Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and presenter, who primarily works in

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films and television. Tanwar is considered among the highest-paid television actresses in India. Tanwar is widely recognised for her portrayal of Parvati Agarwal in ''

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( ''The Story of Each Household'') is an Indian soap opera which ran on StarPlus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her production company Balaji Tele ...

'' and Priya Sharma Kapoor in ''

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''. Tanwar made her film debut in 2016 and has since appeared in the biographical sports drama '' Dangal'' (2016) and the historical drama ''

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'' (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 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput family from

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, India. She was educated in many

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s before graduating from

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. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her

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, she worked as a sales trainee at a five-star hotel. In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society. After graduation, while preparing for the entrance tests to the administrative services and mass communications, she gave an audition for the national broadcaster

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's film songs based program ''Albela Sur Mela'' in 1998; she was selected as the presenter.

Career

After her television debut in 1998 with ''Albela Sur Mela'', Tanwar gained fame for her role of Parvati Agarwal in the soap opera, ''

''. Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite

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, in ''

''. In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show ''

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''. In the 2016 film '' Dangal'', Tanwar played Daya Kaur, wife of former wrestler

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(played by

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), who trains his daughters to be world-class wrestlers against social odds. Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with ''Tyohaar Ki Thaali'', first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018.

Personal life

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

Other work and media image

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. ''

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'' placed her first in its "Top TV stars of 2006" and tenth in its "Top 10 television actresses" list. Supriya Sharma of ''

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'' termed her the "nation's most-loved telly star". Tanwar is termed as one of the hottest television actress by Rediff.com. In 2022, ''

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'' included her in its first ever "Showstoppers – India's Top 50 Outperformers" list. In 2012, Tanwar appeared in ''

'' Celebrity 100 list, ranking 93rd with an estimated annual income of . Her on-screen pairing with

was voted as "Television's most popular onscreen couple", in an ''

'' survey. In April 2013, in a survey conducted by ''Ormax Media'', Tanwar featured in the "Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities" list. In a 2014 poll conducted by '' Shaadi.com'', Tanwar and Kapoor were voted the ''Favourite TV Couple'' by 42.3% Indians. Tanwar is also a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Vim,

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and

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. '' Economic Times'' termed her the "second-most visible celebrity on television", in 2016.

Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Web-short film

Accolades

Tanwar has won two

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— ITA Milestone Award for ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' and ITA Award for Best Actress - Drama for ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanwar, Sakshi Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Rajasthan Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Female models from Rajasthan Actresses in Hindi television Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni People from Alwar Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Lady Shri Ram College alumni