Kanchan is a former Indian actress and model. She has appeared in

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, and

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films, primarily in the 1990s.

Career

Kanchan acted in several films, including the

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super hit, ''

Sanam Bewafa ''Sanam Bewafa'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, it stars Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran, Danny Denzongpa. It is a remake of the Pakistani film '' Haque Meher''. Plot The film is based on two ...

'' (1991). She was then seen with

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in ''

Gandharvam ''Gandharvam'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Alex I. Kadavil and Sangeeth Sivan. It was produced by Suresh Balaje and stars Mohanlal and Kanc ...

''(1993) and worked alongside

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's debut film '' Prema Pustakam''. Her appearance in many Hindi films did not help her career much. Kanchan's hit movies are ''

'' and ''

''. She co-starred with

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in ''

Amanaat ''Amaanat'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Heera Rajagopal and Kanchan in pivotal roles. Plot summary In a small village having mostly aged people, there has not been ...

''. She also starred in '' Coolie No.1'' opposite

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and Harish Kumar.

Filmography

Awards

* She won Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance in

Prema Pusthakam ''Prema Pusthakam'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romance film which was partly directed by Gollapudi Srinivas before his death on the set of the film; it was later finished by his father, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. It stars n ...

film (1993).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanchan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai