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Anula Navlekar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth18 June 1995

Age28 Years (as of 2023)

BirthplaceMumbai

ProfessionActing Coach, Theatre Artist & Director, and TV & Film Actor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Shirish Navlekar; Mother - Ashvini Navlekar; Brother - Abhijit Navlekar

Anula Navlekar Biography

Anula Navlekar is an Indian theatre artist, acting coach, director and screen actor from Mumbai. Trained in literature, psychology and performing arts and,

Early life and background

Anula Navlekar was born on 18 June 1995 in Mumbai, where she was raised. She completed undergraduate studies at Christ University in Bangalore, earning a BA that combined literature, psychology and performing arts. She later pursued professional training in drama, completing a Master of Fine Arts at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University between 2017 and 2020.

Navlekar grew up with an early interest in movement and stage work, beginning contemporary dance training at a young age. Music also figures in her background: she plays the piano proficiently. She comes from a family based in Mumbai; her parents are Shirish Navlekar and Ashvini Navlekar, and she has a brother, Abhijit Navlekar.

Career

Navlekar’s earliest screen credit listed is the 2012 film B. A. Pass, in which she appeared as Chhoti. In her teens she was active in theatre and has performed in both Hindi and English stage productions, including work at venues such as Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

On screen, Navlekar’s work spans Indian and international projects across film, short film and web series formats. She has roles in feature films including Brahman Naman (2016) and Sahela (2023), and has acted in English-language short films such as Fault (2015) and Cleared (2022). Her web series appearances include the Hindi series What the Folks (2017), in which she played Akshata Sharma (Akshu), and the English-language series Prodigal Son (2018).

Alongside acting, Navlekar has worked as an acting coach and theatre director. She has been employed on a freelance basis by digital and entertainment companies; from 2017 to 2022 she worked with Pocket Aces in Mumbai, and she has also worked with Picture Works Australia in Sydney and with Netflix India. In 2023 she served as a host at the New York theatre group The Flea.

Her stage and screen practice includes performance, direction and coaching, and she has appeared in multiple music-video projects on the FilterCopy YouTube channel.

Public profile

Physically, Navlekar is approximately 163 cm tall (about 5 ft 4 in), with dark brown eyes and black hair. She has a tattoo of footsteps on her left chest. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.

Navlekar is unmarried. She keeps elements of her life public through social media; the licensed material cites Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. She has mentioned enjoying travel and swimming in her spare time, and she is an animal lover who owns a pet dog named Bruno. The profile also notes that she consumes alcohol socially when out with friends.

Honors and recognition

In 2015 Navlekar received a Best Actress Award at the 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival.

Latest updates

Recent screen credits listed include the 2023 feature Sahela and the 2022 short film Cleared. Her MFA studies at Yale concluded in 2020, and in 2023 she was active as a host with The Flea in New York. Her freelance and contracted work has included roles with Pocket Aces, Picture Works Australia and Netflix India.

Navlekar continues to work across theatre, film and digital media as an actor, coach and director, maintaining a presence in both Indian and international projects.
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Recent Work

Sahela

Feature film credit (2023).

2023
Cleared

English short film (2022).

2022
What the Folks

Hindi web series; appeared as Akshata Sharma/Akshu (2017).

2017
B. A. Pass

Film debut as Chhoti (2012).

2012
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in B. A. Pass (2012)
  2. Best Actress Award at the 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival (2015)
  3. MFA, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University (2017–2020)
  4. Performed in Hindi and English theatre; work at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
  5. Worked with Pocket Aces (2017–2022) and other entertainment companies
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Anula Navlekar born?

18 June 1995

What is Anula Navlekar known for?

Acting Coach, Theatre Artist & Director, and TV & Film Actor

What is Anula Navlekar’s marital status?

Unmarried