Charul Malik is a

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and actress, known for portraying Russa in ''

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'' and '' Happu Ki Ultan Paltan'' on &TV. She worked as an anchor and executive editor with ''

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'', her previous associations were with ''

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'' as an associate editor and anchor. She quit ''India TV'', starting her new stint as an actress.

Early life

Born in Delhi in 1985 to a Malik family from

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), her parents moved to

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just after her birth. Her father G.S. Malik is an eminent lawyer in

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and mother Asha Malik, a teacher in Chandigarh. She has a twin sister named Parul and a younger brother Gaurav Malik. After Class X, she did Class XII in arts and then went on to complete her BA (HONS) with LL.B. Charul said she spent most of childhood days with her family watching television. During those days,

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was the only available TV channel, and Salma Sultan and

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were her role models.

Career

Journalism

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and

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have even complimented her on her fine flow of speech on more than one occasion. "Their compliments have infused into me more confidence and inspiration," says Charul. Charul has worked with

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before joining

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now

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where she had been one of the leading anchors, delivering news regularly since 2006.

Acting career

Charul has also acted in serials like

Awards and recognition

Charul has been the only anchor in the world who has conducted a live interview on Skates and the same has been accredited by the

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. Charul has been conferred with the News Television Award 2014 for "The Best News Anchor Entertainment". Charul also won the MY CITY award for the Best Entertainment News Anchor for the year 2014/15. Charul was also nominated for the Best Anchor with the award AVTA (Asian Viewers Television Awards), where she narrowly lost to

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in the final round.

References

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