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Anu Aggarwal (born 11 January 1969) is a former Indian model and actress. She is best known for her work in Aashiqui, Khal-Naaikaa, The Cloud Door and Thiruda Thiruda.[2]
Anu Aggarwal
Born (1969-01-11) 11 January 1969 (age 55)[1]

New Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Actress, model, social activist
Years active1988–1996

Early life and background

Anu Aggarwal was born on 11 January 1969 in Delhi and was also raised in New Delhi. She had been acting since her school days. When she was in 7th class, she passed a stiff competition to act in a monologue. Next year, when she was in 8th class, she started a theater group. In 9th class, she both acted in as well as directed a play. In 10th class, she was even writing a script, when she had to stop everything due to her board exams.[3] She was a gold medalist in sociology at Delhi University.[4] After a brief stint in modelling, and VJing, and appearance in the Doordarshan serial Isi Bahane (1988), she made her Bollywood debut with the musical blockbuster Aashiqui, following which she was much in demand.[4]

In 1997 she joined Yoga in Bihar School of Yoga and stayed there as a Karmayogi. In 1999 she was back in Mumbai to pack her things when a serious car accident happened. Aggarwal was in a coma for 29 days, which left her with no memory of her earlier life.[5] After that in 2001 she became a monk. She lives in Mumbai and is single.[5] She practices yoga. She stated in one of her interviews: “To feel strong, to walk amongst humans with a tremendous feeling of confidence and superiority is not at all wrong. The sense of superiority in bodily strength is borne out by the long history of mankind paying homage in folklore, song and poetry to strong women”.

Aggarwal is a motivational TED featured speaker, runs Anu Aggarwal Foundation for mental health, environmental well-being, stress relief, and discovering joy in the challenged times of today.[4]

Filmography

YearMoviesRoleNotes
1988Isi BahaneParineetaTV series
1989Face of Schweppes Indian TonicModel – ParisInternational Model
1990AashiquiAnu VergheseDebut film
1992Ghazab TamashaGanga
1993Thiruda ThirudaQueen Chandralekha “Lekha”Tamil film
1993King UncleFenni Fernando from Goa
1993Khal-NaaikaaAnuradha Bakshi / KiranRemake of a 1992 Hollywood film, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1994The Cloud DoorPrincess KurangiShort movie (Cannes Film Festival[6])
1994–1997Oye MTV that later became BPL Oye!Star endorser and VJLaunched MTV India[7]
1995Janam KundliKiran M Prasad / Kiran R. Kapoor
1995Ram ShastraSpecial appearance in the song “Love Machine”
1996Return of Jewel ThiefPrincess Vishaka

See also

References

  1. ^ “Anu Agrawal”. Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ Kulkarni, Vishwas (4 May 2008). “The Enigma of Arrival”. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ Anu Aggarwal-Aashiqui से डेब्यू करके रातोंरात स्टार बनी अनु अग्रवाल कहां ग़ायब हो गई थीं (BBC Hindi) on YouTube
  4. ^ a b c “From Wonder Girl Of ‘Aashiqui’ To A Sanyasi, This Is Anu Aggarwal’s Story In Her Own Words!”. indiatimes.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b “Aashiqui star returns to life, turns author”. Hindustan Times. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Todd (31 August 1994). “The Cloud Door”. Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ Aggarwal, Anu (15 May 2017). “Awesome to have launched #MTV in #india 1993! #author #anusual @Harper360 @HarperCollinsIN Got #interviewed by #NYTimes @MTVIndia #bollywoodpic.twitter.com/JidfOZU7tx”. @anusualauthor. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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