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Anjori Alagh is a former Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of actress
Maya Alagh Maya Alagh is an Indian television and film actress. Personal life Maya is married to Sunil Alagh, who is a former managing director and CEO of Britannia Industries. Their daughter Anjori Alagh is also an actress. Maya started off her career ...
and
Sunil Alagh Sunil Alagh is an Indian businessman. He regularly appears on Indian television and is on the board of multiple companies, including Prasar Bharati India and United Breweries. He is a former managing director and chief executive officer of Br ...
. She made her first appearance at the age of 4 in an advertisement. Her debut film was
Vikram Bhatt Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing '' Ghulam'' (1998) starring Aam ...
's ''
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee ''Life Mein Kabhi Kabhiee'' (transl. ''At Times in Life'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language social thriller film, directed by Vikram Bhatt. It was released on 13 April 2007. Box Office India declared the movie a box office disaster. Actor Sameer ...
'' (2007). She is a trained
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dancer.


Background

Anjori was born to the Alagh
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family in
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,
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. Her mother, Maya Alagh, is a popular Bollywood character actress, her father,
Sunil Alagh Sunil Alagh is an Indian businessman. He regularly appears on Indian television and is on the board of multiple companies, including Prasar Bharati India and United Breweries. He is a former managing director and chief executive officer of Br ...
, was CEO of Britannia Industries. Anjori also has a sister named Sawari who is married to
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(CEO of
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).


Career

Anjori Alagh began acting at age four and did a number of advertisements for Maggi and Kodak with
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. At age 10, Anjori quit acting to complete her studies. She went to the US to study economics and business management in
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. After a summer stint at Stanford Acting School, she completed her studies and returned to India where she trained at the
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Acting Institute. Her mother guided Anjori early on in her career and introduced her to filmmaker
Vikram Bhatt Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing '' Ghulam'' (1998) starring Aam ...
. Anjori made quite an impression on Bhatt and a few months later, Anjori received a call from Bhatt who offered her a role in his movie ''
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee ''Life Mein Kabhi Kabhiee'' (transl. ''At Times in Life'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language social thriller film, directed by Vikram Bhatt. It was released on 13 April 2007. Box Office India declared the movie a box office disaster. Actor Sameer ...
''. Bhatt was impressed by her performance and cast her again in his next film ''
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'' in 2008, which was a critical and commercial success at the
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. Anjori has also acted in the
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serial ''
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''.


Filmography


Television


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alagh, Anjori Actresses from Ludhiana 21st-century Indian actresses Living people Female models from Punjab, India Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Year of birth missing (living people)