Anita Kanwal is an Indian television actress and producer who has acted in television serials such as Chanakya, Shanti and Sonpari. She is best known for her negative role of Mrs. Seth, the mother who gets her own son killed, in the 1990s Zee TV soap opera Banegi Apni Baat.

Kanwal started her own production house in 2002 and produced the television serial Goonj Ateet Ki. She made her film debut in 1993 with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993). Television Actress Pooja Kanwal is her daughter.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993GeetanjaliSagar's elder sister
1994Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaChris's mother
1999Laawaris
2001Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
2002Mujhse Dosti Karoge
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
2003Gangaajal
Kyon?
2005The Hangman
2009Team: The Force

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelNotes
1991ChanakyaSubhada (Spy in Taxila)DD National
1992Humrahi
1995Banegi Apni BaatMrs. Seth
ShantiIndu Singh
Junoon
1998Just MohabbatSumedhaSony TV
Chattaan
2000–2004SonpariMrs. DhillonStar Plus
2001–2002SansaarZee TV
2002Goonj Ateet KiAlso producer
2004Aa Bahen Chugli Karen
2005Hari Mirchi Lal MirchiRitu's motherDD National
2008Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar DikhayengiRoshan AmmuNDTV Imagine
2010–2012Sasural Genda PhoolDaadi/Mumtaz/Shanti DaadiStar Plus
2011Ring Wrong RingSAB TV
2013–2014Gustakh DilNanimaLife OK
2015Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere GhostDadi
2016Darr Sabko Lagta Hai&TVEpisode No. 41
2018Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata HaiMasi Dadi (Tejasvini)Star PlusEpisode No. 2590-2594
2021–2022Sasural Genda Phool 2Gayatri KashyapStar Plus

Awards

YearAwardCategorySerialOutcome
2015Indian Telly AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleZindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere GhostNominated

Further reading

  • [dead link] August 2003 Screen Magazine article.