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{{short description|Indian actor and anchor (born 1972)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anoop Soni
| image = Anoop soni colors indian telly awards.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Soni at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|01|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/saala-aarya-babbar-interviews-jija-anup-soni-his-birthday-150130?|title='Saala' Aarya Babbar interviews 'Jija' Anup Soni on his birthday|date=2015-01-30|website= Tellychakkar Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]
| occupation = [[actor]], [[Model (people)|Model]]
| years_active = 1993–present
| known_for = Host at Crime Patrol
| spouse = {{married|Ritu Soni
|1999 |2010|reason=divorced}}<ref>[https://m.telegraphindia.com/culture/a-model-beginning/cid/1540431%23:~:text%3DShe%2520met%2520Anoop%2520in%25201998,got%2520married%2520in%2520September%25201999.&ved=2ahUKEwi10oLWxvfqAhV8yDgGHQ-bD-cQFjACegQIDxAN&usg=AOvVaw2rw8E9jIAuSg0kf580JKvH&cshid=1596200655263]</ref><ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Juhi-came-in-the-way-says-Anups-wife/articleshow/6057666.cms]</ref> <br/>{{married|[[Juhi Babbar]]|2011}}
| children = 3
}}
'''Anup Soni''' (born 30 January 1975)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/birthday-wishes-anup-soni-akshay-anandd-faisal-khan-and-sikandar-kharbanda-622|title=Birthday wishes to Anup Soni, Akshay Anandd, Faisal Khan and Sikandar Kharbanda|date=2014-01-30|website= Tellychakkar Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref> is an [[India]]n actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]].<ref>[http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1993 Alumni List For The Year 1993]</ref>Anup Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as ''[[Sea Hawks (TV series)|Sea Hawks]]'' and ''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]''. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2003 films ''Kharaashein: Scars From Riots'',<ref name=indiatimes.com1/> ''Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe''<ref name=indiatimes.com2/> as well as ''[[Hathyar (2002 film)|Hathyar]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/29755072.cms Times of India 29 November 2002]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/25764014.cms Times of India 20 October 2002]</ref> In 2004, he appeared in [[Ashoke Pandit]]'s film ''[[Sheen (film)|Sheen]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040530154827/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/06/stories/2004040600640100.htm The Hindu, 6 April 2004]</ref> But he returned to television to work on the serial ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID - Special Bureau]]''.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050903/asp/weekend/story_5170434.asp A model beginning]</ref> He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial ''[[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Crime-Patrol-is-back/articleshow/5479885.cms?referral=PM]</ref>

== Personal life ==
Anup Soni married Ritu Soni in 1999<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/a-model-beginning/cid/1540431#:~:text=She%20met%20Anoop%20in%201998,got%20married%20in%20September%201999.]</ref> with whom he has two daughters: Zoya born 2004, and Myra born 2008, but the couple got divorced in 2010.<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Juhi-came-in-the-way-says-Anups-wife/articleshow/6057666.cms]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Babbar grandson |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/babbar-grandson-1527-1.html |website=filmfare.com |access-date=11 August 2018 |date=23 October 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/news/2010/anup-ritu-part-ways-190610.html]</ref> In 2012, Juhi gave birth to their son Imaan.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Film !! Role
!References
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| '''1999'''|| ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' || Meru Bhai
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| '''2000'''|| ''[[Fiza]]'' ||
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| '''2001'''|| ''[[Deewaanapan]]'' ||
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| '''2002'''|| ''[[Raaz (2002 film)|Raaz]]'' ||
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| '''2002'''|| ''[[Hathyar (2002 film)|Hathyar]]'' ||
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| '''2002'''|| ''Kharaashein: Scars From Riots'' ||
|<ref name=indiatimes.com1>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17960891.cms | title=Times of India 22 August 2002 | publisher= [[indiatimes.com]] }}</ref>
|-
| '''2002'''|| ''[[Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe]]'' ||
|<ref name=indiatimes.com2>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/29079443.cms | title=Times of India, 23 November 2003 | publisher= [[indiatimes.com]] }}</ref>
|-
| '''2003'''|| ''[[Gangaajal]]'' || Inspector Neelkanth Tiwari
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| '''2003'''|| ''[[Kagaar: Life on the Edge]]'' || Adi
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| '''2003'''|| ''[[Khushi (2003 Hindi film)|Khushi]]'' || Vicky
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| '''2003'''|| ''[[Footpath (2003 film)|Footpath]]'' || Police Inspector Singh
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| '''2004'''|| ''[[Des Hoyaa Pardes]]'' || SHO Randhawa
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| '''2004'''|| ''[[Sheen (2004 film)|Sheen]]'' || Shuakat
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| '''2005'''|| ''[[Karkash]]'' ||
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| '''2005'''|| ''[[Apaharan]]'' ||
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| '''2006'''|| ''[[Tathastu]]'' ||
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| '''2007'''|| ''[[Dus Kahaniyaan]]'' ||
|([[Anthology film]]) story ''[[Dus Kahaniyaan#Plot|Rice Plate]]''
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| '''2009'''|| ''[[Chal Chalein]]'' ||
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| '''2010'''|| ''[[Sukhmani: Hope for Life]]'' ||
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| '''2010'''|| ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]'' || Chandrakant Sarang
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| '''2019'''|| ''[[Prassthanam]]'' || Shiv || <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/210919/prassthanam-movie-review-young-actors-steal-the-show.html|title=Prassthanam movie review: Young actors steal the show}}</ref>
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| '''2019'''|| ''[[Fatteshikast]]'' || Shaista Khan|| Movie on [[ZEE5]]
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| '''2020'''|| ''[[Class of '83]]'' || ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Deol starrer Class Of '83 to premiere on August 21 on Netflix |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/bobby-deol-starrer-class-of-83-to-premiere-on-august-21-on-netflix/ |access-date=7 August 2020 |agency=Bollywood Hungama |date=6 August 2020}}</ref>
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| '''2021'''|| ''[[Satyameva Jayate 2]]'' || ||
|}
== Television ==

* ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' as Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
* ''[[Shraddha (TV series)|Shraddha]]'' as Ajay Khurana
* ''[[Comedy Circus]]'' as himself
* '' [[Shanti (TV series) |Shanti]]''
* ''[[Sea Hawks (TV series)|Sea Hawks]] as ACP Kumar''
* ''[[Saturday Suspense]]'' - Khamoshi (Episode 2)
* ''[[Saturday Suspense]]'' - The Switch as Ashish (Episode 61) / Forest Officer as Inspector Joshi (Episode 64) / Episode 76 / Episode 80 / Advocate Akash Verma / Vilas Thapar (Episode 107 & Episode 108)
* '' [[Saaya (Indian TV series) |Saaya]]'' as Prakash, Sudha's brother
* ''[[Raat Hone Ko Hai]]'' - Hotel Maya
* ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Suyash Mehra
* ''[[Remix (TV series)|Remix]]'' as Raghav Dutt
* ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi]] (Episode: Veni Sanhar)'' as Nikhil (credited as Anoop Soni)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KFS1_7hjU</ref>
* ''[[Kahani Comedy Circus Ki]]''
* ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]'' as ACP Ajatshatru / Rajesh (Episode 207 & 208)
* ''[[Tehkikaat]]'' 1995
* ''I Love You'' as Siddharth
* ''[[Aahat]]'' Episode-35 as Mohan, Episode-55 as a serial killer, Episode-80&81 as Akash
* ''[[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol]] (Host) (January 2010 to April 2018)''
*'' Ji Sirjee'' (Big Magic) (off-air now)

== Web Series ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2017
|[[The Test Case (web series)|''The Test Case'']]
|Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain
|[[ALTBalaji|AltBalaji]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/gossip/article/crime-based-reality-show-crime-patrol-anchor-anup-soni-slams-people-for-committing-crime-after-watching-the-show-calls-them-stupid-test-case-nimrat/193218|title=Crime Patrol anchor Anup Soni slams people for committing crimes after watching the reality show {{!}} Entertainment News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/committing-crime-after-watching-a-show-is-stupid-anup-soni/|title=Committing crime after watching a show is stupid: Anup Soni|date=2018-01-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/anup-soni-to-play-lieutenant-colonel|title=Anup Soni to play Lieutenant colonel|last=Pendyala|first=AuthorSweta|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Bombers (web series)|Bombers]]''
|Manik Dasgupta
|[[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/927621/web-series-bombers-explores-the-story-of-a-bengali-football-team-fighting-death-and-oblivion|title=Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisionpost.com/zee5-to-premiere-sports-drama-series-bombers-on-22-june/|title=ZEE5 to premiere sports drama series 'Bombers' on 22 June - TelevisionPost: Latest News, India's Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI|date=2019-06-17|website=TelevisionPost: Latest News, India’s Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/television/zee-5-review-of-zee5s-bombers-a-stirring-tale-of-guts-gumption-and-glory-set-in-the-fertile-fields-of-football-464081.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709064236/https://www.in.com/entertainment/television/zee-5-review-of-zee5s-bombers-a-stirring-tale-of-guts-gumption-and-glory-set-in-the-fertile-fields-of-football-464081.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-07-09|title=Review of ZEE5's Bombers: A stirring tale of guts, gumption and glory, set in the fertile fields of football|website=in.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/digital/zee5-launches-bombers-sports-football-drama-with-sunil-chhetri-36778|title=Zee5 launches a new sports drama 'Bombers'|website=Mumbai Live|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Tandav (TV series)|''Tandav'']]
|Kailash Kumar
|[[ZEE5|Amazon Prime]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee5 Upcoming web series Releasing in November 2020|url=https://indvox.com/zee5-upcoming-web-series-releasing-in-november-2020/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=indvox|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|Ram Yug
|Parshuram
|[[MX Player]]
|{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
|}

==Television host==
He has hosted the popular real-life-based crime show [[Crime Patrol (TV series)|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 by actors like Divyanka Tripathi and Sonali Kulkarni.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2018/crime-patrol-anup-soni-quits-the-show-wants-to-get-back-to-acting-272591.html|title=Crime Patrol: Anup Soni Quits The Show; Wants To Get Back To Acting!|work=Filmibeat|date=23 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/television/anup-soni-quits-tv-show-crime-petrol-to-go-back-to-acting-2093193.html|title=Anup Soni quits TV show Crime Petrol, to go back to acting|work=Zee News|date=23 March 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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