# Shakti Anand

Shakti Anand (born 23 September 1975) is an Indian television actor. He appeared in various television shows like Tenali Rama, Saara Akaash, Sambhav Asambhav and Ek Ladki Anjaani Si. The actor also hosted the first season of the crime reality show Crime Patrol in 2004.

## Early life

Anand was born on 23 September 1975 in Delhi in a Punjabi family. He studied at the Tamil Education Association university in Delhi and majored in the Science stream. After that, he received his master's degree in pharmaceutical engineering.

## Personal life

Anand married actress Sai Deodhar in 2005. They have a daughter born in 2011.

## Career

Shakti received the offer to act in the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi while he was working as a medical examiner with GE Capital in Delhi. He played a blind boy in telefilm Nayan Jyoti, produced by Deepak Sharma and edited by Sanjeev Khanna for Doordarshan.
Shakti and his wife Sai Deodhar participated in the first season of the celebrity dance show Nach Baliye. In the serial Godh Bharaai, he performed as the character Shivam. The actor had worked in the daily soap called Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap as Maharana Udai Singh. He has also worked in the show SuperCops vs Supervillains on Life OK. Shakti was also seen as Shiv in the show Gangaa on &TV and as Emperor Balakumara in popular Tenali Rama aired on Sony SAB. Anand was last seen playing Amber Singh, in the show Channa Mereya that aired on Star Bharat.
Since March 2023 he portrayed Karan Luthra replacing Shakti Arora opposite Shraddha Arya post generation leap in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya until the show off-aired in December 2024.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Serial | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Aakash | Sunny | |
| 2000 | X Zone | Rakesh Jindal | Episode 120: Saheli |
| 2000 | Thriller At 10 - | Rohan Lal | Episode 131 - Episode 135: Maksad : Part 1 - Part 5 |
| 2000-2004 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Hemant Virani | |
| 2001–2002 | Sansaar | Amit | |
| 2002–2003 | Ssshhhh...Koi Hai | Captain Kishan | |
| 2003 | Sambhav Asambhav | Siddharth Nath | |
| 2003–2005 | Saara Akaash | Flight Lt. Vikram Kochar / Squadron Leader Vikram Kochar | |
| 2004–2006 | Crime Patrol | Host | |
| 2005 | Kkusum | Party Host (Episode 821) | Special Guest |
| 2005–2007 | Ek Ladki Anjaani Si | Nikhil Samarth | |
| 2006 | C.I.D. | Nikhil Samarth | Episode 427: 60 Feet Underwater |
| 2009 | Specials @ 10 | | |
| 2009 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Drishti | Dr. Aashish / Nitin Kapoor (Episode 202 – Episode 209) | |
| 2009 | Bhaskar Bharti | Omkar Sinha | |
| 2010 | Godh Bharaai | Shivam Agnihotri | |
| 2013–2015 | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap | Maharana Udai Singh | |
| 2014 | Savdhaan India | Bharat Gupta (Episode 936) | |
| 2015 | Aahat | Shekhar | Episode 1: Lori |
| 2015–2016 | SuperCops vs Supervillains | Commander Jagatveer Rana | |
| 2015–2016 | Balika Vadhu | MLA Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh | |
| 2017 | Gangaa | Shiv Jha | |
| 2017 | Savdhaan India | Surajpratap Singh | Episode 2158 |
| 2018 | Mayavi Maling | Maharaj Shiladitya | |
| 2018–2019 | Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara | Ratanpratap Singh | |
| 2019 | Crime Alert | Host | |
| 2019–2020 | Tenali Rama | Maharaj Balakumaran | |
| 2020–2021 | Hamari Wali Good News | Mukund Tiwari | |
| 2022 | Channa Mereya | Amber Singh | |
| 2023–2024 | Kundali Bhagya | Karan Luthra | |

### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Ghar Anudha | | Supporting Role |
| 2013 | Prateek Group | | |
| 2014 | Arsho | Jeet | Supporting Role |
| 2015 | I Love Desi | Punjab's Brother | Supporting Role |
| | Dekhaa Jaayega | | |

### Web series

| Year | Serial | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Naxalbari | Binu Atram | Supporting Role |
| 2021 | The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? | Sanjeev Singh | Supporting Role |
| 2023 | School of Lies | Dev (Episode 1 & Episode 3) | Supporting Role |

### Short films

| Year | Film | Role | Channel |
| 2019 | D.A.T.E. | Neel Sharma | ZEE5 |

### Reality shows

| Year | Show | Role | Channel |
| 2005 | Nach Baliye 1 | Contestant | Star One |
| 2006 | Jodee Kamal Ki | Guest (Episode 2) | Star Plus |
| 2006 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Guest (Episode 9) | Zee TV |
| 2007–2008 | Good Morning Zindagi | Host | 9X |
| 2013 | Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi | Guest Contestant (Episode 40) | Sony Entertainment Television |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Guest Contestant (Episode 45) | Colors TV |