Sakshi Tanwar

Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and presenter, who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Tanwar is considered among the highest-paid television actresses in India.^[2][3] Tanwar is widely recognised for her portrayal of Parvati Agarwal in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Priya Sharma Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.

Sakshi Tanwar
Tanwar in 2018
Born	1972 or 1973 (age 52–53) Alwar, Rajasthan, India[1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, television presenter
Years active	1996–present
Known for	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Bade Acche Lagte Hain Dangal Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Mai
Awards	Full list

Tanwar made her film debut in 2016 and has since appeared in the biographical sports drama Dangal (2016) and the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022). Alongside her work in television, Tanwar received praises for the series — Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (2017-2019) and Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022), the latter won her a Filmfare OTT Award.

Early life

Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973^[1] 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.^[4] In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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.^[5] Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.^{[citation needed]} 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]

Other work and media image

Tanwar at Dangal's success party in 2017

With her performances in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kutumb, Devi and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Tanwar established herself among the leading and highest-paid actresses of Hindi television.^[2][3] Rediff.com placed her first in its "Top TV stars of 2006" and tenth in its "Top 10 television actresses" list.^[11][12] Supriya Sharma of India Today termed her the "nation's most-loved telly star".^[13] Tanwar is termed as one of the hottest television actress by Rediff.com.^[14]

In 2012, Tanwar appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, ranking 93rd with an estimated annual income of ₹34.5 million (US$400,000).^[15] Her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted as "Television's most popular onscreen couple", in an India Today survey.^[16] In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in the "Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities" list.^[5] In a 2014 poll conducted by Shaadi.com, Tanwar and Kapoor were voted the Favourite TV Couple by 42.3% Indians.^[17] Tanwar is also a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Vim, Harpic, Tanishq, Kellogg's and Big Bazaar. Economic Times termed her the "second-most visible celebrity on television", in 2016.^[18]

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		[19]
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		[20]
	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki	Ganga		[21]
2009	Coffee House	Guest
2010	Crime Patrol 2	Co-Presenter
	Balika Vadhu	Teepri	Cameo	[22]
2011–2014	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain	Priya Sharma Kapoor		[17]
2012–2013	Kaun Banega Crorepati 6	Contestant	2 episodes
2013	Ek Thhi Naayika	Pooja		[23]
2014	Main Naa Bhoolungi	Narator
2015	Code Red	Presenter / Narator		[24]
2016	24: Season 2	Shivani Malik
2017	Tyohaar Ki Thaali	Presenter		[25]
2022	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2	Sheel Chaudhary	Guest

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	O re Manva	Sandhya
2008	C Kkompany	Television actress	Cameo appearance
2009	Coffee House	Kavita
2011	Aatankwadi Uncle	Sumitra
	Bawra Mann	Pallavi
2015	Katyar Kaljat Ghusali	Nabila	Marathi film	[26]
2016	Dangal	Daya Kaur		[27]
2018	Mohalla Assi	Savitri		[28]
2021	Dial 100	Prerna Sood	ZEE5 film	[29]
2022	Samrat Prithviraj	Jayachandra's wife		[citation needed]
2024	Sharmajee Ki Beti	Jyoti Sharma	Amazon Prime film

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017–2019	Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat	Dr. Tripurasundari "Tipsy" Nagrajan	[30]
2019	The Final Call	ATC Kiran Mirza	[31][32]
	Mission Over Mars	Nandita Hariprasad	[33]
2022–present	Mai: A Mother's Rage	Sheel Chaudhary	[34]
2025	The Royals

Web-short film

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2020	Ghar Ki Murgi	Seema	Sony LIV

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sakshi Tanwar

Tanwar has won two Indian Television Academy Awards — ITA Milestone Award for Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and ITA Award for Best Actress - Drama for Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.^[35][36]