Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and
television presenter.
Early life
Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973
to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired
CBI officer, in a middle-class
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
family from
Alwar
Alwar (Pronunciation: ™lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km north of Jaipur. ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, India. She was educated in many
Kendriya Vidyalaya
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...
s before graduating from
Lady Shri Ram College
Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi, and has a legacy in women's education.
History
Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife ...
in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her
pre-university course
The Pre-University Course or Pre-Degree Course (PUC or PDC) is an 2-year Senior Secondary Course under the 10+2 education system after Class 10th (SSLC, SSC) and the PUC commonly refers to Class 11th and Class 12th and called as 1st PUC (1st Year ...
, she worked as a sales trainee at a five-star hotel. In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society. 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.
Career
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
''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( The story of each house) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera on Indian television which ran on Star Plus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her pr ...
''.
Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite
Ram Kapoor
Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian actor who works in films and television serials. He gained popularity portraying Jai Walia in the television series ''Kasamh Se'' and the character of Ram Kapoor in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. He ...
, in ''
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show ''
Kaun Banega Crorepati
''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' (also simply known as ''KBC'') is an Indian Hindi-language television game show. It is the official Hindi adaptation of the ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' franchise. It has been presented by actor Amitabh Bachchan ...
''.
In the 2016 film ''
Dangal'', Tanwar played Daya Kaur, wife of former wrestler
Mahavir Singh Phogat
Mahavir Singh Phogat is an Indian amateur wrestler, senior Olympics coach and politician. He is the trainer and father of the Phogat sisters. The Hindi biographical film '' Dangal'' is loosely based on his life.
Phogat was awarded the Dronac ...
(played by
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...
), who trains his daughters to be world-class wrestlers against social odds. Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with ''Tyohaar Ki Thaali'', first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018.
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he i ...
,
Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for pl ...
, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'.
Personal life
In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar.
Filmography
Television
Films
Web series
Awards and recognition
Honours
*In 2013, her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted
India Today
''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new o ...
's ''Television's most popular onscreen couple''.
*In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities.
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses from Rajasthan
Indian television actresses
Indian film actresses
Female models from Rajasthan
Actresses in Hindi television
Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni
People from Alwar
Actresses in Hindi cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actors from Mumbai