Kanchi Kaul

Kanchi Kaul (born 24 May 1982) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Telugu films and Hindi television shows. She is best known for playing Ananya "Anu" Sachdev Samarth in Ek Ladki Anjaani Si ,^[1] Suhana Seth Thakral in Bhabhi, Soni Khurana in Maayka and Shraddha Shergill Srivastav in Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi – Meri Bhabhi.^[2]

Kanchi Kaul
Kaul in 2012
Born	(1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 43) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–2014
Known for	Ek Ladki Anjaani Si Bhabhi Maayka Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi – Meri Bhabhi
Spouse	Shabir Ahluwalia ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2

Career

In 2001, Kanchi Kaul made her debut with the successful Telugu film Sampangi.^[3] In 2002, she began work on two Tamil language films, Columbus co-starring Raju Sundaram, and Kasthuri Raja's Paattuchaththam Kedkuthamma. Neither film eventually completed production.^[4] Another Tamil film titled Viyugam shot in 2004 under the stage name of Spandana, co-starring Hari Bhaskar, was also not released.^[5][6]

Personal life

Kaul with husband Shabir Ahluwalia

Kaul met actor Shabir Ahluwalia in 2007 on the sets of Bhabhi.^[7][8] After a five year relationship, Kaul married Ahluwalia on 27 November 2011.^[9] The couple have two sons, Azai (born 23 July 2014) and Ivarr (born 18 February 2016).^[10][11] Following the birth of her first child, she took a break from acting.^[12]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2001	Sampangi	Salwar Rizwana	Telugu		[13]
	Cheppalani Vundhi	Un­known	Telugu
	Family Circus	Sujatha	Telugu		[14]
2002	Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
	Siva Rama Raju	Rani	Telugu
	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	Kanchi	Hindi	Cameo appearance
2004	Woh Tera Naam Tha	Reshma Khan	Hindi		[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005–2006	Ek Ladki Anjaani Si	Ananya "Anu" Sachdev Samarth		[16][17][18]
2007–2008	Bhabhi	Suhana Seth Thakral
2009	Maayka	Soni Malhotra Khurana		[19]
2013–2014	Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi – Meri Bhabhi	Shraddha Shergill Srivastav		[20][21]