Sanaya Irani was born on September 17, 1983, in Mumbai, India, into a Parsi family. She spent seven years at The Lawrence School in Lovedale, Ooty, before pursuing a degree at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. Initially aiming for an MBA, she shifted her focus to modeling and acting. Sanaya began her career with a cameo in the Yash Raj film "Fanaa" (2006) and made her television debut in the series "Left Right Left" (2007). She gained widespread recognition for her role as Gunjan Bhushan in the popular youth show "Miley Jab Hum Tum" (2008-2010) and later starred as Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada in "Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?" (2011). Sanaya is married to her co-star Mohit Sehgal; they announced their relationship in 2010 and tied the knot on January 25, 2016, in Goa. The couple is affectionately known as "Monaya" by their fans.