Anurag Sinha (born 1982) is an actor in India. He has made his debut into the Indian Film Industry in 'Black & White', directed by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Searchlight Productions. Anurag did his schooling from The Scindia School, Gwalior and his graduation in Chemistry from St. Stephen's College in Delhi. Later, Anurag went ahead to join the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to pursue his dreams of acting and soon after passing out he got a break with the Showman himself – Subhash Ghai who is known to have introduced many new talents to the Mumbai Film Industry.
Acting has always been what Anurag wanted to do through his young years and hence made a wise decision to join the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. During his stint at FTII, Anurag has acted in many short films and plays. His unassuming talent helped him bag the feature film "Black & White" produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. He played the protagonist in the diploma film Spandan that got selected for the film festival in Kerala, The Sewden Film Festival and also has won an award at the Stuttgart Film Festival in 2007. Besides this he played the protagonist in another short film named 'Some like to Dance' that was screened at International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2004. Anurag has also performed in many renowned plays like The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorki (Directed by Mr. Ram Gopal Bajaj); he also staged solo performances of monologues like The Expelled by Samuel Beckett, 'Padhiye Kalima' by Saadat Hasan Manto.
Anurag, besides showing great talent in acting also excelled sports; soccer and basketball is top on his list. He has also represented his college and school at various inter-collegiate and National debate competitions and has also won The Best Speaker award at various prestigious platforms.
Anurag Sinha got married recently to his beloved. After being in a relationship for a many years got married to his then girlfriend, now his wife, Mitakshara Kumar in 2009.
Anurag Sinha's next movie is 'Pehla Sitara' directed by Owais Husain. The story is captured on film by Santosh Sivan and the music is scored by Amit Trivedi. The legendary painter Late Mr. M.F. Husain had written the dialogues along with Owais and Rheima Husain. The film is a fantasy love story set in the magical land of story tellers. This film is about to be released in 2012. His first feature film “Black & White” is directed by Subhash Ghai and is co-starred by Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah.
Quoting Subhash Ghai on Anurag
“The moment I needed a new hero for Black & White, I immediately called for a file with the pictures and details of the Pune Film Institute’s first batch acting students, the very first look at Anurag’s photo made me select him. I have nurtured a confidence in actors who are trained for two long years and are serious in making it Big. I needed no auditions from him, I cast him immediately. He proved his worth and I am extremely pround of him today, for showing his talent and intelligence with such diligence and humility, he is a good person. After Black & White I am sure Anurag will make it very big. I wish him all my luck, today and always.”
Quoting Anil Kapoor on Anurag
“When I saw Anurag for the first time I was completely taken aback by the intensity of his face, and his talent, he has the power to over shadow all. I had to ask Subhash Ji, where did you find him from?”