The story of ‘Dhamal 4’ actress Anjali Anand is no less than a film. Got her first break because of being plus size, today she has made a special identity from TV to Bollywood.
The comedy film ‘Dhamaal 4’ starring actors like Ajay Devgan and Riteish Deshmukh is performing well at the box office. Directed by Indra Kumar, this film has reached Rs 100 crore club in 8 days. The film has an army of stars and almost every artist has given his best. But the lead actress of this film, Anjali Anand, is garnering the most headlines, whose fat shaming in the film is constantly raising questions. Know everything about Anjali Anand, whose entry into the acting industry was due to her being plus size.
Anjali Anand’s profile
Full name: Anjali Dinesh Anand
Age : 34 years
Date of Birth : 12 June 1992 (Mumbai)
Debut TV Show: Dhai Kilo Prem (2017)
Debut film: Bell Bottom (2021)
Height: About 1.83 meters (about 6 feet)
Anjali Anand’s father was also an actor
If reports are to be believed, Anjali Anand’s father Dinesh Anand was also an actor. It is said that in the 1970s and 1980s, he worked as a supporting actor and junior artist. He was seen in films like ‘Mahabharata’ (1988), ‘Prem Granth’ (1996) and ‘Gupta’ (1997). He died on 15 February 2001.
How Anjali Anand got acting break
After the release of ‘Dhamal 4’, many interviews of Anjali Anand went viral on social media. One of these is the viral video of Josh Talk. In this, Anjali told that she got her first TV show only because of her obesity. According to Anjali, “I was eating something in a coffee shop and 8 people were staring at me from the adjacent table… 8 men. I finished my food and he came to me. He said – ‘Hi, my name is Sandeep. I want to cast you as the heroine in my show. I was speechless. One of those 8 people was a producer and the rest were people from the production team. I have never seen a girl like me on television.’
What did Anjali Anand do before coming to films?
Anjali shared her life journey in the same video and said, “Became a wedding choreographer. Must have done more than 100 weddings. I taught dance for school annual functions. Taught dance to half of Mumbai. After that I raised money… I have to get admitted to an acting school… There were many children who thought that as soon as we get the certificate, we will get a big picture in our hands and we will become superstars. ‘Dhai Kilo Prem’ happened, which I got it because of my looks. When I did the second show ‘Kulfi Kumar Bajewala’ I got a call from Karan Johar. He wanted someone who was overweight.”
Was able to complete the audition of ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ in 45 takes
According to Anjali, “I do scenes of 14-15 pages on television in one flow in 15 minutes. But that audition was of 4 lines, it took 246 takes to do that, because I was so mentally shaken that I was not going to get Karan Johar’s picture, because there are so many people in the picture. Jaya Bachchan is there, Shabana Azmi is there, Dharmendra is there, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are there, but Got the film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’. Earlier there was pressure that I will not get any work after the movie. But I did ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’. According to Anjali, she was never trolled for obesity on the show.
Anjali Anand’s major TV shows and movies
tv show
- two and a half kilos of love
- Kulfi Kumar Bajewala
- Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13
- get a glimpse 11
- the night is young
- Dabba Cartel (web series)
movies
- bell bottom
- Rocky and Rani’s love story
- Bun Tikki
- dhamaal 4