This actress made debut as a lead in South cinema, worked in Bollywood too, gave several flop films, shifted to TV, became a star due to…, name is…

This actress made her Hindi cinema debut with Aishwarya Rai but did not give many hit films.

Published date india.com Published: April 14, 2025 12:22 PM IST
This actress made her screen debut with Aishwarya Rai
This actress made her screen debut with Aishwarya Rai (Instagram)

Actors come with aspirations in their hearts to make it big. Some do while so do not. However, their success and struggle stories are often inspiring. Sometimes, an actor starts with films but ends up being a face in he TV industry. And sometimes, its vice versa. For one actress, it started with the movies but today she is a widely acclaimed TV famed woman with a remarkable performances and beauty too.

This TV actress made her Hindi movie debut with Aishwarya Rai in a movie that became a commercial success and one song remains an iconic number. The movie was titles ‘Taal.’ Life is unpredictable and different stories of different actors how it urns out to be a success, only become a testimony to it.

The story of this actress is similar. She began her career by essaying roles in movies but made a successful career in television. Her maiden movie as a lead character was in a Telegu romantic drama that was released in 2001. The actress in focus is Anita Hassanandani.

Flop Films to Hit Serials

Anita Hassanandani was born as Natasha Hassanandani in a Sindhi family in Mumbai. She made her acting debut with a show called Idhar Udhar in 1998.  She debuted with the Telugu film ‘Nuvvu Nenu’ (2001). She made her acting debut in the television world with ‘Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli’ (2001).

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Speaking of her acting career in films, she has worked with Sohail Khan, Tusshar Kapoor among others. In 2003 she worked in two Hindi films with Tusshar Kapoor but both failed at the box office while Hassanandani’s performance fell decent. Eventually, the actress established herself in the world of television. Her notable works include ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’, ‘Naagin 3’. She is currently seen in the role of villain in ‘Suman Indori’.

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