Tania (actress)

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Tania
Tania at Punjabi Entertainment Festival & Awards.jpg
Tania in 2024
Born (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31) [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
Alma mater Guru Nanak Dev University
Occupation Actress
Years active2012-present
Known for Qismat and Sufna
Notable work Guddiyan Patole
Rabb Da Radio 2
Sufna
Lekh (film)
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Awards Full list
Website Tania on Instagram

Tania (born 6 May 1993) [2] is an Indian actress best known for her work in Punjabi cinema. She has been nominated for two Brit Asia TV Awards, winning one for "Best Supporting Actress" for her performance in Qismat (2018). [3]

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Early life

Tania was born on 6 May 1993 in Jamshedpur, India to parents from Punjab. [1] Brought up in Amritsar, [4] she has one younger sister Tamannah. [5] She attended Guru Nanak Dev University and BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar where she won the "Best Actor of the Year" award each year from 2012 to 2016. [6] She has a degree in Interior Designing and Project management. [4] She is also a Classical dancer and National level participant. [1]

Acting career

She was selected for the 2016 Bollywood film Sarabjit to play Sarabjit’s daughter, but as the filming schedule conflicted with her final exams, she had to forgo the role. Her first film role was in Son of Manjeet Singh but that film was not released until after Qismat. [4] She is best known for her role in Sufna.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2018 Qismat AmanDebut film
Son of Manjeet Singh Simran
2019 Guddiyan Patole Nicole
Rabb Da Radio 2 Raaji
2020 Sufna TegDebut as Lead Actress
2021 Qismat 2 Mazaj Kaur [7]
2022 Lekh RonakWith Gurnam Bhullar
Bajre Da SittaRoop [8]
Oye Makhna RimpleWith Ammy Virk
2023 Mitran Da Naa Chalda BinderWith Gippy Grewal [9]
Godday Godday Chaa Harsimran Kaur "Nikko" Zee Studios Production
Kankan Dey OhleWith Gurpreet Ghuggi

Music videos

TitleYearArtist(s)Video DirectorLabelNotes
"Teri Meri Ladayi"2020 Maninder Buttar Rahul Chahal White Hill MusicFrom the album #JUGNI
U & Me Gippy Grewal Baljit Singh Deo T-Series
"Kya Baat Aa" Karan Aujla Sukh Sanghera Rehaan Records200M + Views on YouTube
"Teri Jatti"2022 Ammy Virk Mahi SandhuBurfi Music
"Ja Tere Bina" Happy Raikoti Dilsher Singh, Khushpal SinghWhite Hill Music

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAward CeremonyCategoryResult
2019 Qismat Brit Asia TV AwardsBest supporting actressWon
Best debut performance [3] Nominated

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References

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