Wikipedia / Anup Soni
Wikipedia / Anup Soni
Anup Soni is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. 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, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe as well as Hathyar. In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen. But he returned to television to work in CID: Special Bureau. He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.
Personal life
Anup Soni married Ritu Soni in 1999. He has two daughters from this marriage: Zoya (born 2004) and Myra (born 2008). The couple got divorced in 2010.
Within a few months, on 14 March 2011, Soni married Juhi Babbar in a quiet ceremony attended only by family and close friends. Juhi Babbar is the daughter of actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar and was formerly married to film director Bejoy Nambiar. Soni and Babbar met while working in a play produced by Nadira Babbar (Juhi's mother). In 2012, Juhi gave birth to their son Imaan.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | References |
1999 | Meru Bhai | ||
2000 | |||
2001 | |||
2002 | |||
2002 | Fracture Nagya | ||
2002 | Kharaashein: Scars From Riots | ||
2002 | |||
2003 | Inspector Neelkanth Tiwari | ||
2003 | Adi | ||
2003 | Vicky | ||
2003 | Police Inspector Singh | ||
2003 | Rohit | ||
2004 | SHO Randhawa | ||
2004 | Shuakat | ||
2005 | |||
2005 | |||
2006 | |||
2007 | Anthology film, story Rice Plate | ||
2009 | |||
2010 | |||
2010 | Chandrakant Sarang | ||
2019 | Shiv | ||
2019 | Shaista Khan | Movie on ZEE5 | |
2020 | |||
2020 | Ravi / Babuji | ||
2021 | DCP Rajmohan Upadhyay | ||
2022 | Dilip | ||
2024 | Mirg | ||
2025 | Tauseef | Cameo | |
2026 | Dhritarashtra, blind king of Hastinapur | ||
2026 | Shashi Bhaiya |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1994 | Shekhar | ||
1994 | Episodes 30 and 31 | ||
1996–1997 | Mohan / Serial Killer / Akash | Season 1 Episodes 35, 55, 80 and 81 | |
1997 | ACP Kumar | ||
1997 | Nikhil | Season 2 Episode 19 | |
1997–1999 | 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 | Prakash | Sudha's brother | |
2000 | I Love You | Siddharth | |
2002 | ACP Ajatshatru | Episodes 207 and 208 | |
2004 | Raghav Dutt | ||
2004 | |||
2006–2007 | Suyash Mehra | 400 episodes | |
2008–2014 | Bhairon Dharamveer Singh | ||
2009 | Himself | ||
2009–2010 | Ajay Khurana | ||
2010–2020 | Host | ||
2011–2012 | Himself | ||
2015 |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
2017 | Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain | |||
2019 | Manik Dasgupta | |||
2021 | Kailash Kumar | |||
2021 | Ram Yug | |||
2021 | Himself | |||
2021 | Major Khattar | |||
2022 | Tribhuvan | |||
2022 | Dileep | |||
2022 | DIG Sudhir Paswan | |||
2025 | Brigadier Naushad Javed Ahmed | |||
TBA | Untitled Netflix series | Filming |
Plays
Year | Title | Role |
2022 | My Wife's 8th Vachan | 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.
Awards
2010: Gold Awards - Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) - Balika Vadhu
References
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