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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Isha Talwar
| name              = Isha Talwar
| image              = Isha Talwar 61st Filmfare Awards South (cropped).jpg
| image              = Isha Talwar at the premiere of Punjabi film Ardaas Sarbat De Bhale Di (cropped).jpg
| image_size        =
| caption            = Talwar in 2024
| caption            = Talwar at [[61st Filmfare Awards South]], 2014
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|12|22}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=|1987|12|22}}<ref name="IE Talwar bday">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/meet-tubelight-actress-isha-talwar-age-biography-best-hd-hot-and-hq-photos-instagram-ads-and-more-4726003/|title=Meet Tubelight Actress Isha Talwar: Age, biography, best HD, hot and HQ photos, Instagram, ads and more|work=The Indian Express|date=28 June 2017|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| alma_mater        = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
| alma_mater        = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| occupation        = Actress
| years_active      = 2012–present
| years_active      = 2012–present
| known_for          = [[Mirzapur (TV series)|''Mirzapur'']] (TV Series)
| parents            = [[Khooni Panja|Vinod Talwar]] (father)<br />Suman Talwar (mother)
}}
}}


'''Isha Talwar''' (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress and [[Model (person)|model]] who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi-language films]], besides appearing in a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu films]]. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, and later made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''.
'''Isha Talwar''' (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. Talwar started her career as a model, and made her film debut with the Malayalam film ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' (2012), winning [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Ammu Zachariah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Isha-Talwar-2-years-to-prepare-for-a-debut/articleshow/12220292.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701125815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145592_1_malayalam-film-industry-debut-mollywood |url-status=live |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?|date=12 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> She is known for her role in ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'' (2013), ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' (2014), ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya (2014 film)|Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (2014) and ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' (2019). Talwar is also known for her portrayal in the series ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'' (2020-present), ''[[Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo]]'' (2023) and ''[[Indian Police Force (TV series)|Indian Police Force]]'' (2024).


==Early life and background==
==Early life and background==
Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987,<ref name="IE Talwar bday"/> into a Punjabi family and is the daughter of Indian film actor Vinod Talwar.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news|last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article565389.ece |title=Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Zachariah|first=Ammu|title=My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/news-and-interviews/33534816_1_proud-man-isha-talwar-thattathin-marayathu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000622/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/news-and-interviews/33534816_1_proud-man-isha-talwar-thattathin-marayathu|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> Born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], she graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/St.-Xavier%27s-College,-Mumbai-alumni|newspaper = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She joined choreographer [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]]'s dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/news-and-interviews/33648971_1_contemporary-dance-dance-studio-dance-school |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/news-and-interviews/33648971_1_contemporary-dance-dance-studio-dance-school |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2014 |title=Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar |date=6 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely".<ref name="indiatimes1"/>
Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987<ref name="IE Talwar bday">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/meet-tubelight-actress-isha-talwar-age-biography-best-hd-hot-and-hq-photos-instagram-ads-and-more-4726003/ |title=Meet Tubelight Actress Isha Talwar |work=The Indian Express |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> to film director Vinod Talwar and Suman.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news |last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article565389.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823000437/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article565389.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 August 2012 |title=Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Zachariah |first=Ammu |title=My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/My-dad-is-a-proud-man-Isha-Talwar/articleshow/16140899.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000622/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/news-and-interviews/33534816_1_proud-man-isha-talwar-thattathin-marayathu |url-status=live |archive-date=4 February 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> She was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], and is a graduate in [[Economics]] from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topiclist/St.-Xavier%27s-College,-Mumbai-alumni |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>  


==Film career==
Talwar joined choreographer [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]]'s dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |author=Ammu Zachariah, TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Terrance-changed-me-completely-Isha-Talwar/articleshow/16281138.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/news-and-interviews/33648971_1_contemporary-dance-dance-studio-dance-school |url-status=live |archive-date=4 February 2014 |title=Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar |date=6 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> She stated that her choreographer, Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely."<ref name="indiatimes1"/>
Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like [[Pizza Hut]], Vivel Fairness Cream, [[Kaya Limited|Kaya Skin Clinic]], [[Dulux|Dulux Paints]] and Dhatri Fairness Cream,<ref name="face forward">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/face-forward/article3822453.ece|title=Face forward|last=parshathy. j. nath|date=26 August 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 March 2013|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> besides a music video with [[Hrithik Roshan]] for the ''[[Just Dance (Indian TV series)|Just Dance]]'' competition.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.<ref name="TOI debut">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145592_1_malayalam-film-industry-debut-mollywood|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701125815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145592_1_malayalam-film-industry-debut-mollywood|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2012|title=Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?|last=Ammu Zachariah|date=12 March 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film ''[[Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-go-with-my-gut-feelings-Isha-Talwar/2013/06/06/article1621418.ece|title=I go with my gut feelings: Isha Talwar|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'',<ref name=toiJune2012>{{cite news |title=When Isha met her voice!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-11/news-and-interviews/32156742_1_muslim-girl-big-screen-chance-meeting |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103164353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-11/news-and-interviews/32156742_1_muslim-girl-big-screen-chance-meeting |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|date=11 June 2012 }}</ref> for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,<ref name="TOI debut"/> and learned to play the guitar.<ref name="face forward"/> The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,<ref name=toiJune2012/> became a blockbuster and was listed by [[Rediff.com]] in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-the-top-five-malayalam-films-of-2012/20130102.htm |title=The Top five Malayalam films of 2012 – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thattathin-marayathu-review-malayalam-15002496.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312062429/http://www.sify.com/movies/thattathin-marayathu-review-malayalam-15002496.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2013 |title=Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> but had "nothing much to do" in the film.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her [[girl next door]] image from the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-14/news-and-interviews/37080180_1_thattathin-marayathu-valentine-s-day-ideal-man |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616030541/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-14/news-and-interviews/37080180_1_thattathin-marayathu-valentine-s-day-ideal-man |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk |date=14 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> Her second film ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' by [[B. Unnikrishnan]] had her playing the female lead alongside [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Unni Mukundan]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Vijay George |author2=P. K. Ajith Kumar |author3=Saraswathy Nagarajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/stars-at-the-marquee/article4222316.ece|title=Stars at the marquee |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 December 2012|access-date=20 December 2012|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-27/news-and-interviews/36008431_1_isha-talwar-negative-roles-tinseltown-debut |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616062230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-27/news-and-interviews/36008431_1_isha-talwar-negative-roles-tinseltown-debut |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Isha is game for negative roles |date=27 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>


Isha Talwar was titled as the most desirable woman in Malayalam film industry of the year 2015. On the subject of desirability, she stated that it's about one's personality and not good looks. When asked, who is the most desirable man according to her; she said that she finds [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as the most desirable man. Adding to it, she also said that he has an extraordinary charm and charisma. She also said in the 'Reporter' channel interview that, [[Mohanlal]] is her favourite actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/isha-finds-prithviraj-the-most-desirable-man-malayalam-news-130605.html|title=Isha finds Prithviraj the most desirable man – Malayalam Movie News – IndiaGlitz|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
[[File:Isha Talwar grace GQ Style Awards (09).jpg|thumb|upright|180px|Talwar at an event in 2018]]


In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/enjoying-the-perks/article4615616.ece |title=Enjoying the perks |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 April 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013 |location=Chennai, India |first=Y. Sunita |last=Chowdhary}}</ref> which opened to a positive response,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/459829/20130422/gunde-jaari-gallanthayyindhe-box-office-collection.htm |title='Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe' Box Office Collection: Nithin Starrer Earns â'š55 lakh in 2 Days Overseas – International Business Times |publisher=Ibtimes.co.in |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> and her Tamil debut, ''[[Thillu Mullu (2013 film)|Thillu Mullu]]'', a remake of the [[Thillu Mullu|same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film]] which was also a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-and-interviews/35953871_1_isha-talwar-mollywood-m-wood-debut |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616030743/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-and-interviews/35953871_1_isha-talwar-mollywood-m-wood-debut |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha |date=22 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'',<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Isha-is-Suhra-in-Balyakalasakhi/articleshow/21455858.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi – The Times of India}}</ref> ''Utsaha Committee'', ''God's Own Country''<ref>{{cite news|last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Men-on-a-Mission/2014/05/08/article2211679.ece |title=Men on a Mission |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> and [[Anjali Menon]]'s ''[[Bangalore Days]]''. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]'s ''[[Bhaskar the Rascal]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Isha-to-share-screen-space-with-Mammootty/articleshow/46896692.cms|title=Isha to share screen space with Mammootty – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'', reprising her own role.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Thattathin-Marayathu-is-quite-different-in-Tamil-Isha-Talwar/articleshow/44947986.cms|title=Thattathin Marayathu is quite different in Tamil: Isha Talwar – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> She also appeared as Maya in the Hindi movie [[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]] alongside [[Salman Khan]]. She made her Bollywood debut alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]] in [[Kaalakaandi]]. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series [[Mirzapur (TV series)|''Mirzapur'']].
Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like [[Pizza Hut]], Vivel Fairness Cream, [[Kaya Limited|Kaya Skin Clinic]], [[Dulux|Dulux Paints]], and Dhatri Fairness Cream,<ref name="face forward">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/face-forward/article3822453.ece |title=Face forward |last=parshathy. j. nath |date=26 August 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 March 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> besides a music video with [[Hrithik Roshan]] for the ''[[Just Dance (Indian TV series)|Just Dance]]'' competition.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.<ref name="TOI debut">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Isha-Talwar-2-years-to-prepare-for-a-debut/articleshow/12220292.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701125815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145592_1_malayalam-film-industry-debut-mollywood |url-status=live |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut? |last=Ammu Zachariah |date=12 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film ''[[Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-go-with-my-gut-feelings-Isha-Talwar/2013/06/06/article1621418.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610012406/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-go-with-my-gut-feelings-Isha-Talwar/2013/06/06/article1621418.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2013 |title=I go with my gut feelings: Isha Talwar |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'',<ref name=toiJune2012>{{cite news |title=When Isha met her voice! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/When-Isha-met-her-voice/articleshow/13994910.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103164353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-11/news-and-interviews/32156742_1_muslim-girl-big-screen-chance-meeting |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 June 2012}}</ref> for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,<ref name="TOI debut"/> and learned to play the guitar.<ref name="face forward"/> The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,<ref name=toiJune2012/> became a blockbuster and was listed by [[Rediff.com]] in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-the-top-five-malayalam-films-of-2012/20130102.htm |title=The Top five Malayalam films of 2012 |work=Rediff.com |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thattathin-marayathu-review-malayalam-15002496.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312062429/http://www.sify.com/movies/thattathin-marayathu-review-malayalam-15002496.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2013 |title=Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> but had "nothing much to do" in the film.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her [[girl next door|girl next-door]] image from the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Fahadh-and-Isha-let-their-hearts-talk/articleshow/18482766.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616030541/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-14/news-and-interviews/37080180_1_thattathin-marayathu-valentine-s-day-ideal-man |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk |date=14 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> Her second film ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' by [[B. Unnikrishnan]] had her playing the female lead alongside [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Unni Mukundan]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Vijay George |author2=P. K. Ajith Kumar |author3=Saraswathy Nagarajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/stars-at-the-marquee/article4222316.ece |title=Stars at the marquee |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=20 December 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Isha-is-game-for-negative-roles/articleshow/17767511.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616062230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-27/news-and-interviews/36008431_1_isha-talwar-negative-roles-tinseltown-debut |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Isha is game for negative roles |date=27 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
 
In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/enjoying-the-perks/article4615616.ece |title=Enjoying the perks |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 April 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013 |location=Chennai, India |first=Y. Sunita |last=Chowdhary}}</ref> which opened to a positive response,{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} and her Tamil debut, ''[[Thillu Mullu (2013 film)|Thillu Mullu]]'', a remake of the [[Thillu Mullu|same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film]] which was also a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Mollywood-gives-me-space-to-experiment-Isha/articleshow/17706243.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616030743/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-and-interviews/35953871_1_isha-talwar-mollywood-m-wood-debut |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha |date=22 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'',<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Isha-is-Suhra-in-Balyakalasakhi/articleshow/21455858.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi – The Times of India}}</ref> ''Utsaha Committee'', ''God's Own Country'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Men-on-a-Mission/2014/05/08/article2211679.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223641/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Men-on-a-Mission/2014/05/08/article2211679.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2014 |title=Men on a Mission |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> and [[Anjali Menon]]'s ''[[Bangalore Days]]''. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]'s ''[[Bhaskar the Rascal]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Isha-to-share-screen-space-with-Mammootty/articleshow/46896692.cms |title=Isha to share screen space with Mammootty |work=The Times of India |access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'', reprising her own role.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Thattathin-Marayathu-is-quite-different-in-Tamil-Isha-Talwar/articleshow/44947986.cms |title=Thattathin Marayathu is quite different in Tamil: Isha Talwar |work=The Times of India |access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> She made her Bollywood debut in the Hindi movie [[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]] alongside [[Salman Khan]]. She also appeared alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]] in [[Kaalakaandi]]. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series [[Mirzapur (TV series)|''Mirzapur'']]. In 2023, she worked on Hotstar web series ''Saas, Bahu aur Flamingo''.
 
==Media image==
[[File:Isha Talwar snapped at a store launch in Khar (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|140px|Talwar in 2023]]
 
Talwar was named the [[The Times of India|Kochi Times Most Desirable Women]] of 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2013 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kochi-times-top-15-desirable-women-of-2013/articleshow/36947428.cms |access-date=25 September 2014 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref> She was placed 2nd in 2013 and 6th in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2014 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kochi-times-15-most-desirable-women-in-2014/articleshow/46944844.cms |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2015 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/kochi-times-most-desirable-woman-2015-deepti-sati/articleshow/51980970.cms |access-date=27 September 2015 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Key
===Films===
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''Films'''
|-
|-
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"|Notes
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' || Aysha Rehman ||[[Malayalam]] || Debut film
|2000
|''[[Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai]]''
| Preeti's youngest sister
|[[Hindi]]
|Child artist
|-
|-
| ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' || Samantha ||Malayalam||
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' || Aysha Rehman || rowspan="2" |[[Malayalam]] || Debut film in a leading role
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'' || Shruti || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
| ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' || Samantha ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Thillu Mullu (2013 film)|Thillu Mullu]]'' || Janani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'' || Shruti || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||  
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2014 || ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]''|| Suhra || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Thillu Mullu (2013 film)|Thillu Mullu]]'' || Janani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Ulsaha Committee]]'' || Rosemary || Malayalam||
| rowspan="5" | 2014 || ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]''|| Suhra || rowspan="4" | Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| ''[[God's Own Country (2014 film)|God's Own Country]]''|| Asha ||Malayalam||
| ''[[Ulsaha Committee]]'' || Rosemary ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' || Meenakshi ||Malayalam||
| ''[[God's Own Country (2014 film)|God's Own Country]]''|| Asha ||
|-
| ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya (2014 film)|Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' || Shalini || Telugu ||
| ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya (2014 film)|Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' || Shalini || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Bhaskar the Rascal]]'' ||Rani Kabeer||Malayalam ||Cameo appearance
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Bhaskar the Rascal]]'' ||Rani Kabeer|| rowspan="2" |Malayalam || Cameo appearance  
|-
|-
|''[[Two Countries]]''|| Simran ||Malayalam||
|''[[Two Countries]]''|| Simran ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Raja Cheyyi Vesthe]]'' || Chaitra || Telugu ||
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Raja Cheyyi Vesthe]]'' || Chaitra || Telugu ||
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2017 || ''[[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]]'' || Maya
| rowspan="2" |2017 || ''[[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]]'' || Maya
| [[Hindi]] ||
| Hindi ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Crossroad (2017 film)|Crossroad]]'' || Gaya Parameshwaran || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Crossroad (film)|Crossroad]]'' || Gaya Parameshwaran || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Kaalakaandi]] ''|| Rakhi || Hindi ||
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Kaalakaandi]] ''|| Rakhi || Hindi ||
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|-
|Rowspan=2|2019
|Rowspan=2|2019
|  ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''|| Aditi || Hindi ||  
|  ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''|| Aditi Ranjan || rowspan="5" | Hindi ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Roam Rome Mein]]''|| || Hindi || Multilingual in English /<br/> Italian
| ''[[Roam Rome Mein]]''||Parul ||  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[Kaamyaab]]'' || Isha|| Hindi ||  
| ''[[Kaamyaab]]'' || Isha||
|-
|-
|''[[Ginny Weds Sunny]]'' || Neha Gulati ||Hindi||Cameo
|''[[Ginny Weds Sunny]]'' || Neha Gulati ||Cameo appearance
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|rowspan=2|2022
| ''[[Sharmaji Namkeen]]''
| ''[[Sharmaji Namkeen]]''
| Urmi Kaul
| Urmi Kaul
|Hindi
|
| Release on [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[Theerppu]]''
| Mythili Ram Kumar
| Malayalam
|
|-
|rowspan = "1" | 2023
|  ''[[Run Baby Run (2023 film)|Run Baby Run]]''|| Priyanka || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan = "3"| 2024
| ''[[Shahkot (film)|Shahkot]]''
| Aisha
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|
|-
|''Durga''
|Archana
|[[Odia Language| Odia]]
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Theerpu'' {{dagger}}|| {{TBA}}|| Malayalam||Filming
|''[[Ella (film)|Ella]]''
|Ella
|Hindi
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Nethra''{{dagger}}|| {{TBA}}|| Malayalam||Filming
|rowspan="2"|2025
|''[[Oru Jaathi Jaathakam]]''
|Thathri kutty
|Malayalam  
|
|-
|-
|''[[Kaushaljis vs Kaushal]]''
|Kiara Meena Bansal
|Hindi
|
|}
|}


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|2018 || ''[[Kasthooriman (TV series)|Kasthooriman]]'' || Herself || Episode 91, 92, 95, 96
|2018 || ''[[Kasthooriman (TV series)|Kasthooriman]]'' || Herself || Episode 91, 92, 95, 96
|}
===Web Series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year!! Series !! Role !! Language!! Platform
|-
|-
|rowspan='2' | 2019 || ''Home Sweet Office''|| Shagun ||rowspan=6|Hindi ||Dice Media, Pocket Aces<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/pocket-aces-teams-up-with-amazonin-for-first-web-series-of-the-year-home-sweet-office-95005.html|title=Pocket Aces teams up with Amazon.in for first web series of the year, 'Home Sweet Office' – Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzincontent.com/story/pocket-aces-single-web-series-home-sweet-office-brings-on-board-amazon-in-butterfly-ayurveda-and-pipa-bella/|title=Pocket Aces' web series Home Sweet Office brings on board Amazon.in, Butterfly Ayurveda and Pipa • Bella|last=Delhi|first=BuzzInContent Bureau|website=www.buzzincontent.com|access-date=2 March 2019|date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
|rowspan='2' | 2019 || ''Home Sweet Office''|| Shagun Agarwal||rowspan="10"|Hindi ||Dice Media, Pocket Aces<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/pocket-aces-teams-up-with-amazonin-for-first-web-series-of-the-year-home-sweet-office-95005.html |title=Pocket Aces teams up with Amazon.in for first web series of the year, 'Home Sweet Office' – Exchange4media |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzincontent.com/story/pocket-aces-single-web-series-home-sweet-office-brings-on-board-amazon-in-butterfly-ayurveda-and-pipa-bella/ |title=Pocket Aces' web series Home Sweet Office brings on board Amazon.in, Butterfly Ayurveda and Pipa • Bella |last=Delhi |first=BuzzInContent Bureau |website=buzzincontent.com |access-date=2 March 2019 |date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Parchhayee''|| Hameeda|| [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5 originals]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeetv.zee5.com/parchhayee-episode-7-topaz-review-sumeet-vyas-and-isha-talwar-tell-a-tale-worth-watching/amp/|title=Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch|website=Zee Tv |language=en-IN|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>
| ''Parchhayee''|| Hameeda|| [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5 originals]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeetv.zee5.com/parchhayee-episode-7-topaz-review-sumeet-vyas-and-isha-talwar-tell-a-tale-worth-watching/amp/ |title=Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch |website=Zee Tv |language=en-IN |access-date=2 October 2019 |archive-date=13 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113092322/https://zeetv.zee5.com/parchhayee-episode-7-topaz-review-sumeet-vyas-and-isha-talwar-tell-a-tale-worth-watching/amp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan='2' | 2020||''Swaha''|| ||[[Flipkart]]
|rowspan='2' | 2020||''Swaha''|| ||[[Flipkart]]
|-
|-
|[[Mirzapur (TV series)#Season 2 (2020)|''Mirzapur'']]||Madhuri Munna Tripathi/Madhuri Yadav ||[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|[[Mirzapur (TV series)#Season 2 (2020)|''Mirzapur'']]||Madhuri Yadav Tripathi/Madhuri Yadav ||[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|-
|2021||''Roz Roz''||Dancer||[[Sony India]]
|2021||''Roz Roz''||Dancer||[[Sony India]]
|-
|-
| 2022||style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Indian Police Force]]''{{dagger}}|| {{TBA}}||Filming|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 2023||''[[Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo]]'' || Bijli || [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|-
|-
| 2023||''[[Chamak (web series)|Chamak]]'' || Jazz || [[SonyLIV]]
|-
|-
| 2024|| ''[[Indian Police Force (web series)|Indian Police Force]]''|| Rashmi Malik || Filming |[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Single Papa]]'' || Aparna Gehlot|| [[Netflix]] series
|-
| 2026 || {{Pending series|Teen Kauwe}} || {{TableTBA}} || [[Amazon Prime Video]] series<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2026 |title='Teen Kauwe' First Look Out: Sidhant Gupta-Bobby Deol Led Spy Thriller About a Mole Inside Mumbai’s Secret Agency |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/teen-kauwe-first-look-out-sidhant-gupta-bobby-deol-led-spy-thriller-about-a-mole-inside-mumbais-secret-agency-roy-kapoor-films |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]] |access-date=19 March 2026}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2013: [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Star Pair|Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair]] – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/asianet-film-awards-2013-winners-list-102810.html |title=Asianet Film Awards 2013 – Winners List – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Amrita TV]] Film Award for Best Pair – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=New |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/on_stage/Amrita-Film-Awards-tomorrow/2013/04/19/article1551328.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614003903/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/on_stage/Amrita-Film-Awards-tomorrow/2013/04/19/article1551328.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2013 |title=Amrita Film Awards tomorrow |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Vanitha Film Awards|Vanitha Film Award for Best Debut (Female)]] – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-2013-winners-list-103448.html |title=TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Asiavision Awards|Asiavision Award for New Sensation in Acting]] – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Finthecity%2F2012%2FNovember%2Finthecity_November41.xml&section=citytimes |title=City Times – Southern charm |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=22 April 2013 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112023702/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Finthecity%2F2012%2FNovember%2Finthecity_November41.xml&section=citytimes |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2013: [[Amrita TV]] Film Award for Best Pair – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=New |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/on_stage/Amrita-Film-Awards-tomorrow/2013/04/19/article1551328.ece |title=Amrita Film Awards tomorrow |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: Indian Movie Award in Qatar For Best Debutant Actress – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/Qatar/178/details/350057/IMAQ-show-will-be-%E2%80%98innovative,-creative%E2%80%99 |title=IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative' |date=22 April 2013 |work=Gulf Times |access-date=19 December 2017 |language=ar}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Asiavision Awards|Asiavision Award for New Sensation in Acting]] – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/inthecity/2012/November/inthecity_November41.xml&section=citytimes |title=City Times – Southern charm |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: Indian Movie Award in Qatar For Best Debutant Actress – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/Qatar/178/details/350057/IMAQ-show-will-be-%E2%80%98innovative,-creative%E2%80%99|title=IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative'|date=22 April 2013|work=Gulf-Times|access-date=19 December 2017|language=ar}}</ref>
* 2013: Pearl Movie Award For Best Debutant Actress  – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''
* 2013: SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant – ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/list-of-few-mollywood-winners-dulquar-salman-nivin-pauly-at-siima-2013-119772.html|title=Dulquar Salman, Nivin Pauly Winners At SIIMA 2013|date=13 September 2013}}</ref>
* 2013 : Nominated – [[Asianet Film Awards#Best New Face of the Year (Female)|Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year]]<ref>{{cite news|last=New |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/on_stage/Amrita-Film-Awards-tomorrow/2013/04/19/article1551328.ece |title=Amrita Film Awards tomorrow |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=19 April 2013 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref>
* 2014: Nominated, [[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Award for Best Female Debutant]] – ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]''


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Isha Talwar
Talwar in 2024
Born (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 38)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Hindi films. Talwar started her career as a model, and made her film debut with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu (2012), winning SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.[1] She is known for her role in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013), Bangalore Days (2014), Maine Pyar Kiya (2014) and Article 15 (2019). Talwar is also known for her portrayal in the series Mirzapur (2020-present), Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023) and Indian Police Force (2024).

Early life and background[edit | edit source]

Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987[2] to film director Vinod Talwar and Suman.[3][4] She was born and brought up in Mumbai, and is a graduate in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[5]

Talwar joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio.[6] She stated that her choreographer, Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely."[6]

Career[edit | edit source]

Talwar at an event in 2018

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux Paints, and Dhatri Fairness Cream,[7] besides a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition.[3] She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.[8] Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,[9] her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu,[10] for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,[8] and learned to play the guitar.[7] The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,[10] became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff.com in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list.[11] Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",[12] but had "nothing much to do" in the film.[3] In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her girl next-door image from the film.[13] Her second film I Love Me by B. Unnikrishnan had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan.[14] She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".[15]

In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde,[16] which opened to a positive response,[citation needed] and her Tamil debut, Thillu Mullu, a remake of the same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film which was also a commercial success.[17] In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, Balyakalasakhi,[18] Utsaha Committee, God's Own Country,[19] and Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's Bhaskar the Rascal.[20] She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of Thattathin Marayathu, reprising her own role.[21] She made her Bollywood debut in the Hindi movie Tubelight alongside Salman Khan. She also appeared alongside Saif Ali Khan in Kaalakaandi. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur. In 2023, she worked on Hotstar web series Saas, Bahu aur Flamingo.

Media image[edit | edit source]

Talwar in 2023

Talwar was named the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women of 2014.[22] She was placed 2nd in 2013 and 6th in 2015.[23][24]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Preeti's youngest sister Hindi Child artist
2012 Thattathin Marayathu Aysha Rehman Malayalam Debut film in a leading role
I Love Me Samantha
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shruti Telugu
Thillu Mullu Janani Tamil
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhra Malayalam
Ulsaha Committee Rosemary
God's Own Country Asha
Bangalore Days Meenakshi
Maine Pyar Kiya Shalini Telugu
2015 Bhaskar the Rascal Rani Kabeer Malayalam Cameo appearance
Two Countries Simran
2016 Raja Cheyyi Vesthe Chaitra Telugu
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Aysha Tamil
2017 Tubelight Maya Hindi
Crossroad Gaya Parameshwaran Malayalam
2018 Kaalakaandi Rakhi Hindi
Ranam Seema Malayalam
2019 Article 15 Aditi Ranjan Hindi
Roam Rome Mein Parul
2020 Kaamyaab Isha
Ginny Weds Sunny Neha Gulati Cameo appearance
2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Urmi Kaul
Theerppu Mythili Ram Kumar Malayalam
2023 Run Baby Run Priyanka Tamil
2024 Shahkot Aisha Punjabi
Durga Archana Odia
Ella Ella Hindi
2025 Oru Jaathi Jaathakam Thathri kutty Malayalam
Kaushaljis vs Kaushal Kiara Meena Bansal Hindi

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Series Role Language Notes
2010 Rishtey Hindi Episode 46: "Itni Chhoti Baat, Itni Lambi Raat"
2011 Just Dance Music video
2014 Comedy Stars Celebrity judge Malayalam
2015 D 4 Dance Celebrity guest
2016 Laughing Villa Guest
2017 Comedy Super Night 3 Dancer In the title song
2018 Kasthooriman Herself Episode 91, 92, 95, 96
2019 Home Sweet Office Shagun Agarwal Hindi Dice Media, Pocket Aces[25][26]
Parchhayee Hameeda ZEE5 originals[27]
2020 Swaha Flipkart
Mirzapur Madhuri Yadav Tripathi/Madhuri Yadav Amazon Prime Video
2021 Roz Roz Dancer Sony India
2023 Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Bijli Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Chamak Jazz SonyLIV
2024 Indian Police Force Rashmi Malik Amazon Prime Video
2025 Single Papa Aparna Gehlot Netflix series
2026 Template:Pending series Template:TableTBA Amazon Prime Video series[28]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ammu Zachariah (12 March 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Meet Tubelight Actress Isha Talwar". The Indian Express. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sebastian, Shevlin. "Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Zachariah, Ammu. "My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ammu Zachariah, TNN (6 September 2012). "Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 parshathy. j. nath (26 August 2012). "Face forward". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ammu Zachariah (12 March 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "I go with my gut feelings: Isha Talwar". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "When Isha met her voice!". The Times of India. 11 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "The Top five Malayalam films of 2012". Rediff.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk". The Times of India. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ Vijay George; P. K. Ajith Kumar; Saraswathy Nagarajan (20 December 2012). "Stars at the marquee". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Isha is game for negative roles". The Times of India. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 April 2013). "Enjoying the perks". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha". The Times of India. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi – The Times of India". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ Sudhish, Navamy (8 May 2014). "Men on a Mission". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Isha to share screen space with Mammootty". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "Thattathin Marayathu is quite different in Tamil: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2013". Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2014". Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2015". Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Pocket Aces teams up with Amazon.in for first web series of the year, 'Home Sweet Office' – Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  26. ↑ Delhi, BuzzInContent Bureau (1 March 2019). "Pocket Aces' web series Home Sweet Office brings on board Amazon.in, Butterfly Ayurveda and Pipa • Bella". buzzincontent.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch". Zee Tv. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  28. ↑ "'Teen Kauwe' First Look Out: Sidhant Gupta-Bobby Deol Led Spy Thriller About a Mole Inside Mumbai's Secret Agency". The Hollywood Reporter India. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  29. ↑ New, Express. "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  30. ↑ "City Times – Southern charm". Khaleejtimes.com. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  31. ↑ "IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative'". Gulf Times (in العربية). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

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