Sakshi Tanwar | |
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Born | 1972or1973(age 50–51) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, television presenter |
Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Bade Acche Lagte Hain Dangal Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Mai |
Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and television presenter.
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. [2] 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.
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 . [3] 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 . [4]
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. [5] Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with Tyohaar Ki Thaali, first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018. [6]
Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'. [7]
In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar. [8]
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1999 | Lalia | Lalia | Telefilm | |
1999 | Albela Sur Mela | Presenter | ||
2000–2008 | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii | Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit | [9] | |
2001–2002 | Kutumb | Maya Mittal | ||
2002–2004 | Devi | Gayatri Vikram Sharma | ||
2004 | Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin | Indira Bhargav | ||
2005 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 | Contestant | ||
2008 | Bawandar | Guest | [10] | |
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Ganga | [11] | ||
2009 | Coffee House | Guest | ||
2010 | Crime Patrol 2 | Co-Presenter | ||
Balika Vadhu | Teepri | Cameo | [12] | |
2011–2014 | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain | Priya Sharma Kapoor | [13] | |
2012–2013 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 6 | Contestant | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Ek Thhi Naayika | Pooja | [14] | |
2014 | Main Naa Bhoolungi | Narator | ||
2015 | Code Red | Presenter / Narator | [15] | |
2016 | 24: Season 2 | Shivani Malik | ||
2017 | Tyohaar Ki Thaali | Presenter | [16] | |
2022 | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 | Sheel Chaudhary | Guest |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | O re Manva | Sandhya | ||
2008 | C Kkompany | Television actress | Cameo | |
2009 | Coffee House | Kavita | ||
2011 | Aatankwadi Uncle | Sumitra | ||
Bawra Mann | Pallavi | |||
2015 | Katyar Kaljat Ghusali | Nabila | Marathi film | [17] |
2016 | Dangal | Daya Kaur | [18] | |
2018 | Mohalla Assi | Savitri | [19] | |
2021 | Dial 100 | Prerna Sood | ZEE5 film | [20] |
2022 | Samrat Prithviraj | Jayachandra's wife | [ citation needed ] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2017–2019 | Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat | Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan | [21] |
2019 | The Final Call | ATC Kiran Mirza | [22] [23] |
Mission Over Mars | Nandita Hariprasad | [24] | |
2022 | Mai: A Mother's Rage | Sheel Chaudhary | [25] |
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