Sakshi Tanwar (born 12 January 1973) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She is known for her work in the television soaps Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In 2016, she starred in the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal.
Early life
Tanwar was born on 12 January 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class family from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. She was educated in many Kendriya Vidyalayas before graduating from Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her pre-university course, 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
Sakshi at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards, 2012
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. Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In December 2012, she made a second appearance on the reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
In the 2016 film Dangal, Tanwar played Daya Kaur, wife of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir Khan), 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, Neena Gupta, 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
Sakshi Tanwar at the success bash of The Dirty Picture.
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Albela Sur Mela | Presenter | |
| 2000–2008 | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii | Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit | |
| 2001–2002 | Kutumb | Maya Mittal | |
| 2002–2004 | Devi | Gayatri Vikram Sharma | |
| 2004 | Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin | Indira Bhargav | |
| 2005 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 | Contestant | |
| 2008 | Bawandar | Guest | |
| 2008 | Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Ganga | |
| 2009 | Coffee House | Guest | |
| 2010 | Crime Patrol 2 | Co-Presenter | |
| 2010 | Balika Vadhu | Teepri | |
| 2011–2014 | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain | Priya Sharma / Priya Ram Kapoor | |
| 2012 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 6 | Contestant | Along with Ram Kapoor to promote Bade Achhe Lagte Hain |
| 2013 | Kaun Banega Crorepati 6 | Along with Ram Kapoor and Amrita Mukherjee | |
| 2013 | Ek Thhi Naayika | Pooja | |
| 2014 | Main Naa Bhoolungi | Narator | |
| 2015 | Code Red | Presenter / Narator | |
| 2016 | 24: Season 2 | Shivani Malik | |
| 2017 | Tyohaar Ki Thaali | Presenter |
Here are some lesser-known facts about Sakshi Tanwar
1. The actress initially made her debut as an anchor in the show Albela Sur Mela that aired on Doordarshan.
2. Sakshi also tried her hands in direction with a show titled Sammaan EK Adhikaar.
3. She has worked as a creative director of a production company.
4. She initially wanted to be a software engineer. However, Sakshi decided to pursue her career in acting after having failed in her entrance examination.
5. Prior to her acting career, the actress also worked as a sales trainee at the Taj Palace Hotel situated in Delhi. Not only that but she was also employed at a cloth and accessory company in which she got a stipend of Rs 900.
6. Sakshi Tanwar got her first big break after getting the chance to do a central role in Rajdhani. It is after this that the talented actress was roped in for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.
7. The actress is a single mom and she adopted her daughter Dityaa back in 2018.
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