Natasha Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani or Anita Hassanandani Reddy, is an

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actress primarily working in

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serials as well as Telugu,

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and

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films.

Early life

Hassanandani was born into a Sindhi Hindu family in

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on 14 April 1981.

Career

Hassanandani made her debut on television with ''Idhar Udhar'' Season 2. She made her film debut in Telugu with ''

Nuvvu Nenu ''Nuvvu Nenu'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Teja who co-wrote it with Dasaradh. The film stars Uday Kiran and Anita while Sunil, Banerjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, and Telangana Shaku ...

'' in 2001 Tamil with ''

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'' in 2002 although '' Varushamellam Vasantham'' released first. She made her Hindi film debut with the 2003 thriller ''

Kucch To Hai ''Kucch To Hai'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language slasher film written by Rajeev Jhaveri and directed by Anurag Basu and Anil V. Kumar. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Anita Hassanandani, Yash Tonk, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra and Moo ...

''. She later worked in the films ''

Krishna Cottage ''Krishna Cottage'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi horror film directed by Santram Varma. It was produced by the mother-daughter team of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, better known for producing Indian television soap operas. It starred Sohail Khan, Ish ...

'', a supernatural thriller; and ''Koi Aap Sa''. She also starred in the television show ''

Kkavyanjali Kkavyanjali is an Indian television romantic drama series that aired on Star Plus from 25 January 2005 to 28 August 2006. The series starred Anita Hassanandani, Rakshak Sahni and Eijaz Khan. It is the tale of two lovers who can never meet, sou ...

'', playing the protagonist Anjali, a middle-class girl marrying into a business tycoon's family. Other than her mainstream Bollywood film and television screen performances, she has also worked in some

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movies including ''

Nenu Pelliki Ready ''Nenu Pelliki Ready'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Vamsy and starring Srikanth, Laya, Anita, Vidya and Sangeetha. Plot Gopi is a happy single man. Due to his grandparents' influence, he goes to a ma ...

'', ''

Thotti Gang ''Thotti Gang'' is a 2002 Telugu-language comedy film produced and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana starring Allari Naresh, Prabhu Deva, Sunil, Gajala and Anita Hassanandani. The movie was released on 6 December 2002 to positive reviews and ...

'' , '' Ragada as Bank Employee'' and ''

'' which later was remade as ''

Yeh Dil ''Yeh Dil'' (English: ''This Heart'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Teja, starring Tusshar Kapoor and Anita Hassanandani. The film was an official remake of 2001 hit Telugu film ''Nuvvu Nenu''. Anita Hassanandani repri ...

'' in Hindi with

Tusshar Kapoor Tushar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976), popular as Tusshar Kapoor, is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Indian actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ek ...

. She appeared in a song in a Telugu movie, ''

Nenunnanu ''Nenunnanu'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by D.Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by V. N. Aditya. The film had Nagarjuna Akkineni, Aarthi Agarwal and Shriya Saran in the starring roles wi ...

''. She also starred in Kannada blockbuster movie ''

Veera Kannadiga ''Veera Kannadiga'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Anita Hassanandani. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Andhrawala'' starring Jr. NTR. The movie was a commercial success. Plot ...

'' opposite Kannada superstar ''

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'' Since 2013, she became famous from the role of Shagun Arora/Bhalla on the television show ''

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' ( ''This is love'') was an Indian romantic drama TV series, which aired from 3 December 2013 to 18 December 2019 on Star Plus. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it starred Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Pate ...

''. She was a wild card entry in season 8 of '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. From June 2018 to May 2019, she played Vishakha a.k.a. Vish in Ekta Kapoor's ''

Naagin 3 ''Naagin'' () is an Indian supernatural fiction television series about shape-shifting serpents produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. The first season aired from 1 November 2015 to 5 June 2016. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijla ...

''. Further in July 2019 she went on to participate in the 9th season of dance reality show ''

Nach Baliye ''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. Production Concept The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants danc ...

'' with her beau and emerged as the first runner-up. In January she reprised her role as Vishakha in '' Naagin : Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel'' and made a cameo appearance in '' Naagin 5'' in August 2020. In February 2022 5th-6th she again appeared as Vishakha for Basant Panchami Special on Colors.

Personal life

Anita Hassanandani and Rohit Reddy at Ekta Kapoor's Diwali Party 2016

Hassanandani married corporate professional Rohit Reddy in

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on 14 October 2013. On 10 October 2020, she announced her pregnancy in an Instagram video featuring Reddy and herself. The couple had their first child, a boy on 9 February 2021. They named their son as Aaravv Reddy. Before meeting Rohit, Anita was dating Eijaz Khan who she first met at the sets of a famous TV serial''

''. Anita parted her ways with Eijaz in 2010 after knowing that he was cheating on her with Canadian singer Natalie De Luccio.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

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