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Anoop Soni
Soni at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born (1975-01-30) 30 January 1975 (age 49)[1]
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
Ritu Soni
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(m. 1999; div. 2010)​
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(m. 2011)​
Children3

Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975)[4] is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.[5] Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as Sea Hawks and Saaya. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2003 films Kharaashein: Scars From Riots,[6] Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe[7] as well as Hathyar.[8][9] In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen.[10] But he returned to television to work in CID: Special Bureau.[11] He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.[12]

Personal life

Anup Soni has married twice. His first wife was Ritu Soni, who he married in 1999.[13] He has two daughters from this marriage: Zoya (born 2004) and Myra (born 2008). The couple got divorced in 2010.[14]

Within a few months, on 14 March 2011, Soni married Juhi Babbar in a quiet ceremony attended only by family and close friends. He became her second husband. Juhi Babbar is the daughter of actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar and former wife of film director Bejoy Nambiar. Soni and Babbar met while working in a play produced by Nadira Babbar (Juhi's mother).[15][16] In 2012, Juhi gave birth to their son Imaan.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role References
1999 Godmother Meru Bhai
2000 Fiza
2001 Deewaanapan
2002 Raaz
2002 Hathyar
2002 Kharaashein: Scars From Riots [6]
2002 Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe [7]
2003 Gangaajal Inspector Neelkanth Tiwari
2003 Kagaar: Life on the Edge Adi
2003 Khushi Vicky
2003 Footpath Police Inspector Singh
2003 Inteha Rohit
2004 Des Hoyaa Pardes SHO Randhawa
2004 Sheen Shuakat
2005 Karkash
2005 Apaharan
2006 Tathastu
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Anthology film, story Rice Plate
2009 Chal Chalein
2010 Sukhmani: Hope for Life
2010 Striker Chandrakant Sarang
2019 Prassthanam Shiv [17]
2019 Fatteshikast Shaista Khan Movie on ZEE5
2020 Class of '83 [18]
2020 Khaali Peeli Ravi / Babuji
2021 Satyameva Jayate 2 DCP Rajmohan Upadhyay
2022 Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd. Dilip [19]

Television

Year Show Role Notes
I Love You Siddharth
1994 Shanti Shekhar
1994 Tehkikaat Episodes 30 and 31
1997 Sea Hawks ACP Kumar
1997 Byomkesh Bakshi Nikhil Season 2 Episode 19
1997–1999 Saturday Suspense Episode 2
Ashish Episode 61
Inspector Joshi Episode 64
Crime Branch Insp. Anirudh Episode 76
Adv. Akash Verma Episode 80
Vilas Thapar Episodes 107 and 108
1998–1999 Saaya Prakash Sudha's brother
2002 CID ACP Ajatshatru Episodes 207 and 208
2004 Remix Raghav Dutt
2004 Raat Hone Ko Hai
2006 Aahat
2006–2007 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Suyash Mehra 20 episodes
2008–2014 Balika Vadhu Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
2009 Comedy Circus Himself
2009–2010 Shraddha Ajay Khurana
2010–2020 Crime Patrol Host
2011–2012 Kahani Comedy Circus Ki Himself
2015 Ji Sirji!

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2017 The Test Case Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain AltBalaji [20][21][22]
2019 Bombers Manik Dasgupta ZEE5 [23][24][25][26]
2021 Tandav Kailash Kumar Amazon Prime [27]
2021 Ram Yug Parashurama MX Player
2021 Dhindora Himself YouTube
2021 1962: The War in the Hills Major Khattar Hotstar
2022 Bravehearts: The Untold Stories of Heroes Tribhuvan Dice Media
2022 Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd. Dileep ZEE5

Plays

Year Title Role
2022 My Wife's 8th Vachan [28] Madhur

Television host

He has hosted the popular real-life-based crime show Crime Patrol since 2010 and he became so popular among viewers as the host of the show. In 2018, he decided to exit the show citing that currently, he wants to focus on his acting career in films and other TV shows. Since his exit, the show is now aired by actors like Divyanka Tripathi and Sonali Kulkarni.[29][30]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "'Saala' Aarya Babbar interviews 'Jija' Anup Soni on his birthday". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ A model beginning. Telegraph India.
  3. ^ "Juhi came in the way, says Anup's wife". Times of India.
  4. ^ "Birthday wishes to Anup Soni, Akshay Anandd, Faisal Khan and Sikandar Kharbanda". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Alumni List For The Year 1993". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Times of India 22 August 2002". indiatimes.com.
  7. ^ a b "Times of India, 23 November 2003". indiatimes.com.
  8. ^ Times of India 29 November 2002
  9. ^ Times of India 20 October 2002
  10. ^ The Hindu, 6 April 2004
  11. ^ A model beginning
  12. ^ "Crime Patrol is back! - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "A model beginning".
  14. ^ "Juhi came in the way, says Anup's wife - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. ^ "Babbar grandson". filmfare.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Anup Soni parts ways with wife Ritu". 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  17. ^ "Prassthanam movie review: Young actors steal the show".
  18. ^ "Bobby Deol starrer Class Of '83 to premiere on August 21 on Netflix". Bollywood Hungama. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd: आ रही है 'पंचायत' के मेकर्स की नई वेब सीरीज, जानें कब और कहां होगी रिलीज". www.timesnowhindi.com (in Hindi). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Crime Patrol anchor Anup Soni slams people for committing crimes after watching the reality show | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Committing crime after watching a show is stupid: Anup Soni". The Indian Express. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  22. ^ Pendyala, AuthorSweta. "Anup Soni to play Lieutenant colonel". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  23. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  24. ^ "ZEE5 to premiere sports drama series 'Bombers' on 22 June". TelevisionPost. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Review of ZEE5's Bombers: A stirring tale of guts, gumption and glory, set in the fertile fields of football". in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Zee5 launches a new sports drama 'Bombers'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Zee5 Upcoming web series Releasing in November 2020". indvox. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  28. ^ My Wife's 8th Vachan Play Review - VeryFirstTale August 2023
  29. ^ "Crime Patrol: Anup Soni Quits The Show; Wants To Get Back To Acting!". Filmibeat. 23 March 2018.
  30. ^ "Anup Soni quits TV show Crime Petrol, to go back to acting". Zee News. 23 March 2018.
  31. ^ "Winners List: 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards, 2010".

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