Anuradha Patel

Anuradha Patel
Patel with her uncle, Amit Kumar, at an event
Born (1961-08-30) 30 August 1961
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
Children2
RelativesGanguly Family

Anuradha[a] Patel (pronunciation: ənʊˈraːdʱə pəˈtɛl; born 30 August, 1961) is an Indian film and television actress, most known for portraying Maya in Ijaazat (1987).[1][2]

Early life and background

Anuradha Patel was born into the Ganguly family on 30 August, 1961[3][4]: 1:25  in Bombay (now Mumbai) in Maharashtra, to Dr Veerendra Patel, an orthodontist, and Bharati Jaffrey, an actress and the daughter of veteran actor, Ashok Kumar.[5] Actor Anoop Kumar and renowned singer Kishore Kumar were her grand-uncles.[6]

Her mother later married Hamid Jaffrey, the brother of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey.[7][8]

She has two brothers, Rahul, a fashion photographer and Rohit.[5][9][10] She has a half-brother, Sahil, and two step-sisters, Shaheen and Genevieve; latter being the mother of actress Kiara Advani.[10][11][12][13]

She was educated at the St. Xavier's College and studied interior design for six months at Nirmala Niketan College.[12][3]

Career

Patel made her film debut in the 1983 film Love in Goa paired opposite former child actor Mayur Verma. She went on to appear in successful films like Utsav (1984),[14] Phir Aayee Barsat (1985), Dharm Adhikari, Sadaa Suhagan (1986), Ijaazat (1987),[15] and Rukhsat (1988).[16]

But then she did not get lead roles in films from 1989 and chose to do Television and advertisements. She took a hiatus from acting from the early 1990s to focus on her family and sons, yet continued her career in modelling. After a 10-year break, she returned to films in the late 2000s, appearing in films like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) Khaap with Om Puri, Ready (2011) Aisha, Dhantya Open and more.

Apart from being an actor, she is also the director of Dynamic Finishing Academy.[17]

Personal life

After a courtship of seven[18] or eight[19] years she married actor Kanwaljit Singh on 13 April 1988.[3][20][4]: 5:36 

They have two sons and a goddaughter.[21][22][23]

Filmography

Films

All films are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Love in Goa Marina D'Souza Debut
1984 Utsav Aditi Charudatta's wife [14]
All Rounder Poonam Vikram's girlfriend
1985 Phir Aayee Barsat Anuradha "Annu" Raazdaan
Bandhan Anjana
Anantyatra Shakuntla Girl in the dream
Paththar Mrs Gomti Resham Singh
Jaan Ki Baazi Sundari
1986 Dharam Adhikari Aarti
Sadaa Suhagan Madhu Ravi's wife
Duty Radha
1987 Kaun Kitney Pani Mein
Ijaazat Maya Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [15]
1988 Rukhsat Sapna Sehgal [16]
Tohfa Mohabbat Ka
Dayavan Shama
Gharwali Baharwali Kala Mehra
Jyoti
1989 Mera Naseeb
Ina Mina Dika Sonika Special appearance; Marathi film
Apne Begaane Bandini
Gentleman Devi
1990 Lohe Ke Haath Gayatri
1991 Deewane
1992 Benaam Rishte
1993 Manvini Bhavai Raju Patel Gujarati film
2003 Tujhe Meri Kasam Mrs Khanna Anju's mother [24]
2006 Hamari Beti
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Aman's mother Anthology film; Segment: "Lovedale" [25]
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Vishakha "Pumpkin" Mahant Aditi's mother [26]
2010 Aisha (2010) Chitra Kanwar Singh Aisha's aunt; inspired from Mrs Weston in Emma [27]
2011 Ready Sumitra Kapoor Prem's mother [28]
Khap Komal M. Chaudhary Madhur's wife [29]
2013 Rabba Main Kya Karoon Gunjan
2020 It's My Life Gayatri Sharma Abhishek's mother; delayed release
2021 Tuesdays and Fridays Nimmi Sarin Varun's mother [30]
2022 Radhe Shyam Madhuri Chakravarthy Prerana's mother [31]
2023 Satyaprem Ki Katha Rasna Kapadia Katha's mother [32][33]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985–1986 Chhapte Chhapte [34]
2004 Dekho Magar Pyaar Se Sarika Sareen Extended cameo
2005 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Bharti Jitesh Kothari Cameo with Jeetendra
2017 Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mai Vajero Nursemaid of Maharaja Ranjit Singh [35]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1989[b] Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Ijaazat (1987) Nominated [37]

Notes

  1. ↑ alternative spelling: Anooradha
  2. ↑ Filmfare Awards weren't held in 1987 and 1988.[36]

References

  1. ↑ Sood, Samira (12 September 2020). "Ijaazat is a strangely poetic take on divorce that was rare in 1980s Hindi films". theprint.in. India: ThePrint. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Pande, Padmashree (22 September 2021). "An Open Letter to Maya From Gulzar's 'Ijaazat': You Were So Brave". thequint.com. India: The Quint. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Anuradha Patel profile". Cinemaazi. Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Tabassum (9 November 2020). Anuradha Patel: Kishore Kumar's grandniece (in Hindi). YouTube (Video). Event occurs at 1:25 (date of birth) and 5:36 (date of marriage). Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020 – via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 "The Ashok Kumar you didn't know". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Nadar, A. Ganesh (11 July 2023). "'Be Very Careful Of The Wolves'". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Sengupta, Ratnottama (22 October 2022). "Like Father, Like Daughter… Ashok Kumar and Bharati Jaffrey". learningand creativity.com. Silhouette Magazine. ISSN 2231-699X. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Actress Bharti Jaffrey, daughter of cinema icon Ashok Kumar, dies". economictimes.com. India: The Economic Times. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Nadar, A. Ganesh (31 August 2017). "'The film industry has forgotten Ashok Kumar'". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 "'Our father Ashok Kumar really left a mark on our lives'". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Pradhan, Bharati S. (11 December 2022). "Bolly bloodlines". telegraphindia.com. India: The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 Nadar, A. Ganesh (3 July 2023). "'Kiara told me she wanted to join films'". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Das, Anirban (9 April 2014). "'I know Salman sir through my parents'". HT Café. Retrieved 28 July 2026 – via PressReader.
  14. 1 2 Ramnath, Nandini (12 December 2017). "Picture the song: Beauties bond over baubles in 'Mann Kyun Behka' from 'Utsav'". scroll.in. India: Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Review: Three Classic Films by Gulzar - Insights Into the Films". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Simi Garewal: If I would have come in now, I would have fit in well". The Indian Express. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Walia, Nona (7 November 2009). "Nice, polite Indians". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Relative Values: Kanwaljit Singh". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: Times of India. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Singh, Kanwaljit (12 March 2025). "'Neena Gupta And I Would Fight A Lot'" (Interview). Interviewed by N, Patcy. Mumbai: Rediff. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Farook, Farhana (4 July 2025). "Exclusive: Kanwaljit Singh Shares His Thoughts On Playing The Father-in-Law Everyone Loves To Hate". filmfare.com. India: Filmfare. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Kanwaljeet and Anuradha Patel eagerly await their sons' return from Srinagar". 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Krishna, Aparajita (19 October 2022). "KANWALJIT SINGH: Life & Roles!". thedailyeye.info. India: The Daily Eye. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "All in the family". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. India: Mumbai Mirror. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Pant, Seema (4 January 2003). "The sweet factor (Tujhe Meri Kasam: The review)". rediff.com. India: Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Dus Kahaniyaan credits". metacritic.com. United States: Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  26. ↑ Rahman Misha, Rakshanda (4 July 2023). "15 years of 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'". thedailystar.net. Bangladesh: The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Aisha | Austensibly Yours..." newindianexpress.com. Chennai, India: The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  28. ↑ Komal Nahta (8 March 2011). "Ready Review". koimoi.com. India: Koimoi. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  29. ↑ Komal Nahta (29 July 2011). "Khap Review". koimoi.com. India: Koimoi. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "'TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS' | 19 February, 2021". filminformation.com. India: Film Information. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "'RADHE SHYAM' REVIEW | 11 March, 2022". filminformation.com. India: Film Information. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  32. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (29 June 2023). "'Satyaprem Ki Katha' review: True love is put to the test". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  33. ↑ "Kiara Advani's silence speaks volumes even after 2 years of 'Satyaprem Ki Katha' release". morungexpress.com. Dimapur, India: The Morung Express. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "Kanwaljit Singh recalls Sarika quitting TV show midway to marry Kamal Haasan: 'Humari stewardess toh bhag gayi'". indianexpress.com. Chennai, India: The Indian Express. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Anuradha Patel bags role in serial based on Maharaja Ranjit Singh". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Filmfare Awards: Lesser Known Facts". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  37. ↑ Hashmi, Mira (25 February 2019). "Chapter 4: Aarzu Mein Behne Do | Maya". Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights Into the Film. HarperCollins India. pp. 56–57. ISBN 9789353025106. And as for her director and how he felt about her performance, his disappointment at her losing out on the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress speaks to Gulzar's deep appreciation of what Patel brought to the part of Maya: 'She was sitting with her husband Kanwaljit next to my table. The moment the award went to Sonu Walia (for Khoon Bhari Maang [1988]), I saw her face fall. We were all expecting her to get it. That's one grouse I'll always have against Filmfare. I still feel bad about it.' (Razdan, Shalini. 19 June 2006. 'Gulzar on Ijaazat?')
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