Saanvi Bahl

Saanvi Bahl
Character
Biographical Information
Gender:	Female
Status:	Alive
Birthdate:	Unknown, 25 years old
Home:	Saanvi's apartment
Occupation:	Medical student/researcher
Relatives:	Mom Dad
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Hair color:	Black
Eye color:	Dark Brown
Show Information
Portrayed by:	Parveen Kaur
First appearance:	"Pilot"
Latest appearance:	"Water Landing"

Saanvi Bahl is a character on NBC's Manifest. She debuts in the first episode of the first season and is portrayed by starring cast member Parveen Kaur.

Biography

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Before Flight 828

Saanvi Bahl is a medical researcher living with her two parents after being unable to take care of her own home developing a treatment for leukemia. "Pilot"

She is in a relationship with a woman named Dr. Alex Bates and is supposed to go to Jamaica with her but she doesn't arrive on the plane. "False Horizon"

During Flight 828

On Flight 828 Saanvi's laptop containing her research is knocked over by the turbulence, breaking it. "Pilot"

After Flight 828

Saanvi comes back five and a half-years later to see that her research has saved many cancer patients, and also approves Cal to be treated. But soon after she returns to working, she begins to experience the Callings that all of the other passengers have been facing since their return. But she also begins suffering from the reality of the people who are "Anti-828", or those who think they are aliens or terrorists who have come back from the dead to invade them. "Pilot"

In her research, she discovers a blood marker in Cal's blood and later discovers that she, too, has it. She theorizes that this is the reason for their callings and begins to further research it. Amidst her research, Grace becomes pregnant with Ben's baby and begins receiving callings, which also sparks interest in transferring the DNA mutation. On the other hand, she attempts to remove the mutation from herself, under the assumption it would also void the death date. However, her research on transference is sought out by the Major who wants to use it as a weapon. When she discovers the Major has been spying on her she plants decoys to throw her off, but continues her research at home, but the Major discovers that she has been lying and steals all of the research.

In a last effort to save Zeke from his death date, she interrogates the Major, who says that the research did not reveal anything important. However, to get the information she put the Major into anaphylaxis and the antidote she was planning to use when she got her information was destroyed, and so the Major died at her hands, leaving her in distress, and she reaches out to Vance for guidance.

Appearances

Manifest: Season One
"Pilot"	"Reentry"	"Turbulence"	"Unclaimed Baggage"	"Connecting Flights"	"Off Radar"	"S.N.A.F.U."	"Point of No Return"
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Mentioned	Appears	Appears	Mentioned
"Dead Reckoning"	"Crosswinds"	"Contrails"	"Vanishing Point"	"Cleared for Approach"	"Upgrade"	"Hard Landing"	"Estimated Time of Departure"
Appears	Appears	Archive	Mentioned	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears

Manifest: Season Two
"Fasten Your Seatbelts"	"Grounded"	"False Horizon"	"Black Box"	"Coordinated Flight"	"Return Trip"	"Emergency Exit"
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears
"Carry On"	"Airplane Bottles"	"Course Deviation"	"Unaccompanied Minors"	"Call Sign"	"Icing Conditions"
Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears

Manifest: Season Three
"Tailfin"	"Deadhead"	"Wingman"	"Tailspin"	"Water Landing"	"Graveyard Spiral"	"Precious Cargo"
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent
"Destination Unknown"	"Bogey"	"Compass Calibration"	"Duty Free"	"Mayday (Part 1)"	"Mayday (Part 2)"
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Trivia

• Her casting description describes her as a "brilliant graduate student and medical researcher, Saanvi returns home after being missing for years, to learn that her work has led to startling medical breakthroughs."
• Among the starring cast members, Saanvi is the one who has appeared the least, only appearing in twelve episodes.
• Despite actress Parveen Kaur not appearing in new footage in "Contrails", she can be seen in archive footage of the Pilot.