Anita Kanwal

This article is about the television producer and Banegi Apni Baat actress. For the Buniyaad and Salaam Bombay! actress, see Anita Kanwar.

Anita Kanwal
Born	(1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 71) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active	1987–present
Children	2 daughters (including Pooja Kanwal)

Anita Kanwal is an Indian television actress and producer who has acted in television serials such as Chanakya , Shanti and Sonpari . She is best known for her negative role of Mrs. Seth, the mother who gets her own son killed, in the 1990s Zee TV soap opera Banegi Apni Baat . ^{[1] [2]}

Kanwal started her own production house in 2002 and produced the television serial Goonj Ateet Ki . ^[3] She made her film debut in 1993 with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993). ^[4] Television Actress Pooja Kanwal is her daughter.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1993	Geetanjali	Sagar's elder sister
1994	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Chris's mother
1999	Laawaris
2001	Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
2002	Mujhse Dosti Karoge
	Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
2003	Gangaajal
	Kyon?
2005	The Hangman
2009	Team: The Force

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Notes
1991	Chanakya	Subhada (Spy in Taxila)	DD National
1992	Humrahi
1995	Banegi Apni Baat	Mrs. Seth
	Shanti	Indu Singh
	Junoon
1998	Just Mohabbat	Sumedha	Sony TV
	Chattaan
2000–2004	Sonpari	Mrs. Dhillon	Star Plus
2001–2002	Sansaar		Zee TV
2002	Goonj Ateet Ki			Also producer
2004	Aa Bahen Chugli Karen [5]
2005	Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi	Ritu's mother	DD National
2008	Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi	Roshan Ammu	NDTV Imagine
2010–2012	Sasural Genda Phool	Daadi/Mumtaz/Shanti Daadi	Star Plus
2011	Ring Wrong Ring		SAB TV
2013–2014	Gustakh Dil [6]	Nanima	Life OK
2015	Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Ghost	Dadi
2016	Darr Sabko Lagta Hai		&TV	Episode No. 41
2018	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Masi Dadi (Tejasvini)	Star Plus	Episode No. 2590-2594
2021–2022	Sasural Genda Phool 2	Gayatri Kashyap	Star Plus

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2015	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Ghost	Nominated

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References

1. Enter the vamp ^{[ dead link ]}
2. Awaasthi, Kavita (29 July 2016). "Banegi Apni Baat: How the show brought freshness to Indian TV". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
3. Anita Kanwal turns producer with 'Goonj Ateet Ki'
4. "I was frustrated with TV roles"
5. View from the couch
6. Life OK Channel India broadcast Monday to Friday at 2100 IST
7. "Anita Kanwal, A popular t.v actress and a fashion designer", RedPolka, 23 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 Feb 2016.

Further reading

• Shifting focus ^{[ dead link ]} August 2003 Screen Magazine article.