Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous

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Early life

Anuradha was born in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the

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veteran actor

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and her grand-uncle is

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

Personal life

She is married to actor

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. They have two sons Sidharth and Aditya and a god daughter, Mariam, living in the

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Career

Patel made her film debut in the 1983 film ''

Love in Goa Love in Goa is a 1983 Indian Hindi film, directed by Harsh Kohli. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Om Prakash, Mayur Verma and Anuradha Patel in the leading roles. The musical score of the film was done by Bappi Lahiri. Plot The film revolves a ...

'' paired opposite former child actor Mayur Verma. She went onto appear in successful films like ''

Utsav ''Utsav'' (Hindi: उत्सव; English: Festival) is a 1984 Hindi erotic drama film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad. The film is based on play '' Mrichakatika'' ('' The Little Clay Cart'') by Śūdraka. The film s ...

'' (1984), ''Phir Aayee Barsat'' (1985), ''

Dharm Adhikari ''Dharm Adhikari'' () is a 1986 Hindi-language action film, produced by U.V. Suryanarayana Raju under the Gopi Krishna Movies banner, presented by Krishnam Raju and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra, Sridevi i ...

'', ''

Sadaa Suhagan ''Sadaa Suhagan'' () is a 1986 Hindi-language drama film, produced by Vijay Soorma, Rajeev Kumar for Vidya Shree Films and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Jeetendra and Rekha. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. It is remake of the ...

'' (1986), ''

Ijaazat ''Ijaazat'' () is an 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, ''Jatugriha'' by Subodh Ghosh. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel in leading roles, the film followed the story ...

'' (1987), ''

Rukhsat ''Rukhsat'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language Romance film, romanctic deana film directed by Simi Garewal, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anuradha Patel, Marc Zuber, Pradeep Kumar, Rohini Hattangadi and Amrish Puri. Cast * Mithun Chakraborty * Anu ...

'' (1988). But then she did not get lead roles in films from 1989 and chose to do Television and advertisements. She took an hiatus from acting from the early 1990s to focus on her family and sons, yet continued her career in modeling. After a 10-year break, she returned to films in the late 2000s appearing in films like ''

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' ( ''Whether You Know Or Not'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language coming of age romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions, wi ...

'' (2008) Khaap with Om Puri, ''

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'' (2011) Aisha, Dhantya Open and more. Apart from being an actor, she is also the director of Dynamic Finishing Academy for Personality Development, Public Speaking, Grooming and Confidence Building which she conceptualized in 1987. She also played cameos in the

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serials ''

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'' and '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' opposite

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.'' She presently continues to act in selected films and for advertisements such as Samsung, Aashirwad Atta, Milton, PC Chandra jewelers and more which leaves her time to focus on her family too. She recently acted in the 2021 Amazon fashion advertisement along with her husband Kawaljit Singh.''

Honours

Anuradha was nominated for the

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for

(1987) besides others. Received Perfect Achievers Award For “Best Personality Development” Classes (2018) given by Gurubhai Thakkar the organizer.

Filmography

*''

Radhe Shyam ''Radhe Shyam'' is a 2022 Indian period romantic drama film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar. Produced by UV Creations and T-Series, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages and stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde ...

'' (2022) *''

Rabba Main Kya Karoon ''Rabba Main Kya Karoon'' () is 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Amrit Sagar Chopra and produced by Moti Sagar. The film features Akash Sagar Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Tahira Kochhar and Riya Sen as main ch ...

'' (2013) *''

'' (2011) *'' It's My Life'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008) *''

Dus Kahaniyaan ''Dus Kahaniyaan'' () is a 2007 Indian anthology film comprising ten short films telling ten different stories which are directed by a host of six directors: Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Meghna Gulzar, Rohit Roy, Hansal Mehta and Jasmeet Dhodhi. ...

'' (2007) *''Hamari Beti'' (2006) *''

Tujhe Meri Kasam ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' (English: ''swear on me'') is a 2003 Hindi romantic drama film starring the debutants Riteish Deshmukh & Genelia D'Souza (who later fell in love and got married a decade later). It was directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and pr ...

'' (2003) *'' Manvini Bhavai '' (Gujarati) (1994)'' *''Benaam Rishte'' (1992) *''

Deewane ''Deewane'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film that stars Ajay Devgn (in a double role), Urmila Matondkar and Mahima Chaudhary. After ''Bedardi'' and ''Kanoon'', it was the third film Ajay and Urmila did together. The film did well at ...

'' (1991) *''Abu Kaliya'' (1990) *''Lohe Ke Haath'' (1990) *'' Gentleman'' (1989) *''

Apne Begaane '' Apne Begaane '' is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Madhu Tejpal and starring Sumeet Saigal, Anuradha Patel, A K Hangal, Shashi Puri and Anant Mahadevan. Cast *Sumeet Saigal *Anuradha Patel *Shashi Puri *Anant Mahadevan *Nandita Thakur *B ...

'' (1989) *'' Jyoti'' (1988) *''Eina Mina Dika''(1989) Special Appearance in ''Marathi Film'' *'' Gharwali Baharwali (1988 film)'' *''Mera Naseeb'' (1989) *''

Tohfa Mohabbat Ka ''Tohfa Mohabbat Ka'' is a 1988 Bollywood drama film directed by Ram Govind and produced by Maya Govind. Cast * Raj Kumar * Kimi Katkar * Hema Malini * Preeti Ganguli * Johnny Lever * Gulshan Grover * Bharat Kapoor Music Anup Jalota Anup ...

'' (1988) *''

Dayavan ''Dayavan'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Feroz Khan. It is a remake of the 1987 Tamil film ''Nayakan''. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Feroz Khan and Madhuri Dixit with Aditya Pancholi in an important roles. ...

'' (1988) *''

'' (10 June 1988) *''

'' (1987) as Maya *''Kaun Kitney Pani Mein'' (13 March 1987) *'' Duty (1986 film)'' (19 September 1986) *''

'' (1986) *'' Dharam Adhikari'' (1986) *''

Jaan Ki Baazi ''Jaan Ki Baazi'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ajay Kashyap, starring Sanjay Dutt, Anita Raj, Anuradha Patel, and Gulshan Grover. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mr. Hero'' starring Dr. Rajasekhar. Plot Summary ...

'' (25 October 1985) *'' Paththar'' (15 March 1985) as Gomti Resham singh *''Anantyatra'' (1985) *''Bandhan Anjana'' (1985) *''Phir Aayee Barsat'' (1985) *''

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'' (1984) *''

'' (1983)

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* Indian film actresses Gujarati people 1961 births Living people {{India-film-actor-stub