Vinod Khanna discovery Anjala Zaveri turned star with Salman Khan film
Vinod Khanna discovery Anjala Zaveri turned star with Salman Khan film
Anjala Zaveri, a Vinod Khanna discovery emerged as a star after films with Salman Khan and Chiranjeevi.
Sadly, she couldn’t make it big in Bollywood, yet, she turned a Star in South with back to back hits.
She went on to share screen space with Chiranjeevi, Salman Khan, and Arbaaz Khan. However, after a short stint in the industry, bid adieu to acting.
Anjala Zaveri, England born and brought up revealed in an interview that when she was pretty young, she used to see Indian films after getting a video of those from a small Pakistani shop in London and since then she started to like the world of glitz and glamour. However, at that time she focused on her studies.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna discovered and selected Anjala Zaveri in a nationwide search in England for the film Himalay Putra, which also marked his son Akshaye Khanna’s debut in films. However, the film proved a debacle at the box office. She then featured in film Betaabi after which she established herself in Bollywood.
In the year 1998, she featured in a blockbuster film Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya which also featured Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Kajol. In the same year, she made her South debut alongside Chiranjeevi in Choodalani Vundi. Both of these film made her a star. However, her reign in the film industry didn’t last long.
Though most of her films in Bollywood did average business, she became quite successful in Tollywood films. She was introduced to Tollywood by Suresh Productions in the movie Preminchukundam Raa opposite Venkatesh. Some of her notable films include Shankar Dada M.B.B.S., Samarasimha Reddy, and Devi Putrudu among others. Her last film was in the year 2012 Life Is Beautiful, which also starred Amala Akkineni.
Anjala then got married to Tarun Arora, actor best known for his role as Kareena Kapoor’s lover in Jab We Met.
He embarked on his acting career as a supporting actor, but has now emerged as a top villain in South film industry. The couple revealed in an interview that they have decided to not have kids and explore the world together as they both like traveling alot.
Anjala Zaveri left the film industry completely in 2012 and not even active on social media.
News Edit KV Raman