Anju Mahendru

Anju Mahendru (born 11 January 1946 ) is an Indian actress and former fashion designer. She is best known as Kamini Gupta in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Neelam in Kohi Apna Sa, Reeva in Kahiin to Hoga and Beeji in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai.

Personal life Anju Mahendru's mother is the sister of the music director Madan Mohan.

Mahendru was briefly engaged to West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers in 1967.

Mahendru and Rajesh Khanna met in 1966 and she dated him till 1972. Khanna later married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973. Mahendru and Rajesh did not speak with each other till 1987. Mahendru dated Imtiaz Khan

Career Mahendru started modelling at the age of 13. She was discovered by poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi who recommended her to Basu Bhattacharya. Basu cast her in Uski Kahani in 1966. Uski Kahani was the debut film for Mahendru as well as the first directorial venture of Basu Bhattacharya. She later went on to act in films such as Jewel Thief, Bandhan, Intaqam and Dastak. She never made it as a leading lady and moved to character roles. She was also featured in Nari Hira's television films featuring up and coming Aditya Pancholi in the mid-1980s.

She made a comeback in the 1990s in television acting in various soaps. She played Trishna's mother-in-law in the TV serial Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah on Zee TV. She acted as Maan's daadi in Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi. She also played the role of Jeevika, Maanvi, and Daboo's daadi in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, of Sujatha in StarPlus' Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, and of Gayatri Singh, the grandmother of the female lead, Anami, in Rishton Ka Chakravyuh on StarPlus.

Other popular Hindi TV serials she acted in are Shingora (1986), Swabhimaan (1995), and Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2003).

Filmography

Year Film Language Role Notes 1966 Uski Kahani Hindi 1967 Jewel Thief Hindi Neena 1968 Sunghursh Hindi Kundan's sister 1969 Bandhan Hindi 1969 Intaqam Hindi Indu1969 Road to SikkimHindi 1970 Dastak Hindi 1973 Hanste Zakhm Hindi 1974 Prem Shastra Hindi Barkha Arora 1975 Umar Qaid Hindi 1977 Mukti Hindi Shanno 1978 Darwaza Hindi Reshma 1978 Ganga Ki Saugandh Hindi Courtesan 1982 Pyaas Hindi 1982 Vakil Babu Hindi Shanti (Prem's ex-girlfriend) 1987 Khatarnaak Irade Hindi Anita 1988 Hum To Chale Pardes Hindi 1988 Khoon Bahaa Ganga Mein Hindi 1988 Vijay Hindi Bela 1992 Insaaf Ki Devi Hindi Police Commissioner Geeta Mathur 1992 Jaan Tere Naam Hindi Mrs. Ajay Malhotra 1992 Muskurahat Hindi Mayadevi (Verma's sister) 1993 Bomb Blast Hindi 1993 Dil Ki Baazi Hindi Lalita V. Kashyap 1999 Muskaan Hindi Shama Khan (Sameer's mother) 2001 A Pocket Full of Dreams English Asha 2002 Saathiya Hindi Prema 2002 Waah! Tera Kya Kehna Hindi Meena's mother 2003 Satta Hindi 2003 Kyon? Hindi Sunidhi Narang 2005 Page 3 Hindi Ritu Bajaj 2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Hindi 2010 I Hate Luv Storys Hindi Jay's mother 2011 The Dirty Picture Hindi Naila

Television

Year(s) Title Language Role Notes 1986 Shingora Hindi TV series 1994–1995 Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh Hindi Rajni TV series 1995 Swabhimaan Hindi Ranjana Devi TV series 1998 Sukanya Hindi Babli TV series 1998 X Zone Hindi TV series — Aarohan Hindi TV series 2001–2003 Kohi Apna Sa Hindi Neelam Gill TV series 2004 Kahiin to Hoga Hindi Reva Shergill (Sujal's stepmother) TV series 2005–2006 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Hindi Kaamini Gupta TV series — Ssshhh Koi Hai Hindi Strict hostel warden ghost TV series 2010–2011 Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi Hindi Savitri Devi Khurana (Maan's grandmother) TV series 2011–2013 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Hindi Beeji TV series 2012–2013 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Hindi Dr. Aradhana Bhardwaj TV series 2013–2014 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se Hindi Renuka TV series 2015 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Hindi Sujata Kumar TV series 2017 Rishton Ka Chakravyuh Hindi Gayatri Vikram Singh TV series 2017 Soadies Hindi Web series 2018 Mariam Khan - Reporting Live Hindi Beeji TV series 2019 Parchhayee Hindi Mrs. Ellen Web series 2022 Appnapan – Badalte Rishton Ka Bandhan Hindi TV series 2024 Heeramandi Hindi Phoophi Web series