Tanishaa Mukerji

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Tanishaa Mukerji
Tanishaa Mukerji in 2020 (cropped).jpg
Mukerji in 2020
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 45)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndia
OccupationActress
Years active2003–2018
Parent(s)
RelativesSee Mukherjee-Samarth family
Kajol (Sister)
Ajay Devgan (Brother-In-Law)

Tanisha Mukerji (born 3 March 1978) is an Indian film actress known for her works in Indian movies, Bollywood and Telugu and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja Samarth and the younger sister of Bollywood actress Kajol. She made her debut with the Hindi film Sssshhh... in 2003. She had her first hit with Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, appearing alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.[1] She also was a contestant, and also ended up as the first runner-up on the reality show Bigg Boss 7 in 2012

Early life[edit]

Tanishaa Mukerjee is the daughter of Shomu Mukherjee and veteran Bollywood actress Tanuja. She's the younger sister of Bollywood actress Kajol and She's Bengali from her father and Marathi from her mother.

Career[edit]

Film debut and breakthrough[edit]

Tanishaa got her first break in Bollywood with her film, Sssshhh... opposite Karan Nath. Her Tamil movie Unnale Unnale, opposite Vinay Rai was successful at the box office and got her a nomination at Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actress. In 2005, she played the female lead character of Nikkita Bakshi aka Nikki, in Neal N Nikki, opposite Uday Chopra. She was also seen in movies such as Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao, Sarkar, Tango Charlie and many more.[2]

Bigg Boss and further success[edit]

She participated in the television reality show Bigg Boss 7 and was the first runner up.[3][4] She was later seen as one of the judges in the stand-up comedy show Gangs of Haseepur.[5] In 2016, Tanishaa participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and became a finalist.

Filmography[edit]

Mukerji walks for Manish Malhotra & Shaina NC's show for CPAA in 2012.
  • All films are in Hindi, otherwise noted
Year Film Role Notes
2003 Sssshhh... Mahek Gujral
2004 Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao Tanya
2005 Neal 'n' Nikki Nikkita Bakshi
Sarkar Avantika
Tango Charlie Lachchi Narayan
2007 Unnale Unnale Deepika Tamil film
2008 One Two Three Chandni
Kantri Pyaasi Priya Telugu film
Sarkar Raj Avantika
2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Cameo appearance
2016 Anna Shikha

Television[edit]

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2013 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant 1st Runner-up [6]
2014 Gangs of Haseepur Judge Along with Bharti Singh
2015 Bigg Boss 9 Guest For a task
2016 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 Contestant Finalist
Bigg Boss 10 Guest Along with VJ Andy
2017 Comedy Nights Bachao Along with Anu Malik
Bigg Boss 11 Along with Karanvir Bohra
2018 Entertainment Ki Raat Along with Manish Paul & Sana Khan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "'Gangs of Haseepur' has something for all: Mandira Bedi". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tanishaa Mukerji's candid confessions". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Tanisha Mukherjee becomes the first runner up in Bigg Boss 7". IBN. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tanishaa Mukerji's candid confessions — The Times of India".
  5. ↑ "'Gangs of Haseepur' has something for all: Mandira Bedi". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "'Bigg Boss 7' complete list of contestants". Indian Express. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

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