Isha Talwar

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Isha Talwar
Isha Talwar snapped at a store launch in Khar (cropped).jpg
Talwar in 2023
Born (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2012–present
Known for Mirzapur (TV Series)
Parent(s) Vinod Talwar (father)
Suman Talwar (mother)

Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam and Hindi films, besides appearing in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, and later made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu . [1]

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Early life and background

Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987 [2] to Indian film actor Vinod Talwar. [3] [4]

Born and brought up in Mumbai, she graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. [5] She joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio. [6] She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely". [6]

Acting career

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux Paints, and Dhatri Fairness Cream, [7] besides a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition. [3] She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut. [8] Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai , [9] her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu , [10] for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language, [8] and learned to play the guitar. [7] The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy, [10] became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff.com in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list. [11] Critics noted that she "looked beautiful", [12] but had "nothing much to do" in the film. [3] In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her girl next-door image from the film. [13] Her second film I Love Me by B. Unnikrishnan had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan. [14] She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey". [15]

Isha Talwar was titled as the most desirable woman in the Malayalam film industry of the year 2015. On the subject of desirability, she stated that it's about one's personality and not good looks. When asked, who is the most desirable man according to her; she said that she finds Prithviraj Sukumaran as the most desirable man.

She also said in the 'Reporter' channel interview that, Mohanlal is her favourite actor. [16]

In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde , [17] which opened to a positive response,[ citation needed ] and her Tamil debut, Thillu Mullu , a remake of the same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film which was also a commercial success. [18] In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, Balyakalasakhi , [19] Utsaha Committee, God's Own Country, [20] and Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days . She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's Bhaskar the Rascal . [21] She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of Thattathin Marayathu , reprising her own role. [22] She made her Bollywood debut in the Hindi movie Tubelight alongside Salman Khan. She also appeared alongside Saif Ali Khan in Kaalakaandi. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur. In 2023, she worked on Hotstar web series Saas, Bahu aur Flamingo.

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Thattathin Marayathu Aysha Rehman Malayalam debut
I Love Me SamanthaMalayalam
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shruti Telugu debut
Thillu Mullu Janani Tamil debut
2014 Balyakalasakhi SuhraMalayalam
Ulsaha Committee RosemaryMalayalam
God's Own Country AshaMalayalam
Bangalore Days MeenakshiMalayalam
Maine Pyar Kiya ShaliniTelugu
2015 Bhaskar the Rascal Rani KabeerMalayalamCameo
Two Countries SimranMalayalam
2016 Raja Cheyyi Vesthe ChaitraTelugu
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai AyshaTamil
2017 Tubelight Maya Hindi debut
Crossroad Gaya ParameshwaranMalayalam
2018 Kaalakaandi RakhiHindi
Ranam SeemaMalayalam
2019 Article 15 Aditi RanjanHindi
Roam Rome Mein ParulHindiMultilingual in English /
Italian
2020 Kaamyaab IshaHindi
Ginny Weds Sunny Neha GulatiHindiCameo
2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Urmi KaulHindi
Theerppu Mythili Ram KumarMalayalam
2023 Run Baby Run PriyankaTamil

Television

YearSeriesRoleLanguageNotes
2010 Rishtey Hindi Episode 46: "Itni Chhoti Baat, Itni Lambi Raat"
2011 Just Dance Music video
2014Comedy StarsCelebrity judge Malayalam
2015 D 4 Dance Celebrity guest
2016 Laughing Villa Guest
2017Comedy Super Night 3DancerIn the title song
2018 Kasthooriman HerselfEpisode 91, 92, 95, 96

Web series

YearSeriesRoleLanguagePlatform
2019Home Sweet OfficeShagunHindiDice Media, Pocket Aces [23] [24]
ParchhayeeHameeda ZEE5 originals [25]
2020Swaha Flipkart
Mirzapur Madhuri Yadav Tripathi/Madhuri Yadav Amazon Prime Video
2021Roz RozDancer Sony India
2023 Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Bijli Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Chamak Jazz SonyLIV
2024 Indian Police Force Rashmi Malik Amazon Prime Video

Awards

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