Veebha Anand

Veebha Anand is an Indian actress^[2][3] known for her portrayals of Sugna Shyam Singh in Balika Vadhu,^[4] Kangana in Shree,^{[citation needed]} Laxmi Angad Purohit in Sanskaar Laxmi,^[5] Subhadra in Mahabharat,^[6] Navya Naveli in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan,^[7] and Ananya Shakti Thakur in &TV's Begusarai.^{[citation needed]}

Veebha Anand
Born	Vibha Anand (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29) [1] Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, host
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Balika Vadhu Mahabharat Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan Begusarai
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Early life

Vibha Anand was born on 8 September 1995 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.^[3] She has a younger sister, Sakshi Anand, a writer and a brother, Ajeet Anand. She hails from a non-filmy background. Due to numerology, She changed her name to Veebha Anand from Vibha Anand. While this did not make any significant transformation in the pronunciation of her name, Veebha Anand replaced i with ee.^{[citation needed]} She completed her schooling at Doon Presidency School, Uttarakhand.^[8]

Personal life

Veebha Anand was in a relationship with TV actor Rohit Purohit.^[9] They met at the sets of their program Sanskaar Laxmi. After dating for some time, the couple decided to terminate their relationship and move into their individual lives.

Career

Initial struggle and breakthrough

Veebha Anand started her journey into acting at a very young age of fifteen. Initially her journey was not easy as she had to struggle a lot but her father who supported her throughout her struggling phase. She joined the famous acting academy Kreating Charekters.^[10] She is the student of famous actors Samar Jai Singh and Roopesh Thapliyal.^[10] In 2008 after months of auditions, she got the opportunity to make her debut with the television serial Balika Vadhu as Sugna.

Debut and early success (2008–2013)

Veebha started her television career with the show Balika Vadhu^[4] in 2008, broadcast on Colors TV. Anand rose to fame for portraying the role of Sugna Shyam Singh. Her performance in the serial was loved by everyone making her a household name. She gained popularity and was nominated for the Indian Telly Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.^{[citation needed]}

Next she played a negative role in ZEE TV's supernatural drama show Shree.^{[citation needed]} She acted as Namrata in Sukh by Chance in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

She debuted in the Thriller Film Stoneman Murders as Sanjay's daughter.

She played the lead role in ZEE TV’s Sanskaar Laxmi^[11] as Laxmi Angad Purohit opposite Rohit Purohit and Shakti Arora.^[11]

Veebha with the Yeh Hai Aashisqui Cast

Anand played a supporting role in the Bollywood Film Isi Life Me in 2011.^[2]

Later she worked in several popular television shows such as Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein,^[12] Kairi-Rishta Khatta Meetha, Yeh Hai Aashiqui^[13] and Crime Patrol.^{[citation needed]}

Established actress (2013–present)

She was recognized for her role as Subhadra in Star Plus’s mythological TV series Mahabharat, opposite Shaheer Sheikh^{[citation needed]} .

She made an episodic appearance in MTV Webbed^{[citation needed]} and Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.^{[citation needed]}

She played Navya Naveli on MTV's youth show Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan^[14] opposite Abhishek Malik and Ayaz Ahmed. She played a teenage girl from a small town who gets betrayed by her boyfriend and gets pregnant. After betrayal she becomes a stronger persona.

Then she appeared as Ananya Shakti Thakur in the Popular Soap Opera Begusarai^{[citation needed]} opposite Vishal Aditya Singh, Ankit Gupta, Parichay Sharma, Manish Naggdev and Mukul Raj Singh.^[15] Her character in the Begusarai is inspired by Mahabharat's Draupadi.

Anand made a cameo appearance in Karmaphal Dataa Shani^{[citation needed]} .

Anand made her web debut in the thriller Web Series Twistted 2^{[citation needed]} along with Nia Sharma and Rrahul Sudhir. She played a vital role in the series as a crime reporter. Anand is also featured in the Web Comedy Romantic Film Yours Truly Roohani opposite Rishi Saxena^{[citation needed]} .

Anand featured in the film Hum Chaar as Savita.^{[citation needed]} Anand came for an episodic role in Laal Ishq^{[citation needed]} .

In 2020, Anand featured in the episodic web series Manohar Kahaniyan opposite Ankit Gupta^{[citation needed]} as a new bride in the house. In the same year 2020, Anand starred in the Tamil language film Mookuthi Amman as Dharani. She first time acted on the other language films.

In 2021, She played a prostitute in the web film Rajnigandha^{[citation needed]} along with Rajesh Sharma. Rajnigandha is a heart-wrenching story of a father and daughter.

She is currently seen in Disney+ Hotstar's horror-thriller web series Ankahi Ansuni^{[citation needed]} opposite Paresh Pahuja.The series follows the story of a demoted young police inspector of the UP police who is transferred to a fictional sleepy town Jhaagi, notorious for having numerous unsolved mysterious cases. She will be seen playing the role of a police constable.^[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Note	Ref.
2008–2010	Balika Vadhu	Sugna Bhairon Singh	Colors TV	Supporting Role	[4]
2008–2009	Shree	Kangna	Zee TV	Negative Role	[17]
2009–2010	Sukh by Chance	Namrata	Sony Entertainment Television	Parallel Lead Role	[citation needed]
2010	Meethi Choori No 1	Herself	Imagine TV	Contestant
2011	Sanskaar Laxmi	Laxmi Angad Purohit	Zee TV	Lead Role	[citation needed]
2012	Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein	Sapna	Zee TV		[12]
	Kairi - Rishta Khataa Meetha	Suman Abhay Sristav	Colors Tv	Supporting Role	[citation needed]
	Crime Patrol	Mitali Das ( Episode 146, 147)	Sony Entertainment Television	Parallel Lead Role	[citation needed]
	Gumrah	AIDS Patient	Channel V	Vital Role	[18]
2013	MTV Webbed	Pankhudi	MTV	Parallel Lead Role	[citation needed]
	Yeh Hai Aashiqui -Season 1 (Episode 2: Tip Tip Barsa Pyaar)	Sapna	Bindass	Lead Role	[13]
2013–2014	Mahabharat	Subhadra	Star Plus	Supporting Role	[citation needed]
2014–2015	Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan	Navya Naveli (Season 1 & 2)	MTV India	Parallel Lead Role	[14]
2014	Akbar Birbal	Shaahin	Big Magic	Cameo appearance	[citation needed]
2016	Begusarai	Ananya Shakti Thakur	&TV	Lead Role	[19]
	Karmaphal Dataa Shani	Mahakali	Colors TV	Cameo Appearance	[citation needed]
2018, 2019	Laal Ishq	Gunjan (Episode 1) / Sheel (Episode 51)	&TV	Lead Role	[citation needed]
2018	Jamai Raja	A Dancer at Navaratri Function	Zee TV	Cameo Appearance	[citation needed]
2020	Devi Adi Parashakti	Devasena	Dangal TV	supporting role

Theatre play

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2013	Rishton Ka Live Telecast	Shruti	[citation needed]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref
2018	Twisted 2	Raashi	Parallel Lead Role	[citation needed]
2020	Manohar Kahaniyan	Priya	Lead Role ( Episode 1-3)	[citation needed]
	A Long Distance Love Story - Lockdown	Pari		[20]
2021	Ankahi Ansuni	Barkhaa	Lead Role	[21]
	Glitter	Anushkha

Films

Year	Tiltle	Role	Language	Note	Ref
2009	Stoneman Murders	Sanjay's daughter	Hindi	Supporting Role	[22]
2010	Isi Life Mein	Nupur			[citation needed]
2011	Pratha	Shyamli		Parallel Lead Role	[citation needed]
2019	Hum Chaar	Savita		Supporting Role	[citation needed]
2020	Mookuthi Amman	Dharani	Tamil	Supporting Role

Short films

Year	Title	Ref
2019	The Gift	[23]
	Cup of Tea - Madame	[24]
2020	Under the Same Sky	[25]
	Live After You Leave	[26]
2021	Ulljahan	[citation needed]

Web films

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref
2018	Yours Truly Roohani	Roohani Diwan	Lead Role ( Short Film)	[27]
2021	Rajnigandha	Nazia/Muneer	Lead Role	[citation needed]

Music videos

Year	Title	Opposite	Singer	Music	Ref
2017	Piya Saaware	Paras Arora & Utpal Das	Bornali Kalita	Times Music	[citation needed]
	Beparwaahiyaan 2	Suyyash Rai	Suyyash Rai	TheBucketlistFilms	[28]
2018	Chaap Tilak	Non	YASH WADALI		[29]
2019	Jaanta Tha	Sanam Puri	Sanam Puri	Zill Music	[30]
	Phir Se song	Bhavna Makhija	Siddharth Basrur	CreativeMeter	[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result	Ref
2009	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Balika Vadhu	Nominated	[citation needed]
2010	Indian Television Academy Awards				[citation needed]

See also

• List of Indian television actresses