Anaitha Nair (Actress)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anaitha Nair

• Does Anaitha Nair smoke?: Not known

• Does Anaitha Nair drink alcohol?: Not known

• Anaitha Nair’s father is a Malayali and her mother a Parsi.

• Soon after the completion of her graduation, she relocated to Mumbai to make a way for herself in Bollywood.

• Her first acting debut (By The People), which was a Malayalam film was released in 2005. 
• She underwent a rigorous training to learn Hockey in Australia to prepare for her movie (Chak De India). 

• Chak de India proved to be a great break for her. 

• She has acted in a number of TV Commercials notably in Virgin Mobile with Ranbir Kapoor, Dairy Milk Silk, Acer, Dove, Medical Abortion Pills, and Nescafe.

• She has also worked with some renowned filmmakers such as Shyam Benegal, Abbas Tyrewalla, Nagesh Kukunoor, Rohan Sippy, Nishikant Kamat and Vipul Shah.

• She also played the role of Bindiya in the British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling. 

• Not just an actress, she is a singer too. She was a member of a band named S5, her debut album was “Isai”, which was launched by Oscar-winning Music Director  A. R. Rahman in September 2005.

• She has appeared in movies like Chak De India (2007), Well Done Abba (2010), Dum Maaro Dum (2011) etc.

• In 2011, she got married to the love of her life ‘Akhil Nair’.

• Her own love story is more like a movie. In an interview, she told that “He’s a friend of mine from school and we’ve known each other since we were kids, but we fell out of touch. We then randomly met online and reconnected,” 

• She was blessed with a baby girl, a few years after her marriage, she named her daughter Aaliya after her character in the movie Chak De India. 

• A professional host too, she accounts for about 200 live concerts.

• Last but not the least, a hairstylist also, she has a Beauty salon in Kowloon, Hong Kong.