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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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'''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]]''.
'''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==
==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.
Tanwar was born on 12 January 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer, in a middle-class [[Rajput]] 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==
==Career==
[[File:SakshiAtBigStar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sakshi at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards, 2012]]
[[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>
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 |date=18 May 2011 |title=Ekta's next on Sony with Sakshi & Ram titled Bade Achhe Lagte Hain |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/news/2011/ekta-kapoor-next-offering-180511-aid0017.html |website=Filmibeat}}</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>
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>
[[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Neena Gupta]], Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Rishita Roy Chowdhury |date=December 1, 2020 |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|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==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>
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==
==Filmography==
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! Ref(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1999
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by DD National|Albela Sur Mela]]''
| ''Lalia''
| Lalia
|
| Telefilm
|-
| 1999
| ''Albela Sur Mela''
| Presenter
| Presenter
|  
|  
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| Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit
| 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>
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/08sakshi.htm|title=Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii|website=Rediff}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2001–2002
| 2001–2002
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| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
| Teepri
| Teepri
| Cameo Role
| Cameo  
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 6|Kaun Banega Crorepati 6]]''
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 6|Kaun Banega Crorepati 6]]''
| Contestant
| Contestant
| Along with [[Ram Kapoor]] to promote
| 2 episodes
''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
|
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati#Season 6|Kaun Banega Crorepati 6]]''
|
| Along with [[Ram Kapoor]] and [[Amrita Mukherjee]]
|  
|-
|-
|2013
| ''[[Ek Thhi Naayika]]''
| ''[[Ek Thhi Naayika]]''
| Pooja
| Pooja
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| ''[[Tyohaar Ki Thaali]]''
| ''[[Tyohaar Ki Thaali]]''
| Presenter
| 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>
| <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>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2]]''
| Sheel Chaudhary
| Guest
|
|}
|}


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|''[[Mohalla Assi]]''
|''[[Mohalla Assi]]''
|Savitri
|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>
|<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/ |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|2021
|''[[Dial 100 (2021 film)|Dial 100]]''
|''[[Dial 100 (2021 film)|Dial 100]]''
|Prerna Sood
|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>
|[[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]]''
|2022
|''[[Samrat 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>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/movies/news-movies/sakshi-tanwar-bags-historical-period-film-prithviraj/2020/01/23/amp |website=IWMBuzz.com |title = Sakshi Tanwar bags the historical period film Prithviraj|date = 23 January 2020}}</ref>
|}
|}


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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|2017-2019
|2017–2019
|''[[Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat]]''
|''[[Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat]]''
|Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan
|Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan
|[[ALTBalaji]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|''[[The Final Call (TV series)|The Final Call]]''
|''[[The Final Call (TV series)|The Final Call]]''
|ATC Kiran Mirza
|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>
|<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]]''
|''[[Mission Over Mars]]''
|Nandita Hariprasad
|Nandita Hariprasad
|ALTBalaji, ZEE5
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=MumbaiJune 7 |first=Indo-Asian News Service |last2=June 7 |first2=2019UPDATED |last3=Ist |first3=2019 11:50 |title=Sakshi Tanwar to play a scientist in Ekta Kapoor's M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars |url=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 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|<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>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Mai (TV series)|Mai: A Mother's Rage]]''
| Sheel Chaudhary
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mai: Give Sakshi Tanwar all the web series, she deserves it more than any ‘star’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/mai-give-sakshi-tanwar-all-the-web-series-she-deserves-it-more-than-any-star-101650313792481.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=19 April 2022|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>  
|
|-
|}
|}


===Short films===
* Ghar Ki Murgi as Seema Batra
* Neelam Ki Angoothi
* Dhara Chandan ki
==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| rowspan="2" | 2011
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| [[ITA Award for Best Actress Drama|Best Actress - Drama (Jury)]]
| [[ITA Award for Best Actress Drama|Best Actress – Drama (Jury)]]
| rowspan="8" | Priya Kapoor
| rowspan="8" | Priya Kapoor
| rowspan="8" | ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
| rowspan="8" | ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
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| [[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards]]
| [[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
| [[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>
| {{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 Awards|5th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
| [[Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress (Critics)]]
| [[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>
| {{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]]
| [[People's Choice Awards India]]
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| [[Star Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
| [[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>
| {{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 Awards|6th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
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==Honours==
==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 2013, her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted [[India Today]]'s ''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|access-date=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>
*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>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb person}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|sakshi-tanwar}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|sakshi-tanwar}}


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Sakshi Tanwar
Tanwar in 2012
Born (1973-01-12) 12 January 1973 (age 53)
Alwar, Rajasthan, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, television presenter
Years active1996–present
Children1 (adopted)

Sakshi Tanwar (born 12 January 1973)[2] is an Indian actress and television presenter. She is known for her work in the television soaps Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In 2016, she starred in the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal.

Early life

Tanwar was born on 12 January 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput family from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. She was educated in many Kendriya Vidyalayas 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.[3] In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society.[2] 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

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.[4] Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.[5] In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati.[6]

In the 2016 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.[7] Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with Tyohaar Ki Thaali, first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018.[8]

Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'.[9]

Personal life

In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar.[10]

Filmography

Sakshi Tanwar at the success bash of The Dirty Picture

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref(s)
1999 Lalia Lalia Telefilm
1999 Albela Sur Mela Presenter
2000–2008 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Parvati Agarwal / Swati Dixit/ Janki Devi Dixit [11]
2001–2002 Kutumb Maya Mittal
2002–2004 Devi Gayatri Vikram Sharma
2004 Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin Indira Bhargav
2005 Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 Contestant
2008 Bawandar Guest [12]
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Ganga [13]
2009 Coffee House Guest
2010 Crime Patrol 2 Co-Presenter
Balika Vadhu Teepri Cameo
2011–2014 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Priya Sharma / Priya Ram Kapoor
2012–2013 Kaun Banega Crorepati 6 Contestant 2 episodes
2013 Ek Thhi Naayika Pooja [14]
2014 Main Naa Bhoolungi Narator
2015 Code Red Presenter / Narator
2016 24: Season 2 Shivani Malik
2017 Tyohaar Ki Thaali Presenter [15]
2022 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Sheel Chaudhary Guest

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2006 O re Manva Sandhya
2008 C Kkompany Television actress (cameo role)
2009 Coffee House Kavita
2011 Aatankwadi Uncle Sumitra
Bawra Mann Pallavi
2015 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Nabila Marathi film
2016 Dangal Daya Kaur [16]
2018 Mohalla Assi Savitri [17]
2021 Dial 100 Prerna Sood ZEE5 film[18]
2022 Samrat Prithviraj [19]

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2017–2019 Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan
2019 The Final Call ATC Kiran Mirza [20][21]
Mission Over Mars Nandita Hariprasad [22]
2022 Mai: A Mother's Rage Sheel Chaudhary [23]

Awards and recognition

Year Awards Category Character For The Show Result
2003 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in Lead Role Parvati Aggarwal Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Won[24]
2010 Indian Television Academy Awards ITA Milestone Award Won[25]
2011 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress – Drama (Jury) Priya Kapoor Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Won[26]
Big Star Entertainment Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role (Television) Won[27][28]
2012 11th Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role (Jury) Won[29]
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won[30]
5th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress (Critics) Won[31]
People's Choice Awards India Best Drama Actress Won[32]
2013 Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won[33]
6th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress (Critics) Won[34]

Honours

  • In 2013, her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted India Today's Television's most popular onscreen couple.[35]
  • In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SAKSHI TANWAR: WHY WOULD I LEAVE TV AFTER GIVING 16 YEARS TO IT". Indo-Asian News Service. Mumbai Mirror. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sakshi Tanwar". FilmiBeat.
  3. ↑ Kaushik, Divya (21 March 2017). "Sakshi Tanwar: Worked in a Delhi five-star, bought a sari with first salary". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chhote acche lagte hain..." dna. 3 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ekta's next on Sony with Sakshi & Ram titled Bade Achhe Lagte Hain". Filmibeat. 18 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "KBC 6: Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar on hot seat again!". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "This is Why Aamir wanted Sakshi Tanwar to play his onscreen wife in Dangal". Hindustan Times. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar to come back with new season of Tyohaar Ki Thaali". India TV. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Rishita Roy Chowdhury (1 December 2020). "Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for thriller Dial 100". India Today. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar adopts baby girl Dityaa, calls it greatest moment of her life. See pic". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii". Rediff.
  12. ↑ "IBN-7 presents Bawandar; real people, real stories". IBN News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Ekta in a hurry to launch Mahabharat". The Sunday Tribune. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ekta Kapoor launches 'Ek Thi Nayika'". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar: Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki's devar-bhabhi Sakshi Tanwar and Ali Asgar reunite for food show – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "'Sakshi Tanwar to play Aamir Khan's wife in Dangal?'". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Sakshi to play lead in Mohalla Assi". The Indian Express.
  18. ↑ "Manoj Bajpayee begins shoot of a thriller with Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar". Mid Day. 1 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar bags the historical period film Prithviraj". IWMBuzz.com. 23 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar: We are breaking a lot of stereotypes in The Final Call". The Indian Express. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar, Arjun Rampal shine in the official trailer for The Final Call". The Digital Hash. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  22. ↑ MumbaiJune 7, Indo-Asian News Service; June 7, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 11:50. "Sakshi Tanwar to play a scientist in Ekta Kapoor's M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars". India Today. Retrieved 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help); |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "Mai: Give Sakshi Tanwar all the web series, she deserves it more than any 'star'". Hindustan Times. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2003".
  25. ↑ "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Team honoured at ITA Milestone Awards". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  27. ↑ Sakshi wins her first Big Star Entertainment Award
  28. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar at BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2011". www.indicine.com.
  29. ↑ "Sakshi wins Best Actress (Jury) at 11th Indian Telly Awards".
  30. ↑ Bollywood Hungama. "Winners of 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards – Latest Movie Features – Bollywood Hungama".
  31. ↑ "5th Boroplus Gold Awards 2012 Winners List-Bollywood, Entertainment, Featured – India News Portal". indiascanner.com.
  32. ↑ "Sakshi wins 1st People's Choice Awards".
  33. ↑ "Star Guild Awards – Winners".
  34. ↑ "Photos: 2013 Boroplus Gold Awards Winners List!". 22 July 2013.
  35. ↑ "Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar favourite TV couple". India Today. IANS. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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