| Sohaila Kapur | |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma Mater: | Delhi University |
| Years Active: | 1980–present |
| Relatives: | Dev Anand (uncle)Shekhar Kapur (brother) |
| Family: | See Anand-Sahni family |
Sohaila Kapur is an Indian actress, journalist, television personality, theatre director and playwright.[1] [2] [3]
Sohaila was born in a Punjabi Hindu family to Kulbhushan Kapur and Sheel Kanta Kapur.[4] Her father was the physician to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India.[5]
The niece of famous Indian actor Dev Anand.[6] Her mother, Sheel Kanta Kapur was the sister of Chetan, Dev and Vijay Anand. She is the third and the youngest sister of Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.[7]
She graduated from Delhi University.
After working with Times of India for like ten years as a journalist.[8] She then devoted herself to free lance writing. She has written over hundred articles for magazines and newspapers.[9] In 1983, she also authored a book on Indian esoteric rites, called Witchcraft in Western India.[10]
She has also anchored shows for channels like Doordarshan and Omni Television. She is also engaged as an anchor-journalist for Lok Sabha TV.
As a playwright, she had written several plays. In 2002, she directed her first play a musical called Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan.[11] It was premiered at the Traverse Theatre at Edinburgh.
She also directed the play titled Rumi: Unveil the Sun, which got critical and popular acclaim. The play was nominated as one of the best plays produced in the country and best play director at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards in 2008 at New Delhi.
She has also played a role in Banegi Apni Baat telecasted on Doordarshan in the 90s.
Sohaila first married Anirudh Limaye, but the marriage ended in divorce. Then she married Ontario based Chartered Accountant Anil Charnalia.
On 23 October 1999, her husband Anil Charnalia died during an airplane flight from a massive Heart Attack.[12] A big lawsuit was filed against the airlines due to negligence.[12] [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rukmavati Ki Haveli | |||
| 2009 | Cooking with Stella | Aunty Kamla | Canadian film | |
| 2015 | Phantom | Ameena Bai | ||
| 2016 | Dev Bhoomi | Maya | ||
| 2018 | Daas Dev | Sushila Devi | ||
| Circus | House Owner | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Satellite Shankar | Shankar's mother | ||
| 2020 | Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare | Damyanti Rai | ||
| Chote Nawab | Sakeena Bai | |||
| 2021 | Bawri Chhori | Nani | ||
| Silence... Can You Hear It? | Mrs. Chaudhary | Zee5 film | ||
| Tadap | Cafe Lady | |||
| 2024 | Bengal 1947 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Roshan Ara, Janki Devi, Nafisa, Madanika | Played various roles | |
| 2019-2021 | The Family Man | School principal | ||
| 2020 | Special OPS | Sujata Thapar | ||
| 2020-2022 | Bhaukaal | Mausi | ||
| 2020–present | Aarya | Rajeshwari Rathore |