Anupama Verma
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Anupama Verma is a model
, actress, and television personality from Delhi
. She was discovered by well known celebrity photographer Shantanu Sheorey when she was in ninth grade. Her first modeling assignment was with Shekhar Kapur
for Digjam suiting.
She has been a cover girl for many leading Indian magazines, and has modeled for a huge range of consumer products such as Fair and Lovely, Siyaram, Harry's collections, Pantene, Lipton, Monte Carlo among others.
Apart from modelling, Anupama had a successful parallel career in television as a VJ on Channel [V].
It was rumored that she was the reason for the split between Leander Paes
and Mahesh Bhupathi
. In 2006 she starred in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss later, she was evicted and replaced with Rakhi Sawant
.
On the show Bigg Boss, Anupama had developed a relationship with model Aryan Vaid
. Aryan was supposedly madly in love with Anupama and was very emotional when they parted when he got evicted from the show before Anupama. In the final episode of the show, it was discovered that the beautiful relationship that started on the show could not last in the real world. An emotional Anupama said that Aryan was not the same person outside and she could not relate to him anymore.
She also acted in Doordarshan channel's serial program "Ankhen" where she plays the protagonist, who can foresee crimes that are immediately committed after she has seen them.
Anupama featured in the remix video of Biddu
's 1980's mega hit song Boom Boom sung by the Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan
, further increasing her popularity.
She was also seen in Bali Brahmbhatt's "Tere bin jeena nahi" with Bikram Saluja, Leslie Lewis' "Bheegi bheegi raaton mein" videos, and in "Saare sapne kahin kho gaye" from Alka Yagnik
's superhit album "Tum Yaad Aaye".
She has an MBA degree in Marketing & Finance from FMS Delhi
.
Anupama is also an ambassador for various anti-smoking campaigns, notably Crusade Against Tobacco.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress, and television personality from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. She was discovered by well known celebrity photographer Shantanu Sheorey when she was in ninth grade. Her first modeling assignment was with Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur is an Indian film director and producer. A critically acclaimed director, he rose to popularity with the movie Bandit Queen...
for Digjam suiting.
She has been a cover girl for many leading Indian magazines, and has modeled for a huge range of consumer products such as Fair and Lovely, Siyaram, Harry's collections, Pantene, Lipton, Monte Carlo among others.
Apart from modelling, Anupama had a successful parallel career in television as a VJ on Channel [V].
It was rumored that she was the reason for the split between Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
and Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
. In 2006 she starred in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss later, she was evicted and replaced with Rakhi Sawant
Rakhi sawant
Rakhi Sawant is an Indian dancer, Hindi film and television actress, model and television talk show host.She was born as Neeru Bheda to Jaya Bheda, who married Sawant, a police constable at Worli Police Station, and gave her children her second husband's name Sawant...
.
On the show Bigg Boss, Anupama had developed a relationship with model Aryan Vaid
Aryan Vaid
Aryan Vaid is an Indian male model who won the Graviera Mr. India modelling pageant in the year 2000.-Career:Vaid is a qualified chef and a lifestyle columnist with The Hindustan Times. He has been actively involved with theatre and has done a few street plays at the Prithvi theatre in Mumbai...
. Aryan was supposedly madly in love with Anupama and was very emotional when they parted when he got evicted from the show before Anupama. In the final episode of the show, it was discovered that the beautiful relationship that started on the show could not last in the real world. An emotional Anupama said that Aryan was not the same person outside and she could not relate to him anymore.
She also acted in Doordarshan channel's serial program "Ankhen" where she plays the protagonist, who can foresee crimes that are immediately committed after she has seen them.
Anupama featured in the remix video of Biddu
Biddu
Biddu or Biddu Appaiah is an Indian-British music producer, composer, song-writer and singer who produced and composed many hit records worldwide during a career spanning five decades...
's 1980's mega hit song Boom Boom sung by the Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...
, further increasing her popularity.
She was also seen in Bali Brahmbhatt's "Tere bin jeena nahi" with Bikram Saluja, Leslie Lewis' "Bheegi bheegi raaton mein" videos, and in "Saare sapne kahin kho gaye" from Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
's superhit album "Tum Yaad Aaye".
She has an MBA degree in Marketing & Finance from FMS Delhi
FMS Delhi
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi, commonly known as FMS or FMS Delhi, established in 1954 under the aegis of the University of Delhi offers management education to the professional managers as part-time and full-time MBA programmes. It was the first business school in India which started...
.
Anupama is also an ambassador for various anti-smoking campaigns, notably Crusade Against Tobacco.
Filmography
- Ittefaq (2001) ... Anu
- GrahanGrahanGrahan is a 2001 film directed by Shashilal Nair, starring Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala. The film follows the story of Parvati, a rape victim who quests for justice, and comes to know that it is not such a simple task.-Plot:...
(2001) ... Sunita - Pitaah (2002) ... Thakur's daughter
- Vadh (2002) ... Jyoti
- Kya Yehi Pyaar HaiKya Yehi Pyaar HaiThe movie Kya Yehi Pyar Hai stars Jackie Shroff, Aftab Shivdasani and Amisha Patel in lead roles. The movie was produced by Tips Films and Allu Arvind's Geetha Arts. The movie was directed by K. Murli Mohan Rao, and its music was composed by Sajid-Wajid...
(2002) ... Neha - Chameli...Special Appearance in a song
- Footpath (2003) ... Pamela
- AsambhavAsambhavAsambhav is a Bollywood action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai, the film released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah and Dipannita Sharma, in pivotal roles. The film was shot entirely in Switzerland.-Plot:...
(2004) ... Olga - Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse (2005) ...
- Padmashree Laloo Prasad YadavPadmashree Laloo Prasad YadavPadmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav is a Bollywood Comedy film directed and starring by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film also stars Sunil Shetty and Johnny Lever in important supporting roles...
(2005) ... Mrs Pradyuma - With Luv Tumhaara (2006) ... Neha
- Hyderabad Nawabs (2007) ... Item number song.
- Woodstock VillaWoodstock VillaWoodstock Villa is a 2008 Indian musical thriller directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor. It features newcomers Sikandar Kher, Neha Oberoi and Arbaaz Khan in the primary roles while Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani and Anupama Verma essay...
(2008)