Sai Tamhankar (Pronunciation: əiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ born 25 June 1986) is an Indian actress known for her work in

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language films and television. She is the recipient of two

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and one

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Early life

Tamhankar was born on 25 June 1986 in

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. and studied at Savarkar Pratisthan. She was a state level

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player and has an orange belt in

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as well. She got into acting through a play directed by her mother's friend. Her second play, ''Aadhe Adhure'', won her the Best Actress award, at an inter-college theater competition.

Personal life

Tamhankar got engaged to Amey Gosavi, a

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artist on 7 April 2012. They got married on 15 December 2013, but divorced in 2015.

Career

Acting

After her stint in plays, she was offered roles in Marathi television shows and was seen in ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharat, Agnihotra, Sathi Re'' and ''Kasturi''. In 2008, Tamhankar made her on-screen debut starring in

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's crime thriller ''Black & White''. She made her Marathi cinema debut through ''Sanai Chaughade'' in the same year. Tamhankar also proceeded to work in the

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starrer ''Ghajini'' . 180px, Tamhankar in 2016 In 2015, she was seen in ''

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'', directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. Next, she was seen as Jyotsana in ''

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''. She also essayed

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's character Bobby in the Marathi remake of ''

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'', titled '' No Entry Pudhe Dhokha Aahey''. In 2016, she played Kaveri in '' Vazandar'', directed by Sachin Kundalkar, where her performance was appreciated. In the same year, she was also seen in ''

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''. Mihir Bhanage, writing for the Times of India said, "....Kiran Karmarkar as the eldest brother is fantastic and so is Sai Tamhankar, the rebel....". In 2018, she was seen playing Anjali, a pimp in ''

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'', for which she had to gain 10 kg of weight. She is seen in the July 2019 movie ''

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'', opposite

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Other ventures

She owns ''Kolhapuri Maavle'', a wrestling team in the Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.

Filmography

Films

Television

* '' Fu Bai Fu'' Season 2 – anchor * ''Sathi Re'' * ''Kasturi'' * ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharat'' * ''Agni Shikha'' * ''Anubandha'' *'' Bigg Boss Marathi 1'' (special appearance) * ''

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Reality Show) as Judge * ''Date with Saie'' *

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Chat Show) *

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Chat Show)

Web Series

* 2021 - ''Samantar 2'' (MX Player Original) * 2021 - ''

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'' (Netflix) * 2022 - '' Pet Puraan'' (SonyLIV) * 2022 - B.E. Rojgaar (Youtube)

Awards

* Most Natural Performance of the Year 2015 - झी गौरव * Best Actress Gurupornima 2015 - संस्कृती कला दर्पण * Most Powerful Women of the Year 2015 - (FEMINA Power List Maharashtra) * Best Supporting Actress Classmates 2015 - NiFF मराठी * Best Actress 2015 - Newsmakers Achievers * Best Supporting Actress – Classmates (Maharashtra Cha Favorite Kon 2015) * First Marathi Actress to get featured twice on the Cover Page of Femina Magazine in 2015. * Best Supporting Actress - Family Katta (Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2016) * MFK 2018 - Favorite Popular Face * MFK 2018 - Favorite Actress * Maharashtra Achievers Award 2018- Entertainer of the year * Times Power Woman Award - Young Achiever Award in Marathi Cinema * Best Actress in a leading role - Dhurala (Filmfare Marathi Awards 2021) * Best Actress in a supporting role - Mimi

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* Best Supporting Actress – Mimi – (

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)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamhankar, Sai 1986 births Living people Marathi actors People from Sangli Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema