Tanya Maniktala | |
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Born | Delhi, India | 7 July 1997
Alma mater | Shivaji College, University of Delhi |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2018-present |
Tanya Maniktala (born 7 July 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. She became known for her leading roles in the series Flames (2018) and A Suitable Boy (2020). [1] [2] She has since featured in the action film Kill (2023).
Maniktala was born on 7 July 1997 in Delhi in a Hindu family. [3] [4]
She graduated from Shivaji College, University of Delhi with a degree in English literature in 2018. [5]
She also worked as a copywriter during her early career. [6]
Maniktala made her acting debut in 2018 with School Days. The same year, Timeliner's Flames opposite Ritvik Sahore, became her first success and she received praises for her performance. [7]
In 2020, she portrayed Lata Mehra in BBC One's A Suitable Boy alongside Ishaan Khattar, which proved as a major turning point in her career. [8] She was asked by a friend to audition for a new production, unaware that the show involved was A Suitable Boy. [9] She received praises from the critics for her performance. [10] [9]
In 2021, she appeared in Netflix's Feels Like Ishq [11] opposite Skand Thakur and in Sony LIV's Chutzpah alongside Varun Sharma. [12] She also appeared in Netflix's How To Fall In Love opposite Ayush Mehra.[ citation needed ]
Maniktala made her Hindi film debut with Mumbaikar alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Vikrant Massey. [13] She also acted in Pratim D Gupta's Tooth Paris opposite Shantanu Maheshwari along with the web series P.I. Meena and Flames Season 3. [14]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Mumbaikar | Ishita | [15] | |
2023 | Kill | Tulika | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2018 | School Days | Herself | YouTube | |
2018–present | Flames | Ishita | YouTube | [17] |
2020 | A Suitable Boy | Lata Mehra | BBC One | [18] |
2021 | Feels Like Ishq | Meher | Netflix | |
Chutzpah | Sikha | SonyLIV | ||
2022 | How To Fall In Love | Tanya | YouTube | |
2023 | Tooth Pari: When Love Bites | Rumi | Netflix | [19] |
P I Meena | Meena Iyer | Amazon Prime Video | [20] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Toronto International Film Festival | Rising Stars Award | A Suitable Boy | Won | [21] |
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