Anjali Patil

Anjali Patil

Anjali Patil at the promotion of Chakravyuh, 2012
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2011–present
Religion Buddhist

Anjali Patil (born 26 September 1987) is an international film and theatre actress. She has earned rave reviews for her work in Delhi in a Day, Chakravyuh and Sri Lankan film With You Without You. She received the Silver Peacock Award for Best Actress at International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2012 for With You Without You.[1] In 2013, she was starred in the Telugu film, Na Bangaaru Talli for which she has received the National Film Award – Special Mention.[2]

Early life and education

Patil was born in Marathi family and raised in Nashik. Patil attended a local high school and by age 14, she had decided to pursue acting as her career. She persuaded her parents to send her to Center for Performing Arts at University of Pune. In June 2007, she earned Bachelor's Degree in Arts with a gold medal for her excellence. Later that year, Patil was chosen to pursue Masters in Theater Design at National School of Drama in New Delhi. National School of Drama presented her with many opportunities to work extensively with Indian and International film and theater actors and directors.[3][4]

Career

Patil's first feature film opportunity came with Prashant Nair's Hindi-English international independent film Delhi in a Day. Patil was critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Rohini. The film was premiered in Asia at the Mumbai film festival on 13 October 2011 and released theatrically in India in August 2012.[5]

In 2010-11, Patil worked as the lead actress and also a producer on an international short film Green Bangles. This short film was selected as India’s official entry to WIFTI (Women In Film and Television International, Los Angeles) and was eventually selected and screened at the WIFTI International Showcase 2012 in 44 cities in 15 countries.[6]

Her big Bollywood break came with Prakash Jha's latest film on issues related to Naxalwad, Chakravyuh[7][8] This film instantly made her talk of the B-town with praise and appreciation for a powerful performance alongside seasoned actors like Om Puri, Manoj Bajpai, Abhay Deol and Arjun Rampal. Post the rave reviews of her fierce portrayal of Naxal leader Juhi, Patil signed a three-film contract with filmmaker Prakash Jha.[3][9]

Oba Nathuwa Obe Ekka (With You, Without You) (2012) was her another international collaboration with acclaimed Sri Lankan writer-director Prasanna Vithanage. Patil did the dubbing of the movie completely by herself and that makes her the first Indian actress to dub in Sinhala language. Her stellar performance won her Silver Peacock award for Best Actor Female at International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2012. She is one of the youngest actors to receive this award.

In 2016 Patil finished 2 marathi films, Bardo with Makarand Deshpande and The Silence with Nagraj Manjule as a co-actor.

She will be seen in the title role as and in Nimmo which is directorial debut of Rahul Shanklya produced by Anand L. Rai. Patil also finished another hindi film Newton along with Rajkumar Rao slated to release next year.

She plays a pivotal role in Mirzya of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra releasing this year in October.

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award Result
2013 Naa Bangaaru Talli National Film Award – Special Mention Won
2012 With You Without You International Film Festival of India in Goa - Best Actress[1] Won
2012 Chakravyuh Stardust Awards 2013 - Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Female[10] Nominated
2012 Chakravyuh Star Screen Awards for Most Promising Newcomer- Female[11] Nominated
2012 Delhi in a Day New York Indian Film Festival for Best Actress. Nominated
2012 Delhi in a Day South Asian Film Festival New York - South Asian Rising Star for Best Supporting Actress[12] Nominated

Filmography

Year Film Language Role Notes
2011 Delhi in a Day Hindi Rohini
2011 Green Bangles Hindi ManuShort Film
2012 Prathyayam Telugu Durga
2012 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Sinhala Selvi
2012 Chakravyuh Hindi Juhi
2013 Ente Malayalam Durga
2013 Naa Bangaaru Talli Telugu
2013 Apna Desh Kannada Vasundara In Production[13]
2013 Shree Hindi Sonu opp. Hussain Kuwajerwala
2014 Kill the Rapist? Hindi Mira Shukla
2014 Finding Fanny English/Hindi Stefanie 'Fanny' Fernandes & Fanny's daughter Special Appearance in dual roles
2015 The Silence Marathi Maami
2016 Mirzya Hindi Zeenat
2017 Bardo Marathi Ashalata Post production
2017 Nimmo Hindi Nimmo Post production
2017 Newton Hindi Post production

References

  1. 1 2 Gurvinder Singh bags Golden Peacock at IFFI 2012, Centenary Award to Mira Nair | DearCinema.com Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "IndiaGlitz -". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Hungama, Bollywood (30 October 2012). "Introducing Anjali Patil: Prakash Jha's Naxal firebrand - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "NDTVMovies.com : Bollywood News, Reviews, Celebrity News, Hollywood news, Entertainment News, Videos & Photos". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Shiban Bedi, Nishat Bari (22 October 2011). "Anjali Patil to act in 'Delhi in a Day'". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Nyay Bhushan (7 March 2012). "Women In Film & Television India Chapter Launched". "The Hollywood Reporter". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "From the very first meeting, Prakash Sir had faith in me: Anjali Patil". The Times of India. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Anjali Patil is a great actor: Esha Gupta". The Times of India. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  9. ↑ "Paying a price for acting! - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (21 January 2013). "Nominations for Stardust Awards 2013 - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Colors Screen Awards 2013 Nominations". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  12. ↑ SAIFF announces South Asian Rising Star Film Awards nominees, Sunny Leone to co host award ceremony - DearCinema.com | DearCinema.com Archived 25 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Bollywood actress Actress Anjali Patil in Kannada- Timesofap Archived 16 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine.

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