Anup Soni Biography – an Indian Actor and TV Anchor

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Real Name:	Anup Soni
Profession:	Indian actor
Birthplace:	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Spouse:	Juhi Babbar
Age:	48

Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975) is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as Sea Hawks and Saaya. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2003 films Kharaashein: Scars From Riots, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe as well as Hathyar. In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit‘s film Sheen. But he returned to television to work in CID: Special Bureau. He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.

Anup Soni Biography
Born	30 January 1975 (age 48) Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Ritu Soni (m. 1999; div. 2010) Juhi Babbar (m. 2011)
Children	3

Personal life

Anup Soni has married twice. His first wife was Ritu Soni, who he married in 1999. He has two daughters from this marriage: Zoya (born in 2004) and Myra (born in 2008). The couple got divorced in 2010.

Within a few months, on 14 March 2011, Soni married Juhi Babbar in a quiet ceremony attended only by family and close friends. He became her second husband. Juhi Babbar is the daughter of actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar and the former wife of film director Bejoy Nambiar. Soni and Babbar met while working on a play produced by Nadira Babbar (Juhi’s mother). In 2012, Juhi gave birth to their son Imaan.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1999	Godmother	Meru Bhai
2000	Fiza
2001	Deewaanapan
2002	Raaz
2002	Hathyar
2002	Kharaashein: Scars From Riots
2002	Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe
2003	Gangaajal	Inspector Neelkanth Tiwari
2003	Kagaar: Life on the Edge	Adi
2003	Khushi	Vicky
2003	Footpath	Police Inspector Singh
2003	Inteha	Rohit
2004	Des Hoyaa Pardes	SHO Randhawa
2004	Sheen	Shuakat
2005	Karkash
2005	Apaharan
2006	Tathastu
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan
2009	Chal Chalein
2010	Sukhmani: Hope for Life
2010	Striker	Chandrakant Sarang
2019	Prassthanam	Shiv
2019	Fatteshikast	Shaista Khan
2020	Class of ’83
2020	Khaali Peeli	Ravi / Babuji
2021	Satyameva Jayate 2	DCP Rajmohan Upadhyay
2022	Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd.	Dilip

Television

Balika Vadhu as Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
Shraddha as Ajay Khurana
Comedy Circus as himself
Shanti
Sea-Hawks as ACP Kumar
Saturday Suspense – Khamoshi (Episode 2)
Saturday Suspense – The Switch as Ashish (Episode 61) / Forest Officer as Inspector Joshi (Episode 64) / Episode 76 as Crime Branch Insp.Anirudh / Episode 80 / Advocate Akash Verma / Vilas Thapar (Episode 107 & Episode 108)
Saaya as Prakash, Sudha’s brother
Raat Hone Ko Hai – Hotel Maya
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Suyash Mehra
Remix as Raghav Dutt
Byomkesh Bakshi (Episode: Veni Sanhar) as Nikhil (credited as Anoop Soni)
Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
C.I.D. (Episodes 207 & 208) as ACP Ajatshatru/Rajesh
Tehkikaat
I Love You as Siddharth
Aahat Episode-35 as Mohan, Episode-55 as a serial killer, Episode-80/81 as Akash
Crime Patrol – Host (January 2010 to April 2018)
Ji Sirjee (Big Magic) off-air now

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2017	The Test Case	Lt. Col Imtiaz Hussain	AltBalaji
2019	Bombers	Manik Dasgupta	ZEE5
2021	Tandav	Kailash Kumar	Amazon Prime
2021	Ram Yug	Parashurama	MX Player
2021	Dhindora	Himself	YouTube
2021	1962: The War in the Hills	Major Khattar	Hotstar
2022	Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd.	Dileep	ZEE5

Television host

He has hosted the popular real-life-based crime show Crime Patrol since 2010 and he became so popular among viewers as the host of the show. In 2018, he decided to exit the show citing that currently, he wants to focus on his acting career in films and other TV shows. Since his exit, the show is now aired by actors like Divyanka Tripathi and Sonali Kulkarni.