Sakshi Tanwar

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Sakshi Tanwar
Sakshi Tanwar graces the Ganesha puja at Ekta Kapoor's house (05) (cropped).jpg
Tanwar in 2018
Born1972or1973(age 51–52)
Alwar, Rajasthan, India [1]
Occupation(s) Actress, television presenter
Years active1996–present
Known for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Bade Acche Lagte Hain
Dangal
Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat
Mai
Awards Full list

Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and presenter, who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Tanwar is considered among the highest-paid television actresses in India. [2] [3] Tanwar is widely recognised for her portrayal of Parvati Agarwal in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Priya Sharma Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain .

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Tanwar made her film debut in 2016 and has since appeared in the biographical sports drama Dangal (2016) and the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022). Alongside her work in television, Tanwar received praises for the series — Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (2017-2019) and Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022), the latter won her a Filmfare OTT Award.

Early life

Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973 [1] to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput family from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. She was educated in many Kendriya Vidyalayas before graduating from Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her pre-university course, she worked as a sales trainee at a five-star hotel. [4] In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society.[ citation needed ] After graduation, while preparing for the entrance tests to the administrative services and mass communications, she gave an audition for the national broadcaster Doordarshan's film songs based program Albela Sur Mela in 1998; she was selected as the presenter.

Career

After her television debut in 1998 with Albela Sur Mela, Tanwar gained fame for her role of Parvati Agarwal in the soap opera, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii . [5] Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain .[ citation needed ] In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati . [6]

In the 2016 film Dangal , Tanwar played Daya Kaur, wife of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir Khan), who trains his daughters to be world-class wrestlers against social odds. [7] Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with Tyohaar Ki Thaali, first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018. [8]

Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'. [9]

Personal life

In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar. [10]

Other work and media image

Tanwar at Dangal's success party in 2017 Sakshi Tanwar at the success party of 'Dangal'.jpg
Tanwar at Dangal 's success party in 2017

With her performances in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kutumb, Devi and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Tanwar established herself among the leading and highest-paid actresses of Hindi television. [2] [3] Rediff.com placed her first in its "Top TV stars of 2006" and tenth in its "Top 10 television actresses" list. [11] [12] Supriya Sharma of India Today termed her the "nation's most-loved telly star". [13] Tanwar is termed as one of the hottest television actress by Rediff.com. [14]

In 2012, Tanwar appeared in Forbes India 's Celebrity 100 list, ranking 93rd with an estimated annual income of ₹34.5 million (US$410,000). [15] Her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted as "Television's most popular onscreen couple", in a India Today survey. [16] In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in the "Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities" list. [5] In a 2014 poll conducted by Shaadi.com , Tanwar and Kapoor were voted the Favourite TV Couple by 42.3% Indians. [17] Tanwar is also a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Vim, Harpic, Tanishq, Kellogg's and Big Bazaar. Economic Times termed her the "second-most visible celebrity on television", in 2016. [18]

Filmography

Sakshi Tanwar at the success bash of The Dirty Picture Sakshi Tanwar at Success bash of 'The Dirty Picture' (23).jpg
Sakshi Tanwar at the success bash of The Dirty Picture

Television

YearShowRoleNotesRef(s)
1999LaliaLaliaTelefilm
1999Albela Sur MelaPresenter
2000–2008 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit [19]
2001–2002 Kutumb Maya Mittal
2002–2004 Devi Gayatri Vikram Sharma
2004 Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin Indira Bhargav
2005 Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 Contestant
2008BawandarGuest [20]
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Ganga [21]
2009Coffee HouseGuest
2010 Crime Patrol 2 Co-Presenter
Balika Vadhu TeepriCameo [22]
2011–2014 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Priya Sharma Kapoor [17]
2012–2013 Kaun Banega Crorepati 6 Contestant2 episodes
2013 Ek Thhi Naayika Pooja [23]
2014 Main Naa Bhoolungi Narator
2015 Code Red Presenter / Narator [24]
2016 24: Season 2 Shivani Malik
2017 Tyohaar Ki Thaali Presenter [25]
2022 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Sheel ChaudharyGuest

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006O re ManvaSandhya
2008 C Kkompany Television actressCameo appearance
2009Coffee HouseKavita
2011Aatankwadi UncleSumitra
Bawra MannPallavi
2015 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Nabila Marathi film [26]
2016 Dangal Daya Kaur [27]
2018 Mohalla Assi Savitri [28]
2021 Dial 100 Prerna Sood ZEE5 film [29]
2022 Samrat Prithviraj Jayachandra's wife[ citation needed ]
2024 Sharmajee Ki Beti Jyoti Sharma Amazon Prime film

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017–2019 Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan [30]
2019 The Final Call ATC Kiran Mirza [31] [32]
Mission Over Mars Nandita Hariprasad [33]
2022–present Mai: A Mother's Rage Sheel Chaudhary [34]

Accolades

Tanwar has won two Indian Television Academy Awards — ITA Milestone Award for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and ITA Award for Best Actress - Drama for Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. [35] [36]

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  2. 1 2 "Jennifer Winget to Ankita Lokhande: TV's highest paid actors". The Times of India. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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  5. 1 2 "Chhote acche lagte hain..." DNA India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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  22. ↑ Munshi, Shoma (15 December 2012). Remote Control: Indian Television in the New Millennium. Penguin Group. ISBN   978-01-4341-402-5 . Retrieved 10 October 2014. Thus, when Sakshi Tanwar, the dutiful and always upright Parvati bhabi from Kahaani, played a cameo as Teepri, a home-breaker in Balika Vadhu (episodes in 2010), it did not go down well with audiences, who were unable to accept their role model as a negative character.
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  34. ↑ "Mai: Give Sakshi Tanwar all the web series, she deserves it more than any 'star'". Hindustan Times. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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