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{{short description|Indian television actress}}
{{short description|Indian television actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Ansha Sayed  
| name               = Ansha Sayed
| image = AnshaSayed.jpg
| image             = AnshaSayed.jpg
| caption = Sayed at the premiere of ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]'', November 2012
| caption           = Sayed in 2012
| birth_date =
| birth_date         = <!--Birth date must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs. No IMDb. No public records. See WP:BLPPRIVACY-->
| birth_place =  
| birth_place       = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation         = Actress
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| known for         = ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
| known for = ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
| years_active       = 2005–present
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
}}


'''Ansha Sayed''' <!--Birth date has been contested. Do not add without providing a reliably published source with a reputation for editorial oversight--> is an Indian television actress.<ref name="TOISep 26, 2013">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Shivaji-Satam-Aditya-Srivastava-Dayanand-Shetty-Narendra-Gupta/articleshow/23095468.cms|title=CID completes 1000 episodes&nbsp;|date=26 Sep 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businessofcinema.com/tele/cid-cast-celebrates-diwali-underprivileged-children/115988|title='CID' Cast Celebrates Diwali With Underprivileged Children|date=1 November 2013|website=Business of Cinema|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Her roles include Leelavati on ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Actress-Ansha-Sayeed-to-quit-the-Colors-show-to-play-the-cop-in-Sony-TVs-CID-/articleshow/9576486.cms|title=Actress Ansha Sayeed to quit the Colors' show to play the cop in Sony TV's CID|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 December 2019|date=12 August 2011}}</ref> Jenny in ''[[Rang Badalti Odhani]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2010/throw-mahi-out-260310.html|title=Colleagues conniving to throw Mahi out?|date=26 March 2010|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> and Sub-Inspector Purvi in ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''.
'''Ansha Sayed''' <!--Birth date has been contested. Do not add without providing a reliably published source with a reputation for editorial oversight--> is an Indian actress. She is best known for portraying Sub-Inspector Purvi in ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''<ref name="TOISep 26, 2013">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Shivaji-Satam-Aditya-Srivastava-Dayanand-Shetty-Narendra-Gupta/articleshow/23095468.cms|title=CID completes 1000 episodes|date=26 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2015|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714024149/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Shivaji-Satam-Aditya-Srivastava-Dayanand-Shetty-Narendra-Gupta/articleshow/23095468.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businessofcinema.com/tele/cid-cast-celebrates-diwali-underprivileged-children/115988|title='CID' Cast Celebrates Diwali With Underprivileged Children|date=1 November 2013|website=Business of Cinema|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220113522/https://businessofcinema.com/tele/cid-cast-celebrates-diwali-underprivileged-children/115988|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pinkvilla">{{cite news |title=Daya, Abhijeet, Fredricks, and other CID cast members' fun-filled reunion; WATCH |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/daya-abhijeet-fredricks-and-other-cid-cast-members-fun-filled-reunion-watch-1141661 |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=PINKVILLA |date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404012917/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/daya-abhijeet-fredricks-and-other-cid-cast-members-fun-filled-reunion-watch-1141661 |archive-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> Her other notable roles include Leelavati on ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mulchandani |first=Amrita |date=12 August 2011 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Actress-Ansha-Sayeed-to-quit-the-Colors-show-to-play-the-cop-in-Sony-TVs-CID-/articleshow/9576486.cms |title=Actress Ansha Sayeed to quit the Colors' show to play the cop in Sony TV's CID |work=The Times of India |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123222102/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Actress-Ansha-Sayeed-to-quit-the-Colors-show-to-play-the-cop-in-Sony-TVs-CID-/articleshow/9576486.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Jenny in ''[[Rang Badalti Odhani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2010/throw-mahi-out-260310.html|title=Colleagues conniving to throw Mahi out?|date=26 March 2010|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220085544/https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2010/throw-mahi-out-260310.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Early life==
Ansha Sayed has appeared in episodes of [[Aahat]] and [[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]. She is known for her role as Sub-Inspector Purvi in ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''.
Sayed grew up in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]]. She is an alumna of [[M. M. K. College]] in Bandra.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAXV994Th-I | title=Anshed Sayed Lifestyle on the TV channel interview cid/Cif Purvi | website=[[YouTube]] | access-date=1 June 2023 | archive-date=5 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405050502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BAXV994Th-I | url-status=live }}</ref> Originally, she wanted to be a journalist, but ended up as an actress after successful auditions.<ref name="Interview"/>


==Television==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
===Films===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Show
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Hu Narendra Modi Banva Mangu Chu]]''
| Shanti
| [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]]
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Yaan Superstar]]''
| Ananya
| [[Tulu language|Tulu]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mangaluru: 'Yan Superstar' Tulu film gets ready to hit screens |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1089542 |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=Daiji World |date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806151531/https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1089542 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Ghudchadi]]''
| Sneh Sharma
| [[Hindi]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/movie-promos/filming-begins-sanjay-dutt-raveena-tandon-khushali-kumar-and-parth-samthaan-to-star-in-ghudchadi/|title=Filming Begins: Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Khushali Kumar and Parth Samthaan to star in 'Ghudchadi' |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[Aahat|Aahat 2]]''  
| ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]''  
| Episode : Living with the Knife
| {{Unknown}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2006 - 2007
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa]]''
| ''[[Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa]]''
| Riti Sehgal  
| Riti Sehgal  
|
|
|-
| 2006–2008, 2011–2018; 2024–2025
| ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
| Various characters including Inspector Purvi
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm|title=The TV show with the highest ratings|newspaper=[[Rediff]]|access-date=22 April 2015|archive-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510093531/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''
| ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''
| Namrata Veer Kapoor  
| Namrata Veer Kapoor  
|
|
|-
|-
| 2008 - 2009
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka]]''
| ''[[Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka]]''
| Nikita Gupta  
| Nikita Gupta  
|
|
|-
|-
| 2008 - 2009
| 2008–2009
|''[[List of programs broadcast by DD National|Aye Dil-E-Nadaan]]''
| ''Aye Dil-E-Nadaan''
| Sonakshi  
| Sonakshi  
|
|
|-
|-
| 2009 - 2010
| 2009–2010
| ''[[Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des]]''
| ''[[Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des]]''
| Dhumri  
| Dhumri  
|
|
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]''
| ''[[Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]''
| Kanika Prakash  
| Kanika Prakash  
|
|
|-
|-
| 2010 - 2011
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]''
| ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]''
| Leelavati (Leela)
| Leelavati "Leela"
|
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
|''[[Rang Badalti Odhani]]''  
| ''[[Rang Badalti Odhani]]''  
| Jenny  
| Jenny  
|-
|
| 2011 - 2018
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/producer-yash-patnaiks-party-for-his-three-shows-was-a-rocking-affair/articleshow/55650172.cms|title=Producer Yash Patnaik's party for his three shows was a rocking affair!|website=The Times of India|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=12 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212043659/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Producer-Yash-Patnaiks-party-for-his-three-shows-was-a-rocking-affair/articleshow/55650172.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
| Sub-Inspector Purvi
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[CIF (TV series)|CIF]]''
| ''[[CIF (TV series)|CIF]]''
| Inspector Meenakshi
| Sub-Inspector Meenakshi
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/cids-iconic-team-of-dayanand-shetty-aditya-srivastava-and-ansha-sayed-come-together-for-a-new-show/articleshow/69984675.cms|title=CID's team of Dayanand Shetty, Aditya Srivastava, and Ansha Sayed come together for a new show|website=The Times of India|date=28 June 2019|language=en|access-date=12 November 2019|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701061854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/cids-iconic-team-of-dayanand-shetty-aditya-srivastava-and-ansha-sayed-come-together-for-a-new-show/articleshow/69984675.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2020  
| 2020  
| ''[[RadhaKrishn]]''
| ''[[RadhaKrishn]]''  
| [[Shikhandini]]
| [[Shikhandini]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 2021  
| rowspan="3"|2021  
| ''[[Kaamnaa]]''
| ''[[Kaamnaa]]''
| [[Sangini]]
| Sangini Holkar
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Savdhaan India]]''
| Inspector Deepti Singh
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Mauka-E-Vardaat]]''
| Inspector Anwesha Purohit
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/andtv-new-show-mauka-e-vardaat-to-showcase-mysterious-crime-cases-61065|title=&TV's new show 'Mauka-e-Vardaat' to showcase mysterious crime cases|website=Mumbai Live|date=2 February 2021|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301165230/https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/andtv-new-show-mauka-e-vardaat-to-showcase-mysterious-crime-cases-61065|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–2024
| ''[[Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav]]''
| Vajrangi
|
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Shrimad Ramayan]]''
| [[Tataka]]
|
|
|}
===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 2020
| ''Paper''
| Tejaswini Rathod
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2022
| ''[[Maharani (2021 TV series)|Maharani]]''
| Sanjana Dutt
| Season 2
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatti |first1=Zoya |title=Maharani 2 sees Rani Bharti go from political pawn to queen bee. Watch it for Huma Qureshi |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/maharani-2-sees-rani-bharti-go-from-political-pawn-to-queen-bee-watch-it-for-huma-qureshi/1100937/ |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=ThePrint |date=26 August 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827024822/https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/maharani-2-sees-rani-bharti-go-from-political-pawn-to-queen-bee-watch-it-for-huma-qureshi/1100937/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]''
| Shalini
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Devarsi |date=14 January 2022 |title=Human review: Shefali Shah gives a vicious performance in series about Big Pharma's crimes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/human-review-shefali-shah-gives-a-vicious-performance-in-series-about-big-pharma-s-crimes-101642130783673.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326023445/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/human-review-shefali-shah-gives-a-vicious-performance-in-series-about-big-pharma-s-crimes-101642130783673.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 24 February 2026


Ansha Sayed
Sayed in 2012
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known forC.I.D.

Ansha Sayed is an Indian actress. She is best known for portraying Sub-Inspector Purvi in C.I.D.[1][2][3] Her other notable roles include Leelavati on Laagi Tujhse Lagan,[4] Jenny in Rang Badalti Odhani.[5]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sayed grew up in Bandra, Mumbai. She is an alumna of M. M. K. College in Bandra.[6] Originally, she wanted to be a journalist, but ended up as an actress after successful auditions.[6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2019 Hu Narendra Modi Banva Mangu Chu Shanti Gujarati
2023 Yaan Superstar Ananya Tulu [7]
2024 Ghudchadi Sneh Sharma Hindi [8]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Aahat Unknown
2006–2007 Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa Riti Sehgal
2006–2008, 2011–2018; 2024–2025 CID Various characters including Inspector Purvi [9]
2007 Doli Saja Ke Namrata Veer Kapoor
2008–2009 Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka Nikita Gupta
2008–2009 Aye Dil-E-Nadaan Sonakshi
2009–2010 Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des Dhumri
2010 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Kanika Prakash
2010–2011 Laagi Tujhse Lagan Leelavati "Leela"
2011 Rang Badalti Odhani Jenny [10]
2019 CIF Sub-Inspector Meenakshi [11]
2020 RadhaKrishn Shikhandini
2021 Kaamnaa Sangini Holkar
Savdhaan India Inspector Deepti Singh
Mauka-E-Vardaat Inspector Anwesha Purohit [12]
2023–2024 Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav Vajrangi
2024 Shrimad Ramayan Tataka

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Paper Tejaswini Rathod
2022 Maharani Sanjana Dutt Season 2 [13]
Human Shalini [14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "CID completes 1000 episodes". The Times of India. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. "'CID' Cast Celebrates Diwali With Underprivileged Children". Business of Cinema. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Daya, Abhijeet, Fredricks, and other CID cast members' fun-filled reunion; WATCH". PINKVILLA. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. Mulchandani, Amrita (12 August 2011). "Actress Ansha Sayeed to quit the Colors' show to play the cop in Sony TV's CID". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. "Colleagues conniving to throw Mahi out?". FilmiBeat. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Anshed Sayed Lifestyle on the TV channel interview cid/Cif Purvi". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. "Mangaluru: 'Yan Superstar' Tulu film gets ready to hit screens". Daiji World. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. "Filming Begins: Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Khushali Kumar and Parth Samthaan to star in 'Ghudchadi'". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. "The TV show with the highest ratings". Rediff. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. "Producer Yash Patnaik's party for his three shows was a rocking affair!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  11. "CID's team of Dayanand Shetty, Aditya Srivastava, and Ansha Sayed come together for a new show". The Times of India. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. "&TV's new show 'Mauka-e-Vardaat' to showcase mysterious crime cases". Mumbai Live. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. Bhatti, Zoya (26 August 2022). "Maharani 2 sees Rani Bharti go from political pawn to queen bee. Watch it for Huma Qureshi". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. Ghosh, Devarsi (14 January 2022). "Human review: Shefali Shah gives a vicious performance in series about Big Pharma's crimes". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]