Anjum Fakih (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actress and

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. She is best known for her work in Zee TV popular shows '' Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' and ''

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''. In a short span of time, she has established herself as one of the promising new actresses on Indian television.

Early life

Anjum Fakih was born on 12 September 1989 in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India in a Konkani Muslim family. Her parents Kamaluddin Fakih and Sultana Fakih live in

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. She completed her education from

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. At the age of 19 she left her home to pursue a career in acting and modeling and relocated herself to Mumbai. Later she enrolled herself in Elan Modelling Agency Pvt Ltd. where she started her career as a model. Later she has appeared in several commercials.

Career

Fakih decided to become a

when she was just 19 years old. In 2010, she ventured into Hindi television with an unnoticed part of Bonita Ahluwalia in

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''. Post a five years hiatus, she returned to television in 2015 with Star Plus's romantic drama ''

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'' which featured her as Rachita Agnihotri. In the same year, she also appeared in ''Time Machine''. Later that year in December, Fakih starred as the evil antagonist Rani Rageshwari in '' Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'', a period drama broadcast on Zee TV, and was highly appreciated for her acting skills before she left the show in 2016. In February 2017, she signed Colors TV's social drama '' Devanshi''. It saw her portray Sakshi, the adoptive sister of main titular character Devanshi (played by

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). Since July 2017, Fakih appears as a parallel lead in Zee TV popular television show ''

'' which is backed by Ekta Kapoor. Her performance as the naughty and fun-loving Srishti won her a Gold Award and Zee Rishtey Award. Apart from being the biggest weekday launch in terms of TRP since 2016, ''Kundali Bhagya'' is currently Zee TV's most watched soap on TV. In 2018 and 2020, she also did a cameo in Ekta Kapoor's other productions ''

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'' (on

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) and '' Naagin 5'' (on Colors TV) respectively. In 2020, Fakih was seen playing key roles in two web shows ''Kashmakash and

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''. In December 2020, she made her music video debut with ''Ik Dafa Toh Mil''. Since August 2021, Fakih is seen as Maitri in ''

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.''

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Music videos

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fakih, Anjum Living people 1989 births People from Ratnagiri Actresses from Maharashtra Indian television actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses in Hindi television Female models from Maharashtra University of Mumbai alumni Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Indian actresses