- Anju Mahendru
Anju Mahendru (born
January 11 ) is anIndia n actress.Career
She was discovered by poet and lyricist
Kaifi Azmi and was a popular starlet during the sixties and seventies. She never made it as a leading lady and moved to character roles. She acted only in few films during the eighties and nineties. In the late 1990s she made a comeback via television with strong roles in television serials in India. In the new century, she acted in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed "Saathiya " alongsideRani Mukerji andVivek Oberoi , made a guest appearance inPage 3 and had a part in 2006's "Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye " alongsideAkshay Kumar andKatrina Kaif .She is currently in the tv serial hamri batiyoon ka vivaah on zee tv playing a mother to rajdeep monthra.Personal life
She is famed for her relationship with famous Bollywood star
Rajesh Khanna and was briefly engaged to cricket playerGary Sobers . Also, she is friends withShabana Azmi whose father discovered her.Filmography
*
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
*Page 3 (2005) ... Ritu Bajaj
*Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse (2005)
*Satta (2003)
*Kyon? (2003) ... Sunidhi Narang
*Saathiya (2002) ... Prema
*Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002) ... Meena's mom
*A Pocket Full of Dreams (2001) ... Asha
* "Sukanya " (1998) TV Series ... Babli
*English Babu Desi Mem (1996) ... TV Interviewer
* "Swabhimaan " (1995) TV Series ... Ranjana Devi
*Dil Ki Baazi (1993) ... Lalita V. Kashyap
*Muskurahat (1992) ... Mayadevi (Verma's sister)
*Jaan Tere Naam (1992) ... Mrs. Ajay Malhotra
*Hum To Chale Pardes (1988)
*Vijay (1988) ... Bela
*Shingora (1986) (TV)
*Vakil Babu (1982) ... Shanti (Prem's ex-girlfriend)
*Pyaas (1982)
*Ganga Ki Saugand (1978) .... Courtesan
*Darwaza (1978) ... Reshma
*Mukti (1977) ... Shanno
*Umar Qaid (1975)
*Prem Shastra (1974) ... Barkha Arora
*Dastak (1970)
*Bandhan (1969)
*Intaquam (1969) ... Indu
*Sunghursh (1968) ... Kundan's sister
*Jewel Thief (1967) ... Neena
*Uski Kahani (1966)
*Siyani (????) (TV)External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536821/ IMDB profile]
* [http://www.shaadi.com/wedding/celebrities/celebtalk/050426-anju-mahendru-1.php Interview with Anju Mahendru]
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