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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1962/1963)}}
{{short description|Indian film and television actress (born 1963)}}
{{for|the American developmental psychologist|Anita Raj (academic)}}
{{for|the American developmental psychologist|Anita Raj (academic)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name         = Anita Raj
| name               = Anita Raj
| image         = AnitaRaj.jpg
| image             = AnitaRaj.jpg
| imagesize    =  
| image_size        =  
| caption       = Raj in October 2013
| caption           = Anita Raj in October 2013
| birthname    = Anita Raj Khurana
| birth_name        = Anita Raj Khurana
| birth_place   = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1963|02|28|df=yes}}<ref name="DOB">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/sbsabpnews/reel/DGvObRroTIM/?locale=hi_IN&hl=af|title=#Anita Raj Belated birthday celebration set Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Real birthday date 28,feb|date=2025-06-05}}</ref><ref name="DOB1">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGmvvc0TYdp/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c4d511c7-be49-4ab3-ba7f-a09c4201b8a2|title=❤️Today, I turn 62 years young!|date=2025-06-05}}</ref><ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/actor-anita-raj-age-62-fitness-secrets-for-toned-body-gym-workout-lifting-heavy-weights-holding-a-61-minute-plank-101742281249903.html|title=Actor Anita Raj's fitness secrets for toned body at 62: 'From lifting heavy weights to holding 61-minute plank|date=2025-06-05}}</ref>
| spouse       = {{marriage|Sunil Hingorani|1986}}
| birth_place       = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| children     = 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/Onceabombshell/Article4-430878.aspx |title=Once a bombshell... &#124; Once a bombshell... &#124; |work=Hindustan Times |year=2013 |quote=My son, Shivam, is 20 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=4 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504023221/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/Onceabombshell/Article4-430878.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| father            = [[Jagdish Raj]]
| occupation   = Actor
| spouse             = {{marriage|Sunil Hingorani|1986}}
| yearsactive  = 1981–1992<br />2007-present
| children           = 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/Onceabombshell/Article4-430878.aspx |title=Once a bombshell... &#124; Once a bombshell... &#124; |work=Hindustan Times |year=2013 |quote=My son, Shivam, is 20 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=4 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504023221/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/Onceabombshell/Article4-430878.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| notable_works = ''[[Ghulami]]''
| occupation         = actress
| known_for     = ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
| years_active      = 1981–2000<br />2007–present
| notable_works     = ''[[Ghulami]]''
| known_for         = ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]'' <br> ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]'' <br> ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' <br> "[[Tumhari Pakhi]]"
}}
}}


'''Anita Raj Khurana''' (born 1962 or 1963) is an Indian actress and daughter of [[Jagdish Raj]], whose notable roles include Films [[Prem Geet (1981 film)|Prem Geet]] (1981), [[Ghulami]] (1985), Kusum in ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' (1983), Anita in ''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1984 film)|Zameen Aasman]]'' (1984) and Shobha in ''[[Masterji]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/news-interviews/30453952_1_comeback-silver-screen-anita-raj |title=Anita Raj is the new glam mum in town |year=2011 |quote=Jagdish Raj's daughter made her Bollywood debut in the 1981 romantic film Prem Geet |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801194057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/news-interviews/30453952_1_comeback-silver-screen-anita-raj |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> She is known for playing Rajmata Devvadan Singh Deo in [[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]] and Kulwant Kaur Dhillon in [[Choti Sarrdaarni]]. She did maximum movies with [[Dharmendra]].
'''Anita Raj Khurana''' (born 28 February 1963)<ref name="DOB"/><ref name="DOB1"/><ref name="HT"/> is an Indian actress and the daughter of well-known actor [[Jagdish Raj]]. Her notable films include [[Prem Geet (1981 film)|Prem Geet]] (1981), ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' (1983), ''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'' (1983), ''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1984 film)|Zameen Aasman]]'' (1984), [[Ghulami]] (1985) and ''[[Mazloom]] (''1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Anita-Raj-is-the-new-glam-mum-in-town/articleshow/10914964.cms |title=Anita Raj is the new glam mum in town |year=2011 |quote=Jagdish Raj's daughter made her Bollywood debut in the 1981 romantic film Prem Geet |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801194057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/news-interviews/30453952_1_comeback-silver-screen-anita-raj |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live}}</ref> Anita is also known for playing Priyamvada Singh in the TV Series ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]'' and Kulwant Kaur Dhillon in ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''. Currently she is seen as Kaveri Poddar in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]].''


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*''[[Prem Geet (1981 film)|Prem Geet]]'' (1981) as Shikha
*''[[Mehndi Rang Layegi]]'' (1982)
*''[[Dulha Bikta Hai]]'' (1982) as Shayla
*''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' (1983) as Kusum
*''[[Thai Veedu]]'' (1983, Tamil Movie)
*''[[Prem Tapasya]]'' (1983) as Anita
*''[[Kaun? Kaisey?]]'' (1983) as Preeti
*''[[Jeet Hamaari]]'' (1983) as Anita (as Anitaraj)
*''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'' (1983) as Jyoti Nath 'Rani'
*''[[Achha Bura]]'' (1983) as Rita Roy
*''Bad Aur Badnaam'' (1984) as Dr. Anita Mathur
*''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1984 film)|Zameen Aasmaan]]'' (1984) as Anita
*''[[Lakhon Ki Baat]]'' (1984) as Shobha Prakash
*''[[Laila (1984 film)|Laila]]'' (1984) as Padmini Singh (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Andar Baahar]]'' (1984) as Girl that Raja met outside the prison
*''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]'' (1984) as Bijli - Raka's girlfriend
*''[[Ab Ayega Mazaa]]'' (1984) as Nupur
*''[[Karm Yudh (1985 film)|Karm Yudh]]'' (1985) as Usha Saxena
*''[[Masterji]]'' (1985) as Shobha
*''[[Ghulami]]'' (1985) as Tulsi
*''[[Jaan Ki Baazi]]'' (1985)
*''[[Lover Boy (1985 film)|Lover Boy]]'' (1985) as Bijli
*''[[Zulm Ka Badla]]'' (1985) as Geeta A. Verma / Mrs. D'Sa (as Anita Raaj)
*''Yaar Kasam'' (1985) (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Karishma Kudrat Kaa]]'' (1985) as Paro
*''Bihari Babu'' (1985)
*''[[Ilzaam]]'' (1986) as Kamal
*''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' (1986) as Sandhya (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge]]'' (1986) as Shobha
*''[[Teesra Kinara]]'' (1986)
*''[[Mazloom]]'' (1986) as Purnima 'Poonam' A. Singh / Purnima V. Singh (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Asli Naqli]]'' (1986) as Anita
*''[[Ek Aur Sikander]]'' (1986) as Shama Khan
*''[[Mohabbat Ki Kasam]]'' (1986) as Shop-owner's wife
*''[[Mera Haque]]'' (1986) as Bijli
*''[[Jwala (1986 film)|Jwala]]'' (1986) as Mastani
*''[[Insaniyat Ke Dushman]]'' (1987) as Shashi
*''[[Hawalaat]]'' (1987) as Salma / Shamim Khan
*''[[Satyamev Jayate (1987 film)|Satyamev Jayate]]'' (1987) as Vidya Kaul (Anita Raaj)
*''[[Hiraasat]]'' (1987) as Renu (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]'' (1987) as Police Inspector Sheela (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Anjaam khuda jaane]]'' (1988)
*''[[Sagar Sangam]]'' (a.k.a. The Meeting of Rivers) (India: English title) (1988) as Subitra
*''[[Shiv Shakti]]'' (1988) as Dolly
*''[[Mera Muqaddar]]'' (1988) as Dancer (uncredited)
*''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1988) as Deepa
*''[[Mahaveera (film)|Mahaveera]]'' (1988) as Dancer
*''[[Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga]]'' (1988) as Vandana (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Paanch Fauladi]]'' (1988) as Annu
*''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]'' (1988) as Sheela
*''[[Saazish (1988 film)|Saazish]]'' (1988) as Roma
*''[[Asmaan Se Ooncha]]'' (1989) as Anita Malik
*''[[Nafrat Ki Aandhi]]'' (1989) as Radha
*''[[Clerk (1989 film)|Clerk]]'' (1989) as Pooja
*''Do Yaar'' (1989)
*''[[Billoo Badshah]]'' (1989) as Asha
*''[[Abhimanyu]]'' (1989) as Lalita
*''[[Taaqatwar]]'' (1989) as Anju Khurana (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Jurrat (film)|Jurrat]]'' (1989) as Julie
*''[[Pati Patni Aur Tawaif]]'' (1990) as Kiran
*''[[Hum Se Na Takrana]]'' (1990) as Sundari
*''[[Zimmedaaar]]'' (1990) as Anita (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Sher Dil (Indian film)|Sher Dil]]'' (1990) as Kiran Kailashnath
*''[[Khatarnaak]]'' (1990) as Helena
*''[[Atishbaz]]'' (1990) as Reshma
*''[[Kasam Kali Ki]]'' (1991)
*''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]'' (1991) as Anita A. Singh
*''[[Swarg Jaisaa Ghar]]'' (1991) as Savitri
*''[[Maut Ki Sazaa]]'' (1991) as Jyotsna (as Anita Raaj)
*''[[Jasa Baap Tashi Poore]]'' (1991) as Dr. Anita (Marathi Movie)
*''[[Adharm (1992 film)|Adharm]]'' (1992) as Sharda
*''[[Virodhi (1992 film)|Virodhi]]'' (1992) as Mrs. Shekhar
*''[[Mehndi Shagna Di]]'' (1992) as Rano
*''[[Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon]]'' (1994) as Anita
*''[[Ghar Ki Izzat (1994 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]]'' (a.k.a. The Honor of the House) (International: English title) (1994) as Sheela S. Kumar
*''[[Faisla Main Karungi]]'' (1995) as Jenny A. Singh
*''[[Gehra Raaz]]'' (1996)
*''[[Thodi Life Thoda Magic]]'' (2007)
*''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]'' (2012) as Devika Singh
*''[[Bagaavat]]'' (2019)
*''[[Yaaram]]'' (2019) as Vijeta Bajaj
*''Mudda 370 J&K'' (2019) as Aasma's mother
*''Deendayal Ek Yugpurush'' (2019) as Lata Khanna
* ''[[Lafzon Mein Pyaar]]'' (2023)
{{div col end}}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|-
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1981
|''[[Prem Geet (1981 film)|Prem Geet]]''
|Shikha
|Debut
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982
|''[[Mehndi Rang Layegi]]''
|Padma
|
|-
|''[[Dulha Bikta Hai]]''
|Shayla
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |1983
|''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''
|Kusum
|
|-
|''[[Prem Tapasya]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|''[[Kaun? Kaisey?]]''
|Preeti
|
|-
|''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]''
|Jyoti Nath 'Rani'
|
|-
|''[[Achha Bura]]''
|Rita Roy
|
|-
|''[[Jeet Hamaari]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|''[[Thai Veedu]]''
|Anita
|Tamil version of Jeet Hamari
|-
| rowspan="7" |1984
|''[[Bad Aur Badnam]]''
|Dr. Anita Mathur
|
|-
|''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1984 film)|Zameen Aasmaan]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|''[[Lakhon Ki Baat]]''
|Shobha Prakash
|
|-
|''[[Laila (1984 film)|Laila]]''
|Padmini
|
|-
|''[[Andar Baahar]]''
|Uncredited
|Cameo
|-
|''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]''
|Bijli
|
|-
|''[[Ab Ayega Mazaa]]''
|Nupur
|
|-
| rowspan="9" |1985
|''[[Karm Yudh (1985 film)|Karm Yudh]]''
|Usha Saxena
|
|-
|''[[Masterji]]''
|Shobha
|
|-
|''[[Ghulami]]''
|Tulsi
|
|-
|''[[Jaan Ki Baazi]]''
|Geeta
|
|-
|''[[Lover Boy (1985 film)|Lover Boy]]''
|Bijli
|
|-
|''[[Zulm Ka Badla]]''
|Geeta Verma/Mrs. Dsouza
|
|-
|Yaar Kasam
|
|
|-
|''[[Karishma Kudrat Kaa]]''
|Paro
|
|-
|Bihari Babu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="10" |1986
|''[[Ilzaam]]''
|Kamal
|
|-
|''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]''
|Sandhya
|
|-
|''[[Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge]]''
|Shobha
|
|-
|''Teesra Kinara''
|
|
|-
|''[[Mazloom]]''
|Purnima (Poonam)
|
|-
|''[[Asli Naqli]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|''[[Ek Aur Sikander]]''
|Shama
|
|-
|''[[Mohabbat Ki Kasam]]''
|Shop owner's wife
|Cameo
|-
|''[[Mera Haque]]''
|Bijli
|
|-
|Jwala
|Mastani
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1987
|''[[Insaniyat Ke Dushman]]''
|Shashi
|
|-
|-
! Year
|''[[Hawalaat]]''
! Title
|Salma/Shamim Khan
! Role
|
! Notes
|-
|''[[Satyamev Jayate (1987 film)|Satyamev Jayate]]''
|College Lecturer Vidya
|
|-
|''[[Hiraasat]]''
|Renu
|
|-
|''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]''
|Police Inspector Sheela
|
|-
| rowspan="10" |1988
|Anjaam khuda jaane
|
|
|-
|''[[Sagar Sangam]]''
|Subitra
|
|-
|''[[Shiv Shakti]]''
|Dolly
|
|-
|''Mera Muqaddar''
|Dancer (Uncredited)
|Cameo
|-
|''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]''
|Deepa
|
|-
|''[[Mahaveera (film)|Mahaveera]]''
|Dancer
|Cameo
|-
|''[[Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga]]''
|Vandana
|
|-
|''[[Paanch Fauladi]]''
|Annu
|
|-
|''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]''
|Sheela
|
|-
|''[[Saazish (1988 film)|Saazish]]''
|Roma
|
|-
| rowspan="9" |1989
|''[[Asmaan Se Ooncha]]''
|Anita Malik
|
|-
|''[[Nafrat Ki Aandhi]]''
|Radha
|
|-
|Do Yaar
|
|
|-
|''[[Clerk (1989 film)|Clerk]]''
|Pooja
|
|-
|''[[Billoo Badshah]]''
|Asha
|
|-
|''[[Abhimanyu]]''
|Lalita
|
|-
|''[[Taaqatwar]]''
|Anju Khurana
|
|-
|''[[Jurrat (film)|Jurrat]]''
|Julie
|
|-
|''[[Pati Patni Aur Tawaif]]''
|Film star Kiran
|Cameo
|-
| rowspan="5" |1990
|''[[Hum Se Na Takrana]]''
|Sundari
|
|-
|''[[Zimmedaaar]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|''[[Sher Dil (Indian film)|Sher Dil]]''
|Kiran Kailashnath
|
|-
|''[[Khatarnaak]]''
|Helena
|
|-
|''[[Atishbaz]]''
|Reshma
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1991
|''Kasam Kali Ki''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kasam Kali Ki (1991) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kasam-kali-ki-7064/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408025213/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kasam-kali-ki-7064/cast-crew |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
|Bijlee/Roopa
|
|-
|''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]''
|Anita Singh
|
|-
|''[[Swarg Jaisaa Ghar]]''
|Savitri
|
|-
|''Maut Ki Sazaa''
|Jyotsna
|
|-
|''Jasa Baap Tashi Poore''
|Doctor Anita
|Marathi movie
|-
| rowspan="3" |1992
|''[[Adharm (1992 film)|Adharm]]''
|Sharda
|
|-
|''[[Virodhi (1992 film)|Virodhi]]''
|Mrs. Shekhar
|
|-
|''Mehndi Shagna Di''
|Rano
|
|-
|-
|1998
|1993
|''[[Aashiqui (Tv series)|Aashiqui]]''
|''Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon''
|Anita
|Anita
|
|
|-
|-
|2000
|1994
|''[[Eena Meena Deeka (TV series)|Eena Meena Deeka]]''
|''[[Ghar Ki Izzat (1994 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]]''
|Sheela
|
|
|-
|1995
|''Faisla Main Karungi''
|Jenny
|
|
|-
|-
|2013–2014
|1996
|''[[Tumhari Pakhi]]''
|''Gehra Raaz''
|Anuja
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2013–2016
|2007
|''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]''
|''[[Thodi Life Thoda Magic]]''  
|Naina Singhania
|Ashima Singhania
|
|
|-
|-
|2015
|2012
|''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''
|''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]''  
|Rajmata Priyamvada
|Devika Singh
|
|
|-
|-
|2016
| rowspan="4" |2019
|''Festivals of India''
|''Bagaavat''
|Presenter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Umashanker |first1=Sudha |title=On the right wavelength |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861115&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=The Indian Express |access-date=6 February 2018 |page=14 |date=15 November 1986 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412184235/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC |url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2018
|''[[Yaaram]]''  
|''[[Maya (Indian TV series)|Maya]]''
|Vijeta Bajaj
|Maya
|
|
|-
|-
|2019–2022
|''Mudda 370 J&K''  
|''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
|Aasma's mother
|rowspan="2"|Kulwant Kaur Dhillon
|
|
|-
|-
|2022
|''Deendayal Ek Yugpurush''  
|''[[Parineeti (TV series)|Parineetii]]''
|Lata Khanna
|Guest appearances
|
|-
|-
|2023–present
|2023
|''[[Saavi Ki Savaari]]''
|''[[Lafzon Mein Pyaar]]''
|Kumud Agrawal
|Durga Bhabhi
|
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Mere Husband Ki Biwi]]''
|Antra's Mother
|
|-
|2026
!scope="row"style="background: #ffc;" |''Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun {{dagger}}''
|
| Delayed release after 37 years - scheduled for APRIL
<ref>{{cite web |title=Anita Raj |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/hum-mein-shahenshah-koun/}}</ref>
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable";"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1986
| ''Festivals of India''
| Presenter
|
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Umashanker |first1=Sudha |title=On the right wavelength |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861115&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=The Indian Express |access-date=6 February 2018 |page=14 |date=15 November 1986 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412184235/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1998–1999
| ''Ashiqui''
| Anita
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Maya''
| Maya
|
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Eeena Meena Deeka''
|
|
|
|-
| 2013; 2016
| ''[[24 (Indian TV series) | 24]]''
| Naina Singhania
|
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Tumhari Pakhi]]''
| Anuja/Devki Rathore
|
| {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''
| Priyamvada Devvadan Singh Deo
|
|
|-
| 2019–2022
| ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
| rowspan = "2" | Kulwant Kaur Dhillon
|
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Parineeti (TV series)|Parineetii]]''
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Saavi Ki Savaari]]''
| Kumud Dalmiya Agarwal
|
| <ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=13 April 2023|title=Anita Raaj Is Set To Enter 'Saavi Ki Savaari' As A Tough Personality|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/anita-raaj-is-set-to-enter-saavi-ki-savaari-as-a-tough-personalit/articleshow/99467961.cms|access-date=24 December 2023|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–present
| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
| Kaveri Poddar
|
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-anita-raj-to-join-rajan-shahis-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-post-the-time-leap/articleshow/104468473.cms|title=Anita Raj to join Rajan Shahi's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai post the time leap|newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-16}}</ref>
|-
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 10:55, 27 February 2026


For the American developmental psychologist, see Anita Raj (academic).

Anita Raj
Anita Raj in October 2013
Born
Anita Raj Khurana

(1963-02-28) 28 February 1963 (age 63)[1][2][3]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupationactress
Years active1981–2000
2007–present
Known forEk Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani
Choti Sarrdaarni
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
"Tumhari Pakhi"
Notable work
Ghulami
Spouse(s)
Sunil Hingorani
(
m. 1986)
Children1[4]
Parent(s)

Anita Raj Khurana (born 28 February 1963)[1][2][3] is an Indian actress and the daughter of well-known actor Jagdish Raj. Her notable films include Prem Geet (1981), Zara Si Zindagi (1983), Naukar Biwi Ka (1983), Zameen Aasman (1984), Ghulami (1985) and Mazloom (1986).[5] Anita is also known for playing Priyamvada Singh in the TV Series Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani and Kulwant Kaur Dhillon in Choti Sarrdaarni. Currently she is seen as Kaveri Poddar in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
1981 Prem Geet Shikha Debut
1982 Mehndi Rang Layegi Padma
Dulha Bikta Hai Shayla
1983 Zara Si Zindagi Kusum
Prem Tapasya Anita
Kaun? Kaisey? Preeti
Naukar Biwi Ka Jyoti Nath 'Rani'
Achha Bura Rita Roy
Jeet Hamaari Anita
Thai Veedu Anita Tamil version of Jeet Hamari
1984 Bad Aur Badnam Dr. Anita Mathur
Zameen Aasmaan Anita
Lakhon Ki Baat Shobha Prakash
Laila Padmini
Andar Baahar Uncredited Cameo
Jeene Nahi Doonga Bijli
Ab Ayega Mazaa Nupur
1985 Karm Yudh Usha Saxena
Masterji Shobha
Ghulami Tulsi
Jaan Ki Baazi Geeta
Lover Boy Bijli
Zulm Ka Badla Geeta Verma/Mrs. Dsouza
Yaar Kasam
Karishma Kudrat Kaa Paro
Bihari Babu
1986 Ilzaam Kamal
Kala Dhanda Goray Log Sandhya
Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge Shobha
Teesra Kinara
Mazloom Purnima (Poonam)
Asli Naqli Anita
Ek Aur Sikander Shama
Mohabbat Ki Kasam Shop owner's wife Cameo
Mera Haque Bijli
Jwala Mastani
1987 Insaniyat Ke Dushman Shashi
Hawalaat Salma/Shamim Khan
Satyamev Jayate College Lecturer Vidya
Hiraasat Renu
Insaf Ki Pukar Police Inspector Sheela
1988 Anjaam khuda jaane
Sagar Sangam Subitra
Shiv Shakti Dolly
Mera Muqaddar Dancer (Uncredited) Cameo
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani Deepa
Mahaveera Dancer Cameo
Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga Vandana
Paanch Fauladi Annu
Zalzala Sheela
Saazish Roma
1989 Asmaan Se Ooncha Anita Malik
Nafrat Ki Aandhi Radha
Do Yaar
Clerk Pooja
Billoo Badshah Asha
Abhimanyu Lalita
Taaqatwar Anju Khurana
Jurrat Julie
Pati Patni Aur Tawaif Film star Kiran Cameo
1990 Hum Se Na Takrana Sundari
Zimmedaaar Anita
Sher Dil Kiran Kailashnath
Khatarnaak Helena
Atishbaz Reshma
1991 Kasam Kali Ki[6] Bijlee/Roopa
Kaun Kare Kurbanie Anita Singh
Swarg Jaisaa Ghar Savitri
Maut Ki Sazaa Jyotsna
Jasa Baap Tashi Poore Doctor Anita Marathi movie
1992 Adharm Sharda
Virodhi Mrs. Shekhar
Mehndi Shagna Di Rano
1993 Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon Anita
1994 Ghar Ki Izzat Sheela
1995 Faisla Main Karungi Jenny
1996 Gehra Raaz
2007 Thodi Life Thoda Magic Ashima Singhania
2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni Devika Singh
2019 Bagaavat
Yaaram Vijeta Bajaj
Mudda 370 J&K Aasma's mother
Deendayal Ek Yugpurush Lata Khanna
2023 Lafzon Mein Pyaar Durga Bhabhi
2025 Mere Husband Ki Biwi Antra's Mother
2026 Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun dagger Delayed release after 37 years - scheduled for APRIL

[7]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1986 Festivals of India Presenter [8]
1998–1999 Ashiqui Anita
1999 Maya Maya
2000 Eeena Meena Deeka
2013; 2016 24 Naina Singhania
2014 Tumhari Pakhi Anuja/Devki Rathore [citation needed]
2015–2017 Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani Priyamvada Devvadan Singh Deo
2019–2022 Choti Sarrdaarni Kulwant Kaur Dhillon
2022 Parineetii
2023 Saavi Ki Savaari Kumud Dalmiya Agarwal [9]
2023–present Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Kaveri Poddar [10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "#Anita Raj Belated birthday celebration set Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Real birthday date 28,feb". 5 June 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "❤️Today, I turn 62 years young!". 5 June 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Actor Anita Raj's fitness secrets for toned body at 62: 'From lifting heavy weights to holding 61-minute plank". 5 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Once a bombshell... | Once a bombshell... |". Hindustan Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2013. My son, Shivam, is 20
  5. ↑ "Anita Raj is the new glam mum in town". The Times of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Jagdish Raj's daughter made her Bollywood debut in the 1981 romantic film Prem Geet
  6. ↑ "Kasam Kali Ki (1991) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Anita Raj".
  8. ↑ Umashanker, Sudha (15 November 1986). "On the right wavelength". The Indian Express. p. 14. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Anita Raaj Is Set To Enter 'Saavi Ki Savaari' As A Tough Personality". The Times of India. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Anita Raj to join Rajan Shahi's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai post the time leap". The Times of India. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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