Anup Soni

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Anoop Soni
Anoop soni colors indian telly awards.jpg
Soni at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born (1975-01-30) 30 January 1975 (age 49)[1]
NationalityIndia
Occupationactor, Model
Years active1993–present
Known forHost at Crime Patrol
Spouse(s)
Ritu Soni
(
m. 1999; div. 2010)
[2][3]
(
m. 2011)
Children3

Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975)[4] is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.[5]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,[6] Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe[7] as well as Hathyar.[8][9] In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen.[10] But he returned to television to work on the serial CID - Special Bureau.[11] He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Anup Soni married Ritu Soni in 1999[13] with whom he has two daughters: Zoya born 2004, and Myra born 2008, but the couple got divorced in 2010.[14] Then, he 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.[15][16] In 2012, Juhi gave birth to their son Imaan.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role References
1999 Godmother Meru Bhai
2000 Fiza
2001 Deewaanapan
2002 Raaz
2002 Hathyar
2002 Kharaashein: Scars From Riots [6]
2002 Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe [7]
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 [17]
2019 Fatteshikast Shaista Khan Movie on ZEE5
2020 Class of '83 [18]
2021 Satyameva Jayate 2

Television[edit]

Web Series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2017 The Test Case Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain AltBalaji [20][21][22]
2019 Bombers Manik Dasgupta ZEE5 [23][24][25][26]
2021 Tandav Kailash Kumar Amazon Prime [27]
2021 Ram Yug Parshuram MX Player [citation needed]

Television host[edit]

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.[28][29]

References[edit]

  1. "'Saala' Aarya Babbar interviews 'Jija' Anup Soni on his birthday". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. [1]
  3. [2]
  4. "Birthday wishes to Anup Soni, Akshay Anandd, Faisal Khan and Sikandar Kharbanda". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. Alumni List For The Year 1993
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Times of India 22 August 2002". indiatimes.com.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Times of India, 23 November 2003". indiatimes.com.
  8. Times of India 29 November 2002
  9. Times of India 20 October 2002
  10. The Hindu, 6 April 2004
  11. A model beginning
  12. [3]
  13. [4]
  14. [5]
  15. "Babbar grandson". filmfare.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  16. [6]
  17. "Prassthanam movie review: Young actors steal the show".
  18. "Bobby Deol starrer Class Of '83 to premiere on August 21 on Netflix". Bollywood Hungama. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KFS1_7hjU
  20. "Crime Patrol anchor Anup Soni slams people for committing crimes after watching the reality show | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  21. "Committing crime after watching a show is stupid: Anup Soni". The Indian Express. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  22. Pendyala, AuthorSweta. "Anup Soni to play Lieutenant colonel". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  23. Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  24. "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.
  25. "Review of ZEE5's Bombers: A stirring tale of guts, gumption and glory, set in the fertile fields of football". in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  26. "Zee5 launches a new sports drama 'Bombers'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  27. "Zee5 Upcoming web series Releasing in November 2020". indvox. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  28. "Crime Patrol: Anup Soni Quits The Show; Wants To Get Back To Acting!". Filmibeat. 23 March 2018.
  29. "Anup Soni quits TV show Crime Petrol, to go back to acting". Zee News. 23 March 2018.

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