Anaitha Nair
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
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| name = Anaitha Nair
| occupation = Actress
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| children = 1
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|07|19}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
| birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka
| years_active = 2005–2011
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Anaitha Nair (born 19 July 1984) is an Indian film and theatre actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Aliya Bose, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented film Chak De India (2007), starring Shahrukh Khan.
Career
She was born in Bangalore to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother.{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/16/stories/2009041651550100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109051346/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/16/stories/2009041651550100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2012 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |title=Anaitha dribbles to her goal |date=16 April 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/16an.htm |title=From Chak De to Aashayein |work=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2004 |access-date=12 June 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/23/slide-show-1-interview-with-anaitha-nair.htm |title=Chak De girl and her Aashayein! - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=12 June 2012}} She did her schooling at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, studied at the Bangalore University and moved to Mumbai, after completing her education.{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/29slid1.htm |title=Meet Chak De's sexiest gal |work=Rediff.com |access-date=12 June 2012}} She shot to fame after she played the role of Aliya Bose, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented film Chak De India (2007). She has also appeared in two Malayalam films, By the People (2005) and IG (2009). She had also acted in number of TV Commercials notably in Virgin Mobile with Ranbir Kapoor, Dairy Milk Silk, Acer, Dove, Medical Abortion Pills and Nescafe.
She also played Bindiya in the British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling. Her second release in Hindi was Shyam Benegal's Well Done Abba (2010). Anaitha also starred in Aashayein directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, in which she played a cancer patient. For the character, she also tonsured her head.{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-20/news-interviews/28322978_1_film-cancer-patient-chak-de-girl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221352/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-20/news-interviews/28322978_1_film-cancer-patient-chak-de-girl |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 May 2012 |work=The Times of India |title=Chak De girl goes bald}} She was part of the cast in Abbas Tyrewalla's Jhootha Hi Sahi and Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Dum-Maaro-Dum/movie-review/8046811.cms |work=The Times of India |first1=Nikhat |last1=Kazmi |title=Dum Maaro Dum |date=21 April 2011}} Her most recent releases are Ekaant directed by Sunil Pillai, and Force directed by Nishikant Kamat.
Apart from acting Anaitha was also part of a band named S5, they released the album Isai with Sony-BMG.{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/16/stories/2005051601590100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109060143/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/16/stories/2005051601590100.htm | archive-date=9 November 2012 | title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi : S5 's Malayali connection }}
Filmography
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes | ||||
| 2005 | By the People | Herself | Malayalam | Special appearance |
| 2007 | Chak De India | Aliya Bose | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Mumbai Calling | Bindiya | English | |
| 2009 | IG | Chandini | Malayalam | |
| rowspan="3"|2010 | Well Done Abba | Sakina | Hindi | |
| Aashayein | Padma | Hindi | ||
| Jhootha Hi Sahi | Sushi | Hindi | ||
| rowspan="3"|2011 | Dum Maaro Dum | Taani | Hindi | |
| Ekaant | Tina | Hindi | ||
| Force | Rachna | Hindi |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Anaitha Nair}}
- {{Official website|http://anaithanair.com}}
- {{IMDb name|id=2444905}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses from Bengaluru
Category:Bangalore University alumni
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
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