Ansha Sayed Explained

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

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

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2019	Hu Narendra Modi Banva Mangu Chu	Shanti
2023	Yaan Superstar	Ananya			[7]
2024	Ghudchadi	Sneh Sharma			[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Aahat
2006–2007	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa	Riti Sehgal
2006–2008, 2011–2018	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

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

Notes and References

1. News: CID completes 1000 episodes. 26 September 2013. The Times of India. 12 July 2015.
2. Web site: 'CID' Cast Celebrates Diwali With Underprivileged Children. 1 November 2013. Business of Cinema. 20 December 2019.
3. News: Daya, Abhijeet, Fredricks, and other CID cast members' fun-filled reunion; WATCH . 26 July 2022 . PINKVILLA . 12 June 2022 . 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 . 4 April 2023.
4. News: 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 . 20 December 2019.
5. Web site: Colleagues conniving to throw Mahi out?. 26 March 2010. FilmiBeat. 20 December 2019.
6. Web site: Anshed Sayed Lifestyle on the TV channel interview cid/Cif Purvi . . 1 June 2023.
7. News: Mangaluru: 'Yan Superstar' Tulu film gets ready to hit screens . 11 September 2023 . Daiji World . 13 June 2023.
8. Web site: Filming Begins: Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Khushali Kumar and Parth Samthaan to star in 'Ghudchadi' . Bollywood Hungama . 17 November 2023.
9. News: The TV show with the highest ratings. Rediff. 22 April 2015. 10 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150510093531/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm. live.
10. News: Producer Yash Patnaik's party for his three shows was a rocking affair!. The Times of India. 27 November 2016. 12 February 2017. 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. live.
11. News: CID's team of Dayanand Shetty, Aditya Srivastava, and Ansha Sayed come together for a new show. The Times of India. 28 June 2019 . en. 12 November 2019.
12. Web site: &TV's new show 'Mauka-e-Vardaat' to showcase mysterious crime cases. Mumbai Live. 2 February 2021 . 14 September 2021.
13. News: Bhatti . Zoya . Maharani 2 sees Rani Bharti go from political pawn to queen bee. Watch it for Huma Qureshi . 27 August 2022 . ThePrint . 26 August 2022.
14. Web site: Ghosh . Devarsi . 14 January 2022 . Human review: Shefali Shah gives a vicious performance in series about Big Pharma's crimes . Hindustan Times.