Anup Soni

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
Soni at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born (1975-01-30) 30 January 1975[1]
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
NationalityIndia
OccupationActor, Model
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
Ritu Soni
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(m. 1999; div. 2010)​
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(m. 2011)​
Children3

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 hugely popular serial Crime Patrol on Sony.[12]

Personal life

Anup Soni was married to Ritu Soni in year 1999 [13] with who 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
YearFilmRole References
1999GodmotherMeru Bhai
2000Fiza
2001Deewaanapan
2002Raaz
2002Hathyar
2002Kharaashein: Scars From Riots [6]
2002Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe [7]
2003GangaajalInspector Neelkanth Tiwari
2003Kagaar: Life on the EdgeAdi
2003KhushiVicky
2003FootpathPolice Inspector Singh
2004Des Hoyaa PardesSHO Randhawa
2004SheenShuakat
2005Karkash
2005Apaharan
2006Tathastu
2007Dus Kahaniyaan (Anthology film) story Rice Plate
2009Chal Chalein
2010Sukhmani: Hope for Life
2010StrikerChandrakant Sarang
2019PrassthanamShiv[17]
2019FatteshikastShaista KhanMovie on ZEE5
2020Class of '83[18]
2021Satyameva Jayate 2

Television

Web Series
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]

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 without any hosts and the stories are narrated by the Police officer (in front of some trainee officers) who is in the charge of the concerned case of that particular episode.[28][29]

References
  1. "'Saala' Aarya Babbar interviews 'Jija' Anup Soni on his birthday". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  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. "Times of India 22 August 2002". indiatimes.com.
  7. "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
  15. "Babbar grandson". filmfare.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  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. 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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