Anjali Patil

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| occupation = Actress

| birth_place = Nashik, Maharashtra, India

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| yearsactive = 2011–present

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Anjali Patil is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil film productions. She has received several awards including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Marathi Award. She received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) Silver Peacock Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India her role in the Sri Lankan film With You, Without You

She has earned rave reviews for her work in Delhi in a Day, Chakravyuh, Newton and Sri Lankan film With You, Without You.[http://dearcinema.com/news/iffi-2012-awards-gurvinder-singh-anhey-ghorey-da-daan/0739 Gurvinder Singh bags Golden Peacock at IFFI 2012, Centenary Award to Mira Nair | DearCinema.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122060636/http://dearcinema.com/news/iffi-2012-awards-gurvinder-singh-anhey-ghorey-da-daan/0739 |date=22 January 2013 }} In 2013, she starred in the Telugu film Naa Bangaaru Talli for which she received the National Film Award – Special Mention,{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/106280.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627220424/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/106280.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2015 |title=IndiaGlitz - |access-date=13 October 2016}} and the state Nandi Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nandi-awards-2012-and-2013-rajamouli-ilayaraja-samantha-and-prabhas-emerge-winners-4549659/ |title=Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners |date=1 March 2017}}

She won Best Female Debut for her Marathi film The Silence.

Early life and education

Patil was born into a Marathi family and raised in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Patil completed her higher school in Nashik. By age 14, she had decided to pursue performance art as her career. She persuaded her parents to send her to the Center for Performing Arts at University of Pune. In June 2007, she earned a bachelor's degree in arts with a gold medal for her excellence. Later that year, Patil was chosen to pursue Masters in Theater Design at National School of Drama in New Delhi. It presented her with many opportunities to work extensively with Indian and International film and theater actors and directors.{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101231549/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4141 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2012 |title=Introducing Anjali Patil: Prakash Jha's Naxal firebrand - Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=30 October 2012 |access-date=13 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=286778&subcatg=&keyword=bollywood&nid=286778 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130040143/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=286778&subcatg=&keyword=bollywood&nid=286778 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2013 |title=NDTVMovies.com : Bollywood News, Reviews, Celebrity News, Hollywood News, Entertainment News, Videos & Photos |access-date=13 October 2016}}

Career

File:The JS (Film), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Raghavendra Singh presenting the Best Female Actor award to Ms. Anjali Patil, for the film "With You Without You".jpg, 2012]]

File:Pankaj Tripathi and Anjali Patil World Premiere Newton Zoopalast Berlinale 2017.jpg

Patil's first feature film opportunity came with Prashant Nair's Hindi-English international independent film Delhi in a Day. She was critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Rohini. The film premiered in Asia at the Mumbai film festival on 13 October 2011 and was released theatrically in India in August 2012.{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anjali-patil-in-delhi-in-a-day/1/157035.html/ |title=Anjali Patil to act in 'Delhi in a Day' |date=22 October 2011 |author=Shiban Bedi, Nishat Bari |magazine=India Today |access-date=19 July 2012}}

In 2010–11, Patil worked as the lead actress and a producer on an international short film Green Bangles. It was selected as India's official entry to WIFTI (Women In Film and Television International, Los Angeles) and was eventually selected and screened at the WIFTI International Showcase 2012 in 44 cities in 15 countries.{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/women-film-television-india-chapter-297355.aspx |title=Women In Film & Television India Chapter Launched |date=7 March 2012 |author=Nyay Bhushan |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=26 December 2012}}

She later on worked in Prakash Jha's film on issues related to Naxalism: Chakravyuh.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/From-the-very-first-meeting-Prakash-Sir-had-faith-in-me-Anjali-Patil/articleshow/16626870.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217045110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-02/news-interviews/34199186_1_anjali-patil-nashik-girl-manna-dey |url-status=live |archive-date=17 December 2013 |title=From the very first meeting, Prakash Sir had faith in me: Anjali Patil |date=2 October 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2 October 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Anjali-Patil-is-a-great-actor-Esha-Gupta/Article1-934866.aspx |title=Anjali Patil is a great actor: Esha Gupta |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 October 2012 |access-date=2 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927233212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Anjali-Patil-is-a-great-actor-Esha-Gupta/Article1-934866.aspx |archive-date=27 September 2012}} Patil received rave reviews for her fierce portrayal of Naxal leader Juhi.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_paying-a-price-for-acting_1758365 |title=Paying a price for acting! |date=31 October 2012 |access-date=13 October 2016}}

Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka (With You, Without You) (2012) was her international collaboration with acclaimed Sri Lankan writer-director Prasanna Vithanage. Patil did the dubbing herself and that makes her the first Indian actress to dub in the Sinhala language. Her stellar performance won her Silver Peacock award for Best Actor Female at International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2012. She is one of the youngest actors to receive this award. Patil also received the Presidential award Of Sri Lanka for her performance in 2017.

In 2016 Patil did her first Marathi film The Silence with Nagraj Manjule as a co-actor, for which she received a Filmfare award.

She played a pivotal role in Mirzya from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra which was released in 2016. She went on to collaborate with him as the lead in Mere Pyare Prime Minister in 2018.{{Cite web |date=17 February 2019 |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister isn't a political film: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-mere-pyare-prime-minister-political-film-5588052/ |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Patil's performance as Gondi speaking Malko- Adivasi BLO in Newton, with Rajkumar Rao in 2017 was highly applauded across all levels.

She played a bold and fierce activist, Puyal in Pa. Ranjith's Kaala with Rajinikanth earning a major following in Tamil industry.{{Cite news |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/anjali-patil-joins-kaala/ |title=Anjali Patil Joins 'Kaala' - Silverscreen.in |date=25 May 2017 |work=Silverscreen.in |access-date=30 July 2017 |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Her next Tamil venture was Kuthiraivaal which was screened at international film festivals.

Patil's latest work is Hutatma a web series based on the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti.

She recently received the prestigious Ma TA Sanmaan- Best actress for her performance in this series. In 2020, her next web series was Amazon Prime Video's Afsos starring Gulshan Devaiah in the lead role.

Anjali has also worked in an ad film for Sintex, which urged people to take a pledge to save rivers.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/10/11/sintex-educates-people-about-sewage-disposal-emotive-campaign |title=Anjali Patil in Revive Our Rivers |date=11 October 2017 |work=Sintex ad campaign |access-date=4 May 2020 |language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Language ! Notes
rowspan="2" \| 2011	Delhi in a Day	Rohini	Hindi
Green Bangles	Manu	Hindi	Short Film
rowspan="3" \| 2012	Prathyayam	Durga	Telugu
Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka	Selvi	Sinhala	Sinhala debut
Chakravyuh	Juhi	Hindi
rowspan="4" \| 2013	Ente	rowspan="2"\|Durga	Malayalam	rowspan="2"\| Bilingual film Malayalam debut
Naa Bangaaru Talli	Telugu
Apna Desh	Vasundara	Kannada	In Production[http://timesofap.com/cinema/bollywood-actress-actress-anjali-patil-in-kannada_50492.html Bollywood actress Actress Anjali Patil in Kannada- Timesofap] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216011008/http://timesofap.com/cinema/bollywood-actress-actress-anjali-patil-in-kannada_50492.html \|date=16 December 2012 }}
Shree	Sonu	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2014	Kill the Rapist?	Mira Shukla	Hindi
Finding Fanny	Stefanie 'Fanny' Fernandes, Fanny's daughter	English	Special appearance
rowspan="2" \| 2015	The Silence	Maami	Marathi	Marathi debut
Mrs Scooter	Ashima	Hindi
2016	Mirzya \|Zeenat \|Hindi \|
rowspan="2" \|2017 \|Sameer \|Alia Irade \|Hindi \|
Newton \|Malko \|Hindi \|
rowspan="2" \| 2018	Meri Nimmo	Nimmo	Hindi
Kaala	Puyal Charumathi Gaekwad	Tamil	Tamil debut
rowspan="2" \| 2019	Dithee	Tulsa	Marathi
Mere Pyare Prime Minister	Sargam	Hindi
2020 \|Mann Fakiraa \|Mahi \|Marathi \|
rowspan="2" \|2022	Kuthiraivaal	Vanga/ Irusaayi	Tamil
Kaun Pravin Tambe?	Vaishali Tambe	Hindi
2023	Danny Goes Aum		English
rowspan="3" \|2024 \|MahaParinirvaan \| \|Marathi \|{{cite web \|title=MahaParinirvaan Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date {{!}} महापरिनिर्वाण {{!}} Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi \|url=https://rangmarathi.com/mahaparinirvaan-movie/ \|website=Rang Marathi \|access-date=23 March 2024 \|date=23 March 2024}}
Soch - A perception \|Priyanka Negi \|Hindi \|
Malhar \| \|Marathi/Hindi \| {{cite web \|title=Malhar Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date {{!}} मल्हार {{!}} Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi \|url=https://rangmarathi.com/malhar-movie/ \|website=Rang Marathi \|access-date=16 May 2024 \|date=15 May 2024}}
TBA	Bardo	Ashalata	Marathi	Post-production

= Web series =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Language

!Notes

2019

|Hutatma

|Vidyut

|Marathi

2020

|Afsos

|Shloka

|Hindi

2020

|My Client's Wife

|Sindoora

|Hindi

2024

|Zindaginama

|Devaki

|Hindi

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Awarded Work ! Award ! Result
2012 \|With You, Without You \|International Film Festival of India in Goa - Best Actress \|{{won}}
2012 \|Chakravyuh \|Stardust Awards 2013 - Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Female{{cite web \|last=Hungama \|first=Bollywood \|date=21 January 2013 \|title=Nominations for Stardust Awards 2013 - Bollywood Hungama \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4437 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125021050/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4437 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=25 January 2013 \|access-date=13 October 2016}} \|{{nom}}
2012 \|Chakravyuh \|Star Screen Awards for Most Promising Newcomer- Female{{cite web \|title=Colors Screen Awards 2013 Nominations \|date=2 January 2013 \|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/colors-screen-awards-2013-nominations/ \|access-date=13 October 2016}} \|{{nom}}
2012 \|Delhi in a Day \|New York Indian Film Festival for Best Actress. \|{{nom}}
2012 \|Delhi in a Day \|South Asian Film Festival New York - South Asian Rising Star for Best Supporting Actress[http://dearcinema.com/news/saiff-announces-south-asian-rising-star-film-awards-nominees-sunny-leone-to-co-host-award-ceremony/5142 SAIFF announces South Asian Rising Star Film Awards nominees, Sunny Leone to co host award ceremony - DearCinema.com \| DearCinema.com] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125121617/http://dearcinema.com/news/saiff-announces-south-asian-rising-star-film-awards-nominees-sunny-leone-to-co-host-award-ceremony/5142\|date=25 January 2013}} \|{{nom}}
2013 \|Naa Bangaaru Talli \|Nandi Award - Nandi Award for Best Actress \|{{Won}}
2013 \|Naa Bangaaru Talli \|National Film Award – Special Mention \|{{won}}
2015 \|The Silence. \| Filmfare Marathi Award Best Female Debut \|{{won}}
2016 \|With You, Without You \|Sarasaviya Awards in Colombo Sri Lanka - Best Actress \|{{won}}
2016 \|With You, Without You \|Presidential Film Awards in Colombo Sri Lanka - Best Actress \|{{won}}

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Year

! Awarded Work

! Award

! Result

2012

|With You, Without You

|International Film Festival of India in Goa - Best Actress

|{{won}}

2012

|Chakravyuh

|Stardust Awards 2013 - Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Female{{cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=21 January 2013 |title=Nominations for Stardust Awards 2013 - Bollywood Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4437 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125021050/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4437 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |access-date=13 October 2016}}

|{{nom}}

2012

|Chakravyuh

|Star Screen Awards for Most Promising Newcomer- Female{{cite web |title=Colors Screen Awards 2013 Nominations |date=2 January 2013 |url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/colors-screen-awards-2013-nominations/ |access-date=13 October 2016}}

|{{nom}}

2012

|Delhi in a Day

|New York Indian Film Festival for Best Actress.

|{{nom}}

2012

|Delhi in a Day

|South Asian Film Festival New York - South Asian Rising Star for Best Supporting Actress[http://dearcinema.com/news/saiff-announces-south-asian-rising-star-film-awards-nominees-sunny-leone-to-co-host-award-ceremony/5142 SAIFF announces South Asian Rising Star Film Awards nominees, Sunny Leone to co host award ceremony - DearCinema.com | DearCinema.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125121617/http://dearcinema.com/news/saiff-announces-south-asian-rising-star-film-awards-nominees-sunny-leone-to-co-host-award-ceremony/5142|date=25 January 2013}}

|{{nom}}

2013

|Naa Bangaaru Talli

|Nandi Award - Nandi Award for Best Actress

|{{Won}}

2013

|Naa Bangaaru Talli

|National Film Award – Special Mention

|{{won}}

2015

|The Silence.

| Filmfare Marathi Award Best Female Debut