Shakti Anand


Shakti Anand is an Indian television actor.

Life and career

Anand was born on 23 September 1975 in Delhi in a Punjabi family.
Anand studied at the Tamil Education Association university in Delhi and majored in the Science stream. After that, he received his master's degree in pharmaceutical engineering. Shakti received the offer to act in the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi while he was working as a medical examiner with GE Capital in Delhi. He received his master's degree in pharmaceutical engineering, and was working as a medical examiner with GE Capital in Delhi before he received an offer to work on the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in which he played the role of Hemant Virani. He played a blind boy in telefilm Nayan Jyoti, produced by Deepak Sharma and edited by Sanjeev Khanna for Doordarshan.
He later appeared in Saara Akaash, Sambhav Asambhav and Ek Ladki Anjaani Si. He also hosted the first season of the crime reality show Crime Patrol in 2004. He and his wife Sai Deodhar participated in the first season of the celebrity dance show Nach Baliye. In the serial Godh Bharaai, he performed as the character Shivam.
He had worked in the daily soap called Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap as Maharana Udai Singh. He has also worked in the show SuperCops vs Supervillains on Life OK. He was also seen as Shiv in the show Gangaa on &TV. Anand was last seen playing Maharaj Shiladitya, the king of Maling, in the show Mayavi Maling on Star Bharat.
Anand married actress Sai Deodhar in 2005. They have a daughter born in 2011.

Television

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2000 AakashSunnyZee TVSupporting Role
2000X Zone - SaheliRakesh Jindal Zee TVEpisodic Role
2000Thriller At 10 - Maksad : Part 1 - Part 5Rohan Lal Zee TVEpisodic Role
2000 - 2002 ; 2002 - 2004Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiHemant ViraniStar PlusSupporting Role
2001 - 2002 SansaarAmitZee TVSupporting Role
2002 - 2003Ssshhhh...Koi HaiCaptain KishanStar PlusSupporting Role
2003Sambhav AsambhavSiddharth Nath Sony TVLead Role
2003 - 2005Saara AkaashFlight Lt. Vikram Kochar / Squadron Leader Vikram KocharStar PlusLead Role
2004 - 2006 Crime PatrolHost Sony TVCrime Show
2005KkusumParty Host Sony TVEpisodic Role
2005 Nach Baliye 1Contestant Star OneReality Show
2005 - 2007Ek Ladki Anjaani SiNikhil Samarth Sony TVLead Role
2006Jodee Kamaal KiGuest Star OneEpisodic Role
2006 C.I.D. - 60 Feet UnderwaterNikhil Samarth Sony TVEpisodic Role
2006Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiGuest Zee TVTalk Show
2007 - 2008Good Morning ZindagiHost 9XTalk Show
2009Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - DrishtiDr. Ashish / Nitin Kapoor Star OneEpisodic Role
2009Bhaskar BhartiOmkar Sinha Sony TVSupporting Role
2010Godh BharaaiShivam Agnihotri Sony TVLead Role
2013Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen KhiladiGuest Contestant Sony TVCooking show
2013 - 2015Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana PratapMaharana Udai Singh Sony TVSupporting Role
2014Savdhaan IndiaBharat Gupta Life OKEpisodic Role
2015Aahat - LoriShekhar Sony TVEpisodic Role
2015 - 2016SuperCops vs SupervillainsCommander Jagatveer RanaLife OKLead Role
2015 - 2016Balika VadhuMLA Dr. Jagdish SinghColors TVLead Role
2017GangaaShiv Jha&TVLead Role
2017Savdhaan IndiaSuraj Pratap Singh Life OKEpisodic Role
2018Mayavi MalingMaharaj ShiladityaStar BharatLead Role
2018 - 2019'Raja Ratan Pratap SinghColors TVSupporting Role
2019 Kitchen Champion 5Guest Contestant Colors TVCooking show
2019 D.A.T.E.Neil SharmaZEE5Lead Role - Short Film
2019Crime AlertHostDangal TVCrime Show
2019 - 2020 Tenali RamaMaharaj BalakumaranSAB TVLead Role
2020'Sanjeev SinghZEE5Supporting Role - Web Series

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004AgnipankhPak SoldierSupporting Role
2008Ghar AnudhaSupporting Role
2013Prateek Group
2014ArshoJeetSupporting Role
2015I Love DesiPunjab's BrotherSupporting Role
Dekhaa Jaayega