Shivani Tanksale is a

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-based actress who appears in

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films and advertisements.

Personal life

She has been acting in plays since her school days at Green Lawns High School in

. She won several state and national level competitions. She is the granddaughter of politician Vasant Sathe. She was married to actor Sumeet Vyas. The couple later divorced in 2017.

Career

Theatre

She was noticed by a theatre group called 'Ekjute' while acting in a college play. People thought of her as a vixen in college as she is insanely beautiful. She then formally started working with this Nadira Zaheer Babbar's group. Then 'Q Theatre Productions' called her and she did her first professional play,"The Lucky Ones".Some of her major plays are ''The President is Coming'', "Love on the Brink", ''The Vagina Monologues'', ''Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi'', ''Aisa Kehte Hain'', ''All About Women'', ''Bade Miyan Deewane'', ''Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar'' and ''A Funny Thing Called Love''. Apart from acting, she even directs plays and wants to be a full-time director one day. She has directed ''Namak Mirch'' and ''The Shehenshah of Azeemo'' with Sumeet Vyas, both produced by Akarsh Khurana's Akvarious. ''Namak Mirch'' was based on stories by Pakistani satirist Shaukat Thanvi, while the other one is an adaptation of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. She also co-wrote ''Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar'' with Amal Uppal, which was adapted from ''It Had to Be You''.

Film career

After working in various plays and advertisements, she acted in many

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films. Her debut film was '' Escape From Taliban'' in 2003. Later on, she appeared in successful films, including ''

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'' (2008), ''

The President Is Coming ''The President Is Coming'' is a 2009 Indian English-language Satire, satirical mockumentary film directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur based on his play by the same title which premiered at the Royal Court/Rage Theatre Festival in Mumbai in January 2006. ...

'' (2009), ''

The Dirty Picture ''The Dirty Picture'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language Musical film, musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or literal ...

'' (2011) and '' Talaash: The Answer Lies Within'' (2012). She was critically acclaimed for films like ''Inkaar'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014) and '' Zed Plus'' (2014). She was last seen in ''

Ek Paheli Leela ''Ek Paheli Leela'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language Romance film, romantic thriller film, thriller drama film, directed and co-written by Bobby Khan and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar. It stars Sunny Leone in the titular lead ro ...

'', which was released in April 2015.

She had a fascination for advertising and had even majored in the vocational subject at college. She has featured in over 40 commercials. Her first ad was with White Light Films for Annapurna Aromax in 2003. This was followed by an ad for Airtel Blackberry. Her big break arrived when White Light called her to audition for Cipla's emergency contraceptive 'i-pill' commercial, which was a huge success. This 2007 television advertisement of 38 seconds was part of a campaign that created awareness about the morning-after pills. It also made her a popular face in television commercials (TVCs). Max New York Life 'Sanju' advertisement is another noted work. She has worked with most of the leading production houses across brands.

Filmography

Films

Short film

Television

Web series

References

External links

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