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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
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| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| yearsactive = 2006–present
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| occupation = [[Film actor|Film actress]], [[Model (person)|model]]
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'''Tashu Kaushik''' is an Indian actress and model. She was earlier seen in films like ''Raju Maharaju'', ''Dushasana'', ''Vaikuntapali'' and ''Graduate''. She started career as a stage choreographer. From stage shows, Tashu moved on to films through [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s ''[[Darwaaza Bandh Rakho]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tashu Kaushik to debut in Mollywood |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Tashu-Kaushik-to-debut-in-Mollywood/articleshow/12935573.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Zachariah, Ammu |date=1 May 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Tashu Kaushik was born in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], to Rakesh Goud, a businessman. Her family moved to [[Mumbai]] in her childhood. She has appeared in many commercials over the years and has acted in a Bollywood film called ''Zoom''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tashu Koushik |url=http://chithr.com/artist/interview/2719/117/tashu-koushik-interview.html |date=11 May 2009 |work=chithr.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Tashu Kaushik has completed shooting for ''Telugabbai'' opposite Tanish. "My character in the film is a girl who is born and brought up abroad and is a model by profession. It's a glamorous character and you can see me in an all-new contemporary look in the movie," says Tashu. The actress is also playing the leading lady opposite Sri of Eerojullo fame in ''Doola Seenu'' directed by Raj Kandukoori. She adds that her look in the entertainer will be a stark contrast to her role in ''Telugabbai''. "In this movie, my character is a homely one and I'll be sporting saris mostly," she says. Her third film is ''Mike Testing 143'', where she will be paired opposite [[Taraka Ratna]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tashu Kaushik's all new avatar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/Tashu-Kaushiks-all-new-avatar/articleshow/15420801.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219013103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-09/news-interviews/33118231_1_actress-tashu-kaushik-new-avatar-movie |url-status=live |archive-date=19 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 August 2012}}</ref>

She made her debut in Malayalam films with Rajesh Nair's ''[[Annum Innum Ennum]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tashu Kaushik in M'town |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/tashu-kaushik-m%E2%80%99town-009 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520065531/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/tashu-kaushik-m%E2%80%99town-009 |archivedate=20 May 2012}}</ref> and in Kannada cinema in ''[[Cool Ganesha]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=I want to do realistic roles: Tashu |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-13/news-and-interviews/33790728_1_realistic-roles-malayalam-film-industry-telugu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024183125/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-13/news-and-interviews/33790728_1_realistic-roles-malayalam-film-industry-telugu |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 September 2012}}</ref> She has signed up for her first Tamil film — ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]''. Talking about ''Pazhaya Vannara Pettai'' Tashu says, "The movie is important to me because I get to play the role of a traditional girl who is always dressed in half-saris and salwars- a stark contrast to my glam doll stereotype in Tollywood."<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes">{{cite web |title=I want to direct a film: Tashu Kaushik |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/I-want-to-direct-a-film-Tashu-Kaushik/articleshow/12570467.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508230028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-08/news-interviews/31305225_1_malayalam-film-hindi-film-telugu |url-status=live |archive-date=8 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 April 2012}}</ref>

She has her eyes set on filmmaking too and want to direct at least one film in the next 10 years. She was running her own restaurant in [[Versova (Mumbai)|Versova]] in Mumbai when her first Telugu film offer came to her.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes" />

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"|Notes
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| 2006 || ''[[Darwaaza Bandh Rakho]]'' || Sheeba K. Shah || Hindi ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Raju Maharaju]]'' || Bindu || Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Dushasana (film)|Dushasana]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vykuntapali]]'' || Snigdha || Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Graduate (film)|Graduate]]'' || Manisha || Telugu ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Annum Innum Ennum]]'' || Riya || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Telugabbai]]'' || Megha || Telugu ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Gola Seenu'' || Sandhya || Telugu ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Cool Ganesha]]'' ||Swapna || Kannada ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Escape from Uganda]]'' || Angel Mathews || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Reporter'' || Maya || Telugu || Filming
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=2737342}}

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