Anita Advani Age, Boyfriend, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Riyankaa
Profession	Former Actress
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	Film: Shalimar (1978) as a Dancer in Chorus TV: Bigg Boss Season 7 (2013) as a contestant
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 November 1962 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	63 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpion
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	School Drop Out
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Rajesh Khanna (actor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anita Advani

• In 1981, Anita Advani appeared in the film Daasi.

• After that, she appeared in three more films Chorni (12), Aao Pyaar Karen (1983), Bandh Honth (1984), and Saazish (1988).
  

  Anita Advani on the poster of the film Saazish

• In 1973, Indian veteran actor Rajesh Khanna married actress Dimple Kapadia. After ten years, they got separated, but did not get divorced.

• In July 2012, after the death of Rajesh Khanna, Anita Advani stated in the media that she and Rajesh Khanna had got married privately at her home.
  

  Anita Advani with Rajesh Khanna

• She added that they started living together after his separation from his first wife, Dimple Kapadia.

• Anita Advani claimed in many media talks that Rajesh Khanna lived with her until he passed away in 2012.

• After the death of Rajesh Khanna, she participated as a contestant in the television reality show Bigg Boss Season 7 in 2013.
  

  Anita Advani on the set of the television reality show Bigg Boss Season 7 (2013)

• Reportedly, former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is her uncle.

• In 2025, Anita Advani claimed in an interview with a media house that she was the second wife of Rajesh Khanna as they had secretly tied the knot at her home. She said,
  

  We got married privately, but in the film industry, no one talks about such things openly. Everyone says ‘we’re friends’ or ‘we’re in a relationship’ or something else. But it was already reported in the media that I was with him, so neither of us felt the need to go and publicly announce that we were married. We never felt that need.”

  

  Anita Advani (extremen left) and Rajesh Khanna with their friends

  She added in the same conversation that she and Rajesh Khanna were in a relationship even before he had met Dimple Kapadia. She stated that they did not marry because she was very young at the time. She said,

  Yes, I came into his life before Dimple Kapadia. But we didn’t get married at the time because I was so young. Eventually, I went back to Jaipur.”

  

  An old picture of Anita Advani with Rajesh Khanna

• In many of her media interviews, Anita Advani had claimed that she and Rajesh Khanna were in a live-in relationship for more than twelve years.

• She often calls herself Rajesh Khanna’s surrogate wife.

  

  An old picture of Anita Advani celebrating an event with Rajesh Khanna

• During that period, she reportedly took care of Rajesh Khanna and his bungalow, Aashirwad. She claimed that she used to keep Karva Chauth fasts for him.

  

  Anita Advani posing with Rajesh Khanna

• Anita Advani once claimed in the media that after the death of Rajesh Khanna, she was not allowed to attend his funeral.

• Her friends motivated her to attend his funeral, but when she went to the cremation place, some bouncers stopped her from entering. She was shocked. She said,
  

  Some of my staff and close friends encouraged me to go, even suggested I carry a camera and record what they do. But I thought, how can I do such a thing on such a solemn day? So I didn’t go. I held my own chautha for him alone at a temple.”

• Soon after the death of Rajesh Khanna, Anita Advani demanded her share in his property and filed a legal claim in court.

• She claimed that after the death of Rajesh Khanna, his family members forcibly thrown her out of Rajesh Khanna’s bungalow, Aashirwad.

• Under the Domestic Violence Act, Anita Advani requested the court to recognise her as a legal partner of Rajesh Khanna.

• Under the Indian Penal Code, she then filed a complaint against Dimple Kapadia and her two daughters, Twinkle Khanna and Rinkie Khanna, and son-in-law Akshay Kumar.

• Anita Advani put the charges of fraud, unauthorised entry in Rajesh Khanna’s bungalow, conspiracy, and wrongful execution of the will on them.

• Later, Dimple Kapadia and her daughters denied all of Anita Advani’s blame.

• In 2025, the court rejected her request to be Rajesh Khanna’s legal heir.

• In 2026, she published a book titled ‘The Endearingly Wicked Ways of Rajesh Khanna.’
  

  The cover of the book The Endearingly Wicked Ways of Rajesh Khanna

• She once claimed in the media that Rajesh Khanna was possessive for her when they were in a relationship. She said that once she returned home late and he said,
  

  If anything happens to you, I’ll burn the whole world down.”

• She used to cook minimum ten dishes for Rajesh Khanna at every meal. She once stated in the media that he was a food lover and did not like fewer dishes on the table.