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{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kubbra Sait
| image = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019.jpg
| caption = Kubbra Sait graces the Zee Cine Awards, 2019
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actress]] | [[TV Host]]|[[Model (person)|model]]}}
| years_active = 2010-present
| parents =
| alias =
| known_for = ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| website = {{url|kubbrasait.com/}}
| relatives = [[Danish Sait]] (brother)<br />[[Tanveer Sait]] (uncle)<br/>[[Azeez Sait]] (grandfather)
}}

'''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==
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==

===Films===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' || Sunaina || ||
|-
| 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>
|-
| 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>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' || Herself (commentator) || ||
|-
| 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>
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'' || Rhea|| ||
|-
| 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>
|-
|2022
|''[[RK/RKay]]''
| Seema
|
|
|}

===Web Series===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2017
| ''Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.''
| Natasha
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 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…' |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>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Fourplay (web series)|Fourplay]]''
| Brinda
| [[ALTBalaji]]
| 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 |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>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| Kukoo
| [[Netflix]]
| 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? |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>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[TVF Tripling]] ''
| Sheetal
| [[The Viral Fever|TVF]]<br/>[[SonyLIV]]
| 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=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>
|-
| 2019
|''[[RejctX (Web series)|RejctX]]''
| Anushka
| [[ZEE5]]
| 10 episodes
|<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>
|-
|2019
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|Mamie Ahuja
|[[ALTBalaji]] <br/>[[ZEE5]]
|10 episodes
|<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>
|-
|2020
|''[[Illegal - Justice,Out of Order|Illegal]]''
|Meher Salam
|[[Voot]]
| 10 episodes
|<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>
|-
|2020
| ''Waqalat From Home''
|Rajini Tacker
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 10 episodes
|<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>
|-
|2021
| ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''
|Phara Keaen
| [[Apple TV+]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8887436/?ref_=ttep_ep1 |title=The Emperor's Peace |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
|-
|2022
| ''Murder in Agonda''
| Waheeda
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|
|-
|2023
| ''[[Farzi]]''
| Saira
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|
|-
|TBA
| ''Shehar Lakhot''
|
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|
|-
|TBA
| ''[[The Good Wife (Indian TV series)|The Good Wife]]''
|
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|
|<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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