Anjana hails from Bihari ethnicity. |
Her father is from Arrah city, Bihar, and her mother is from Bihar Sharif. |
Despite aspiring to be a doctor, she couldn't clear any Pre-Medical Admission Tests. |
After post-graduation, she aimed for UPSC but fell short twice during the interview round. |
She started her journalism career in 2003 with Doordarshan's program, Ankhon Dekhi. |
Later, she moved to Zee News for a desk job after leaving Doordarshan. |
From 2007, she spent about five years at Zee before shifting to News 24. |
Anjana then joined Star News and later transitioned to Aaj Tak. |
Her debate show, Do Tuk, on News 24 gained significant popularity. |
Anjana has been honored with the ITA Award for Best Anchor. |
Apart from journalism, she has acted in Bollywood movies like "Sultan" and "Tiger Zinda Hai." |
She has worked with various NGOs to support resettlement colonies and child rape victims. |
Anjana was known to be rebellious in her childhood and vocal about her opinions. |
She covered major national stories like the Prince of Kurukshetra stuck in a borewell for 48 hours and the Nirbhaya Rape case. |
In 2012, she faced eve-teasing while reporting on the Delhi gangrape case. |
During the launch of her prime show, "Halla Bol," Anjana almost added 'Modi' to her name by mistake and was criticized on social media. |
Zee Hindustan's 2019 advertisement mentioning her name as they go anchor-less led her to express her displeasure on Twitter. |