Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress and

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who predominantly works in

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and

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, besides appearing in a few

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and

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. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, and later made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film ''

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''.

Early life and background

Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987, into a Punjabi family and is the daughter of Indian film actor Vinod Talwar. Born and brought up in

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, she graduated from

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. 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. She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely".

Acting career

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like

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, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux Paints and Dhatri Fairness Cream, besides a music video with

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for the '' Just Dance'' competition. She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut. Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film ''

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'', her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film ''

'', for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language, and learned to play the guitar. The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy, became a blockbuster and was listed by

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in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list. Critics noted that she "looked beautiful", but had "nothing much to do" in the film. 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

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image from the film. Her second film '' I Love Me'' by

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had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and

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. She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey". Isha Talwar was titled as the most desirable woman in 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

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as the most desirable man. Adding to it, she also said that he has an extraordinary charm and charisma. She also said in the 'Reporter' channel interview that,

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is her favourite actor. In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, ''

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'', which opened to a positive response, and her Tamil debut, ''

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'', a remake of the same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film which was also a commercial success. In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, '' Balyakalasakhi'', ''Utsaha Committee'', ''God's Own Country'' and Anjali Menon's ''

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''. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's '' Bhaskar the Rascal''. She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of ''

'', reprising her own role. She also appeared as Maya in the Hindi movie Tubelight alongside

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. She made her Bollywood debut alongside

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Kaalakaandi ''Kaalakaandi'' is a 2018 Indian black comedy film written and directed by Akshat Verma, starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Deepak Dobriyal, Isha Talwar and Sobhita Dhulipala. The film is produced by Rohit Khattar and Ashi Dua. The film ...

. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series ''Mirzapur''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web Series

Awards

* 2013: Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair – ''

'' * 2013: Vanitha Film Award for Best Debut (Female) – ''

'' * 2013:

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Film Award for Best Pair – ''

'' * 2013: Asiavision Award for New Sensation in Acting – ''

'' * 2013: Indian Movie Award in Qatar For Best Debutant Actress – ''

'' * 2013: Pearl Movie Award For Best Debutant Actress – ''

'' * 2013: SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant – ''

'' * 2013 : Nominated – Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year * 2014: Nominated, South Indian International Movie Award for Best Female Debutant – ''

References

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