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.
Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 to a Sindhi Hindu family in Jaipur, to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has an older brother. She received her master's degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Film and modelling career
Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. 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. 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 background, she has landed sizeable roles, such as in the 2007 multi-starrer blockbuster film Salaam-e-Ishq, 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, a Sanjay Leela Bhansali Production directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi.
Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes2005 Hum Dum Rutu Joshi Hindi credited as Anjana Naa Oopiri Madhu Telugu 2006 Sun Zarra Trisha Hindi Jaana: Let's Fall in Love Madhu Sukhani 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Anjali 2008 Sunday Ritu De Taali Anita Special appearance Golmaal Returns Daisy Paschisia 2009 Jai Veeru Divya Jashnn Sara Maleyali Jotheyali Sandhya Kannada Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Shalini Kasbekar Hindi Don Seenu Priya Telugu Allah Ke Banday Sandhya Hindi 2012 Department Bharati Hindi Maximum Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Cameo in song2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Special appearance2013 Young Malang Kiran Punjabi2015 Shaandaar Mrs. Fundwani Hindi Laal Ishq Jahnvi Marathi Marathi film debut opposite Swapnil Joshi2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Punjabi Special appearance 2017 Coffee with D Parull Hindi As Parull, Arnab's wife2019 Good Newwz Richa Ahuja 2021 Mumbai Saga Sonali Khaitaan 2022Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd.ManishaWeb series2025Bada Naam KarengeNeeta JaiswalTelevision series2026Main Vaapas AaungaAnjana Grewal
TV shows Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors TV
See also List of Indian film actresses
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