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Sayyeshaa Saigal is an Indian actress known for her work in Tamil films. Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saigal attended the Ecole Mondiale World School.

Hailing from a family of legendary actors like Saira Banu and Naseem Banu, she debuted at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie Akhil (2015). While the film did not do well at the box office, her performance received positive reviews.

She also received a Best Female Debut - Telugu nomination at the SIIMA Award.

Saigal debuted in the Hindi film industry with the action thriller Shivaay (2016). Her performance as a budding IFS officer got her a nomination for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female at the Stardust Awards and Most Entertaining Debut Actress at the Big Star Entertainment Awards.

Her Tamil debut happened with an action-adventure film, Vanamagan (2017). She was applauded for her performance as a businesswoman in the movie and received a nomination for Best Debut Actress at SIIMA.

She next appeared in the Tamil film Kadaikutty Singam (2018) and Junga (2018), both action films.

Her next release was Ghajinikanth (2018), in which she played the role of a Kuchupudi dancer, Vandhana. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015).

In 2019, she played the role of PM's press secretary in Kaappaan (2019), an action thriller film. The movie was a huge success, and Saigal's character was deemed more fleshed out than her previous characters.

Saigal appeared in Disney+ Hotstar's Teddy (2021), a fantasy action film.

Her next film was also her Kannada debut Yuvarathnaa (2021), an action-drama. She played the role of a lecturer and was the male lead's love interest. The film was a commercial success, and Saigal was praised for giving her best despite limited screen space.

Daughter of former actor Sumeet Saigal and actress Shaheen Banu.

Ajay Devgan signed her for Shivaay but when the film temporarily got shelved she made her debut in Teulgu film Akhil 2015 and following year in 2016 she made her debut in Hindi film Shivaay.

Grandniece of producer, directors Ramesh Saigal and Naresh Saigal.

Grandaughter of cinematographer Krishan Saigal.

Grand Niece of Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar, granddaughter of Saira Banu&#39;s brother.

Sayesha&#39;s maternal grandmother Rahat, was once married to director Mehboob Khan&#39;s son Ayub. From this marriage Ayub and Rahat has two boys, Afzal Khan and Aslam Khan. Later Ayub and Rahat divorced Rahat would later remarry Sultan Ahmed (Saira Banu&#39;s brother). From this marriage Rahat and Sultan had a daughter named Shaheen. Shaheen would later star in Maha Sangram. Shaheen is also the mother of Sayesha.

Sayyeshaa is famous for her dancing skills and is trained in many dance forms, including Samba, Cha-Cha, and Rumba.

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