Biography
Anita Kanwar is an Indian actress who has worked in film and television. An alumnus of the National School of Drama (1978 batch), she made her film debut in Dostana (1980). She is best known for her role as Lajjo ji in the Doordarshan series Buniyaad (1986–1987) and for playing Rekha Golub in Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! (1988), for which she was nominated for a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
Kanwar has appeared in other films including Janam (1985) and Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (1990). In 1998 she returned to television as Inspector KC, Chief of Homicide, in the Star Plus series Saboot. She lives in Gurgaon, near Delhi.
