Anita Hassanandani | |
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 Hassanandani in 2017 | |
| Born | Natasha Hassanandani 14 April 1981 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Anita Hassanandani Reddy [1] [2] |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Rohit Reddy (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Natasha Hassanandani [3] (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi television serials. [3]
Hassanandani was born as Natasha Hassanandani, into a Sindhi Hindu family [4] [5] in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 14 April 1981. [6] [7]
Hassanandani made her debut on television with Idhar Udhar Season 2 in 1998. [8] She made her film debut in Telugu with Nuvvu Nenu in 2001, in Tamil with Samurai in 2002 although Varushamellam Vasantham released first. She made her Hindi film debut with the 2003 thriller Kucch To Hai . She later worked in the films Krishna Cottage , a supernatural thriller [9] and Koi Aap Sa .
She also starred in the television show Kkavyanjali , playing the protagonist Anjali, a middle-class girl marrying into a business tycoon's family. Later on she worked in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Saanchi, in Teri Meri Love Stories as Simran, in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya as Pari, in Yeh Hai Aashiqui as Priyanka, and in MTV 's supernatural show Fanaah series as Witch Preet in 1st season as well as Dr. Yamini in 2nd season. Other than her mainstream Bollywood film and television screen performances, she has also worked in some South Indian films, including Nenu Pelliki Ready , Thotti Gang , Ragada as Bank Employee and Nuvvu Nenu which later was remade as Yeh Dil in Hindi with Tusshar Kapoor. She appeared in a song in a Telugu film Nenunnanu . She also starred in Kannada film Veera Kannadiga opposite Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar . [10]
From 2013 to 2019, she became famous from the role of Shagun Arora/Bhalla on the television show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . She was a wild card entry in season 8 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa . From June 2018 to May 2019, she played a shape-shifting serpent named Vishakha a.k.a. Vish in Ekta Kapoor's Naagin 3 . [11] [12]
Further in July 2019 she went on to participate in the 9th season of dance reality show Nach Baliye with her husband Rohit Reddy and emerged as the first runner-up. [13]
From January 2020, she reprised her role as Vishakha/Vish in Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel , the 4th season of the series. Anita also made special appearances in Naagin 5 premiere episodes and in Naagin 6 as a vamp naagin with Adaa Khan/Shesha, Sudha Chandran/Yamini (Seema) and Mehek Chahal. In July 2023, Hassanandani has been playing Roshni in Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum . [14] Since September 2024, Hassanandani portrayed Devika Gupta Mittal in Colors TV's Suman Indori . [15]
Hassanandani married corporate professional Rohit Reddy in Goa on 14 October 2013. [16] On 10 October 2020, she announced her pregnancy in an Instagram video featuring Reddy and herself. [17] The couple had their first child, a boy, on 9 February 2021. [18] [19] They named their son as Aaravv Reddy. [20]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Taal | Asha | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Ishq Bina" |
| 2001 | Nuvvu Nenu | Vasundhara | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Varushamellam Vasantham | Latha / Anarkali | Tamil | |
| Samurai | Deiva | |||
| Sreeram | Madhulatha "Madhu" | Telugu | ||
| Thotti Gang | Venkata Lakshmi | |||
| 2003 | Kucch To Hai | Natasha "Tashu" | Hindi | |
| Yeh Dil | Vasundhara Yadav Singh | |||
| Ninne Ishtapaddanu | Sanjana "Sanju" | Telugu | ||
| Aadanthe Ado Type | Brinda | |||
| Nenu Pelliki Ready | Savithri | |||
| 2004 | Nenunnanu | Market flower selling girl | Special appearance in the song "Ryali Ravulupadu" | |
| Krishna Cottage | Shanti | Hindi | ||
| Veera Kannadiga | Chitra | Kannada | ||
| 2005 | Sukran | Sandhya | Tamil | |
| Silsiilay | Piya Mahajan | Hindi | ||
| Koi Aap Sa | Simran "Simi" Ghosh | |||
| 2006 | Gandugali Kumara Rama | Ratna | Kannada | |
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Simran | Hindi | Story: "Gubbare" |
| Just Married | Amrita | |||
| 2008 | Idi Sangathi | — | Telugu | Special appearance in song |
| Nayagan | Nila | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Ek Se Bure Do | Payal | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Benny and Babloo | Esha / Sarita | ||
| Huduga Hudugi | Kannada | |||
| Ragada | Banker | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Maharaja | Tamil | ||
| Aha Naa Pellanta! | Madhu | Telugu | ||
| 2012 | Genius | — | Special appearance in song "Dibari Dibari" | |
| 2014 | Ragini MMS 2 | Gina | Hindi | |
| Yaaran Da Katchup | Simrat | Punjabi | ||
| 2015 | Hero | Ruchi Mathur | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Manalo Okkadu | Krishnamurthy's wife | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Maarrich | Sushmita Dixit | Hindi |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Idhar Udhar | Anushka | ||
| 2000 | Hare Kanch Ki Choodiyan | Nisha | ||
| 2001–2002 | Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii | Tanushree "Tanu" | ||
| 2003 | Kohi Apna Sa | Kareena | ||
| 2004 | Lavanya | Samira | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kkavyanjali | Anjali / Anjum | [21] | |
| 2007 | Kayamath | Swati Bhatia / Preeti | ||
| 2007–2008 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Sanchi Virani | [22] | |
| 2008 | Kya Dill Mein Hai | Tapur | ||
| Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Draupadi | [23] | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kasamh Se | Anupam Kapadia | ||
| 2008 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | Shruti | ||
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 | Contestant | 9th place | ||
| 2009 | Dancing Queen | 3rd place | ||
| Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo | Host | |||
| 2010 | Anhoniyon Ka Andhera | Anahita Mallik | ||
| 2011 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Simran Sharma | ||
| Gutur Gu 2 | Anita Ahuja | |||
| Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | Paridhi | |||
| 2012-2014 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Host | ||
| Pari | ||||
| 2012 | Lakhon Mein Ek | Neelam Kapoor | ||
| 2013 | Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | Sanya Nair | ||
| Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Priyanka | |||
| 2013–2019 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | Shagun Arora/Shagun Raghav | [24] | |
| 2014 | MTV Fanaah | Preet / Dr. Yamini | ||
| 2014–2015 | Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant | ||
| 2015 | Code Red | Host | ||
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 | Contestant | 5th place | ||
| Comedy Classes | ||||
| 2015–2017 | Comedy Nights Bachao | |||
| 2016 | Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant | Priya | ||
| Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant | [25] | ||
| 2017 | Trideviyaan | Mohini Iyer | ||
| 2018 | Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo | Jaya | ||
| Box Cricket League 3 | Contestant | |||
| Comedy Dangal | ||||
| Comedy Circus | ||||
| 2018–2019 | Naagin 3 | Vishakha | ||
| 2019 | Box Cricket League 4 | Contestant | ||
| Nach Baliye 9 | 1st runner-up | |||
| 2020 | Naagin 4 | Vishakha | ||
| 2023 | Naagin 6 | |||
| Hum Rahein Na Rahein Hum | Roshni Sahni | [26] | ||
| 2024–present | Suman Indori | Devika Gupta Mittal | [27] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Anjali | |
| 2006 | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | ||
| Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii | |||
| Karam Apnaa Apnaa | |||
| 2011 | Kitchen Champion 4 | Herself | |
| 2016 | Krishnadasi | ||
| Bigg Boss 9 | [28] | ||
| Bigg Boss 10 | [29] | ||
| 2017 | Bigg Boss 11 | ||
| 2018 | Bigg Boss 12 | [30] | |
| 2019 | Khatra Khatra Khatra | ||
| Kitchen Champion 5 | |||
| 2020 | Naagin 5 | Vishakha | |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 15 | Herself | [31] |
| 2022 | Naagin: Basant Panchami Special | Vishakha | |
| Good Night India | Herself | ||
| 2023 | The Kapil Sharma Show | ||
| 2024 | Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment | Devika |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Galti Se Mis-Tech | Dhara Sehgal | ALT Balaji | [32] |
| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Teri Yaad | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | [33] |
| Peerh Meri | Pearl V Puri | [34] |
| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fuddu | "Fuddu - Title Track" | Rana Majumdar, Sumeet Bellary | [35] |
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress (Jury) | Kkavyanjali | |
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple (With Eijaz Khan) | [36] [37] | ||
| 2006 | Best Actress In Lead Role | |||
| 2014 | Gold Awards | Best Actress In A Negative Role (Popular) | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | |
| 2015 | Television Style Awards | Most Stylish Vamp | ||
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress In A Negative Role (Jury) | |||
| 2019 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in Supporting Role (Popular) | Naagin 3 | [38] |
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