Tanisha Mukerji is an Indian actress known for her works in Hindi,

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and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker

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and actress Tanuja, and the younger sister of actress

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. She made her debut with the Hindi film '' Sssshhh...'' in 2003. She had her first hit with Ram Gopal Varma's '' Sarkar'', appearing alongside

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and Abhishek Bachchan. She was a contestant on the reality show '' Bigg Boss 7'', where she became the 1st runner-up.

Personal life

Tanishaa Mukerji is the daughter of

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and veteran Bollywood actress Tanuja. She's the younger sister of Bollywood actress

and she is Bengali from her father and Marathi from her mother. Tanisha was in relationship with her

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housemate

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for a year before they broke up in October 2014.

Career

Film debut and breakthrough

Tanishaa got her first break in Bollywood with her film, '' Sssshhh...'' opposite Karan Nath. Her Tamil movie '' Unnale Unnale'', opposite Vinay Rai was successful at the box office and got her a nomination at Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actress. In 2005, she played the female lead character of Nikkita Bakshi aka Nikki, in '' Neal N Nikki'', opposite Uday Chopra. She was also seen in movies such as ''

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'', '' Sarkar'', '' Tango Charlie'' and many more.

''Bigg Boss'' and further success

She participated in the television reality show '' Bigg Boss 7'' and became the 1st runner-up. She was later seen as one of the judges in the stand-up comedy show ''

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''. In 2016, Tanishaa participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7'' and became a finalist.

Filmography

Tanisha Mukherjee walks for Manish Malhotra & Shaina NC's show for CPAA 04

Films

* ''All films are in Hindi, otherwise noted''

Television

References

External links

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