Lubna Salim is an Indian

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 theater and television actress, best known for her role as Leela Thakkar on the popular, long-running Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 soap Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby was a very popular weekly programme which had a respectable position in trp ranking Hindi language television programme on STAR Plus channel about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family...

. She has appeared in many other popular television programs including Bharat Ek Khoj

Bharat Ek Khoj

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode television series that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947...

, Daaman, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Mera Naam Karegi Roshan

Mera Naam Karegi Roshan

Mera Naam Karegi Roshan is an Indian television series that airs on Zee TV, based on the story of a daughter and her crusade against injustice and inequality. On November 26th, 2010 it was announced that Mera Namm Karegi Roshan was canceled due to lack of ratings. The final episode aired on...

. She has performed in many plays including Azar ka kwab, Atmakatha, Shyam Rang, Lakeerein and Mera Kuch Saman.

Early life and education

She is the daughter of the popular script writer Javed Siddiqui

Javed Siddiqui

Javed Siddiqui is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues....

. She studied at Mithibai College

Mithibai College

Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics also knowns as Mithibai College is a prestigious and popular college in Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. Mithibai College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai...

 Mumbai, and pursued theatre at the inter-collegiate level.

Career

She won the STAR Parivaar Award

Star Parivaar Awards

STAR Parivaar Awards is a platform on which STAR Plus channel awards the best members of its family for entertaining its audiences and it takes place on a larger & grander scale every year following its launch.M.Haris-History:...

 in 2007 and the Indian Telly Award

Indian Telly Awards

The Indian Telly Awards is an annual Indian television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels....

 in 2008 for her role in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby was a very popular weekly programme which had a respectable position in trp ranking Hindi language television programme on STAR Plus channel about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family...

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In 2010, she acted in the play Lakeerein, written by Gulzar and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor, Yashpal Sharma

Yashpal Sharma (actor)

Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan , Gangaajal , Ab Tak Chhappan , Apaharan and Singh is Kinng and his role as Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.-Early life...

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Personal life

She is married to Salim Arif, whom she met while working on the tele-serial Discovery of India, the couple have two sons, she took a sabbatical to raise her sons for a while.

Filmography

Television

• Bharat Ek Khoj
  Bharat Ek Khoj
  Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode television series that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947...
  
  (1988)
• Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
  Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
  Baa Bahoo Aur Baby was a very popular weekly programme which had a respectable position in trp ranking Hindi language television programme on STAR Plus channel about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family...
  
  
• Mera Naam Karegi Roshan
  Mera Naam Karegi Roshan
  Mera Naam Karegi Roshan is an Indian television series that airs on Zee TV, based on the story of a daughter and her crusade against injustice and inequality. On November 26th, 2010 it was announced that Mera Namm Karegi Roshan was canceled due to lack of ratings. The final episode aired on...
  
  (2010)