Tina Desai

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
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'''Tina Desai''' (born 24 February 1987) is an Indian actress and model. She debuted with the 2011 thriller ''[[Yeh Faasley]]'', before making her foreign debut in 2012 in the [[comedy-drama]] ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''.<ref name=times>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-18/model-of-the-day/28370031_1_aloe-vera-alternate-day-fitness |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708191349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-18/model-of-the-day/28370031_1_aloe-vera-alternate-day-fitness |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Tena Desae |date=18 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Priyanka |last=Pereira |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tena-desae-is-no-freida-pinto/919720/ |title=Tena Desae is no Freida Pinto |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=4 March 2012 |accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref> She is also known for her main role in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Sense8]]''.

==Early life==
Desai was born in [[Bangalore]] to a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] father and a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] mother. She is a graduate in Business Management with a specialization in finance from the National Institute of Management{{where|date=July 2018}}.<ref name=times/> She is fluent in five languages—Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, English and Hindi.

==Career==
Desai first came into the limelight when she participated in the [[reality show]] contest ''[[Get Gorgeous]]''. Although she did not win the contest, she was offered a contract with [[Elite Model Management|Elite Model India Management]], which sponsors the reality show, before the eventual winner. She has been modeling since 2007 and has featured in over 100 commercials.

She made her acting debut in 2011 in ''[[Yeh Faasley]]'', and went on to star in the [[action comedy]] ''[[Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande]]''. She later appeared in the film ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9069753/Tena-Desae-the-star-of-The-Best-Exotic-Marigold-Hotel-looks-for-love-in-London.html | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London | first=Tim | last=Walker | title=Tena Desae, the star of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, looks for love in London | date=9 February 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Desai had major roles in two high-profile English language projects, ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2555736/combined|title=The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)|work=IMDb|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref> a sequel to the 2012 hit<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/mar/06/best-exotic-marigold-hotel-box-office|title=The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel brings sunshine back to the UK box office|author=Charles Gant|work=The Guardian|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref> and the Netflix drama ''[[Sense8]]'' by [[The Wachowskis]] and [[J. Michael Straczynski]] in which she plays Kala Dandekar.

She posed for the 2012 [[Kingfisher Calendar|Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kingfisher-calendar-2012-sizzles/1/168015.html |title=Sizzling Beauties of Kingfisher Calendar 2012 |first=Deepti |last=Jakhar |work=[[India Today]] |agency=[[Mail Today]] |date=10 January 2012 |accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref> and starred in the [[Bollywood]] [[action thriller]] film ''[[Table No. 21]]'' opposite [[Rajeev Khandelwal]]. She appeared in the romantic song "Yeh Kahan Mil Gaye Hum" with singer [[KK (singer)|KK]].

In 2016, she [[voice acting|voiced]] the character of Ashima in the ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' film ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Race|The Great Race]]'', and 2 years later in 2018, Desai Voiced Ashima in some of the episodes of seasons 22, 23 & 24 of Thomas and Friends. In April 2018, Tina played the role of Jenny in a short film titled 'Good luck' for ''[[Star Plus]]''.

In 2021, Desai will star in the [[Amazon Prime]] web series ''Mumbai Diaries 26/11''. Directed by [[Nikkhil Advani]] and produced by [[Emmay Entertainment]], it will also feature [[Mohit Raina]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], and [[Shreya Dhanwanthary]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 November 2020|title=Mumbai Diaries 26/11 teaser: The story of first responders|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mumbai-diaries-26-11-teaser-story-of-the-first-responders-7068581/|access-date=20 January 2021|work=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Desai will also appear in [[crime thriller]] film ''[[Bob Biswas (film)|Bob Biswas]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/movies/news-movies/tina-desai-amar-upadhyay-abhishek-bachchan-starrer-bob-biswas/2020/03/12|title=Tina Desai and Amar Upadhyay in Abhishek Bachchan starrer Bob Biswas|first=Manisha|last=Suthar|date=12 March 2020|website=IWM Buzz}}</ref> directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh and produced by [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2011
| ''[[Yeh Faasley]]''
| Arunima D. Dua
| Hindi
|
|-
|2011
| ''[[Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande]]''
| Neha Sharma
| Hindi
|
|-
|2012
| ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''
| Waitress
| Hindi
| Cameo
|-
|2012
| ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
| Sunaina
| English
|
|-
|2013
| ''[[Table No.21]]''
| Siya Agasthi
| Hindi
|
|-
|2015
| ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
| Sunaina
| English
|
|-
|2015
| ''[[Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene]]''
| Megha
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Race]]''
| Ashima
| English
| Voice
|-
|2018
| ''[[Dussehra (film)|Dassehra]]''
| Aditi Singh
| Hindi
|
|-
|2018
|''Good luck''
|Jenny Saxena
|Hindi
|Short film
|-
|2021
|''[[Bob Biswas (film)|Bob Biswas]]''
|TBA
|Hindi
|Post-production
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2015–2018
| ''[[Sense8]]''
| Kala Dandekar
| English
| Original Web Series
|-
|2018–Present
| ''[[Thomas and Friends]]''
| Ashima
| English
| Voice; 4 episodes
|-
|2021
|''Mumbai diaries - 26/11''
|TBA
|Hindi
| Original Web Series
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Telugu actresses]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Female models from Bangalore]]
[[Category:1987 births]]

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