Kubbra Sait
Kubbra Sait is an Indian actress, television host and model. She has appeared in Hindi films such as Ready, Sultan, Gully Boy, Deva and Son of Sardaar 2. Her roles in television include TVF Tripling as Sheetal on
ZEE5/SonyLIV; RejctX as Anushka and The Verdict - State vs Nanavati as Mamie Ahuja on ZEE5; Farzi as Saira and Shehar Lakhot as Pallavi Raj on Amazon Prime Video; and The Trial as Sana on Disney+ Hotstar. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as Kukoo on the first season of the Netflix original show Sacred Games and as Phara Keaen in the Apple TV+ show Foundation.
Early life and career
Kubbra Sait was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Her parents are Zakariah Sait and Yasmin Sait. Her mother is from Mysore and father from Ooty. 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.She started hosting shows when she was about thirteen years old. In 2005, she moved to Dubai after her graduation from National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore with a degree in Finance and Marketing. Sait started her career as an accounts manager with Microsoft in Dubai, working at the company for three years before pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. She debuted in films with a minor role in the first Emirati feature film City of Life in 2009 and made her debut in Hindi cinema with a supporting role the 2011 Anees Bazmee film [Ready (2011 film)|Ready], starring alongside Salman Khan and Asin. She continued with supporting roles in Hindi cinema with the films Jodi Breakers, [I Love New Year|I Love NY] by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, [Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan] by Ali Abbas Zafar again alongside Khan, Gully Boy by Zoya Akhtar, the Netflix film Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare by Alankrita Shrivastava; Jawaani Jaaneman by Nitin Kakkar, RK/RKay by Rajat Kapoor, Khwaabon Ka Jhamela by Danish Aslam, [Deva (2025 film)|Deva] by Rosshan Andrrews starring Shahid Kapoor and Son of Sardaar 2 by Vijay Kumar Arora.
In television she started with hosting Stars Ka Tadka, a celebrity food show on Food Food, and Ring Ka King, an Indian professional wrestling tournament. Sait's first television role was in the web series [TVF Tripling|TVF Tripling], created by the The Viral Fever for ZEE5/SonyLIV. She then appeared in the web series Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. on Amazon Prime Video and [Fourplay (web series)|Fourplay] on Alt Balaji. Sait's breakthrough came with her role of a transgender woman named Kukoo in the Netflix show Sacred Games for which she received critical acclaim. The Netflix original was nominated under the Best Drama Series|Best Drama] category at the 47th International Emmy Awards. Sait represented Sacred Games at the Emmy Awards, held on 25 November 2019. She won the Gold [Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role] for her role as Kukoo.
She continued appearing in web series including RejctX and The Verdict – State vs Nanavati on ZEE5, the latter a miniseries based on the infamous 1959 Indian court case K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra; [Illegal - Justice, Out of Order|Illegal - Justice, Out of Order] on JioCinema; Farzi on Amazon Prime Video alongside Shahid Kapoor; [The Trial (Indian TV series)|The Trial], an Indian adaptation of The Good Wife; and the Amazon Prime Video series Shehar Lakhot for which she won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress - Drama for her role of Pallavi Raj.
She portrayed Phara Keaen in the Apple TV+ series Foundation, an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction book series of the same name.
She participated in the reality television show Rise and Fall in 2025.
In 2022, she wrote a memoir titled Open Book: Not Quite A Memoir which was published by HarperCollins India.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2009 | City of Life | Bollywood Fantasy Starlet | ||
| 2011 | Ready | Sunaina | ||
| 2012 | Jodi Breakers | Vinita | ||
| 2015 | I Love NY | Vidya Saxena | ||
| 2016 | Sultan | Herself | ||
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Scarlett | ||
| 2020 | Jawaani Jaaneman | Rhea | ||
| 2020 | Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare | Shazia | ||
| 2022 | RK/RKay | Seema | ||
| 2024 | Khwaabon Ka Jhamela | Shehnaaz | ||
| 2025 | Deva | Dipti Singh | ||
| 2025 | Son of Sardaar 2 | Mehwish | ||
| 2026 | Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai | Filming |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | |
| 2017 | Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. | Natasha | Amazon Prime Video | 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | Fourplay | Brinda | ALTBalaji | 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | Sacred Games | Kukoo | Netflix | 7 episodes | |
| 2019 | TVF Tripling | Sheetal | TVF SonyLIV | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | RejctX | Anushka | ZEE5 | 10 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Verdict - State vs Nanavati | Mamie Ahuja | ALTBalaji ZEE5 | 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | Illegal | Meher Salam | Voot | 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | Waqalat From Home | Rajini Tacker | Amazon Prime Video | 10 episodes | |
| 2021 | Foundation | Phara Keaen | Apple TV+ | ||
| 2022 | Murder in Agonda | Waheeda | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2023 | Farzi | Saira | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2023 | The Trial | Sana | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
| 2023 | Shehar Lakhot | Pallavi Raj | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2025 | [Rise and Fall (Indian reality series)|Rise and Fall] | Contestant | MX Player | 11th place |