Anita Ayoob
Anita Ayoob | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Aneeta Ayoob, Anita Ayub, Anita Ayub Majeed |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Saumil Patel |
| Children | Shezap |
| Family | Amber Ayub (sister) |
Anita Ayoob is a former Pakistani actress and model, who appeared in Bollywood films and Pakistani films, television and advertisements in the 90s.[1] She made her Bollywood debut in 1993 with film Pyar Ka Tarana, which was written and directed by Dev Anand. However, she made her acting debut with a Pakistani television serial Gardish. She acted again in Dev Anand's 1994 film, Gangster. She also appeared in Pakistani TV series, Hasina-E Alam in 1992.[2]
After appearing in some movies in India and Pakistan, she has settled in New York, when she could not get her working visa extended in India.[3][4][5][6] It was reported that she was close to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.[7]
Filmography and television
- 1995, Doosra Raasta (TV Series)
- 1994, Sub Ke Baap
- 1994, Gangster (as Anita Ayoob)
- 1994, Chaltee Ka Naam Gaari
- 1994, Maria (Short)
- 1993, Pyaar Ka Tarana
- 1992, Hasina-E Alam (TV Series)
- 1987, Gardish (TV Series)
Personal life
She got married to Saumil Patel, an Indian Gujarati businessman in the late 1990s. After her marriage, she shifted to New York. She has a son named Shazer with Saumil Patel. After her divorce with Patel, she was married to Subak Majeed, a Pakistani businessman.[8]
References
- ^ "Anita Ayub's back". Dawn. July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Anita Ayub". Nettv4u.
- ^ "Cancelled". India Today. December 15, 1993.
- ^ Jha, Shefali (January 7, 2020). "Mamta Kulkarni to Monica Bedi: Actresses with underworld connection". IBTimes.
She later quit Bollywood and moved to New York over visa issues.
- ^ Srinivasan, V S (May 18, 1998). "Jinxed!". Rediff.com.
Worse was the case of Anita Ayub, another Pakistani who had hoped to make it big in Bollywood. Unfortunately, her sister was caught on the India-Pakistan border along with a man with a string of espionage cases against him. Anita, who had exposed her physique generously in a Dev Anand film, was taken away for questioning, her passport was impounded and she was warned in the nastiest possible terms that she couldn't leave the country.
- ^ Mir, Amir (September 16, 2006). "Row over bikini contestant rages". Gulf News.
- ^ Mandal, Suchayan (June 29, 2015). "Mafia wars of heart". BusinessInsider.
- ^ Nazir Ali, Rashid (October 15, 2018). "Pakistanis Who Married Indians From Across The Border". Reviewit.pk.
External links
- Anita Ayoob at IMDb