Anuj Saxena

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
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{{COI|date=December 2013}}
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'''Anuj Saxena''' is an Indian actor, model, producer and business person.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web|title=Anuj Saxena Biography|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/anuj-saxena/biography.html|accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anuj Saxena keen on making a come back to TV|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Anuj-Saxena-keen-on-making-a-come-back-to-TV/articleshow/22366863.cms|accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref>

Saxena made his acting debut in the [[Sony TV]] soap opera ''[[Kkusum]]'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''[[Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]'' and ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]''. His first film appearance was in ''Chase'' in 2010. In 2005, he launched his own production house, Maverick Productions.<ref name="oneindia"/>

He married Delhi girl Ishmit Dhadial in 2004, but the couple divorced a year later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Going-separate-ways/articleshow/1151841.cms|title=Going separate ways - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

Saxena is also [[Chief operating officer|COO]] of pharmaceutical company [[Elder Pharmaceuticals]], and is involved in a cheque bounce and fraud case related to the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/popular-tv-actor-anuj-saxena-faces-rs-135-crore-cheating-charge/16589187|title=Popular TV actor Anuj Saxena faces Rs 1.35 crore cheating charge|newspaper=mid-day|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> A bureaucrat ([[B.K.Bansal|B.K. Bansal]]) investigating Elder Pharma fraud committed suicide in September 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/b-k-bansal-case-court-tells-actor-anuj-saxena-to-surrender-in-2-days-3067494/|title=B K Bansal case: Court tells actor Anuj Saxena to surrender in 2 days|date=6 October 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> The company had tried to bribe him earlier.<ref name=":0" /> Saxena is wanted by investigating agency [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] in the case,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tv-actor-anuj-saxenas-anticipatory-bail-plea-rejected-lifetv/1/781408.html|title=TV actor Anuj Saxenas anticipatory bail plea rejected; court asks him to surrender in two days|publisher=India Today|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> and a non-bailable warrant was issued by court for him in October 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cbi-obtains-nbw-against-tv-actor-anuj-saxena-3088655/|title=CBI obtains NBW against TV actor Anuj Saxena|date=18 October 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
|-
| 1992 - 1993
| ''[[Kshitij Ye Nahi]]''
|
| [[DD National]]
| Supporting Role
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]''
| Tiwari
| [[DD Metro]]
| Episodic Role
|-
| 1994 - 1995
| ''Aasmaan Se Aagay''
| Karan Vidyut
| [[DD National]]
| rowspan="2"| Lead Role
|-
| 1996
| ''Karm''
| Shiv Dhawan
| [[Zee TV]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Kora Kagaz (TV series)|Kora Kagaz]]''
| Dr. Deepak
| [[Star Plus]]
| Supporting Role
|-
| 2001 - 2005
| '' [[Kkusum]]''
| Abhay Kapoor
| [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| Lead Role
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]''
| Jatin Wadhwa
| [[Star Plus]]
| Cameo Role
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/sep/sep178.htm|title=Anuj Saxena opts out of Asha Parekh's Kucch Pal Saath Tumhara|date=18 September 2003|website=[[Indian Television]]|language=en|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
| Amit
| [[Sahara One]]
| Lead Role
|-
| 2003 - 2004
| ''[[Saara Akaash]]''
| Flight Lt. Karan Singh Rathore / ISI Agent Falaq
| [[Star Plus]]
| Negative Role
|-
| 2004 - 2005
| ''[[Prratima]]''
| Amol Roy
| [[Sahara One]]
| Lead Role
|-
| 2005 - 2006
| ''[[Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]''
| Karan Kapoor / Manik
| [[Star Plus]]
| Negative Role
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Solhah Singaarr]]''
| Kumarvardhan Bharadwaj
| [[Sahara One]]
| Cameo Role
|-
| 2006 - 2007
| ''[[Risshton Ki Dor]]''
| Suhas Abhayankar
| [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| Lead Role
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''
| Vikram Kapoor
| [[Sahara One]]
| Cameo Role
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Kuchh Is Tara]]''
| Abhay Kapoor (Episode 51)
| [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| Episodic Role
|-
| 2012
| ''Pyaar Ya Dehshat''
| Host
| [[Big Magic]]
| Crime Show
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani|Devyani]]''
| Advocate Anuj Daftardari
| [[Star Pravah]]
| Supporting Role
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" sortable
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Production house
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Chase (2010 film)|Chase]]''
| Sohail Ansari
| [[Maverick Production]]
| Lead Male
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Paranthe Wali Gali]]''
| Maulik
| [[Chilsag Motion Pictures]]
| Lead Male
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.anujsaxena.com}}

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