1=Indo-Asian News Service New|last2=June 22|first2=2019UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2019 15:00|title=Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas team up for musical web series Rejctx|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/kubbra-sait-and-sumeet-vyas-team-up-for-musical-web-series-rejctx-1554115-2019-06-22|access-date=2020-12-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=22 June 2019 |title=Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas team up for musical web series Rejctx |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/kubbra-sait-and-sumeet-vyas-team-up-for-musical-web-series-rejctx-1554115-2019-06-22 |access-date=2 December 2020 |magazine=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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|2019
|2019
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|Mamie Ahuja
|Mamie Ahuja
|ALTBalaji and [[ZEE5]]
|[[ALTBalaji]] <br/>[[ZEE5]]
|10 episodes
|10 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiJune 30|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=June 30|first2=2019UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2019 17:54|title=The Verdict State vs Nanavati trailer out: After Rustom, another remake of 1959 sensational crime case|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-out-after-rustom-another-remake-of-1959-sensational-crime-case-1559179-2019-06-30|access-date=2020-12-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-30|title=The Verdict State Vs Nanavati trailer: This AltBalaji series dramatises one of India's most famous cases|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-altbalaji-series-5807619/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=30 June 2019 |title=The Verdict State vs Nanavati trailer out: After Rustom, another remake of 1959 sensational crime case |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-out-after-rustom-another-remake-of-1959-sensational-crime-case-1559179-2019-06-30 |access-date=2 December 2020 |magazine=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2019 |title=The Verdict State Vs Nanavati trailer: This AltBalaji series dramatises one of India's most famous cases |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-altbalaji-series-5807619/ |access-date=2 December 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|2020
|2020
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|[[Voot]]
|[[Voot]]
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiMay 19|first1=Press Trust of India|last2=May 19|first2=2020UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2020 15:02|title=Illegal star Kubbra Sait: I haven't turned down any role post Sacred Games|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/illegal-star-kubbra-sait-i-haven-t-turned-down-any-role-post-sacred-games-1679609-2020-05-19|access-date=2020-12-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kubbra Sait on her new show Illegal and life in the times of corona|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-on-her-new-show-illegal-and-life-in-the-times-of-corona/cid/1775773|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 May 2020 |title=Illegal star Kubbra Sait: I haven't turned down any role post Sacred Games |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/illegal-star-kubbra-sait-i-haven-t-turned-down-any-role-post-sacred-games-1679609-2020-05-19 |access-date=2 December 2020 |magazine=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kubbra Sait on her new show Illegal and life in the times of corona |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kubbra-sait-on-her-new-show-illegal-and-life-in-the-times-of-corona/cid/1775773 |access-date=2 December 2020 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>
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|2020
|2020
| ''Waqalat From Home''
| ''Waqalat From Home''
|Rajini Tacker
|Rajini Tacker
| [[Amazon Prime]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-10|title=Kubbra Sait on Wakaalat From Home: We worked for hours on Zoom|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/kubbra-sait-wakaalat-from-home-amazon-prime-video-6587905/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-03|title=Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas to star in new web series Wakaalat From Home|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kubbra-sait-and-sumeet-vyas-to-star-in-new-web-series-wakaalat-from-home/story-Cwj6ZwQzqPsU63hX4oVacN.html|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2020 |title=Kubbra Sait on Wakaalat From Home: We worked for hours on Zoom |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/kubbra-sait-wakaalat-from-home-amazon-prime-video-6587905/ |access-date=2 December 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2020 |title=Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas to star in new web series Wakaalat From Home |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kubbra-sait-and-sumeet-vyas-to-star-in-new-web-series-wakaalat-from-home/story-Cwj6ZwQzqPsU63hX4oVacN.html |access-date=2 December 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
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|TBA
|2021
| ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''
| ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''
|Phara Keaen
| [[Apple TV+]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8887436/?ref_=ttep_ep1 |title=The Emperor&apos;s Peace |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
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|2022
| ''Murder in Agonda''
| Waheeda
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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|2023
| ''[[Farzi]]''
| Saira
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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|TBA
|TBA
| [[Apple TV+]]
| ''Shehar Lakhot''
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| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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|TBA
| ''[[The Good Wife (Indian TV series)|The Good Wife]]''
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| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2022 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Kubbra Sait set to reprise Archie Panjabi's role in Hindi adaptation of The Good Wife starring Kajol : Bollywood News |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-kubbra-sait-set-reprise-archie-panjabis-role-hindi-adaptation-good-wife-starring-kajol/ |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
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Kubbra Sait
Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019
Born
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation
Years active2010-present
Known forSacred Games
RelativesDanish Sait (brother)
Tanveer Sait (uncle)
Azeez Sait (grandfather)
Websitekubbrasait.com

Kubbra Sait is an Indian actress,[1] TV host and model who has appeared in the films Sultan, Ready and City Of Life. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as Kukoo on the First Season of Netflix original show Sacred Games.[2] She also portrayed the role of Phara Keaen in the Apple TV+ show Foundation.[3]

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Kubbra Sait was born in Bangalore to Zakariah Sait and Yasmin Sait. Her younger brother Danish Sait is a radio jockey and television host. Her uncle Tanveer Sait is a politician. Her grandfather Azeez Sait was a minister in Karnataka. In 2005, she moved to Dubai after her graduation from National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore. She started hosting shows when she was about thirteen years old. Sait started her career as an accounts manager with Microsoft in Dubai before pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. She is a winner of the India's Best female Emcee Award in 2013.[4] She also won Miss Personality in Miss India Worldwide Beauty Pageant in 2009. Sait was praised for her role as a transgender woman named Kukoo in the Netflix show Sacred Games.[5] The Netflix original was nominated under the Best Drama category at the 47th International Emmy Awards. Sait represented Sacred Games at the Emmy Awards, held on 25 November 2019.[6][7]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Ready Sunaina
2012 Jodi Breakers Vinita [8]
2015 I Love NY Vidya Saxena [9]
2016 Sultan Herself (commentator)
2019 Gully Boy Scarlett [10]
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman Rhea
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Shazia Released on Netflix [11]
2022 RK/RKay Seema

Web Series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Platform Notes Ref.
2017 Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. Natasha Amazon Prime Video 8 episodes [12][13][14]
2018 Fourplay Brinda ALTBalaji 6 episodes [15][16]
2018 Sacred Games Kukoo Netflix 7 episodes [17][18]
2019 TVF Tripling Sheetal TVF
SonyLIV 		3 episodes [19][20]
2019 RejctX Anushka ZEE5 10 episodes [21]
2019 The Verdict - State vs Nanavati Mamie Ahuja ALTBalaji
ZEE5 		10 episodes [22][23]
2020 Illegal Meher Salam Voot 10 episodes [24][25]
2020 Waqalat From Home Rajini Tacker Amazon Prime Video 10 episodes [26][27]
2021 Foundation Phara Keaen Apple TV+ [28]
2022 Murder in Agonda Waheeda Amazon Prime Video
2023 Farzi Saira Amazon Prime Video
TBA Shehar Lakhot Amazon Prime Video
TBA The Good Wife Disney+ Hotstar [29]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Lucky break for Kubbra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Priyanshu Painyuli was in talks to play Kubbra Sait's Kukoo in Sacred Games, reveals why he didn't make the cut". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Tanushree Roy (29 June 2021). "Kubbra Sait grabs all the attention in Apple TV's Foundation trailer. Twitter explodes". India Today. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait?". The Indian Express. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kubbra Sait, who is stealing the limelight as Cuckoo in Saif Ali Khan-starrer Sacred Games - see photos". Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kubbra Sait To Represent Sacred Games At Emmys, Is Convinced She'll Return Home With A Trophy". The Times of India. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Molli (8 July 2018). "Sacred Games on Netflix: Who is Kubbra Sait? Who is the actress that plays Cuckoo?". Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kubra Sait gears up for Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Why is Kubra upset?". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lucky break for Kubra Sait in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kubbra Sait joins cast of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma". 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kubbra joins Kunal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral…'". The Statesman. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Anuvab Pal takes on the virality of things with going Viral Pvt. Ltd". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "SULTAN actress joins Kunaal Roy Kapur in 'Going Viral pvt Ltd'". Glamsham. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Alt Balaji announces new series called Fourplay". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Fourplay: Ekta Kapoor's new web series is a comic take on infidelity". The Indian Express. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Netflix's Sacred Games: Who is Kubbra Sait?". The Indian Express. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Anurag Kashyap made me shoot for the nude scene 7 times in Sacred Games, says Kubra Sait". Hindustan Times. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "TVF Tripling season 2 review: Amol Parashar, Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo's road trip goes downhill- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Tripling 2 review: It's a bumpy ride". The Indian Express. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas team up for musical web series Rejctx". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "The Verdict State vs Nanavati trailer out: After Rustom, another remake of 1959 sensational crime case". India Today. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "The Verdict State Vs Nanavati trailer: This AltBalaji series dramatises one of India's most famous cases". The Indian Express. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Illegal star Kubbra Sait: I haven't turned down any role post Sacred Games". India Today. Press Trust of India. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Kubbra Sait on her new show Illegal and life in the times of corona". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Kubbra Sait on Wakaalat From Home: We worked for hours on Zoom". The Indian Express. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas to star in new web series Wakaalat From Home". Hindustan Times. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "The Emperor's Peace". IMDb.
  29. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Kubbra Sait set to reprise Archie Panjabi's role in Hindi adaptation of The Good Wife starring Kajol : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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