Kanchan (actress)

Last updated July 16, 2025

Kanchan is a former Indian actress and model. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films, primarily in the 1990s.^[1]^[2]

Career

Kanchan acted in several films, including the Salman Khan super hit, Sanam Bewafa (1991). She was then seen with Mohanlal in Gandharvam (1993) and worked alongside Ajith Kumar's debut film Prema Pustakam . Her appearance in many Hindi films did not help her career much.

Kanchan's hit movies are Sanam Bewafa and Gandharvam . She co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Amaanat . She also starred in Coolie No.1 opposite Govinda, Karisma Kapoor and Harish Kumar.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1971	Seema		Hindi	1 age
1971	Man Mandir	Laxmi	Hindi	1 age
1977	Do Sholay		Hindi	7 age
1991	Sanam Bewafa	Kanchan	Hindi
1992	Do Hanso Ka Joda		Hindi
1993	Gandharvam	Sreedevi Menon	Malayalam
1993	Aulad Ke Dushman	Chanda Bhargav	Hindi
1993	Shabnam	Shabnam	Hindi
1993	Kasam Teri Kasam		Hindi
1993	Prema Pusthakam	Charitra	Telugu
1994	Kranti Kshetra		Hindi
1994	Lucky Chance	Bhanu	Telugu
1994	Allari Premikudu	Jogeswari Devi	Telugu
1994	Amaanat	Radha	Hindi
1995	Paandav	Nisha Tiwari	Hindi
1995	Coolie No.1	Shalini	Hindi
1996	Jurmana	Pooja	Hindi
1996	Army	Bobby	Hindi
1996	Ram Aur Shyam	Thakur's daughter	Hindi
1997	Itihaas	Ganga	Hindi
1998	Mohabbat Aur Jung	Bijli	Hindi
2001	Uljhan ^{[ citation needed ]}		Hindi
2002	Gangobai ^{[ citation needed ]}		Hindi

Awards

She won Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance in Prema Pusthakam film (1993).^[4]

References

↑ Tomar, Sangeeta (24 August 2017). "'कुली नं 1' से सुपरहिट हो गई थी ये हीरोइन, आज है लापता" [This heroine became a superhit with 'Coolie No. 1', is missing today]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
↑ Singh, Pranjul (7 February 2023). "गोविंदा की ये हीरोइन आज हैं इंडस्ट्री से गायब, करिश्मा-श्रीदेवी की वजह से खत्म हुआ करियर, 'कुली नं 1' से मिली थी पहचान" [This heroine of Govinda is missing from the industry today, her career ended because of Karisma-Sridevi, she got recognition from 'Coolie No. 1']. News18 (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
↑ "Movies with "Kanchan" as actor/actress". smashits.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh (in Telugu). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

Kanchan at IMDb

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[1] Tomar, Sangeeta (24 August 2017). "'कुली नं 1' से सुपरहिट हो गई थी ये हीरोइन, आज है लापता" [This heroine became a superhit with 'Coolie No. 1', is missing today]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[2] Singh, Pranjul (7 February 2023). "गोविंदा की ये हीरोइन आज हैं इंडस्ट्री से गायब, करिश्मा-श्रीदेवी की वजह से खत्म हुआ करियर, 'कुली नं 1' से मिली थी पहचान" [This heroine of Govinda is missing from the industry today, her career ended because of Karisma-Sridevi, she got recognition from 'Coolie No. 1']. News18 (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[smash-3] "Movies with "Kanchan" as actor/actress". smashits.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[4] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh (in Telugu). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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