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| birth_place = [[Wolverhampton]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]
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| nationality = British
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| years_active = 2010–present
| alma_mater = [[Kingston University]]
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'''Mandy Takhar''' is a [[British people|British]] actress who works in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]], predominantly in [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi]] with roles in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films as well.

==Early life==
Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of [[Wolverhampton]] in the [[UK]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Malik |first=Sunny |date=27 March 2012 |title=British Actress 'Mandy Takhar' makes her Bollywood debut |url=https://bollynewsuk.com/2012/03/27/british-actress-mandy-takhar-makes-her-bollywood-debut/ |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref> She traces her roots to Maliana, a small village near [[Phagwara]] in [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="unplugged">{{cite news |last=Lakhi |first=Navleen |date=9 September 2012 |title=Mandy unplugged |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/mandy-unplugged/story-4dGmCcZo2FwfXjQgC89SoO.html |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> She moved to [[London]] from her family home when she was 17, to study drama at the [[Kingston University]] and then left the UK in 2009 to work as an actor in the Indian film industry.<ref name="unplugged"/>

==Career==
Mandy moved to [[Mumbai]] and landed the role opposite renowned Punjabi singer [[Babbu Mann]] in the 2010 film, ''[[Ekam - Son of Soil]]''.<ref name="unplugged"/> She played the lead role opposite the superstar [[Gippy Grewal]] in the film ''[[Mirza - The Untold Story]]''. She played Sahiba in this modern adaptation of the love story of Mirza-Sahiba. Her portrayal of Sahiba got her nominated for the best actress at the [[PTC Punjabi]] Film Awards.

In 2013, she starred in ''[[Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22]]'' a comedy alongside [[Amrinder Gill]] and [[Honey Singh]]. She played the role of a teacher and won hearts again and got the award for most prominent & popular face and youth Icon of 2012-2013 at the 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival.<ref name="yash">{{cite news |date=5 December 2012 |title=Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news-interviews/35621235_1_punjabi-movie-mandy-takhar-punjabi-films |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110182441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news-interviews/35621235_1_punjabi-movie-mandy-takhar-punjabi-films |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Prem-Chopra-gets-lifetime-achievement-honour/SP-Article1-1038942.aspx |title=Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408122238/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Prem-Chopra-gets-lifetime-achievement-honour/SP-Article1-1038942.aspx |archive-date=8 April 2013}}</ref>

She made her debut in Tamil cinema with [[Venkat Prabhu]]'s ''[[Biriyani (film)|Biriyani]]'' starring [[Karthi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mandy-takhar-joins-biriyani-gang-news-tamil-mlfknIbeeba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108022233/http://www.sify.com/movies/mandy-takhar-joins-biriyani-gang-news-tamil-mlfknIbeeba.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2012 |website=[[Sify]] |accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> She won the award for best supporting actor at [[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]].

In early 2017 she appeared in the Punjabi film [[Rabb Da Radio]].

In 2017 she co-hosted the [[Brit Asia TV Music Awards]] with Sukhi Bart.<ref>{{cite news |title=Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017! |url=https://britasia.tv/film-star-mandy-takhar-will-host-britasia-tv-world-music-awards-2017/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |publisher=BritAsia TV |date=8 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=BAMA2017>{{cite news |title=BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated |url=https://www.newasianpost.com/britasia-tv-world-music-awards-2017/ |accessdate=20 August 2020 |work=New Asian Post |date=4 March 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Ekam – Son of Soil]]'' || Navneet || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]|| with [[Babbu Maan]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mirza – The Untold Story]]'' || Sahiba || Punjabi || With [[Gippy Grewal]] & [[Honey Singh]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bumboo]]'' || Pinky || [[Hindi]]|| Directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Saadi Wakhri Hai Shaan]]'' || Jot || Punjabi ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22]]'' || Simmy || Punjabi || With [[Amrinder Gill]] & [[Honey Singh]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ishq Garaari]]'' || Miss Sweety || Punjabi || With [[Sharry Mann|Sharry Maan]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Biriyani (film)|Biriyani]]'' || Maya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||Director Venkat Prabhu
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Sardaar Ji|Sardaarji]]'' || Jasmine || Punjabi||(Director Rohit Jugraj, Producer White Hill Productions) With [[Diljit Dosanjh]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India |author=Reid, Michael D. |work=Times Colonist |date=31 October 2014 |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/big-picture-craigdarroch-castle-turns-into-little-india-1.1489979 |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Munde Kamaal De]]'' || Sonia || Punjabi||(Director [[Amit Prasher]]) With [[Amrinder Gill]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ardaas (Film)|Ardaas]]'' || Binder || Punjabi || Directed by [[Gippy Grewal]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sardaar Ji 2]]'' || Guest appearance || Punjabi || Special appearance in "Poplin"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru]]'' ||Audi Car Lady|| Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Rabb Da Radio]]'' || Naseeb Kaur|| Punjabi|| with [[Tarsem Jassar]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Khido Khundi]]'' || Laali ||Punjabi || with [[Ranjit Bawa]]
|-
| 2019 || ''Lukan Michi'' ||TBA || Punjabi|| with [[Preet Harpal]]
|-
| 2019 || ''Band Vaaje'' ||Billo || Punjabi|| with [[Binnu Dhillon]]
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Saak (film)|Saak]]'' ||Chann Kaur || Punjabi|| with [[Jobanpreet Singh]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/punjabi-period-dramas-to-look-forward-in-2019/saak-two-days-ahead-of-the-release-mandy-takhar-shares-a-new-poster/photostory/70978437.cms |title=Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster |work=The Times of India |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2021 || ''[[Yes I Am Student]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Yes I Am Student: The shoot of Sidhu Moose Wala's debut movie goes on the floor |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/yes-i-am-student-the-shoot-of-sidhu-moose-walas-debut-movie-goes-on-the-floor/articleshow/70856241.cms |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=27 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> || Reet || Punjabi || with [[Sidhu Moose Wala|Sidhu Moosewala]]
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Artist
!Music
!Lyrics
!Label
|-
|2020
|''Tod Da E Dil''
|[[Ammy Virk]]
|Avvy Sra
|[[Maninder Buttar]]
|Desi Melodies
|-
|2020
|''Dil Chahte Ho''
|[[Jubin Nautiyal]]
|[[Payal Dev]]
|A.M Turaz
|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="5%" | Year
! style="width:28%;" | Award
! style="width:30%;" | Category
! style="width:17%;" | Movie
! style="width:10%;" | Result
|-
| 2016
| style="text-align:center;" |[[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Best Supporting Actress
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sardaar Ji|Sardaarji]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2012-13
| style="text-align:center;" | 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival
| style="text-align:center;" | Most Prominent & Popular Face and Youth Icon
| style="text-align:center;" |''--''
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2013
| style="text-align:center;" |[[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Best Actress
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Mirza – The Untold Story]]''
| {{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=4029706}}
*{{Facebook|iMandyTakhar}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:British expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:European actresses in India]]
[[Category:Alumni of Kingston University]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century British actresses]]
[[Category:British actresses of Asian descent]]

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