Anup Soni
Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975)[2] is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.[3]
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Soni at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012 | |
Born | [1] | 30 January 1975
Nationality | India |
Occupation | Actor, Model |
Years active | 1995–present |
Children | 1 |
Anup 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,[4] Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe[5] as well as Hathyar.[6][7] In 2004 he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen.[8] But he returned to television to work on the serial CID - Special Bureau.[9] He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the hugely popular serial Crime Patrol on Sony.[10]
Personal life
Anup Soni married actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar's daughter Juhi Babbar on 14 March 2011 in a quiet ceremony attended by family and close friends only. The two met while working in Juhi's mother Nadira Babbar's play. [11] [12]Soni was at that time married to Ritu and was the father of two daughters by her. On 14 March 2011, after his divorce was finalized, Juhi and Anup Soni were married. He had a son named Imaan with Juhi in 2012.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | References | |
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1999 | Godmother | Meru Bhai | ||
2000 | Fiza | |||
2001 | Deewaanapan | |||
2002 | Raaz | |||
2002 | Hathyar | |||
2002 | Kharaashein: Scars From Riots | [4] | ||
2002 | Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe | [5] | ||
2003 | Gangaajal | Inspector Neelkanth Tiwari | ||
2003 | Kagaar: Life on the Edge | Adi | ||
2003 | Khushi | Vicky | ||
2003 | Footpath | Police Inspector Singh | ||
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 | [13] | |
Television
- 2001 - 2002 Sansaar as Karan
- Balika Vadhu as Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
- Comedy Circus as himself
- Shanti
- Sea Hawks as ACP Kumar
- Saturday Suspense - Khamoshi (Episode 2)
- Saturday Suspense - The Switch as Ashish (Episode 61)
- Saturday Suspense - Forest Officer as Inspector Joshi (Episode 64)
- Saturday Suspense - Episode 76
- Saturday Suspense - Episode 80
- Saturday Suspense - Dhund : Part 1 & Part 2 as Advocate Akash Verma / Vilas Thapar (Episode 107 & Episode 108)
- Saaya as Prakash, Sudha's brother
- Raat Hone Ko Hai - Hotel Maya
- Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Suyash Mehra
- Remix as Raghav Dutt
- Byomkesh Bakshi (Episode: Veni Sanhar) as Nikhil (credited as Anoop Soni)[14]
- Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
- CID: Special Bureau as ACP Ajatshatru
- Tehkikaat 1995
- C.I.D. as Rajesh (Episode 207 & 208)
- I Love You as Siddharth
- Aahat Sheesha Akaash wife divya fake diya
- Crime Patrol(Host) (January 2010 to April 2018)
- Ji Sirjee (Big Magic) (off air now)
Web Series
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2017 | The Test Case | Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain | AltBalaji | [15] [16] [17] |
2019 | Bombers | Manik Dasgupta | ZEE5 | [18] [19] [20] [21] |
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 want to focus on his acting career in films and other TV shows. Since his exit the show is now aired without any hosts and the stories are narrated by the Police officer (in front of some trainee officers) who is in the charge of the concerned case of that particular episode.[22][23]
References
- "'Saala' Aarya Babbar interviews 'Jija' Anup Soni on his birthday". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Birthday wishes to Anup Soni, Akshay Anandd, Faisal Khan and Sikandar Kharbanda". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- Alumni List For The Year 1993
- "Times of India 22 August 2002". indiatimes.com.
- "Times of India, 23 November 2003". indiatimes.com.
- Times of India 29 November 2002
- Times of India 20 October 2002
- The Hindu, 6 April 2004
- A model beginning
- "Babbar grandson". filmfare.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- "Prassthanam movie review: Young actors steal the show".
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KFS1_7hjU
- "Crime Patrol anchor Anup Soni slams people for committing crimes after watching the reality show | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Committing crime after watching a show is stupid: Anup Soni". The Indian Express. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- Pendyala, AuthorSweta. "Anup Soni to play Lieutenant colonel". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "ZEE5 to premiere sports drama series 'Bombers' on 22 June - TelevisionPost: Latest News, India's Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI". TelevisionPost: Latest News, India’s Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Review of ZEE5's Bombers: A stirring tale of guts, gumption and glory, set in the fertile fields of football". in.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Zee5 launches a new sports drama 'Bombers'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Crime Patrol: Anup Soni Quits The Show; Wants To Get Back To Acting!". Filmibeat. 23 March 2018.
- "Anup Soni quits TV show Crime Petrol, to go back to acting". Zee News. 23 March 2018.