Natassha

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Anita Hassanandani, also known as Natassha, is an Indian model-turned-actress.

After her success as a model for Sunsilk, Boroplus and other brands, she made her debut on the television screen in Ekta Kapoor's highly successful soap Kabhi Sautan Kabhie Saheli During her time on the soap she also made her Hindi film debut with the 2003 horror film Kucch To Hai produced by Balaji Telefilms, and her innocent look awarded her the role of sweet and bubbly Tasshu. 'Ding Dong', a song from the film was a smash hit and she was known as 'Ding Dong Baby' all over the nation.

Natassha as Anjum in Kavyanjali
Natassha as Anjum in Kavyanjali

She later worked for Balaji Telefilms again in the films Krishna Cottage (2004), a supernatural thriller; and Koi Aap Sa (2005), a movie featuring the live-in relationship and the many dimensions of deep friendship between a boy and a girl.

She was working in Ekta Kapoor's mega serial "Kavyanjali", playing the role of Anjali, a middle class girl married in business tycoon family, the Nandas. Her pairing with Eijaz Khan(Kavya) was a huge hit throughout the country!

Other than her mainstream Hindi film and TV screen performances, she also worked in some South-Indian movies including 'nenupelliki ready' and 'thotti gang'. She even acted in 'Nuvvu Mennu (You and Me)' which was a super hit telugu movie, later the movie had been remade with the name 'Yeh Dil' in Hindi with Ekta Kapoor's brother Tusshar Kapoor.

She is also known for her belief in numerology. She is very close to Ekta Kapoor and her family. She changed her name from 'Anita' to Natassha' on Ekta's recommendations for luck in the Hindi movie and teleserial scenario.

It is known that she is crazy about sarees and has a wide collection of designer sarees!

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[edit] Awards

[edit] Nominations

  • ITA Awards 2006 - Best Actor (Female) - Kkavyanjali
  • Stardust Awards 2005 - Breakthrough Performance (Female) - Silsilay
  • Zee Cine Awards 2004 - Upcoming New-Comer (Female) - Kuch To Hai, Yeh Dil
  • Film Fare Awards 2004 - Best New Comer (Female) - Kuch To Hai, Yeh Dil

[edit] Won

  • Hero Honda ITA 2005 - Glamour Award
  • GR8 Magezine Award 2005 - GR8 Skin Award
  • Star Parivaar Awards 2005 - Favorite Naya Sadasya in 2005
  • Star Parivaar Awards 2006 - Favorite Jodi (Best Couple) with Eijaz Khan

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Hindi Movies

[edit] Released

    • Silsiilay (No Male Co-star)

[edit] Upcoming

    • Just Married (with Eijaz Khan - Special Appearance)
    • Ek Se Bure Do (With Arshad Warsi)
    • Dus Kahaniyan (With Nana Patekar & Rohit Roy)

[edit] Regional Movies

[edit] Telugu Movies

    • nenupelliki ready (Srikanth, Anitha, Laya, Sangeeta & Vidya)
    • thotti gang (Naresh, Anitha, Sunil, Prabhudeva, Gajala)
    • Nuvvu Nenu (Uday Kiran, Anita, Tanikella Bharani, MS Narayana)
    • Sreeram (Uday Kiran, Anitha, Asish Vidyarthi, Sudha)
    • Nenunnanu - Special Appearance in a song (Nagarjuna, Arti Agarwal, Shriya)
    • Ninne Istapaddanu (Tarun, Anitha and Sree Devi)

[edit] Tamil Movies

  • Samurai (Vikram, Anitha, Jayaseel)
  • Varushamellaam Vasantham (Manoj , Anita Nalini)

[edit] Kannada Movies

    • Veera Kannadiga (Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayaji Shinde, Anita, Avinash)
    • Santosha (Siddarth, Pranathi, Rajesh Krishnan, Anitha) (Post-Production)
    • Gandugali Kumararama (Shivrajkumar, Anitha)

[edit] Television Serials

    • Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli
    • Kasamh se (Special Appearance with Eijaz Khan)

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