Tannaz Irani (née Lal) is an Indian actress. She has acted in

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films and Hindi

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serials. She has also been credited as Tannaz Lal, her maiden name, and Tannaz Gupta (during her first marriage).

Career

Tannaz was born to an Irani

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family and began her film career in 2000, with her debut as Neeta in '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', directed by

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. That film was also the debut film of the lead actors

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and Ameesha Patel. She played Patel's cousin and Roshan's girlfriend. Her significant credits include Abbas Mustan's thriller '' 36 China Town'',

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's ''

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'', and Jugal Hansraj's '' Roadside Romeo''. She has also acted in several television serials including ''

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'', '' Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'', and played the role of Lisa D'Souza on the sitcom ''

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''. Tannaz was noted for her role of a young Anglo Indian girl trying to learn Hindi in ''Zabaan Sambhal Ke'', also starring

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; and in 2019, played Nishi Sippy on the TV show ''

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''. Besides acting, Tannaz was also the Runner-up of Mrs. India 2002. She and her husband,

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, came in third in the celebrity dance show ''

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'' in 2006. They have also done a music album that was choreographed by Bosco-Caesar. In 2009, she featured as a housemate on the reality show '' Bigg Boss 3''; and participated in '' Maa Exchange'' in 2011, with

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's wife Dina. She was last seen in Apna Time Bhi Ayega as the main characters stepmother-in-law, Rajeshwari Singh Rajawat aka Rani Sa. She portrayed the role of the main antagonist on the show. She was replaced

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Personal life

An Indian

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by birth, Tanaaz was very young when she married Sekhar Gupta. She was 20 when she gave birth to her first daughter Zianne. After her divorce, she started acting in serials. In 2006, she met actor

(brother of Delnaaz Irani), on the set of ''Fame Gurukul''. The duo fell in love and wanted to get married, but it was not permitted by Bakhtiyaar's family because Tannaz is seven years older than Bakhtiyaar. However, Delnaaz and his elder brother, Paurus Irani, helped to convince their parents, and the couple got married in 2007. On 20 March 2008, the couple's first child, a boy, was born. They named him Zeus after the Greek God. On 19 September 2011, Tannaz gave birth to a second girl, Zara Irani. Zianne, her first daughter, stays with her ex-husband Sekhar Gupta.

Filmography

Films

Television

web series

References

External links

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