Aanchal Kumar

Aanchal Kumar
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Born (1979-10-24) 24 October 1979 (age 47)
Chandigarh, India
Education
OccupationsActress, Model
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleGladrags Megamodel 1999
Major competitions
Gladrags Megamodel 1999
Miss Intercontinental (Semi-finalist)

Anchal Kumar is an Indian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest and represented India at Miss Intercontinental 1999. She has appeared in Hindi-language films including Fashion (2008) and Bluffmaster! (2005).

Early life and education

Kumar was born on 24 October 1979 in Chandigarh, India. She attended St. Stephen's School in Chandigarh and later graduated from Mithibai College in Mumbai. She began her modelling career at the age of sixteen after being selected during a nationwide talent search conducted by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation.

Career

Anchal began her career at the age of 17 with ad commercials and soon established herself as a model in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At 20, she won her first beauty pageant, the sixth Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest held in 1999. She went on to represent India at the international contest, the Miss Intercontinental pageant, which was held in Germany.

Since winning Gladrags 1999, Anchal continued modeling and also appeared in minor roles in many Hindi films, such as Fashion and Bluffmaster!. She represented several major brands, including Sunsilk and Bombay Dyeing. In 2007, she received the Best Female Model of the Year Award at the Bollywood Fashion & Music Awards held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

She has appeared in numerous music videos, including Aaina, Mukhra Tumahra, Dupatta Tera Satrang Da, Back in Bed, and Blind and The Holy Rollers. Aanchal has appeared on TV shows, winning the celebrity segment of the quiz show Baazi Kiski on Zee TV. She has also appeared as a contestant on the Hindi reality show Bigg Boss 4 (2010), hosted by Salman Khan, where she remained for around six weeks.

Personal life

Aanchal met Anupam Mittal, the founder and CEO of People Group and Shaadi.com, at an event. After dating for seven years, the couple married on 4 July 2013, in a ceremony in Jaipur. They have a daughter named Alyssa Mittal.

Filmography

TV series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Location Ref
1999 Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest Model of the Year Won Punjab
1999 Miss Intercontinental Semi-finalist Germany
2007 Bollywood Fashion & Music Awards Best Female Model of the Year Won Atlantic City, New Jersey

References

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  11. ↑ "A Decade Of Love: 'Shark Tank India's Anupam Mittal's Cute Couple Goals As He Celebrates 10th Wedding Anniversary With Anchal Kumar". Outlook India. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Catwalk Star Anchal Kumar to Tie the Knot Tomorrow". MissMalini. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Supermodel Anchal Kumar announces wedding". The Times of India. 23 June 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Former Bigg Boss contestant Aanchal Kumar shares an adorable picture of her baby girl". The Times of India. 16 March 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Did you know Shark Tank India judge Anupam Mittal's wife Aanchal Kumar was a contestant in Bigg Boss 4? Here's all you need to know about the model". The Times of India. 26 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 August 2025.