Tahira Kochhar (born Tahira Kochar, 31 January 1990) is an Indian actress and former model. She made her Bollywood Debut in the film

Rabba Main Kya Karoon ''Rabba Main Kya Karoon'' () is 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Amrit Sagar Chopra and produced by Moti Sagar. The film features Akash Sagar Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Tahira Kochhar and Riya Sen as main ch ...

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Early life

Tahira Kochhar was born on 31 January 1990 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 House ...

to Komal Kochhar who was a teacher for 18 years and Gopal Kochhar who owns an advertising, marketing, and real estate agency. Her parents originate from

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. Tahira was brought up in Delhi attending

Vasant Valley School Vasant Valley School is a co-educational private high school in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, India. After its inception, the school accepted students in July 1990, up to grade 4. The school added a new grade each year as the classes graduated to the n ...

and graduated from The British School with an I.B. diploma.Madhuri inspires bolly newbie Tahira Kochhar
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Career

Modelling : Tahira started her career as a model during her college days. She started off with many editorial, ad film and magazine product shoots in Delhi. She is also been the face of J.J. Vallaya's Grand Finale Poster and Press Ads and walked the ramp for the same at WIFW. She made her mark as a Delhi Ramp Model and was soon after chosen as one of the finalist for

Femina Miss India Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine ...

, 2010.

Debut in Bollywood

Tahira always wanted to be an actor since her childhood. However, during her later school days she felt that being a Delhi girl and looking at all the talent the industry possessed, she felt her dream was a bit far-fetched. However, in September 2011, her films Director Amrit Sagar Chopra asked her to audition for her role in Rabba Main Kya Karoon female lead. Amrit Sagar Chopra came across Tahira's photographs after he was fed up auditioning almost up to 400 girls for the part in the movie. Tahira auditioned for the same in Delhi.Sure enough, she won the role as a leading heroine in ''Rabba Main Kya Karoon'' starring

Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres. Before making his acting deb ...

and introducing Akash Chopra along with

Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably in Hindi films, and Telugu, and a few Gujarati and a few Tamil films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient ...

Raj Babbar Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pr ...

.Arshad gives acting tips to newcomer Tahira Kochhar
/ref>Its Bollywood calling for Tahira Kochhar, Miss India 2010 finalist
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kochhar, Tahira Actresses from New Delhi Female models from Delhi Living people 1990 births