Sohaila Kapur is an Indian actress, journalist, television personality, theatre director and playwright.
Early life Sohaila was born in a Punjabi Hindu family to Kulbhushan Kapur and Sheel Kanta Kapur. Her father was the physician to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India.
The niece of famous Indian actor Dev Anand. Her mother, Sheel Kanta Kapur was the sister of Chetan, Dev and Vijay Anand. She is the third and the youngest sister of Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
She graduated from Delhi University.
Career After working with Times of India for like ten years as a journalist. She then devoted herself to free lance writing. She has written over hundred articles for magazines and newspapers. In 1983, she also authored a book on Indian esoteric rites, called Witchcraft in Western India.
She has also anchored shows for channels like Doordarshan and Omni Television. She is also engaged as an anchor-journalist for Lok Sabha TV.
As a playwright, she had written several plays. In 2002, she directed her first play a musical called Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan. It was premiered at the Traverse Theatre at Edinburgh.
She also directed the play titled Rumi: Unveil the Sun, which got critical and popular acclaim. The play was nominated as one of the best plays produced in the country and best play director at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards in 2008 at New Delhi.
She has also played a role in Banegi Apni Baat telecasted on Doordarshan in the 90s.
Personal life Sohaila first married Anirudh Limaye, but the marriage ended in divorce. Then she married Ontario based Chartered Accountant Anil Charnalia.
On 23 October 1999, her husband Anil Charnalia died during an airplane flight from a massive heart attack. A big lawsuit was filed against the airlines due to negligence.
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Acting credits Films Year Title Role Notes 1991 Rukmavati Ki Haveli 2009 Cooking with Stella Aunty Kamla Canadian film 2015 Phantom Ameena Bai 2016 Dev Bhoomi Maya2018 Daas Dev Sushila Devi Circus House Owner Short film 2019 Satellite Shankar Shankar's mother2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Damyanti Rai 2021 Bawri Chhori Nani Silence... Can You Hear It? Mrs. Chaudhary Zee5 film Tadap Cafe Lady 2024 Chote Nawab Sakeena BaiBengal 1947
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Bharat Ek Khoj Roshan Ara, Janki Devi, Nafisa, Madanika Played various roles 2019–2021 The Family Man School principal 2020 Special OPS Sujata Thapar 2020–2022 BhaukaalMausi 2020–2024 Aarya Rajeshwari Rathore
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