Anurag performed in plays including The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorki (Directed by Mr. Ram Gopal Bajaj); he staged solo performances of monologues like The Expelled by Samuel Beckett and Padhiye Kalima by Saadat Hasan Manto.
He has also been connected with the film industry for many years, first as an assistant director in art films like Utsav (1984) and Godhuli (1977), later appearing in small character roles in films like, Masoom (1983), Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Mirch Masala (1985), closely followed by Chandni (1989).
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His has worked with eminent theater personalities like B V Karanth, Habib Tanvir, Satyadev Dube, Kanhayya Lal, Mohan Mahrishi, Ram Gopal Bajaj, D R Ankur, M.K.Raina, Kirti Jain, Anuradha Kapur, Bansi Kaul, Ranjit Kapur, Robin Das, Nasiruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Tripurari Sharma, Dadi Padamji and Rita Ganguli.
Chhote Saiyad bade Saiyad (Junior Saiyad and Senior Saiyad) (1978) was directed by B. V. Karanth in 1980, and Qaid-e-hayat (Imprisonment of Life) (1983) was directed by Ram Gopal Bajaj in 1989 at the National School of Drama.