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{{short description|Indian actor and model (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tanuj Virwani
| image = Tanuj Virwani at LUV U SONIYO event1.jpg
| imagesize =
| alt = A man smiling at the camera
| caption = Virwani at an event for ''[[Luv U Soniyo]]'', 2013
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model}}
| birth_place =
| birth_date =
| yearsactive = 2013–present
| parents = [[Rati Agnihotri]]
| relatives =
}}

'''Tanuj Virwani''' is an Indian actor and model active in the [[Bollywood]] industry. He is best known for his role of Vayu Raghavan in the 2017 [[Amazon original|Amazon Original]] television series [[Inside Edge (2017 TV series)|''Inside Edge'']]. He has also played integral roles in Alt Balaji's ''[[Code M]]'' opposite [[Jennifer Winget]] and ZEE5's most successful show ''[[Poison (web series)|Poison]]''. He has earlier started opposite [[Sunny Leone]] in the racy thriller ''[[One Night Stand (2016 film)|One Night Stand]]''.
Along with being an actor he has shown a keen interest towards direction and writing and has made several socially relevant short films. He was recently seen in second season of popular web series Illegal of Voot Select.

== Career ==
He is the son of actress [[Rati Agnihotri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tanuj-Virwani-I-have-had-one-night-stands-in-college/articleshow/51699959.cms|title=Tanuj Virwani: I have had one-night stands in college|last=Viyavahere|first=Renuka|date=28 January 2017|website=The Times of India|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> He started his Bollywood career with ''[[Luv U Soniyo]]'', a [[Hindi]] movie in 2013, directed by Joe Rajan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanuj-virwani-feels-ups-downs-of-being-star-kid/article1-1099313.aspx|title=Tanuj Virwani feels ups, downs of being star kid|date=27 July 2013|work=Hindustan Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225103405/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanuj-virwani-feels-ups-downs-of-being-star-kid/article1-1099313.aspx|archive-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> He next appeared in 2014 film ''[[Purani Jeans]]'' directed by Tanushri Chatterji Bassu opposite [[Izabelle Leite]] and Aditya Seal.

He next appeared in Jasmine Moses D'souza's ''[[One Night Stand (2016 film)|One Night Stand]]'' opposite [[Sunny Leone]], released in May 2016,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Sunny-Leones-One-Night-Stand-in-Thailand/photostory/46128243.cms|title=Sunny Leone's One Night Stand in Thailand|work=Times of India|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> then in the 2017 [[Amazon Video|Amazon]] series ''Inside Edge,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/tanuj-virvani-tashan-on-the-edge/1099959|title=Tanuj Virvani: Tashan on the edge|last=Wadhawan|first=Nikita|date=2017-07-10|work=[[The Free Press Journal]]|access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref> followed by an appearance in celebrity reality TV show ''[[Box Cricket League]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/tanuj-virwani-i-have-constantly-tried-to-stay-away-from-the-drama-of-bcl/19213159|title=I have constantly tried to stay away from the drama of BCL|date=18 March 2018|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref>

He ventured onto the digital medium with the Emmy nominated series Inside Edge in 2017. He then followed that up with the ZEE5 original Poison which turned out to be a massive hit. He also costarred on Alt Balaji's Code M opposite [[Jennifer Winget]]. He also played Don character in Disney+ Hotstar original The Tattoo murders opposite [[Meera Chopra]]. Tanuj also seen in Murder Meri Jaan opposite [[Barkha Singh]] its a comedy thriller web series on Disney+ Hotstar in 2021. In the same year, he was paired opposite [[Rashami Desai]] to play the negative role of Sahil Sharma in [[Nivedita Basu]]'s crime thriller [[Tandoor (web series)|Tandoor]].

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2013
| scope="row" | ''[[Luv U Soniyo]]''
| Mark Briganza
|
|-
| 2014
| scope="row" | ''[[Purani Jeans]]''
| Sidharth "Sid" Ray
|
|-
| 2016
| scope="row" |''[[One Night Stand (2016 film)|One Night Stand]]''
| Urvil Raisingh
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Box Cricket League]]''
| Contestant
|
|
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2017–present
|''[[Inside Edge (2017 TV series)|Inside Edge]]''
| Vayu Raghavan
| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2018||''Jigsaw''||Ronny
|Producer||
|-
|''Scent of a Women''||Stranger
| ||
|-
|''Riha''||
| Director, producer||
|-
|''Naash''||
| Director, producer, editor||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Fuh Se Fantasy''
| Tahir
| ||
|-
|[[Poison (web series)|''Poison'']]
|Ranveer
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tanuj-virwani-poison-inside-edge-5706750/|title=Poison actor Tanuj Virwani: Whatever work I am getting is because of Inside Edge|date=2019-05-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref>
|-
|2020–2022
|''[[Code M]]''
|Angad Sandhu
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
| ''Urban Incarceration''
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Masaba Masaba]]''||Manav
| ||
|-
|Lips don’t lie||Karan
| ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2021
|''[[The Tattoo Murders]]''
| Prahar Pratap
|
|<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Jaideep Shukla |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Tanuj Virwani on playing the villain in web series Kamathipura: It's a powerful role|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/tanuj-virwani-on-playing-the-villain-in-web-series-kamathipura-it-s-a-powerful-role-1775583-2021-03-04|access-date=2021-03-27|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Tandoor (web series)|Tandoor]]''
| Sahil Sharma
|
|<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Shweta Keshri |date=March 22, 2021 |title=Tanuj Virwani says any actor would kill for the character I play in Tandoor|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/tanuj-virwani-says-any-actor-would-kill-for-the-character-i-play-in-tandoor-1782250-2021-03-22|access-date=2021-05-22|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=First look of Tanuj Virwani in his upcoming series Tandoor|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/first-look-of-tanuj-virwani-in-his-upcoming-series-tandooryoung-ambitious-174385|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Murder Meri Jaan''
|Aditya
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Murder Meri Jaan: लुटेरी दुल्हन से शादी, फिर मर्डर, तनुज विरवानी ने बताई नई सीरीज की कहानी|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/news/story/murder-meri-jaan-web-series-tanuj-virwani-exclusive-interview-actress-barkha-singh-tmov-1250853-2021-05-07|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Aaj Tak|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cartel (web series)|''Cartel'']]

|Major Bhau
|
|
|-
|''[[Illegal - Justice, Out of Order]]''
|Raghav
|
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4858207/ Tanuj Virwani] On IMDb

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