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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anjala Zaveri
| image = Anjala Zaveri at the premiere of Aashayein (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Zaveri in 2010
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| years_active =1997 {{endash}} 2012
| spouse = [[Tarun Arora]]
}}
'''Anjala Zaveri''' (born 20 April 1972) is a [[British Indians|British Indian]] actress known for her work in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] cinema. She appeared in several successful films, including the Telugu films ''[[Preminchukundam Raa]]'' (1997), ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' (1998), and ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' (1999),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=ఇదేందయ్యా ఇది..! ఈ టాలీవుడ్ విలన్.. ఒకప్పటి స్టార్ హీరోయిన్ అంజలా జవేరి భర్తా.!! |url=https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/did-you-know-that-actress-anjala-zaveri-husband-is-famous-tollywood-villain-tarun-arora-1358011.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=[[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9]] |language=te}}</ref> as well as the Hindi film [[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|''Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'']] (1998).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=14 February 2023 |title=Remember Anjala Zaveri From Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya? Here's How She Looks Now |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/remember-anjala-zaveri-from-pyaar-kiya-toh-darna-kya-heres-how-she-looks-now-7076761.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Zaveri was born on 20 April 1972 in a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family in [[Portsmouth|Portsmouth, Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Remember 90s hottie Anjala Zaveri? The 48-year-old actress hasn't changed a bit |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/remember-90s-hottie-anjala-zaveri-the-48-year-old-actress-hasnt-changed-a-bit/83405 |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=Mid Day |date=22 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: 10 Unknown facts about Salman Khan and Kajol's co-star, Anjala Zaveri|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/bollywoods-forgotten-stars-10-unknown-facts-about-salman-khan-and-kajols-co-star-anjala-zaveri|access-date=2021-05-10|website=[[Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref> She is married to [[Tarun Arora]].<ref name="itimes">{{Cite web | title = Meet Bigshot Tamil Villain Tarun Arora, The Guy Who Played Geet's Lousy Boyfriend In Jab We Met | last = Sadhwani | first = Bhavya | work = indiatimes.com |publisher = [[Times Internet]]| date = 18 May 2016 | access-date = 7 April 2019 | url = http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/meet-bigshot-tamil-villain-tarun-arora-the-guy-who-played-geet-s-lousy-boyfriend-in-jab-we-met-255278.html}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:AnjalaZaveri.jpg|250px|upright|thumb|Zaveri in 2007]]
Anjala Zaveri was discovered by actor [[Vinod Khanna]] through a nationwide talent search in [[England]]. She made her film debut with ''[[Himalay Putra]]'' (1997), which also marked the debut of [[Akshaye Khanna]], but the film failed to make an impact. She later appeared in ''[[Betaabi]]'' (1997). Her only commercially successful Hindi film was the romantic comedy [[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|''Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'']] (1998), where she starred alongside [[Salman Khan]], [[Arbaaz Khan]], and [[Kajol]].<ref name=":1" />

Zaveri found greater success in [[Telugu cinema]]. She made her Telugu debut in ''[[Preminchukundam Raa]]'' (1997) opposite [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], which became a blockbuster. She later starred alongside [[Chiranjeevi]] in ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' (1998), one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the time. In 1999, she appeared in ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' opposite [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], which became the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time.<ref name=":0" /> Her later Telugu films, such as ''[[Devi Putrudu]]'' (2001) and ''[[Bhalevadivi Basu]]'' (2001), failed at the box office. She then appeared in ''[[Aaptudu]]'' (2004), which had a moderate run. After a hiatus, she returned to acting with a role in [[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|''Life Is Beautiful'']] (2012).

In addition to Telugu and Hindi films, Zaveri also acted in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films, working with actors like [[Mammootty]] and [[Sudeep]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1997 || ''[[Himalay Putra]]'' || Esha || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Preminchukundam Raa]]'' || Kaveri || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Uma || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
| ''[[Betaabi]]'' || Sheena Ajmera || rowspan="2" | Hindi||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 film)|Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'' || Ujala ||
|-
| ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' || Priya || rowspan="3" | Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' || Anjali ||
|-
| ''[[Ravoyi Chandamama]]'' || Meghana ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2001 || ''[[Ullam Kollai Poguthae]]'' || Jyothi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Devi Putrudu]]'' || Satyavati || rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Bhalevadivi Basu]]'' || Nemali ||
|-
| ''[[Dubai (2001 film)|Dubai]]'' || Ammu Swaminathan || [[Malayalam]]||
|-
| ''[[Prema Sandadi]]'' || Sita || Telugu ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Soch]]'' || || rowspan="3" | Hindi || Guest appearance
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2004 || ''[[Muskaan]]'' || Shikha ||
|-
| ''Bazaar'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Naani]]'' || || rowspan="3" | Telugu || rowspan="2" | Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Shankar Dada MBBS]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Aaptudu]]'' || Manju ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''Nigehbaan'' || || Hindi || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Nammanna]]'' || Anjali|| [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
|| 2010 || ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'' || Shreya || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
|| 2012 || ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]'' || Maya || Telugu ||
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0953795}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Portsmouth]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:English people of Gujarati descent]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

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