Anusha Dandekar

Early life

Anusha Dandekar was born on 9 January 1982 in Khartoum, Sudan, to a Marathi family from Pune, India.

She was raised in Kingsgrove, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, along with her sisters Shibani and Apeksha Dandekar. In the early 2000s, she moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Career

In 2002, at the age of 19, Dandekar moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She was cast as an anchor in MTV's House of Style. She later hosted MTV Dance Crew, MTV Teen Diva, MTV News and MTV Love School for the network.

In 2008, she won Best VJ at the Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards. As of 2014, Dandekar is a judge on India's Next Top Model alongside model-actress Lisa Haydon.

In 2003, Dandekar made her acting debut in Bollywood with Mumbai Matinee and went on to do Viruddh in 2005, alongside Bollywood veterans Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sharmila Tagore and John Abraham. Her performance in the film won her the Best Debut Award at the Maharashtra Times Awards in 2006. She then went on to star in the musical Miss Bollywood. Later in 2006, she starred in Anthony Kaun Hai? alongside Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt. In 2012, she made her Marathi film debut with her role in Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha.

In 2012, Dandekar made her music debut with single Better Than Your Ex. The song, in the English language, was released in June.

A fashion icon, Dandekar has also graced the covers of Cosmopolitan, Elle and Seventeen. She has also endorsed the brands Reebok, Toni & Guy, Crocs and Lee Jeans.

In 2017 she became a mentor on a show India's Next Top Model, which is aired on MTV India.

Discography

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Awards and nominations

!Ref. |- !scope="row"|2004 | Mumbai Matinee | Stardust Award for Most Exciting New Face | |- |2006 | Viruddh | Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female | |- |2006 | Viruddh | Maharashtra Times Sanmaan Best Debut Award | |- |2007 | Herself | Filmfare Award for Best Face | |- |2009 | Herself | Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Award for Best VJ | |- |2010 | Herself | Femina's List of 50 Most Beautiful Women in India Award | |}

References

References

1. (22 January 2016). "Long distance love".
2. (16 June 2003). "Not an item".
3. Kharade, Pallavi. (9 August 2006). "People like anything about celebrities". [[The Times of India]].
4. Sen, Zinia. (1 July 2009). "I've never faced racism". [[The Times of India]].
5. (15 December 2016). "Anusha Dandekar not keen to work on small screen". [[The Times of India]].
6. (25 November 2008). "Cosmopolitan awards 2008".
7. (3 July 2016). "We need to bring back concept of supermodels: Anusha Dandekar". [[Zee News]].
8. (1998–2014). "Anusha Dandekar, Lisa Haydon launch 'India's Next Top Model'".
9. (9 January 2017). "Anusha Dandekar birthday: MTV Love School 2 hosts Karan Kundra & Anusha Dandekar are truly in love!".
10. "Can you recognise this young girl? She has grown up to be one of India's most popular VJ". [[The Times of India]].
11. (14 September 2005). "Here are the talkies!". [[The Hindu]].
12. (1 October 2007). "Anthony Kaun Hai". [[Zee News]].
13. (6 June 2012). "How Anusha overcame her nauvari woes". [[Pune Times]].
14. (7 June 2012). "Anusha's Better Than Your EX!".
15. (29 April 2012). "MARATHI MULGI GETS HER DUE". [[The Times of India]].
16. "OC INTERVIEW: OPEN CHEST INTERVIEW WITH MTV VEEJAY, ANUSHA DANDEKAR".