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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anjana Sukhani
| image = Anjana Sukhani at 59th Filmfare Awards.jpg
| caption = Sukhani at [[59th Filmfare Awards]]
|spouse = Reham Khan
| imagesize =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|10|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Anjana Sukhani's birthday cake goes the designer way|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/2870/|website=Bollywood Hungama News Network|access-date=5 June 2016|date=10 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IANS|title=As 'Fear Factor' host Priyanka has taken on a man's job: Anjana Sukhani|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/as-fear-factor-host-priyanka-has-taken-on-a-man-s-job-anjana-sukhani-news-national-kitracecachsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209214144/http://www.sify.com/movies/as-fear-factor-host-priyanka-has-taken-on-a-man-s-job-anjana-sukhani-news-national-kitracecachsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2018|website=[[sify]]|access-date=5 June 2016|date=19 August 2010|quote=The 31-year-old feels that Priyanka will pull of all the stunts well.}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<ref name="Childhood">{{cite web|last1=Sundaresan|first1=Satish|title=Exclusive: Looking back at Anjana Sukhani's growing up years|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/493/Exclusive%3A+Looking+back+at+Anjana+Sukhani's+growing+up+years|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=5 June 2016|date=10 December 2009}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|model]]
| years_active = 2002–present
}}

'''Anjana Sukhani''' (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in [[Bollywood]] films.

==Early life==
Anjana was born in [[Jaipur]] to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has an older brother. She earned her Masters degree at [[Cardiff Metropolitan University]].<ref name="Childhood"/>

==Film and modelling career==
[[File:Anjana Sukhani.jpg|thumb|Anjana Sukhani walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week]]
Anjana Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. During the early years of her career, she was cast in a television advertisement for [[Cadbury Dairy Milk]] chocolates with the Bollywood superstar [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Wishing-Anjana-Sukhani-Happy-Birthday/396658/|title=Wishing Anjana Sukhani Happy Birthday!|date=10 December 2008|publisher=Screen India|access-date=12 July 2009}}</ref> She was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song ''Ghar Jayegi''. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has figured in sizeable roles like in the 2007 multi-starrer blockbuster film ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love|Salaam-e-Ishq]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=Salaam-e-Ishq |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/salaam-e-ishq-1200510692/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=Variety |date=1 February 2007}}</ref> following which she starred in ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'', a sequel to the 2006 hit film ''[[Golmaal (2006 film)|Golmaal]]''. Her other releases were ''[[Jai Veeru]]'', ''[[Jashnn]]'' and her Kannada debut film ''[[Maleyali Jotheyali]]'' alongside [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]] and [[Yuvika Chaudhary]]. She has been cast in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] actor [[Ravi Teja]]'s film ''[[Don Seenu]]'' marking her second film in Telugu after ''[[Naa Oopiri]]'' (2005). In 2016, Anjana made her debut in [[Marathi cinema]] opposite [[Swapnil Joshi]] in ''Laal Ishq'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=I'm very proud of Laal Ishq: Sanjay Leela Bhansali |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/im-very-proud-of-laal-ishq-sanjay-leela-bhansali-2820514/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref> a Sanjay Leela Bhansali Production directed by [[Swapna Waghmare Joshi]].<ref name="dnai_Anja">{{Cite web | title = Anjana to romance Swapnil Joshi in her Marathi debut film | last = Rege | first = Harshada | work = DNA | date = 12 October 2015 | access-date = 5 June 2016 | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anjana-to-romance-swapnil-joshi-in-her-marathi-debut-film-2133935}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes

|-
| rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Hum Dum]]'' || Rutu Joshi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Naa Oopiri]]'' || Madhu|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006 || ''[[Sun Zarra (2006 film)|Sun Zarra]]'' || Trisha || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Jaana: Let's Fall in Love'' || Madhu Sukhani || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2007 || ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'' || Anjali || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Sunday (2008 film)|Sunday]]'' || Ritu || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[De Taali]]'' || Anita || Hindi || Special Appearance
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' || Daisy Paschisia || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Jai Veeru]]'' || Divya || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Jashnn]]'' || Sara || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Maleyali Jotheyali]]'' || Sandhya || [[Kannada]] || Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010 || ''[[Tum Milo Toh Sahi]]'' || Shalini Kasbekar || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Don Seenu]]'' || Priya || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Allah Ke Banday]]'' || Sandhya || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2002 || ''[[Kadhal Samrajyam]]'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Delayed
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Department (film)|Department]]'' || Bharati || Hindi || Bharati (Shivnarayan's Wife)
|-
| ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal]]'' || || Hindi || Cameo in Song
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013 || ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]'' || special appearance || Hindi || Special appearance
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013 || ''[[Young Malang]]'' || || Punjabi || Kiran
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Shaandaar]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Laal Ishq (film)|Laal Ishq]]'' || Jahnvi || Marathi || [[Marathi film]] debut opposite [[Swapnil Joshi]]<ref name="dnai_Anja"/>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016 || ''[[Sardaar Ji 2]]'' || || Punjabi || Special Appearance
|-
|2017 || ''[[Coffee with D]]'' || Parull || Hindi || As Parull, Arnab's wife
|-
|2019 || ''[[Good Newwz]]'' || Richa Batra || Hindi ||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Mumbai Saga]]'' ||Sonali Khaitaan || Hindi ||
|}

===TV shows===
*''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' on [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors TV]]

==See also==
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anjana Sukhani}}
* {{IMDb name|1865011}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|anjana-sukhani}}

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