Bijay Anand

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bijay Anand

• Does Bijay Anand smoke?: No (Quit)

• Does Bijay Anand alcohol?: Not Known

• In an interview, Bijay revealed that he used to sell soaps on local trains of Mumbai.

• He was titled the Indian male model ‘Face of 1995’ by Femina magazine. 

• In 1996, he made his debut in the film industry with “Yash,” which failed miserably at the box office.

• He then got a role to play Kajol‘s fiance ‘Rahul’ in the movie “Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha (1998).” Thereafter, he got fame and was noticed by many directors and producers.

• In an interview, he revealed that after the huge success of the movie, he was offered 22 movies to play the lead role by different directors.

• The actor claims that he has seen poverty, struggle, and what not, but when he got fame and a chance to become a recognized actor, he quit the acting field to become a yogi.

• He switched his track from being an actor to a spiritual yogi by devoting his life to yoga.

• He became a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, authenticated by the Kundalini Research Institute, Los Angeles.

• The actor revealed in an interview that when he was 26, he was diagnosed with Arthritis and that’s when he discovered Kundalini Yoga and embraced it.

• He has conducted and organized yoga sessions and festivals in many parts of India and also in other countries through his organization ‘Anahata’. He is the CEO & Co-Founder of ‘Anahata Retreats’.

• In 2016, after a break of 17 years, he made a comeback and was seen playing the role of ‘Janak’ in the mythological show “Siya Ke Ram”. On being asked his return to acting, he quoted that “I’m a yoga teacher now — my dharma and karma are to teach people something important. I realised where I teach is not important, as long as I teach —be it in my class or on screen. Even my character Janak is a teacher. Teaching is, in fact, reaching out to people. The character is just what I am in life. When Nikhil Sinha (producer) approached me for the show he said to me, ‘you are not an actor playing Janak, you are Janak, which is why I want you. I cannot think of anyone else for the part.’ And I agreed.”

• In the daily soap “Dil Hi Toh Hai”, he is seen playing the role of the father of the actor Karan Kundra.

• He played the role of Sunny Leone‘s father (Jaspal Singh Vora) in the online series ‘Karenjit Kaur’ (2018).