Anita Devgan

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Anita Devgan is an Indian actress from Amritsar, Punjab. She works in Punjabi cinema and theatre and is known for films such as Jatt & Juliet, Angrej, Bambukat, Rabb Da Radio, Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua, Mr. & Mrs. 420 Returns, Puaada, and Ni Main Sass Kuttni.

She grew up in Amritsar and studied at Government Middle School, Chicha, and Khalsa College for Women. She earned a BA and an MA from Punjab University, Patiala.

Anita began acting in the mid-1990s on Jalandhar Doordarshan’s popular TV serial Panchni, where she played the lead. She also appeared in Lorie and Hakim Tara Chand. Her first Punjabi film was Hashar (2008). She has acted in more than 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, and has won awards such as the Virasat International Punjabi Film Award and the Best Supporting Actress at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards. In Ni Main Sass Kuttni (2022), she played a lead role alongside Nirmal Rishi, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, and Mehtab Virk.