Anup Soni is an Indian actor and presenter. He is best known for serving as the host of the Indian television series Crime Patrol (2003).
Wiki/Biography
Anup Soni was born on Thursday, January 30, 1975, in Ludhiana, Punjab (age 45; as of 2020). His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Anoop Soni as a child
He graduated from the National School of Drama, New Delhi, where he majored in Acting.
Anup Soni makes debut at National Academy of Drama
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family and caste
He comes from a Punjabi business class family.
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Kiran Soni and his father’s name is Ramesh Chandra Soni.
Anoop Soni and his mother
Anup Soni and his father
wife and children
In 1998, Anup met Ritu, who was an employee of an advertising and marketing company called Lintas (now MullenLowe Lintas Group). In September 1999, they both got married.
Anoop Soni and Ritu Soni
He and Ritu have two daughters: Zoya (born in 2004) and Myra (born in 2008).
Ritu Soni and her daughters
While working on a play for Indian theater actress and director Nadira Babar (wife of Bollywood actor-turned-politician Raj Babar), he met her theater actress daughter Yuhi Babar . Anup and Yuhi started seeing each other when Anup and Ritu were still married. After dating Juhi for some time, he divorced Ritu in 2010 and married Juhi Babbar on March 14, 2011 in a quiet ceremony attended only by family and close friends.
Anup Soni and Juhi Babbar
In 2012, Anup and Juhi welcomed their son Iman.
Anup Soni with wife and son
Profession
television
He made his television debut as an actor in the serial “Aahat” (1995), episode 35, “Mohan”.
Anup Soni, Aahat (1995)
He subsequently appeared in a series of dramas: “Safar” (1996), “Sea Hawks” (1997), “Byomkesh Bakshi” (1997) and “Saaya” (1998). After working in television for a few years, he started working in films and returned to the television show “CID: Special Bureau” (2004) as “ACP Ajatshashtru”.
Anup Soni as CID
He has also appeared in TV series: Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2006-07), Shubh Vivah (2012) and Balika Vadhu (2008-14). He made his network debut as “Lt.” in the TV series “The Test Case” (2018). Col Imtiaz Hussain”, aired on ALTBalaji channel.
Anup Soni on the set of Test Case (2018)
He also appeared in the web series Bomber (2019), which aired on Zee 5.
Movie
He made his film debut as an actor, playing the role of “Meru” in the Bollywood film “Godmother” (1999).
Anup Soni in The Godmother (1999)
He has appeared in Bollywood films: “Fiza” (2000), “Raaz” (2002), “Gangaajal” (2003), “Khushi” (2003), “Prasatthanam” (2019) and “Raat Baaki Hai” (2020) ). He made his Punjabi debut as ‘SHO Randhawa’ in the National Award winning film Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004).
He made his Marathi debut as Shaista Khan in the film Fatteshikast (2019), which was released on ZEE5.
Fatesh Kast (2019)
other works
In 2003, he began hosting the popular real-life crime show “Crime Patrol.” The show was a huge success in the Indian television industry and he gained huge popularity as the host of the show. In 2018, he decided to abandon the show and focus on his acting career (movies and TV series).
He has also participated in many theater productions, including plays at Ektuje Theater (his mother-in-law’s theater company). He also provides acting training to actors at the Ekjute Theatre.
dispute
- In 2012, Anoop got into trouble when he said on the show “Crime Patrol” that Indian men are not well-bred. After facing backlash for his comments, he immediately apologized and said:
I said this at the end of an episode of Crime Patrol, and I was a little concerned after saying it, realizing it was going to hurt a lot of people’s feelings. “
- In September 2020, after Kangana Ranaut claimed that 99% of Bollywood people consume narcotics, Anup Soni took a dig at Kangana on his Twitter saying that one cannot blame the industry as a whole for this vice and people who hold such assumptions Some other industries should be added, especially “Rajneeti” (Politics).
Awards and Achievements
- Won the Ordinary Man Film Award at the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) in 2019 (named after Om Puri)
indian television academy awards
- In 2011, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the TV series “Balika Vadhu”
- In 2012, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the TV series “Balika Vadhu”
favorite thing
- Film Director: Aparna Sen
Facts/Trivia
- His hobby is collecting watches. Talking about his hobbies, he said:
I love watches and have an exclusive collection of almost all famous brands. “
- He wanted to be an actor since he was a child and appeared in many plays when he was a student.
Anup Soni (first from left) in the school play
- He is also known as Anoop Soni and Anuup Sonii.
- He owns a Maruti Gypsy King.
Anup Soni poses with his car
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