Anaitha Nair
Born (1984-07-19) 19 July 1984
Bangalore, Karnataka
OccupationActress
Years active2005–2011
Children1

Anaitha Nair (born 19 July 1984) is an Indian film and theatre actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Aliya Bose, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented film Chak De India (2007), starring Shahrukh Khan.

Career

She was born in Bangalore to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother.[1][2][3] She did her schooling at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, studied at the Bangalore University[1] and moved to Mumbai, after completing her education.[4] She shot to fame after she played the role of Aliya Bose, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented film Chak De India (2007). She has also appeared in two Malayalam films, By the People (2005) and IG (2009). She had also acted in number of TV Commercials notably in Virgin Mobile with Ranbir Kapoor, Dairy Milk Silk, Acer, Dove, Medical Abortion Pills and Nescafe.

She also played Bindiya in the British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling.[1] Her second release in Hindi was Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba (2010). Anaitha also starred in Aashayein directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, in which she played a cancer patient. For the character, she also tonsured her head.[5] She was part of the cast in Abbas Tyrewalla's Jhootha Hi Sahi [3] and Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum.[6] Her most recent releases are Ekaant directed by Sunil Pillai, and Force directed by Nishikant Kamat.

Apart from acting Anaitha was also part of a band named S5, they released the album "Isai" with Sony-BMG.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005By the PeopleHerselfMalayalamSpecial appearance
2007Chak De IndiaAliya BoseHindi
2008Mumbai CallingBindiyaEnglish
2009IGChandiniMalayalam
2010Well Done AbbaSakinaHindi
AashayeinPadmaHindi
Jhootha Hi SahiSushiHindi
2011Dum Maaro DumTaaniHindi
EkaantTinaHindi
ForceRachnaHindi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Anaitha dribbles to her goal". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "From Chak De to Aashayein". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Chak De girl and her Aashayein! - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Meet Chak De's sexiest gal". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chak De girl goes bald". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Kazmi, Nikhat (21 April 2011). "Dum Maaro Dum". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi : S5 's Malayali connection". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
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