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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

Godmother

Meru Bhai

2000

Fiza

2001

Deewaanapan

2002

Raaz

2002

Hathyar

Fracture Nagya

2002

Kharaashein: Scars From Riots

2002

Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe

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

2019

Fatteshikast

Shaista Khan

Movie on ZEE5

2020

Class of '83

2020

Khaali Peeli

Ravi / Babuji

2021

Satyameva Jayate 2

DCP Rajmohan Upadhyay

2022

Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd.

Dilip

2024

Mirg

2025

The Great Shamsuddin Family

Tauseef

Cameo

2026

Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)

Dhritarashtra, blind king of Hastinapur

2026

Shashi Bhaiya

Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1994

Shanti

Shekhar

1994

Tehkikaat

Episodes 30 and 31

1996–1997

Aahat

Mohan / Serial Killer / Akash

Season 1 Episodes 35, 55, 80 and 81

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

2000

I Love You

Siddharth

2002

CID

ACP Ajatshatru

Episodes 207 and 208

2004

Remix

Raghav Dutt

2004

Raat Hone Ko Hai

2006–2007

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii

Suyash Mehra

400 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

2019

Bombers

Manik Dasgupta

ZEE5

2021

Tandav

Kailash Kumar

Amazon Prime

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

2022

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter

DIG Sudhir Paswan

Netflix

2025

Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians

Brigadier Naushad Javed Ahmed

Netflix

TBA

Untitled Netflix series

Netflix

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

References