Ananya Khare

• Name — Ananya Khare • Birthplace — Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India • Years Active — 1994–present • Occupation — Actress

Khare took a break and shifted to the US in 2005 after she met her husband, David. She worked as an English teacher in a school before the couple decided to shift base back to Mumbai after 10 years.

She first made her mark on television in serials including 1987's Nirmala for almost two decades before her big-screen success. She was awarded an Indian National Award for best-supporting actress for her role in Chandni Bar and subsequently nominated for her role in Devdas. She has been awarded for her roles on stage, television, and on the big screen. More recently, Khare has gained popularity by being back on television and mostly being cast in negative roles on popular soap operas. In 2020, Ananya played the character Benazir Abdullah in the ALTBalaji series Bebaakee.

• Year — Serial — Role — Channel • 1984 — Hum Log • 1987 — Nirmala • 1991 — Phatichar — Mala • 1993 — Dekh Bhai Dekh — Zubeida (Cameo) — DD National • Kirdaar — Malti • 1995–1997 — Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti — Baby — Sony Entertainment Television • O Maria — Baby • 1995 — Aahat — Juhi • 1997–1998 — Mahayagya • 1998 — Movers & Shakers — Herself • 2002 — CID — Episodic Role • 2000 — Kasamm — DD National • 2012 — Meri Maa — Life OK • 2012–2013 — Punar Vivah — Maya — Zee TV • 2013 — Amrit Manthan — Indu Chhabria — Life OK • Yeh Hai Aashiqui — Episodic Role — Bindass • 2013–2014 — Rangrasiya — Mohini — Colors TV • 2015–2017 — Mere Angne Mein — Sarla Ashok Agarwal — Star Plus • 2017 — Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaagey — Rami Raj Katara — Sony Entertainment Television • 2017–2018 — Laado 2 — Malhari — Colors TV • 2018 — Woh Apna Sa — Sudha — Zee TV • 2018 — Krishna Chali London — Parvati — Star Plus • 2018–2019 — Beechwale – Bapu Dekh Raha Hai — Chanchal Bhatia — Sony SAB • 2020–2021 — Lockdown Ki Love Story — Sheetal Jaiswal — Star Plus • 2021 — Lakshmi Ghar Aayi — Jwala Mangilal Kumar — Star Bharat • 2022 — Gud Se Meetha Ishq — Nutan Rajat Khurana — Star Bharat • 2023 — Maitree — Sona Madan Tiwari — Zee TV • 2023–2024 — Pandya Store — Amba Arvind Makwana — Star Plus

• Year — Title — Role — Network • 2020 — Bebaakee — Benazir Abdullah — ALTBalaji