Sakshi Tanwar

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sakshi Tanwar
| image = SakshiTanwarFMI.jpg
| caption = Tanwar in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|01|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]], India<ref>{{cite web|title=SAKSHI TANWAR: WHY WOULD I LEAVE TV AFTER GIVING 16 YEARS TO IT|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/sakshi-tanwar-why-would-i-leave-tv-after-giving-16-years-to-it/articleshow/57732636.cms|website=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|publisher=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=26 May 2017|archive-url=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|archive-date=26 May 2017|date=20 March 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[television presenter]]
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| children = 1
}}
'''Sakshi Tanwar''' (born 12 January 1973)<ref name=oneindia/> is an Indian actress and [[television presenter]]. She is known for her work in the [[Soap opera|television soaps]] ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' and ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''. In 2016, she starred in the [[Aamir Khan]]-starrer ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''.

==Early life==
Tanwar was born on 12 January 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer, in a middle-class family from [[Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]], India. She was educated in many [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaushik|first1=Divya|title=Sakshi Tanwar: Worked in a Delhi five-star, bought a sari with first salary|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/sakshi-tanwar-worked-in-a-delhi-five-star-bought-a-sari-with-first-salary/articleshow/57736340.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=26 May 2017|date=21 March 2017}}</ref> In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society.<ref name=oneindia>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sakshi-tanwar/biography.html|title=Sakshi Tanwar|work=FilmiBeat}}</ref> 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==
[[File:SakshiAtBigStar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|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]]''.<ref name="dnaindia"/> Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite [[Ram Kapoor]], in ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/news/2011/ekta-kapoor-next-offering-180511-aid0017.html|title=Ekta's next on Sony with Sakshi & Ram titled Bade Achhe Lagte Hain|date=18 May 2011}}</ref> In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kaun-banega-crorepati-6-ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-on-hot-seat-again/310909-44-124.html|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-21|title=KBC 6: Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar on hot seat again!|work=IBNLive}}</ref>

In the 2016 film ''[[Dangal (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.<ref>{{cite web|title=This is Why Aamir wanted Sakshi Tanwar to play his onscreen wife in Dangal|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-why-aamir-wanted-sakshi-tanwar-to-play-his-onscreen-wife-in-dangal/story-Je2xAcf1qHuUtcE9cNKzIO.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=26 May 2017|date=14 December 2016}}</ref> Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with ''Tyohaar Ki Thaali'', first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sakshi Tanwar to come back with new season of Tyohaar Ki Thaali|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv-sakshi-tanwar-to-come-back-with-new-season-of-tyohaar-ki-thaali-428508|work=[[India TV]]|access-date=17 February 2018|date=19 February 2018}}</ref>

[[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Neena Gupta]], Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiDecember 1|first1=Rishita Roy Chowdhury|last2=December 1|first2=2020UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2020 11:40|title=Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for thriller Dial 100|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/manoj-bajpayee-neena-gupta-sakshi-tanwar-come-together-for-thriller-dial-100-1745629-2020-12-01|access-date=2020-12-01|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine month old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sakshi-tanwar-adopts-baby-girl-names-her-dityaa-see-their-first-pic-inside/story-G471tvdWDVnLh9JskdR4eI.html|title=Sakshi Tanwar adopts baby girl Dityaa, calls it greatest moment of her life. See pic|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=20 October 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:Sakshi Tanwar at Success bash of 'The Dirty Picture' (23).jpg|thumb|right|Sakshi Tanwar at the success bash of ''The Dirty Picture'']]

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
| 1998
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by DD National|Albela Sur Mela]]''
| Presenter
|
|
|-
| 2000–2008
| ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]''
| Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/08sakshi.htm|title=Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii|website=Rediff}}</ref>
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''[[Kutumb (TV series)|Kutumb]]''
| Maya Mittal
|
|
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[Devi (TV series)|Devi]]''
| Gayatri Vikram Sharma
|
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin]]''
| Indira Bhargav
|
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 2|Kaun Banega Crorepati 2]]''
| Contestant
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''Bawandar''
| Guest
|
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibn7-presents-bawandar-real-people-real-stories/65381-5-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208233721/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibn7-presents-bawandar-real-people-real-stories/65381-5-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-12-08 | title=IBN-7 presents Bawandar; real people, real stories | agency=IBN News}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki]]''
| Ganga
|
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080629/spectrum/main7.htm | title=Ekta in a hurry to launch Mahabharat | publisher=The Sunday Tribune | date=29 June 2008 | access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''Coffee House''
| Guest
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol 2]]''
| Co-Presenter
|
|
|-
| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
| Teepri
| Cameo Role
|
|-
| 2011–2014
| ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
| Priya Sharma / Priya Ram Kapoor
|
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 6|Kaun Banega Crorepati 6]]''
| Contestant
| Along with [[Ram Kapoor]] to promote
''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 6|Kaun Banega Crorepati 6]]''
|
| Along with [[Ram Kapoor]] and [[Amrita Mukherjee]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ek Thhi Naayika]]''
| Pooja
|
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Ekta-Kapoor-launches-Ek-Thi-Nayika/videoshow/4422534.cms | title=Ekta Kapoor launches 'Ek Thi Nayika' | work=The Times of India | access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Main Naa Bhoolungi]]''
| Narator
|
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Code Red (Indian TV series)|Code Red]]''
| Presenter / Narator
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[24 (Indian TV series season 2)|24: Season 2]]''
| Shivani Malik
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Tyohaar Ki Thaali]]''
| Presenter
|
| <ref name="Tyohar">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kahani-ghar-ghar-kis-devar-bhabhi-sakshi-tanwar-and-ali-asgar-reunite-for-food-show/articleshow/60397197.cms |title=Sakshi Tanwar: Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki's devar-bhabhi Sakshi Tanwar and Ali Asgar reunite for food show - Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date= 7 November 2017}}</ref>
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2006
|''O re Manva''
|Sandhya
|
|-
|2008
|''[[C Kkompany]]''
|Television actress
|(cameo role)
|-
|2009
|''Coffee House''
|Kavita
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''Aatankwadi Uncle''
|Sumitra
|
|-
|''Bawra Mann''
|Pallavi
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusali]]''
|Nabila
|[[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]]
|-
|2016
|''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''
|Daya Kaur
|<ref>{{cite web|title='Sakshi Tanwar to play Aamir Khan's wife in Dangal?'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sakshi-tanwar-to-play-aamir-khan-s-wife-in-dangal/article1-1379399.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814011405/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sakshi-tanwar-to-play-aamir-khan-s-wife-in-dangal/article1-1379399.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Mohalla Assi]]''
|Savitri
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sakshi to play lead in Mohalla Assi|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ganesh-hegde-to-cojudge-just-dance-with-hrithik/747599/}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Dial 100 (2021 film)|Dial 100]]''
|Prerna Sood
|[[ZEE5]] film<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|title=Manoj Bajpayee begins shoot of a thriller with Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar|url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/articles/manoj-bajpayee-begins-shoot-of-a-thriller-with-neena-gupta-and-sakshi-tanwar/23119232|website=Mid Day}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Prithviraj (film)|Prithviraj]]''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/movies/news-movies/sakshi-tanwar-bags-historical-period-film-prithviraj/2020/01/23/amp|title = Sakshi Tanwar bags the historical period film Prithviraj|date = 23 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2017-2019
|''[[Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat]]''
|Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan
|[[ALTBalaji]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[The Final Call (TV series)|The Final Call]]''
|ATC Kiran Mirza
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-22|title=Sakshi Tanwar: We are breaking a lot of stereotypes in The Final Call|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sakshi-tanwar-the-final-call-stereotypes-5638462/|access-date=2019-06-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-09|title=Sakshi Tanwar, Arjun Rampal shine in the official trailer for The Final Call|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/the-final-call-gets-another-official-teaser/|access-date=2019-06-21|website=The Digital Hash|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Mission Over Mars]]''
|Nandita Hariprasad
|ALTBalaji, ZEE5
|<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/sakshi-tanwar-to-play-a-scientist-in-ekta-kapoor-s-m-o-m-mission-over-mars-1544218-2019-06-07 Sakshi Tanwar to play scientist in Ekta Kapoor's new web series titled 'M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars']</ref>
|}

===Short films===
* Ghar Ki Murgi as Seema Batra
* Neelam Ki Angoothi
* Dhara Chandan ki
==Awards and recognition==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Awards !! Category !! Character !! For The Show !! Result
|-
| 2003
| [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Best Actress in Lead Role
| rowspan="2" | Parvati Aggarwal
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]''
| {{won}}<ref name="Telly-Awards-2003">{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k3/winners.htm|title=Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2003}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| ITA Milestone Award
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=49|title=Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Team honoured at ITA Milestone Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123743/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=49|archive-date=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| [[ITA Award for Best Actress Drama|Best Actress - Drama (Jury)]]
| rowspan="8" | Priya Kapoor
| rowspan="8" | ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
| {{won}}<ref name="ITA-2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011|title=Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070936/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011|archive-date=26 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Big Star Entertainment Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Lead Role (Television)
| {{won}}<ref>[http://pages.rediff.com/photoalbum/preview/rediff-bollywood-photos/salman-khan_ranbir-kapoor_kareena-kapoor-at-big-star-entertainment-awards-2011-in-mumbai/3903239/40457401/202510/45/sakshi-tanwar-at-big-star-entertainment-awards-2011-in-mumbai Sakshi wins her first Big Star Entertainment Award]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/pics-big-star-awards-main-event/attachment/10-9/|title=Sakshi Tanwar at BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2011|website=www.indicine.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
| [[11th Indian Telly Awards]]
| [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress in a Lead Role (Jury)]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k11/poll/winner_detail.php?catstat=0&category=PO|title=Sakshi wins Best Actress (Jury) at 11th Indian Telly Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3021|title=Winners of 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama|author=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|-
| [[Boroplus Gold Awards|5th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
| [[Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress (Critics)]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiascanner.com/5th-boroplus-gold-awards-2012-winners-71716|title=5th Boroplus Gold Awards 2012 Winners List-Bollywood, Entertainment, Featured - India News Portal|website=indiascanner.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[People's Choice Awards India]]
| Best Drama Actress
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Fans-have-faith-in-me-even-after-12-years-Sakshi/articleshow/17372724.cms|title=Sakshi wins 1st People's Choice Awards}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
| [[Star Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starguildawards.org/8th_apsara_awards_winners.html|title=Star Guild Awards - Winners}}</ref>
|-
| [[Boroplus Gold Awards|6th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
| [[Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress (Critics)]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2013/2013-boroplus-gold-awards-2013-winners-list-115204.html|title=Photos: 2013 Boroplus Gold Awards Winners List!|date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
*In 2013, she was voted [[India Today]]'s ''No.1 Television's most popular onscreen couple''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-favourite-tv-couple-152966-2013-01-31|title=Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar favourite TV couple|publisher=India Today|agency=IANS|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=6 April 2021}}</ref>
*In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities.<ref name=dnaindia>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1818232/report-chhote-acche-lagte-hain|title=Chhote acche lagte hain...|date=3 April 2013|work=dna}}</ref>

==References==
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