Lubna Salim

Lubna Salim (née: Siddiqui) is an Indian theatre and television actress, best known for her role as Leela Thakkar on the popular, long-running Hindi serial Baa Bahoo Aur Baby. She has appeared in many other popular television programs including Bharat Ek Khoj, Daaman, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Mera Naam Karegi Roshan. She has performed in many plays including Azar ka kwab, Atmakatha, Shyam Rang, Lakeerein and Mera Kuch Saman. Recently she has done Hindi film OMG – Oh My God. She also acted as Ganga in a serial 2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage in Sony entertainment television.

Early life and education

She is the daughter of the popular script writer Javed Siddiqui.^[1] She studied at Mithibai College Mumbai, and pursued theatre at the inter-collegiate level.

Career

She won the STAR Parivaar Award in 2007 and the Indian Telly Award in 2008 for her role in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby. In 2010, she acted in the play Lakeerein, written by Gulzar and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor, Yashpal Sharma.^[2] She is now seen in the serial khidki

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,as of now,they both have passed 12th grade from The Bishop's School,Pune.

Filmography

Films

• OMG – Oh My God (2012)

Television

• Bharat Ek Khoj (1988)
• Baa Bahoo Aur Baby(2005-2009) as (season 1)(Anjali Mukhi in season 2) as Leela Thakkar
• Ek Packet Umeed(2008) as Paroma
• Mera Naam Karegi Roshan (2010) as Yashoda (Kuldeep's wife, main antagonist)
• 2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage (2015) as Ganga Joshi
• khidki (2016 )

Citations

References

• In everyone's eye 2006, 11 January. The Times of India
• Getting noticed, finally! 2006, 11 January. The Times of India
• Yashpal Sharma hopes to break mould with small screen debut 2010, 8 July. Sify News
• Baby's day out...with Baa and Bahoo 2005, 20 September. The Hindu