Anita Hassanandani

Natasha Hassanandani[1] (born 14 April 1981) professionally known as Anita Hassanandani Reddy is an Indian actress primarily working in Hindi serials as well as Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films.[2][1][6]

Anita Hassanandani
Hassanandani in 2016
Born
Natasha Hassanandani[1]

(1981-04-14) 14 April 1981[2][3][4]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other namesAnita Hassanandani Reddy[5]
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1999–present
Known forKkavyanjali
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Naagin
Nach Baliye 9
Spouse(s)
Rohit Reddy
​
(m. 2013)​
Children1

Early life

Hassanandani was born into a Sindhi Hindu family[7] in Mumbai on 14 April 1981.[2][3][4]

Career

Hassanandani made her debut on television with Idhar Udhar Season 2.[8] She made her film debut in Telugu with nuvvu nenu in 2001 Tamil with Samurai in 2002 although Varushamellam Vasantham released first.[9] She made her Hindi film debut with the 2003 thriller Kucch To Hai. She later worked in the films Krishna Cottage, a supernatural thriller;[10] and Koi Aap Sa. She also starred in the television show Kavyanjali,[11] 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 South Indian movies including Nenu Pelliki Ready, Thotti Gang , Ragada as Bank Employee and Nuvvu Nenu which later was remade as Yeh Dil in Hindi with Tusshar Kapoor. She appeared in a song in a Telugu movie, Nenunnanu. She also starred in Kannada blockbuster movie Veera Kannadiga opposite Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar

Since 2013, she became famous from the role of Shagun Arora/Bhalla on the television show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. 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.[12][13]

Further in July 2019 she went on to participate in the 9th season of dance reality show Nach Baliye 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
Hassanandani and her husband Rohit Reddy at Ekta Kapoor's Diwali party.

Hassanandani married corporate professional Rohit Reddy in Goa on 14 October 2013.[14] On 10 October 2020, she announced her pregnancy in an Instagram video featuring Reddy and herself.[15] The couple had their first child, a boy on 9 February 2021.[16][17] They named their son as Aaravv Reddy.[18]

Before meeting Rohit, Anita was dating Eijaz Khan who she first met at the sets of a famous TV serial Kkavyanjali. Anita parted her ways with Eijaz in 2010 after knowing that he was cheating on her with Canadian singer Natalie De Luccio.[19]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
1999 Taal Asha Hindi
2001 Nuvvu Nenu VasundharaTelugu
2002 Varushamellam Vasantham Latha Tamil
2002 Samurai Deiva Tamil
2002 Sreeram Madhulatha Telugu
2002 Thotti Gang Venkata Lakshmi Telugu
2003 Kucch To Hai Natasha Hindi
2003 Yeh Dil Vasundhara Yadav Hindi
2003 Ninne Ishtapaddanu Sanjana/Sanju Telugu
2003 Aadanthe Ado Type Brinda Telugu
2003 Nenu Pelliki Ready Savitri Telugu
2004 Nenunnanu Special appearance Telugu
2004 Krishna Cottage Shanti Hindi
2004 Veera Kannadiga Chitra Kannada
2005 Sukran Sandhya Tamil
2005 Silsiilay Piya Hindi
2005 Koi Aap Sa Simran / Simi Hindi
2006 Gandugali Kumara Rama Ratna Kannada
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Simran Hindi
2007 Just Married Amrita Hindi
2008 Idi Sangathi Item number Telugu
2008 Nayagan Nila Tamil
2009 Ek Se Bure Do Payal Hindi
2010 Benny and Babloo Esha / Sarita Hindi
2010 Huduga Hudugi Kannada
2010 Ragada Unnamed banker Telugu Cameo appearance
2011 Maharaja Tamil
2011 Aha Naa Pellanta Madhu Telugu
2012 Genius Special appearance in song "Dibari Dibari" Telugu
2014 Ragini MMS 2 Gina Hindi
2014 Yaaran Da Katchup Simrath Punjabi
2015 Hero Radha's sister-in-law Hindi
2016 Manalo Okkadu Sravani Telugu

Television
Year Title Role Ref(s)
1998 Idhar Udhar Anushka
2000 Hare Kanch Ki Choodiyan Nisha
2001–2002 Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii Tanushree
2002–2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Arti
2003 Kohi Apna Sa Kareena
2004 Lavanya Samira
2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Guest / Anjali (to promote Kkavyanjali
2005–2006 Kkavyanjali Anjali Kkavya Nanda / Anjum Salve
2006 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Guest (as Anjali)
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Karam Apnaa Apnaa
2007 Kayamath Swati Bhatia/Preeti
2007–2008 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Sanchi Nakul Virani
2008 Kya Dill Mein Hai Tapur
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Draupadi / Panchali
2008–2009 Kasamh Se Anita Kapadia
2008 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Shruti
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 Contestant
2009 Dancing Queen
Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo Host
2010 Anhoniyon Ka Andhera Anahita Mallik
2011 Kitchen Champion 4 Contestant
Teri Meri Love Stories Simran
Gutur Gu 2 Anita Ahuja
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Paridhi
2012–2014 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Anchor
Pari
2012 Lakhon Mein Ek Neelam Kapoor (Episode 11)
Teri Meri Love Stories Simran Ravi Sharma (Episode 3)
2013 Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Sanya
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Priyanka
2013–2019 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Shagun Arora/Shagun Raman Bhalla/Shagun Abhimanyu Raghav
2014 MTV Fanaah Preet/Dr. Yamini
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant [20]
2015 Code Red Host
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 Contestant
Comedy Classes
2015–2017 Comedy Nights Bachao
2016 Krishnadasi Guest
Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Priya
Box Cricket League 2 Contestant [21]
Bigg Boss 9 Guest [22]
Bigg Boss 10 [23]
2017 Trideviyaan Cameo
Bigg Boss 11 Guest
2018 Sajan Re Phir Se Jhoot Mat Bolo Jaya
Box Cricket League 3 Contestant
Comedy Dangal
Comedy Circus
2018–2019 Naagin 3 Naagin Vishakha Khanna/Vishakha Vikrant Chaudhary/Vish/Ramona Roy/Raima
2018 Bigg Boss 12 Guest [24]
2019 Khatra Khatra Khatra Contestant
Kitchen Champion 5
Box Cricket League 4
Nach Baliye 9 [25]
2020 Naagin 4 Naagin Vishakha Khanna/Vishakha Vikrant Chaudhary/Vish/Mundika
Naagin 5 Naagin Vishakha Khanna/Vishakha Vikrant Chaudhary/Vish (Episode 1; Cameo)
2021 Bigg Boss 15 Guest [26]
2022 Naagin: Basant Panchami Special Vishakha (Guest) [27]

Web series
Year Title Role Platform Ref.
2018 Galti Se Mis-Tech Dhara Sehgal ALT Balaji [28]

Music videos
Year Title Singer Music Label Ref.
2019 Teri Yaad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Sunny Brown Muzik One Records [29]
Peerh Meri Pearl V Puri T-Series [30]

Awards
Year Award Category Show Reference
2005 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Jury) Kkavyanjali
Indian Telly Awards Best Onscreen Couple

(With Eijaz Khan)

 [31][32]
2006 Best Actress In Lead Role
2014 Gold Awards Best Actress In A Negative Role (Popular) Ye Hai Mohabbatein
2015 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress In A Negative Role (Jury)
2019 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in Supporting Role (Popular) Naagin 3 in kannada [33]

See also

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