Sadia Khateeb

reference Sadia, born back in ‘97 in Jammu & Kashmir, never had Bollywood dreams growing up—she was knee-deep in engineering studies at GCET, probably thinking about circuits instead of cameras. Then, boom, one call from Indu Sharma flipped her whole life upside down. She was just 20 when Vidhu Vinod Chopra picked her as the lead for Shikara (2020). Total curveball. For three whole years, she basically vanished off social media—no cryptic posts, no stories, just total radio silence—so nothing about the film would leak. That’s some serious dedication. After that wild debut, she kept the momentum rolling. She landed a role in Raksha Bandhan (2022) with Akshay Kumar—big deal, honestly—and then jumped into the political thriller The Diplomat (2024), holding her own next to John Abraham. Each time, she seemed to slip into a totally new character, not just playing the part but living it, which people in the industry started noticing. Critics and fans? They’re not shy with the praise. Folks keep raving about how she can say a thousand words with just her eyes, and yeah, that smile is pretty contagious. The big names—Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Mukesh Chhabra, Aanand L. Rai—they’ve all thrown compliments her way, calling her a breath of fresh air and saying she’s got the kind of spark you don’t see every day. With her mix of guts, range, and that magnetic screen presence, Sadia isn’t just another new face in Bollywood—she’s out here making sure people remember her.