Sakshi Tanwar Explained

Sakshi Tanwar
Birth Place:Alwar, Rajasthan, India[1]
Occupation:Actress, television presenter
Yearsactive:1996–present
Known For:Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Bade Acche Lagte Hain
Dangal
Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat
Mai
Awards:Full list

Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and presenter, who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Tanwar is considered among the highest-paid television actresses in India.[2] [3] Tanwar is widely recognised for her portrayal of Parvati Agarwal in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Priya Sharma Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.

Tanwar made her film debut in 2016 and has since appeared in the biographical sports drama Dangal (2016) and the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022). Alongside her work in television, Tanwar received praises for the series — Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (2017-2019) and Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022), the latter won her a Filmfare OTT Award.

Early life

Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973[1] to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput 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.[4] 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

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 third appearance on the reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati.[5]

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.[6] Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with Tyohaar Ki Thaali, first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018.[7]

Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'.[8]

Personal life

In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar.[9]

Other work and media image

With her performances in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kutumb, Devi and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Tanwar established herself among the leading and highest-paid actresses of Hindi television. Rediff.com placed her first in its "Top TV stars of 2006" and tenth in its "Top 10 television actresses" list.[10] [11] Supriya Sharma of India Today termed her the "nation's most-loved telly star".[12] Tanwar is termed as one of the hottest television actress by Rediff.com.[13]

In 2012, Tanwar appeared in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, ranking 93rd with an estimated annual income of .[14] Her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted as "Television's most popular onscreen couple", in a India Today survey.[15] In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in the "Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities" list.[16] In a 2014 poll conducted by Shaadi.com, Tanwar and Kapoor were voted the Favourite TV Couple by 42.3% Indians.[17] Tanwar is also a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Vim, Harpic, Tanishq, Kellogg's and Big Bazaar. Economic Times termed her the "second-most visible celebrity on television", in 2016.[18]

Filmography

Television

YearShow Role Notes Ref(s)
1999LaliaLaliaTelefilm
1999Albela Sur MelaPresenter
2000–2008Kahaani Ghar Ghar KiiParvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit[19]
2001–2002KutumbMaya Mittal
2002–2004DeviGayatri Vikram Sharma
2004Jassi Jaisi Koi NahinIndira Bhargav
2005Kaun Banega Crorepati 2Contestant
2008BawandarGuest[20]
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat KiGanga[21]
2009Coffee HouseGuest
2010Crime Patrol 2Co-Presenter
Balika VadhuTeepriCameo [22]
2011–2014Bade Achhe Lagte HainPriya Sharma Kapoor
2012–2013Kaun Banega Crorepati 6Contestant2 episodes
2013Ek Thhi NaayikaPooja[23]
2014Main Naa BhoolungiNarator
2015Code RedPresenter / Narator[24]
201624: Season 2Shivani Malik
2017Tyohaar Ki ThaaliPresenter[25]
2022Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2Sheel ChaudharyGuest

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006O re ManvaSandhya
2008C KkompanyTelevision actressCameo
2009Coffee HouseKavita
2011Aatankwadi UncleSumitra
Bawra MannPallavi
2015Katyar Kaljat GhusaliNabilaMarathi film[26]
2016DangalDaya Kaur[27]
2018Mohalla AssiSavitri[28]
2021Dial 100Prerna SoodZEE5 film[29]
2022Samrat PrithvirajJayachandra's wife
2024Sharmajee Ki BetiJyoti SharmaAmazon Prime film

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017–2019Karrle Tu Bhi MohabbatDr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan[30]
2019The Final CallATC Kiran Mirza[31] [32]
Mission Over MarsNandita Hariprasad[33]
2022–presentMai: A Mother's RageSheel Chaudhary[34]

Accolades

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sakshi Tanwar.

Tanwar has won two Indian Television Academy Awards — ITA Milestone Award for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and ITA Award for Best Actress - Drama for Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.[35] [36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAKSHI TANWAR: WHY WOULD I LEAVE TV AFTER GIVING 16 YEARS TO IT . Mumbai Mirror . 26 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170526074308/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com//entertainment/tv/sakshi-tanwar-why-would-i-leave-tv-after-giving-16-years-to-it/articleshow/57732636.cms . 26 May 2017 . 20 March 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Jennifer Winget to Ankita Lokhande: TV's highest paid actors . The Times of India . 10 February 2018 . 14 July 2017 . 4 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180604231037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jennifer-winget-ram-kapoor-maniesh-paul-tvs-highest-paid-actors/jennifer-winget-ram-kapoor-maniesh-paul-tvs-highest-paid-actors/photostory/32607870.cms . live.
  3. News: 11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month! . 18 September 2016 . The Indian Express . 10 February 2018 . en-US . 25 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160925114453/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/indian-television-actors-salary-per-month-3037560/ . live.
  4. Web site: Kaushik . Divya . Sakshi Tanwar: Worked in a Delhi five-star, bought a sari with first salary . The Times of India . 26 May 2017 . 21 March 2017.
  5. Web site: KBC 6: Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar on hot seat again! . https://web.archive.org/web/20121221143047/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kaun-banega-crorepati-6-ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-on-hot-seat-again/310909-44-124.html . dead . 21 December 2012 . CNN-IBN.
  6. Web site: This is Why Aamir wanted Sakshi Tanwar to play his onscreen wife in Dangal . . 26 May 2017 . 14 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Sakshi Tanwar to come back with new season of Tyohaar Ki Thaali . . 17 February 2018 . 19 February 2018.
  8. Rishita Roy Chowdhury . 1 December 2020 . Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for thriller Dial 100 . 1 December 2020 . India Today . en.
  9. Web site: Sakshi Tanwar adopts baby girl Dityaa, calls it greatest moment of her life. See pic . . 20 October 2018.
  10. News: The top TV stars of 2006 . Rediff.com . 23 March 2015 . 17 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323114453/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/27slide1.htm.
  11. News: Television's Top 10 Actresses . Rediff.com . 12 July 2015 . 23 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712114453/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-televisions-top-10-actresses/20140702.htm.
  12. News: Her Own Woman . India Today . 11 February 2016 . 28 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160211114453/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20130617-her-own-woman-763981-2013-06-05.
  13. News: Hottest women on television . Rediff.com . 10 October 2016 . 21 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010114453/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/08slide5.htm.
  14. News: 2012 Celebrity 100 . Forbes India . 20 December 2014 . 19 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063445/https://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/all . live.
  15. News: Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar favourite TV couple . India Today . Indo-Asian News Service . 31 January 2013 . 21 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131114453/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-favourite-tv-couple-152966-2013-01-31.
  16. Web site: Chhote acche lagte hain... . dead . 23 April 2013 . DNA India . 28 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130423114453/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1818232/report-chhote-acche-lagte-hain.
  17. Web site: Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar voted favourite TV couple . 31 January 2013 . 10 October 2014 . IBN Live . Indo-Asian News Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021021037/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-voted-favourite-tv-couple/370010-44-124.html . 21 October 2014 . dead.
  18. News: I look for credibility and responsibility before endorsing a brand: Sakshi Tanwar . The Economic Times . 21 June 2017 . 16 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170621114453/https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/i-look-for-credibility-and-responsibility-before-endorsing-a-brand-sakshi-tanwar/55433856.
  19. Web site: Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii . Rediff.
  20. News: IBN-7 presents Bawandar; real people, real stories . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208233721/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibn7-presents-bawandar-real-people-real-stories/65381-5-1.html . dead . 8 December 2013 . IBN News.
  21. Web site: Ekta in a hurry to launch Mahabharat . The Sunday Tribune . 29 June 2008 . 25 April 2016.
  22. Book: Munshi, Shoma . Remote Control: Indian Television in the New Millennium . Penguin Group . Thus, when Sakshi Tanwar, the dutiful and always upright Parvati bhabi from Kahaani, played a cameo as Teepri, a home-breaker in Balika Vadhu (episodes in 2010), it did not go down well with audiences, who were unable to accept their role model as a negative character. . 978-01-4341-402-5 . 15 December 2012 . 10 October 2014.
  23. Web site: Ekta Kapoor launches 'Ek Thi Nayika' . The Times of India . 23 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134336/http://www.timesnow.tv/Ekta-Kapoor-launches-Ek-Thi-Nayika/videoshow/4422534.cms . dead.
  24. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Sakshi-Tanwar-to-host-a-crime-show/articleshow/45476492.cms Sakshi Tanwar to host a crime show
  25. Web site: Sakshi Tanwar: Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki's devar-bhabhi Sakshi Tanwar and Ali Asgar reunite for food show . The Times of India . 7 November 2017.
  26. Web site: 'कट्यार काळजात घुसली' चित्रपटाच्या शिरपेचात मानाचा तुरा . A feather in the cap for "Katyar Kaljat Ghusali" . Loksatta . 3 November 2015 . 11 November 2015 . Marathi.
  27. Web site: 'Sakshi Tanwar to play Aamir Khan's wife in Dangal?' . https://web.archive.org/web/20150814011405/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sakshi-tanwar-to-play-aamir-khan-s-wife-in-dangal/article1-1379399.aspx . dead . 14 August 2015.
  28. Web site: Sakshi to play lead in Mohalla Assi . The Indian Express.
  29. Web site: 1 December 2020 . Manoj Bajpayee begins shoot of a thriller with Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar . Mid Day.
  30. Web site: Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Review - Sakshi Tanwar, Ram Kapoor steal our hearts! . Team Bollywood Garam . bollywoodgaram.com . 12 August 2017.
  31. Web site: 22 March 2019 . Sakshi Tanwar: We are breaking a lot of stereotypes in The Final Call . 21 June 2019 . The Indian Express . en-IN.
  32. Web site: 9 February 2019 . Sakshi Tanwar, Arjun Rampal shine in the official trailer for The Final Call . 21 June 2019 . The Digital Hash . en-US . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621062501/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/the-final-call-gets-another-official-teaser/ . dead.
  33. Web site: 7 June 2019 . Sakshi Tanwar to play a scientist in Ekta Kapoor's M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars . 12 May 2022 . India Today . en.
  34. Web site: Mai: Give Sakshi Tanwar all the web series, she deserves it more than any 'star' . Hindustan Times . 19 April 2022 . 18 May 2022.
  35. Web site: Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Team honoured at ITA Milestone Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123743/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=49 . 2 April 2015 .
  36. Web site: Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070936/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 . 26 May 2012 .

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