Anup or Anoop Soni is an Indian TV and film actor, born in Pune, Maharashtra, India on the 30th of January 1975. He got married to actress
Juhi Babbar
on 2011. Anup was working on a play headed by Juhi’s mother when they met. He divorced he first wife and the mother of her two daughters before finally remarried. On 2012, Juhi gave birth to their baby boy, Imaan. Anup graduated in New Delhi’s National School of Drama.Â
He started his acting career when he appeared in TV serials,
Sea Hawks
and the Sony TV’s Saaya where he played as Prakash. Then he started to do films like Kharaashein: Scars From Riots in 2002, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe and in Bollywood crime drama film, Hathyar. Then, he appeared in the movie, Sheen in 2004. His comeback to television was from the serial, CID – Special Bureau and started doing films and serials at the same time. He played the role of Vikram in the Hindi soap, Virrudh on Sony TV in 2007 and also works on the popular Indian drama series, Balika Vadhu as Bhairon Dharamveer Singh. But after six years, Anup quits the show along with Smita Bansal.Â
Anup also appeared in films such as Striker in 2010,
Chal Chalein
in 2009,
Dus Kahaniyaan
in 2007, Tathastu in 2006 and a lot more. He did TV serials like, Comedy Circus, Shanti, Saaya, Raat Hone Ko Hai, Remix and more. But his performance in the Indian crime series, Crime Patrol on Sony Entertainment TV was well-appreciated. He was the host of the show, who caught the attention of many because it tackles the heinous crimes committed in India. And in some ways, the show helps to create awareness among its viewers.