Anu Choudhury

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Indian actress

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name	Anu Choudhury
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image	Anu Choudhury.jpg
caption	Choudhury in Ekalabya Award Show
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birth_name	Anusuya Dash Choudhury
birth_place	Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
spouse(s)
alma_mater	Rama Devi Women's University
Manipal University
occupation
yearsactive	1999–present
party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2018–present)
module	{{Infobox officeholder
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office	Vice President of the BJP Mahila Morcha, Odisha
term_start	20 February 2021
term_end	4 August 2023
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| name = Anu Choudhury | native_name = | native_name_lang = or | image = Anu Choudhury.jpg | caption = Choudhury in Ekalabya Award Show | image_upright = yes | birth_name = Anusuya Dash Choudhury | birth_date = | birth_place = Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India | othername = | spouse(s) = | alma_mater = Rama Devi Women's University Manipal University | occupation = | yearsactive = 1999–present | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2018–present) | module = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes | office = Vice President of the BJP Mahila Morcha, Odisha | constituency = | term_start = 20 February 2021 | term_end = 4 August 2023 Anusuya Dash Choudhury, known professionally as Anu Choudhury, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Odia, Bengali, Telugu, and Hindi films. Her debut Odia film was Maa Gojabayani in 1999.

Career

Career in Odia film industry

Anu began her career in Odia film as a child artist. She acted in two movies, Badhu Nirupama and Mamata Mage Mula with very small roles. Her first film as main lead actress was Maa Gojabayani in 1999. In her first movie though there were no such big stars, but still with her effort she was eligible to compete with Rachana Banerjee in Ollywood during that period. She won praise for her acting in the film. For her first movie she got Odisha State Film Award for Best Actress for that movie in Chalachitra Jagat award. Since then, she has acted in a number of films, Biswaprakash. In Biswaprakash she acted with actress Nandita Das which movie is a part of Indian Panorama.

Then she did movies like Mana Rahigala Tumari Thare, Maa-O-Mamata, Gare Sindura Dhare Luha. For Gare Sindura Dhare Luha movie she got Orissa State Film Awards as best actress. Anu next appeared in the movie Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana. She also acted in Sashu Ghara Chalijibi which was produced by Rajshri Productions and co-starred Siddhanta Mahapatra.

Her first film in Bengali was Ram Lakshman but Surya was released first in 2004. Both films had Prosenjit Chatterjee in the male lead. She has also acted in a Telugu movie Subha Bela directed by V.B. Ramana. Anu gave a super hit movie " Maa Gojabayani" at the entry of her into film industry. Her 1st Telugu movie was Subhavela. At the peak of her career she got married and after a very short time period, she had seven releases as lead actress in a single year 2007 out of which four were hits. Due to some personal issues she left Odia industry for two years and back to industry after two years with two flop movies. But again she gave a hit number with " Pahili Raja" in which she played a cop character.

In 2022, she debuted in Odia television with Sarbajita Anu on Zee Sarthak.

Career in South industry

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Anu Choudhury started her career with the Telugu movie Subhavela which was into controversy in 2000.

The movie revolves around a young woman, Satya, (Anu) who dumps her bridegroom at the altar, not once but four times. The reason – her best friend attempts suicide after marriage. This unusual behaviour attracts the attention of journalist Surya (Vijay), who begins writing a serial version for his newspaper, which turns into a best-seller.

Anu Choudhury continued to act in Muthyam and then Manasu Telusuko, but did not have much success in the south Indian film industry.

Career in Bengali industry

Anu started her Bengali film career in 2004 with movie Surya opposite Prasenjit Chatterjee. Then she continued to be attached to the Bengali film industry as one after another she appeared in movies like Ram Laxman, Dadar Adesh, etc.

Her notable movies with Prasenjit Chatterjee are Surya, Dadar Adesh, Rajmohol, Jamai Raja, Rajkumar etc. Anu also appeared in the movies Hangama, Abhimanyu and Mahaguru. She was also seen a very prominent character in Thikana Rajpath with a deglam role. Lastly she was seen in " Aami Aachi Sei Je Tomar " in 2011.

Bollywood debut and film breakthrough

Anu got a break in the Hindi movie Nirvana 13, directed by Jitin Rawat, currently streaming on MX Player. Nirvana 13 is a story about a patient's cry for relief from agony and a nurse who is silently wishing for the same. The two have a conversation about their struggles with morality and helplessness and their constant quest for a way out. This provokes different perspectives of the pragmatic and spiritual aspects of life and death.

Anu Choudhury is playing the character of Marium D'souza in the movie. Anu received best actress award for her 1st Hindi movie Nirvana 13 in Los Angeles movie award. She was the only Indian actress selected for this award in 2011.

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|quote = The subject is interesting, mature and it’s made for a mature audience. The character I have played in this is very strong and I was in doubt whether I can justify it or not as I have not done anything like this before. We have had multiple workshops before going to the shooting floor, and that’s when I gathered some courage in me and felt like yes I can do this. Both my co-actor Sandeep and director Jitin are brilliant, so I have learned a lot during the workshops with them. As the story is set in the night, we were shooting it during the night only. I remember during shooting, in real life our nights have become days and days have become nights. |source = – Anu Choudhury on her Nirvana 13 shooting experience |align = right |width = 30% |border = 1px |fontsize = |bgcolor = #D8F2FF |style = |title_bg = |title_fnt = |tstyle = |qalign = |qstyle = |quoted = 1 |salign = right |sstyle = Anu has also worked in a film Babloo Happy Hai based on youth released in 2013 with talented director Nila Madhab Panda with costars Parvin Dabas, Sahil Anand, Erica Fernandes.

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The director Nila Madhab Panda said, "I have seen Anu's work and really liked her. It was Anu's talent that made me finalise her." ;

Social activism and commercials

Anu Choudhury has been a committed social activist, active in supporting child survival and fighting AIDS and injustice in real life. Anu has worked as a brand ambassador for UNICEF, Lalchand Jewellers, Kanchan Jewellery, Ruchi Curry Powder, Epari Sadashiv Jewellery etc. She has been a brand ambassador for more than 20 commercials. She says, "Along with films I have been doing commercials for the last ten years and it's natural that the product manufacturers want us to endorse their brand since we have face value. And it's obvious that we won't do it for charity but then money is not everything." She has been brand ambassador for prestigious Emami edible oil. Anu is also working as a brand ambassador for FAME (First Academy of Media and Entertainment)in Odisha. Anu Chaudhury, along with Ms Shabana Azmi, renowned actress and former Member of Parliament, noted Indian classical dancer Ms Shovan Narayan and rockstar Mr Subir Malik, member of the Parikrama band, were declared as brand ambassador for safe motherhood, champion and Youth Icon for Safe Motherhood, respectively.

Choudhury was appointed as Brand ambassador for a public awareness campaign, "Bijuli Didi" on behalf of all the electric distribution utilities of the State, CESU, NESCO, WESCO and SOUTHCO, and all the franchisees working in the CESU area. The brand Bijuli Didi was unveiled at a function by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) Chairman Satya Prakash Nanda. As part of the Bijuli Didi campaign, Anu will make people aware about simple facts that will help people to conserveelectricity, check power theft and pay bills on time.

On 1 November 2013, Anu Choudhury was declared to be part of TeachAids, a nonprofit organisation that develops HIV prevention education technology materials, based on an approach invented through research at Stanford University. On 21 November 2013 official launching of TeachAids of Odia version was done. A teaser of the animated software, which features the caricatures and voices of actors Akash Dasnayak, Anu Choudhury, Prashant Nanda and Odissi dancer Aruna Mohanty, will be released online (www.teachaids.org) on 1 December to mark the occasion of World Aids Day. Anu said the "revolutionary product" would combat ignorance about HIV as it is likely to be introduced in schools and colleges from next year. A preview of the film was screened for the media here on Thursday.

Political career

In January 2018, Choudhury joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. She has campaigned for the party in the 2019 elections at Patkura constituency, 2021 Pipili by elections and 2022 Khallikote Panchayat elections.

Choudhury is a member of the special invitees as part of the state executive of BJP Odisha. On 15 February 2020, the Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi appointed her as the representative of Begunia for the MP which falls under the parliamentary constituency. Choudhury was appointed the vice-president of BJP Mahila Morcha, Odisha on 20 February 2021, until 2023 when the succeeding team was appointed.

Personal life

Choudhury completed her education from Biju Patnaik College of Science and Education and graduated in science from Rama Devi Women's University. She completed her PG in IT from Manipal University.

She was married to businessman Sandip Mishra in 2006, but was divorced in 2008.

Filmography

Films

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Year	Title	Role	Language
1985		Odia	Child artist
1987		Odia	Child artist
1999		Odia	Chalachitra Jagat Award for Best Actress
1999		Odia
2000		Odia
2000	Satya	Telugu
2001		Odia	Won Orissa State Film Awards for Best Actress
2001		Odia
2001	Anu	Telugu
2002		Odia	Won Orissa State Film Awards for Best Actress
2002		Telugu
2002		Odia
2003	Rama	Odia
2003		Chhattisgarhi
2003		Odia	Won Best Actress in various film awards
2004		Odia
2004		Odia
2004		Odia	Won Orissa State Film Awards for Best Actress
2004	Shibani	Odia
2004	Rina	Bengali
2005	Puja	Bengali
2005		Odia
2005	Sita	Odia	Won Orissa State Film Awards for Best Actress
2005		Odia
2005	Deboshree	Bengali
2005	Radha	Bengali
2006		Odia
2006		Odia
2006	Titli	Bengali
2006		Bengali
2007	Tila	Odia
2007		Odia
2007		Odia
2007		Odia
2007		Odia
2007	Kalpana	Odia	Best Actress award at 4th International Film Festival of India
2007		Odia
2007		Bengali
2007		Odia-Bengali
2007		Bengali
2008		Odia
2008		Bengali
2009	Shikha	Odia
2009		Bengali
2010	Sweta	Odia
2010	Malla	Bengali
2011	Priya	Bengali
2011		Odia
2013		Odia
2013		Odia	Guest appearance
2013	Voice (Female student)	Odia	Animated movie to be released on 1 December World Aids Day
2014	Gracy	Odia	Delayed
2014	Deepa	Hindi
2014	Malli	Odia
2015	Maya	Odia
2015		Odia
2016		Odia
2017	Saloni	Odia
2019	Kritika	Odia
2019	Paro	Odia
2019	Namita	Odia
2020	Anu	Odia	Web series
2020	Anu	Odia	Telefilm
2021	Mariam Dsouza	Hindi	Best Actress award in Los Angeles Movie Awards
2021	Sandhya	Odia
2021		Odia
2023		Odia
2023		Odia
2024		Odia
2024		Odia
2025		Odia
2025		Odia
2025		Odia
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2022	Sarbajita Anu	Anu	ZEE Sarthak	Lead, 253 episodes
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Theatre

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Bayasara Ante	Pratima Mishra	Odia One Theatre Group
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Awards and nominations

| name = Anu Choudhury | image = Anu Chaudhury.jpg | wins = 4 | nominations = | award1 = Odisha State Film Awards | award1W = 4 | award1N = Anu Chowdhury was adjudged the Best Actress for her performance in Sasughara Chalijibi at the 2005 Orissa State Film Awards ceremony held at Bhubaneswar on 30 May 2007. She won the best Actress Award in the 4th Cine India International Film Festival, Noida for her portrayal of a second generation refugee from East Bengal in the Kadambinee Media Pvt Ltd. productions Kathantara.

On 30 December 2007, Anu won the Best Actress Award at the "Chalachhitra Jagat Pratibha Samman – 2007" for her performance in the Odia movie Lal Tuku Tuku Sadhaba Bahu. she is four time state award winner for best actress category. Anu again received best actress award for her 1st Hindi movie Nirvana 13 in Los Angeles movie award. She was the only Indian actress selected for this award in 2011.

State Awards

Anu has received the glorious Orissa State Film Awards for Best Actress four times

2001 – Orissa State Film Awards, Gare Sindura Dhare Luha
2002 – Orissa State Film Awards, Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana
2004 – Orissa State Film Awards, Omm Santi Omm
2005 – Orissa State Film Awards, Sashu Ghara Chalijibi

International Awards

2006 – Best Actress award for Kathantara in 4th International Film Festival of India, Noida
2011 – Best Actress award for Nirvana 13 in Los Angeles Movie Awards

References

Notes

References

(16 January 2008). "Actress files for divorce". The Telegraph.
(27 December 2017). "ଏହି ଓଲିଉଡ଼୍‍ ନାୟିକାଙ୍କୁ ମିଳିଥିଲା ପ୍ରଥମ ସିନେମାରେ ବିବାହିତା ମହିଳା ଭୂମିକା". Sambad.
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(25 February 2021). "Anu Choudhury's Hindi Film 'Nirvana 13' Released On MX Player". [[My City Links]].
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(20 April 2008). "Deliver Now India". who.int/pmnch/en/.
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(14 September 2013). "Bijuli Didi takes off". The Statesman.
(1 November 2013). "Actress Anu Choudhury joins education efforts in odisha".
(22 November 2013). "Hush-hush topic gets a voice – Animated course on HIV education in Odia to be launched". the telegraph/.
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(20 February 2020). "ଅନୁ ଚୌଧୁରୀଙ୍କୁ ନୂଆ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ଦେଲେ ସାଂସଦ ଅପରାଜିତା ଷଡ଼ଙ୍ଗୀ". Sambad.
(20 February 2021). "Sincere thanks to @dpradhanbjp ji @SamirMohantyBJP ji @Manas_BJP ji & @SmrutiPattnaik6 ji for keeping faith in me the responsibility in State Mahila Morcha. Will try me best towards building "New India". @VanathiBJP @MrsGandhi @smritiirani".
(4 August 2023). "Odisha BJP appoints office bearers ahead of Shah visit". Deccan Herald.
(10 March 2013). "Devoted student". The New Indian Express.
(16 January 2008). "Actress files for divorce". The Telegraph.
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(9 April 2023). "‘Bayasara Ante’, A Story Of Life, Love and Hope, Of Two Oldies".
(31 May 2007). "'Maidens' sweep annual State film awards". [[The Hindu]].
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(31 December 2007). "Oriya Film Awards: Siddhant and Anu Choudhury get the Honours". Oriya Times.

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