Anuradha Patel

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

Early life and background Anuradha Patel was born into the Ganguly family on 30 August, 1961 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. Actor Anoop Kumar and renowned singer Kishore Kumar were her grand-uncles.

Her mother later married Hamid Jaffrey, the brother of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey.

She has two brothers, Rahul, a fashion photographer and Rohit. She has a half-brother, Sahil, and two step-sisters, Shaheen and Genevieve; latter being the mother of actress Kiara Advani.

She was educated at the St. Xavier's College and studied interior design for six months at Nirmala Niketan College. Phir Aayee Barsat (1985), Dharm Adhikari, Sadaa Suhagan (1986), Ijaazat (1987), and Rukhsat (1988).

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.

Personal life After a courtship of seven or eight years she married actor Kanwaljit Singh on 13 April 1988.

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 2006 Hamari Beti 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Aman's mother Anthology film; Segment: "Lovedale" 2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Vishakha "Pumpkin" Mahant Aditi's mother 2010 Aisha (2010) Chitra Kanwar Singh Aisha's aunt; inspired from Mrs Weston in Emma 2011 Ready Sumitra Kapoor Prem's mother Khap Komal M. Chaudhary Madhur's wife 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 2022 Radhe Shyam Madhuri Chakravarthy Prerana's mother 2023 Satyaprem Ki Katha Rasna Kapadia Katha's mother

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1985–1986 Chhapte Chhapte 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

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef. 1989 Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Ijaazat (1987)