Meet Akshaye Khanna’s heroine, who debuted with him, but moved to South, gave blockbusters with Chiranjeevi, married Kareena Kapoor’s ‘boyfriend’, she is…

Akshaye Khanna with Anjala Zaveri

Success doesn’t happen overnight. Sometimes it takes years, even decades. This suits Akshaye Khanna perfectly. The talented, criminally underrated star kid who is finally getting his comeuppance thanks to his performances in the blockbuster movies Chhaava and Dhurandhar. It took 28 years for the industry to tap into Akshaye’s true potential. People love his acting skills and his viral hook pitch in FA9LA. But today we will talk about his first hero, who achieved success after years of hard work, but later left everything and moved away from the glamorous world.

Meet Anjala Zaveri: The NRI girl who made it to Bollywood

Coming from a Gujrati NRI family, Anjala was born in Portsmouth, England. Anjala was introduced to Bollywood early without much difficulty, which motivated her to pursue a career in the film industry. Anjala’s debut film was Himalya Putra, which also marked Akshaye Khanna’s debut in Bollywood. The film was a flop but Anjala got noticed. Anjala has acted in many films, including Salman Khan and Kajol starrer Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya. Anjala’s run in Hindi cinema has been disappointing. So he decided to take a step.

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Anjala Zaveri: Star actress of South Cinema

After a dull career in Bollywood, Anjala ventured to the South and became Chiranjeevi’s lucky charm. He impressed the masses and critics with his performance in Shankar Dada MBBS and Samarasimha Reddy and gained significant recognition. After working in regional cinema for over a decade, Anjala quit the film industry in 2012, shocking her fans.

Anjala Zaveri got married…

Bold and beautiful Anjala met her Prince Charming while working in films. She fell in love with actor-model Tarun Arora, best known as Anshuman in Jab We Met. The couple dated for a while, got married, but gave up having children. These days, Anjala is seen appearing on her husband’s Instagram account every now and then.