Aanchal Srivastava is an Indian actress, software engineer, and social media influencer. She is known for playing the role of Tina in the film Mardaani 2.
Wiki/Biography
Aanchal Srivastava was born on 19th July, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Her Zodiac sign is Cancer. Aanchal has completed her primary schooling at City Montessori School, Lucknow, India, and she attended Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Weight (approx.): 53 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Aanchal Srivastava belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
Aanchal’s father’s name is Sudhir Srivastava. Her mother’s name is Pratibha Srivastava. Aanchal has a brother.
Aanchal Singh with her parents
Aanchal has a brother. His name is Mayank Srivastava.
Aanchal Srivastava with her brother
Husband
In 2021, Aanchal Srivastava married her childhood friend, Nishchay Upadhyay. On social media, Aanchal posted images of herself with Nishchay and a lovely caption referring to him as her “childhood sweetheart.”
My Wedding Film. Finally, my wedding film is here!!! I’m so grateful and blessed to have my dream fulfilled of marrying my childhood sweetheart, Nishchay Upadhyay.”
Aanchal Srivastava with her husband
Career
As an Engineer
Before shifting her career to the entertainment industry, she was working as a Software Development Analyst at Accenture, Bengaluru. She worked for the multinational company Accenture from 2014 to 2018, after which she decided to leave to pursue her acting career. On Instagram, while one of her followers asked about her alternate career, she said,
Well, I am an engineer and was working as a software development analyst in one of the MNCs…So I guess if not acting then I would have been doing the same corporate job. But thankfully I switched to my passion and I’m loving it.”
As an Actress
Aanchal made her acting debut in 2019 with the Yash Raj Films Mardaani 2. She played the character named Tina with opposite actor Rani Mukerji as SP Shivani Shivaji Roy IPS. Next in 2019, She appeared as a supporting actor in the movie Chhichhore
Aanchal as a supporting actor in the movie Chhichhore
In 2021, Aanchal Singh made her debut in TV series with the show Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. She played the parts of Ritz and in the episode ‘Ghar,’ alongside opposite actor Viral Yadav as Armaan. The story of episode Ghar revolves around the love story of Ritz, a stand-up comedian who has lost both of his parents, and Armaan, a wealthy Canadian businessman who has come to India to grow his business.
While narrating her character, Aanchal said,
Being a fan of love stories, I have been following the show since the very beginning. The show has given me a beautiful opportunity to experience a different character which was quite challenging for me as I play a stand-up comedian in the show. The journey from Aanchal to ‘Ritz B’ was exciting, beautiful, and full of learning experiences. This character, despite carrying a lot of emotional baggage, managed to make people laugh because that’s her profession. It’s a story where you’ll find elements of comedy, romance, pain, emotion, friendship. It’s a very cute and a heart-touching story which will make you cry and smile at the same time and you’ll surely fall in love with Ritz and her story.”
Aanchal on the sets of Pyar Tune Kya Kiya
Next in 2020, she worked in the television show Brahmarakshas 2 – Phir Jaag Utha Shaitaan in the character of Ronak. On Instagram, Aanchal shared her happiness of being selected for the role. She quoted,
Ever since my childhood days, I’ve been a big fan of Balaji’s TV shows and now I get this golden opportunity to make my dream come true. I am and will always be grateful to God in every bit for making me a part of the Balaji Family. Working my heart and soul for this character and am sure people will enjoy the show and love my character.”
Aanchal in the show Brahmarakshas 2 (2020)
Favourites
- Food: Homemade food
- Actor(s): Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao
- Singer: Arijit Singh
Facts/Trivia
- Aanchal is a spiritual person.
- The actress runs a YouTube channel named Aanchal Srivastava which has 83.5K subscribers.
- Apart from acting, Aanchal also has excellent academics. She scored 3.54 out of 5 c.g.p.a on her graduation.
- She likes to go on international trips and explore exotic places. She recently visited Goa and Thailand.
- Aanchal has collaborated with popular brands like Baggit, Daniel wellington, Power Gummies and many more.
