Anjana Sukhani

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Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani at 60th Filmfare Awards.jpg
Born (1978-12-10) 10 December 1978 (age 46)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2002–present

Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada film.

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Early life

Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 to a Sindhi Hindu family [1] [2] [3] in Jaipur, to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has an older brother. [2] [4] She received her master's degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University. [4]

Film and modelling career

Anjana Sukhani walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week Anjana Sukhani.jpg
Anjana Sukhani walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week

Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting.[ citation needed ] During the early years of her career, she was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates alongside the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. [5] She was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song Ghar Jayegi. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has landed sizeable roles, such as in the 2007 multi-starrer blockbuster film Salaam-e-Ishq , [6] following which she starred in Golmaal Returns , a sequel to the 2006 hit film Golmaal . Her other releases were Jai Veeru , Jashnn and her Kannada debut film Maleyali Jotheyali alongside Ganesh and Yuvika Chaudhary. She was cast in Tollywood actor Ravi Teja's film Don Seenu marking her second film in Telugu after Naa Oopiri (2005). In 2016, Anjana made her debut in Marathi cinema opposite Swapnil Joshi in Laal Ishq, [7] a Sanjay Leela Bhansali Production directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. [8]

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005 Hum Dum Rutu JoshiHindicredited as Anjana
Naa Oopiri Madhu Telugu credited as Anjana
2006 Sun Zarra TrishaHindicredited as Anjana
Jaana: Let's Fall in LoveMadhu SukhaniHindi
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love AnjaliHindi
2008 Sunday RituHindi
De Taali AnitaHindiSpecial Appearance
Golmaal Returns Daisy PaschisiaHindi
2009 Jai Veeru DivyaHindi
Jashnn SaraHindi
Maleyali Jotheyali Sandhya Kannada Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Shalini KasbekarHindi
Don Seenu PriyaTelugu
Allah Ke Banday SandhyaHindi
2002 Kadhal Samrajyam Tamil Delayed
2012 Department BharatiHindiBharati (Shivnarayan's Wife)
Maximum Hindi
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal HindiCameo in Song
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns special appearanceHindiSpecial appearance
2013 Young Malang PunjabiKiran
2015 Shaandaar Hindi
Laal Ishq JahnviMarathi Marathi film debut opposite Swapnil Joshi [8]
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 PunjabiSpecial Appearance
2017 Coffee with D ParullHindiAs Parull, Arnab's wife
2019 Good Newwz Richa AhujaHindi
2021 Mumbai Saga Sonali KhaitaanHindi
2022 Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd. ManishaHindi [9]
2025 Bada Naam Karenge Neeta JaiswalHindi

TV shows

See also

References

  1. "Anjana Sukhani's birthday cake goes the designer way". Bollywood Hungama News Network. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "As 'Fear Factor' host Priyanka has taken on a man's job: Anjana Sukhani". Sify . Indo-Asian News Service. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2016. The 31-year-old feels that Priyanka will pull of all the stunts well.
  3. Batra, Ankur (30 March 2014). "Anjana Sukhani wants to promote Sindhi films". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 Sundaresan, Satish (10 December 2009). "Exclusive: Looking back at Anjana Sukhani's growing up years". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. "Wishing Anjana Sukhani Happy Birthday!". Screen India. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  6. Elley, Derek (1 February 2007). "Salaam-e-Ishq". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. IANS (26 May 2016). "I'm very proud of Laal Ishq: Sanjay Leela Bhansali". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. 1 2 Rege, Harshada (12 October 2015). "Anjana to romance Swapnil Joshi in her Marathi debut film". DNA. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. वर्षा (28 June 2022). "पंचायत मेकर्स की नई वेब सीरीज 'सास बहू अचार' का ट्रेलर रिलीज, नजर आएंगी नेशनल अवॉर्ड विनर अमृता". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 July 2022.