Name- Sanjjanaa Galrani
Date of Birth- 10 October 1989
Age- 31 years(as in 2020)
Religion- Hinduism
Nationality- Indian
Mother- Anitha Galrani
Father- Manohar Galrani
Sister– Nikki Galrani
Brother- N/A
Marital Status/Marriage- Unmarried
Husband- N/A
Son- N/A
Daughter- N/A
Height- 5’5 approx.
Weight- 58kg approx.
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Sanjjanaa Galrani Biography
Sanjjanaa Galrani is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is primarily known for her work in South industry. Born on 10 October 1989, she did her schooling from St. Mary’s School in Bangalore. She completed her graduation from Bangalore University in Bangalore. The actress rose to fame for her role in Kannada movie “Ganda Hendathi” as Sanjana in 2006. The movie was remake of Bollywood film “Murder” and she gained huge popularity for her controversial role. Over the years, she has garnered lot of attention for her work and became the household name after she appeared in Bigg Boss Kannada season 1 as contestant. She has millions of followers on her Instagram account from all over the world who loves her immensely.
Facts About Sanjjana Galrani
- Allu Arjun, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan are her Favorite Actors.
- Deepika Padukone is her Favorite Actress.
- Gippy Grewal is her Favorite Singer.
- Black and Blue are her Favorite Colors.
- Cricket is her Favorite Sports.
- Virat Kohli is her Favorite Cricketer.
- Travelling, Listening to music and dancing are her Favorite Hobbies.
- She started her career as a model and got her first assignment during PUC. She continued her studies and worked as a part time model.
- In no time, she did over 60 commercial advertisements and garnered attention for the one she did with actor John Abraham for Fastrack.
- In 2005, she made her acting debut with movie “Soggadu” as Anu.
- Eventually, she rose to fame for her role “Sanjana” from movie Ganda Hendathi in 2006.
- However, the film that helped her made a name in the industry was “I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona”. She played negative role of “Sinchana” and even won award for the same.
- She has worked in different languages included Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada.
- In 2013, she appeared in reality show “Bigg Boss Kannada 1” as contestant.
- The actress has entered into the Limca Book of World Records by cycling for 104 hours in 2015.
- Also, she was given the Celebrity Social Media Icon 2016 award by GMASA.
- She has been part of many movies including Chila Nerangalil Chilar, Dandupalya 3, Dandupalya 2, Santheyalli Nintha Kabira, etc. and is considered as one of the established actresses of the south industry.
- In the year 2020, she participated in reality show “Mujhse Shaadi Karoge” as contestant which was aired on Colors TV. She came in the show as one of the suitable bride for actor Paras Chhabra among 4 more celebrities.
Sanjjanaa Galrani Family
She was born in Bengaluru, India into a middle class Hindu family. Her father name is Manohar Galrani and mother name is Anitha Galrani. She has a sister named Nikki Galrani who is also an actress. The actress shares close bond with her family and often shares amazing pictures with them on her Instagram account. She has made her family proud by being one of the known actresses of the South industry.
Sanjjanaa Galrani Boyfriend/ Husband
She is currently single and not dating anyone. The actress is independent and likes to remain busy in her work. She has full focus on her career at this point of time rather than being involve in relationship with anyone. She is happily single and living her life to the fullest. Also, as per her relationship history, there is no information about her boyfriend.
Sanjjanaa Galrani Career/ Movies
She started her career as model and got her first modeling project while doing her pre university course. She continued her studies while working as a part time model. In no time, she appeared in more than 60 advertisements, being Fastrack advertisement with John Abraham the most notable one. In 2005, she made her acting debut with Telugu movie “Soggadu” as Anu but rose to fame after she did movie “Ganda Hendathi” which was Kannada remake of Bollywood movie “Murder”. Her controversial role in the movie took everyone’s attention on her. Post that, she did number of movies including Satyameva Jeyathe, Varasdhaara, Ee Sanje, Take It Easy, The King & the Commissioner, etc. and became the household name. She has worked with many big celebrities of South industry like Mohan Lal, Laxmi Rai, Pooja Gandhi and more. Since then there is no looking back for her and she has achieved a lot in her career. Here is the list of movies she has been part of:
Year Movies Role Language
2005 Soggadu Anu Telugu
2006 Ganda Hendathi Sanjana Kannada
2006 Jackpot Herself Kannada
2007 Autograph Please Herself Kannada
2008 Arjun Sanjana Kannada
2008 Varasdhaara Sanjana Kannada
2008 Bujjigadu Kangana Telugu
2009 Satyameva Jeyathe Sanjana Telugu
2009 Mast Maja Maadi Herself Kannada
2009 Samardhudu Telugu
2010 Police Police Sandhya Telugu
2010 Huduga Hudugi Unnamed Kannada
2010 Mylari Swathi Kannada
2011 Ee Sanje Anu Kannada
2011 Rangappa Hogbitna Sneha Kannada
2011 Dusshasana Kajal Telugu
2011 I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona Sinchana Kannada
2011 Take It Easy Herself Kannada
2011 Mugguru Yamini Telugu
2012 Ko Ko Kannada
2012 Casanovva Nidhi Malayalam
2012 The King & the Commissioner Nitha Rathore Malayalam
2012 Narasimha Rani Kannada
2012 Ondu Kshanadalli Shilpa Kannada
2012 Sagar Jenny Kannada
2012 Yamaho Yama Nisha Telugu
2013 Mahanadhi Meenakshi Kannada
2013 Nenem…Chinna Pillana? Telugu
2013 Jagan Nirdoshi Telugu
2014 Love You Bangaram Kannada
2014 Agraja Kannada
2015 Rebel Laila Kannada
2015 Ram-Leela Kannada
2015 Bangalore 560023 Kannada
2015 Ring Road Kannada
2015 Avunu 2 Sanjana Telugu
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Gayathri Telugu
2016 Just Akasmika Aarohi Kannada
2016 Santheyalli Nintha Kabira Kannada
2016 Mandya to Mumbai Kannada
2017 Dandupalya 2 Chandri Kannada
2017 2 Countries Tamannah Telugu
2018 Rajasimha Kannada
2018 Dandupalya 3 Chandri Kannada
2018 Chila Nerangalil Chilar Malayalam
2019 Vasavadutta Vasavadatha Malayalam
2019 Badarul Muneer Husunul Jamal Malayalam
2019 Boxer Tamil
2019 Untitled Mani Ram - Ramar Movie Tamil
2020 Shit Happens Sanjana Telugu
Sanjjanaa Galrani Television Shows
Not only on big screen, she has been part of television industry as well. In 2013, she participated in reality show “Bigg Boss Kannada Season 1” as contestant and was loved by the audiences. Post that, she appeared in serial “Swarna Khadgam” as Queen Mahadatri. Later in 2020, she participated in reality show “Mujhse Shaadi Karoge” as contestant. The show was based on finding suitable bride and groom for actor Paras Chhabra and singer Shehnaz Kaur Gill.
Sanjjanaa Galrani Awards
The actress has won several awards for her performance. Here are few:
- 2011- Won The Bangalore Times Film Awards for Best Actor in a Negative Role Female for Mathe Banni Preethsona.
- 2015- She entered into the Limca Book of World Records by cycling for 104 hours.
- 2016- Won Celebrity Social Media Icon 2016 award by GMASA.
Sanjjanaa Galrani Controversy
- She has made headlines in the news after she speak out in the “Me Too Movement”. She shared how she was exploited in the industry at the age of 15. Without taking any name, she said,
“I was a young girl with little dreams. I wanted to enter films as a passion and then go back to studying. I was in the 11th grade at the time. Then this director showed me the film Murder and said that he wanted to remake it. When I protested, they coerced me saying that it will be shot keeping ‘south Indian sensibilities’ in mind.”
