Veebha Anand is an Indian actress known for her portrayals of Sugna Shyam Singh in , Kangana in Shree, Laxmi Angad Purohit in Sanskaar Laxmi, Subhadra in Mahabharat, Navya Naveli in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, and Ananya Shakti Thakur in &TV's Begusarai.

Early life Vibha Anand was born on 8 September 1990 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She has a younger sister, Sakshi Anand, a writer and a brother, Ajeet Anand. She hails from a non-filmy background. Due to numerology, She changed her name to Veebha Anand from Vibha Anand. While this did not make any significant transformation in the pronunciation of her name, Veebha Anand replaced i with ee. She completed her schooling at Doon Presidency School, Uttarakhand.

Personal life Veebha Anand was in a relationship with TV actor Rohit Purohit. They met at the sets of their program Sanskaar Laxmi. After dating for some time, the couple decided to terminate their relationship and move into their individual lives.

Career

Veebha Anand started her journey into acting at a very young age of fifteen. Initially her journey was not easy as she had to struggle a lot but her father who supported her throughout her struggling phase. She joined the famous acting academy Kreating Charekters. She is the student of famous actors Samar Jai Singh and Roopesh Thapliyal. In 2008 after months of auditions, she got the opportunity to make her debut with the television serial Balika Vadhu as Sugna.

Veebha started her television career with the show Balika Vadhu in 2008, broadcast on Colors TV. Anand rose to fame for portraying the role of Sugna Shyam Singh. Her performance in the serial was loved by everyone making her a household name. She gained popularity and was nominated for the Indian Telly Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Next she played a negative role in ZEE TV's supernatural drama show Shree. She acted as Namrata in Sukh by Chance in 2009. She debuted in the Thriller Film Stoneman Murders as Sanjay's daughter. She played the lead role in ZEE TV’s Sanskaar Laxmi as Laxmi Angad Purohit opposite Rohit Purohit and Shakti Arora.

Anand played a supporting role in the Bollywood Film Isi Life Me in 2011. Later she worked in several popular television shows such as Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein, Kairi-Rishta Khatta Meetha, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and Crime Patrol.

She was recognized for her role as Subhadra in Star Plus’s mythological TV series Mahabharat, opposite Shaheer Sheikh. She made an episodic appearance in MTV Webbed and Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal. She played Navya Naveli on MTV's youth show Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan opposite Abhishek Malik and Ayaz Ahmed. She played a teenage girl from a small town who gets betrayed by her boyfriend and gets pregnant. After betrayal she becomes a stronger persona. Then she appeared as Ananya Shakti Thakur in the Popular Soap Opera Begusarai opposite Vishal Aditya Singh, Ankit Gupta, Parichay Sharma, Manish Naggdev and Mukul Raj Singh. Her character in the Begusarai is inspired by Mahabharat's Draupadi. Anand made a cameo appearance in Karmaphal Dataa Shani. Anand made her web debut in the thriller Web Series Twistted 2 along with Nia Sharma and Rrahul Sudhir. She played a vital role in the series as a crime reporter. Anand is also featured in the Web Comedy Romantic Film Yours Truly Roohani opposite Rishi Saxena . Anand featured in the film Hum Chaar as Savita. Anand came for an episodic role in Laal Ishq. In 2020, Anand featured in the episodic web series Manohar Kahaniyan opposite Ankit Gupta as a new bride in the house. In the same year 2020, Anand starred in the Tamil language film Mookuthi Amman as Dharani. She first time acted on the other language films. In 2021, She played a prostitute in the web film Rajnigandha along with Rajesh Sharma. Rajnigandha is a heart-wrenching story of a father and daughter. She is currently seen in Disney+ Hotstar's horror-thriller web series Ankahi Ansuni opposite Paresh Pahuja.The series follows the story of a demoted young police inspector of the UP police who is transferred to a fictional sleepy town Jhaagi, notorious for having numerous unsolved mysterious cases. She will be seen playing the role of a police constable.

Television Year Title Role Channel Note Ref. 2008–2010 Sugna Bhairon Singh Colors TVSupporting Role 2008–2009 Shree Kangna Zee TVNegative Roleveebha anand in shree 2009–2010 Sukh by Chance Namrata Sony Entertainment TelevisionParallel Lead Role2010Meethi Choori No 1HerselfImagine TVContestant2011Sanskaar LaxmiLaxmi Angad PurohitZee TVLead Role 2012 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein SapnaZee TVKairi - Rishta Khataa MeethaSuman Abhay SristavColors TvSupporting RoleCrime PatrolMitali Das ( Episode 146, 147)Sony Entertainment TelevisionParallel Lead Role GumrahAIDS PatientChannel VVital Role2013MTV WebbedPankhudiMTVParallel Lead Role Yeh Hai Aashiqui -Season 1 (Episode 2: Tip Tip Barsa Pyaar) Sapna BindassLead Role 2013–2014 Mahabharat Subhadra Star PlusSupporting Role 2014–2015 Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan Navya Naveli (Season 1 & 2) MTV IndiaParallel Lead Role 2014Akbar BirbalShaahinBig MagicCameo appearance 2016 Begusarai Ananya Shakti Thakur &TVLead Role Karmaphal Dataa Shani Mahakali Colors TVCameo Appearance 2018, 2019 Laal Ishq Gunjan (Episode 1) / Sheel (Episode 51) &TVLead Role 2018Jamai RajaA Dancer at Navaratri FunctionZee TVCameo Appearance 2020Devi Adi ParashaktiDevasenaDangal TVsupporting role

Theatre play +YearTitleRoleRef2013Rishton Ka Live TelecastShruti

Web series +YearTitleRoleNoteRef2018Twisted 2RaashiParallel Lead Role 2020Manohar KahaniyanPriyaLead Role ( Episode 1-3) A Long Distance Love Story - LockdownPari2021Ankahi AnsuniBarkhaaLead RoleGlitterAnushkha

Films +YearTiltleRole LanguageNoteRef2009Stoneman MurdersSanjay's daughterHindiSupporting Role2010Isi Life MeinNupur 2011PrathaShyamliParallel Lead Role 2019Hum ChaarSavitaSupporting Role 2020 Mookuthi Amman DharaniTamil Supporting Role

Short films +YearTitle Ref2019The GiftCup of Tea - Madame2020Under the Same SkyLive After You Leave2021Ulljahan

Web films +YearTitleRoleNoteRef2018Yours Truly RoohaniRoohani DiwanLead Role ( Short Film)2021RajnigandhaNazia/MuneerLead Role

Music videos +YearTitleOppositeSingerMusicRef2017Piya SaawareParas Arora & Utpal DasBornali KalitaTimes Music Beparwaahiyaan 2Suyyash RaiSuyyash RaiTheBucketlistFilms2018Chaap TilakNonYASH WADALI2019Jaanta ThaSanam PuriSanam PuriZill MusicPhir Se songBhavna MakhijaSiddharth BasrurCreativeMeter

Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryShowResultRef2009Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Supporting RoleBalika VadhuNominated 2010Indian Television Academy Awards

See also List of Indian television actresses

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