Shakti Anand slips through jail bars in quirky on-set ‘fitness test’

Television actor Shakti Anand added a dash of humour to his shoot day as he cheekily slipped through the jail bars of his show’s set, turning the moment into an impromptu “fitness test”.

Shakti took to Instagram, where he shared a video of himself attempting to squeeze through narrow iron jail bars, almost as if staging a dramatic escape.


The playful act was done on the sets of his show Mahadev And Sons, Shakti captioned the clip: “When you're lean enough to escape your own show's jail! BTS fitness test passed,” quickly caught attention for its humour and spontaneity.

Talking about Shakti, the actor received the offer to act in the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi while he was working as a medical examiner in Delhi. He played a blind boy in telefilm Nayan Jyoti.


He was last seen playing Amber Singh, in the show Channa Mereya. Since July 2025, he reprised his role of Advocate Hemant Virani in the spiritual sequel of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.


He is currently seen in the show Mahadev & Sons. It follows Mahadev, a man of principle, who runs a strict household as the head of his family. However, his children rebel, and a generational clash ensues.


The actor is married to actress Sai Deodhar. She is best known for portraying Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar in Saara Akaash, Ananya Sachdev Samarth in Ek Ladki Anjaani Si, and Kasturi Singh in Udaan. Sai was most recently seen in the show Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin starring Ayesha Singh, Neil Bhatt, Aishwarya Sharma, Bhavika Sharma, Shakti Arora, Sumit Singh, Hitesh Bharadwaj, Vaibhavi Hankare, Param Singh and Sanam Johar.


In January, the couple celebrated 21 years of togetherness. Shakti had penned a heartfelt note for his actress wife Sai on their 21st marriage anniversary and said that she is still his “favourite co-star”.


“21 years with my forever best friend @saideodharofficial From wedding day to today—still my favorite co-star. Happy Anniversary to us! #ShaktiAnand #SaiDeodhar #21stAnniversary #ForeverLove#Partner,” Shakti wrote as the caption. Shakti and Sai got married in 2005 and welcomed their daughter in 2011.