Sai Tamhankar

Sai Tamhankar (Pronunciation: əiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ born 25 June 1986) is an Indian actress known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam language films and television. She is the recipient of two Filmfare Marathi Awards and one Filmfare Award.

Early life

Tamhankar was born on 25 June 1986 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. and studied at Savarkar Pratisthan. She was a state level Kabaddi player and has an orange belt in karate as well. She got into acting through a play directed by her mother's friend. Her second play, ''Aadhe Adhure'', won her the Best Actress award, at an inter-college theater competition.

Personal life

Tamhankar got engaged to Amey Gosavi, a visual effects artist on 7 April 2012. They got married on 15 December 2013, but divorced in 2015.

Career

Acting

After her stint in plays, she was offered roles in Marathi television shows and was seen in ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharat, Agnihotra, Sathi Re'' and ''Kasturi''. In 2008, Tamhankar made her on-screen debut starring in Subhash Ghai's crime thriller ''Black & White''. She made her Marathi cinema debut through ''Sanai Chaughade'' in the same year. Tamhankar also proceeded to work in the Aamir Khan starrer ''Ghajini'' .

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Tamhankar in 2016

In 2015, she was seen in '' Classmates'', directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. Next, she was seen as Jyotsana in '' Hunterrr''. She also essayed Bipasha Basu's character Bobby in the Marathi remake of '' No Entry'', titled '' No Entry Pudhe Dhokha Aahey''. In 2016, she played Kaveri in ''Vazandar'', directed by Sachin Kundalkar, where her performance was appreciated. In the same year, she was also seen in '' Family Katta''. Mihir Bhanage, writing for the Times of India said, "....Kiran Karmarkar as the eldest brother is fantastic and so is Sai Tamhankar, the rebel....". In 2018, she was seen playing Anjali, a pimp in '' Love Sonia'', for which she had to gain 10 kg of weight. She is seen in the July 2019 movie '' Girlfriend'', opposite Amey Wagh.

Other ventures

She owns ''Kolhapuri Maavle'', a wrestling team in the Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.

Filmography

Films

Television

* '' Fu Bai Fu'' Season 2 – anchor
* ''Sathi Re''
* ''Kasturi''
* ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharat''
* ''Agni Shikha''
* ''Anubandha''
*''Bigg Boss Marathi 1'' (special appearance)
* '' Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra'' ( Sony Marathi Reality Show) as Judge
* ''Date with Saie''
* Kanala Khada ( Zee Marathi Chat Show)
* Bus Bai Bas Ladies Special ( Zee Marathi Chat Show)

Web Series

* 2021 - ''Samantar 2'' (MX Player Original)
* 2021 - '' Navarasa (web series)'' (Netflix)
* 2022 - ''Pet Puraan'' (SonyLIV)
* 2022 - B.E. Rojgaar (Youtube)

Awards

* Most Natural Performance of the Year 2015 - झी गौरव
* Best Actress Gurupornima 2015 - संस्कृती कला दर्पण
* Most Powerful Women of the Year 2015 - (FEMINA Power List Maharashtra)
* Best Supporting Actress Classmates 2015 - NiFF मराठी
* Best Actress 2015 - Newsmakers Achievers
* Best Supporting Actress – Classmates (Maharashtra Cha Favorite Kon 2015)
* First Marathi Actress to get featured twice on the Cover Page of Femina Magazine in 2015.
* Best Supporting Actress - Family Katta (Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2016)
* MFK 2018 - Favorite Popular Face
* MFK 2018 - Favorite Actress
* Maharashtra Achievers Award 2018- Entertainer of the year
* Times Power Woman Award - Young Achiever Award in Marathi Cinema
* Best Actress in a leading role - Dhurala (Filmfare Marathi Awards 2021)
* Best Actress in a supporting role - Mimi International Indian Film Academy Awards
* Best Supporting Actress – Mimi – ( 67th Filmfare Awards)

References

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1986 births
Living people
Marathi actors
People from Sangli
Actresses in Marathi cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema