Anjori Alagh Explained

Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Birthname:Anjori Alagh
Othername:Anjori Sunil Alagh
Father:Sunil Alagh
Mother:Maya Alagh
Relatives:Sameer Nair (brother-in-law)
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2007–2014

Anjori Alagh is a former Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of actress Maya Alagh and Sunil Alagh. She made her first appearance at the age of 4 in an advertisement. Her debut film was Vikram Bhatt's Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007). She is a trained Kathak dancer.[1]

Background

Anjori was born to the Alagh Punjabi family in Ludhiana, Punjab. Her mother, Maya Alagh, is a popular Bollywood character actress, her father, Sunil Alagh, was CEO of Britannia Industries. Anjori also has a sister named Sawari who is married to Sameer Nair (CEO of NDTV).

Career

Anjori Alagh began acting at age four and did a number of advertisements for Maggi and Kodak with Prahlad Kakkar. At age 10, Anjori quit acting to complete her studies. She went to the US to study economics and business management in Ohio. After a summer stint at Stanford Acting School, she completed her studies and returned to India where she trained at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute. Her mother guided Anjori early on in her career and introduced her to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt. Anjori made quite an impression on Bhatt and a few months later, Anjori received a call from Bhatt who offered her a role in his movie Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee. Bhatt was impressed by her performance and cast her again in his next film 1920 in 2008, which was a critical and commercial success at the box office. Anjori has also acted in the NDTV Imagine serial Seeta Aur Geeta.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Ishita Sharma Bollywood Debut
2008 1920 Gayatri
2008 1920 Gayatri Dubbed Version
(Telugu)
2009 Fame Unknown English
2014Manjunath Sujata

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I liked the lovemaking scene in KANK, says Anjori Alagh. 14 March 2007. Daily News and Analysis. 14 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227072731/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-liked-the-lovemaking-scene-in-kank-says-anjori-alagh-1084816 . 27 December 2016 . dead.