Aanch(al) Khaneja was born in India and grew up in Singapore. She attended Boston University studying as a Film/TV Major, and a theatre minor. She moved to Los Angeles and worked at United Talent Agency in the MP Lit department. From there she went on to work with Noah Hawley's 26 Keys helping to build his feature film slate, and then to run film and TV development for Alma Har'el. She currently is Head of Film and TV For Amy Aniobi's company SuperSpecial.