Anup Soni, also Anoop Soni, is an Indian film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.[2] Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as Sea Hawks and Saaya. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2002 films "Kharaashein: Scars From Riots"[3] "Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe"[4] as well as "Hathyar".[5][6] In 2004 he appeared in Ashok Pandit's film "Sheen".[7] But he returned to television to work on the serial CID - Special Bureau.[8] He continues working both in films and television, his most recent work was the TV serial Virrudh and he is currently working in the hugely popular serial Balika Vadhu on Colors and Crime Patrol (TV series) on Sony. His performance in the serial has been appreciated a lot.