Anita Kanwal

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{{short description|Indian television actress and producer}}
{{About|the television producer and [[Banegi Apni Baat]] actress|the [[Buniyaad]] and [[Salaam Bombay!]] actress|Anita Kanwar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1987–present
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'''Anita Kanwal''' is an [[India]]n television actress and producer who has acted in television serials such as ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]'', ''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]'' and ''[[Sonpari]]''. She is best known for her negative role of Mrs. Seth, the mother who gets her own son killed, in the 1990s [[Zee TV]] soap opera ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]''.<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/archive/archive_fullstory.php?content_id=605 Enter the vamp]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Kanwal started her own production house in 2002 and produced the television serial ''[[Goonj Ateet Ki]]''.<ref>[http://www.indiantelevision.com/Guestbook/headlines/y2k2/oct/oct157.htm Anita Kanwal turns producer with 'Goonj Ateet Ki']</ref> She made her film debut in 1993 with ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' (1993).<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030907/spectrum/main4.htm "I was frustrated with TV roles"]</ref>
Television Actress [[Pooja Kanwal]] is her daughter.

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Geetanjali (1993 film)|Geetanjali]]'' || Sagar's elder sister ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' || Chris's mother ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Laawaris (1999 film)|Laawaris]]'' || ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002 || ''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Na Tum Jaano Na Hum]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Gangaajal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Kyon?'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Hangman (2005 film)|The Hangman]]'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Team: The Force]]'' || ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]'' || Subhada (Spy in Taxila) ||rowspan="5"|[[DD National]] ||
|-
| || ''[[Humrahi]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1995 || ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'' || Mrs. Seth ||
|-
| ''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]'' || Indu Singh ||
|-
| ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998 || ''[[Just Mohabbat]]'' || Sumedha || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] ||
|-
| ''[[Chattan]]'' || || ||
|-
| 2000–2004 || ''[[Sonpari]]'' || Mrs. Dhillon || [[Star Plus]] ||
|-
| 2001–2002 || ''[[Sansaar (Zee TV series)|Sansaar]]'' || || [[Zee TV]] ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Goonj Ateet Ki'' || || || Also producer
|-
| 2004 || ''Aa Bahen Chugli Karen''<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050520/asp/etc/story_4735342.asp View from the couch]</ref> || || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi]]'' || Ritu's mother || [[DD National]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi]]'' || Roshan Ammu || [[NDTV Imagine]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Sasural Genda Phool]]'' || Daadi/Mumtaz/Shanti Daadi || [[Star Plus]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Ring Wrong Ring'' || || [[SAB TV]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Gustakh Dil]]''<ref>Life OK Channel India broadcast Monday to Friday at 2100 IST</ref> || Nanima ||rowspan="2"|[[Life OK]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Ghost]]'' || Dadi ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Darr Sabko Lagta Hai]]'' || || [[&TV]] || Epsiode No. 41
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' || Masi Dadi (Tejasvini) || [[Star Plus]] || Episode No. 2590-2594
|-
|}

*''Mohalla Mohabbat Wala''
*''Khel Zindagi Ka'' - Padmini Iyer
*Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana - Role Not Revealed

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! style="width:28%;"| Award
! style="width:30%;"| Category
! style="width:17%;"| Serial
! style="width:10%;"| Outcome
|-

| 2015
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Ghost]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

<ref>"Anita Kanwal, A popular t.v actress and a fashion designer", ''RedPolka'', 23 Feb 2016. Retrieved on 23 Feb 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=5740 Shifting focus] August 2003 ''Screen Magazine'' article.

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[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:1954 births]]

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