Tannaz Irani (née Lal born 8 April 1972) is an Indian actress. She has acted in
Bollywood
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films and Hindi
television
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serials. She has also been credited as Tannaz Lal, her maiden name, and Tanaaz Currim (during her first marriage).
Career
Tannaz began her film career in 2000, with her debut as Neeta in ''
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', directed by
Rakesh Roshan
Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. He appeared in 84 films in the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he is mostly known for his supporting roles in ...
. That film was also the debut film of the lead actors
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan (; born 10 January 1974) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for his dancing skills. One of the highest-paid actors in India, he has won many awards, including si ...
and
Ameesha Patel
Ameesha Patel (; born 9 June 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award.
Patel made her acting debut in 2000 with the romantic ...
. She played Patel's cousin and Roshan's friend. Her significant credits include Abbas Mustan's thriller ''
36 China Town
''36 China Town'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller comedy film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Subhash Ghai. It is an official adaption of the 1992 American film '' Once upon a Crime'' (which in turn is a remake of th ...
'',
Sooraj Barjatya
Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1964) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He has directed and produced some of the List of highest-grossing Hindi films, most commercially successful Hindi films. His films often include themes ...
's ''
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'', and Jugal Hansraj's ''
Roadside Romeo''. She has also acted in several television serials including ''
Ye Meri Life Hai
''Ye Meri Life Hai'' () is a Hindi TV serial that aired on Sony TV. The story reflects the aspirations and dreams of today's youth, as they battle it out with conventions and norms to carve their own niche in the world. The screenplay and dia ...
'', ''
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
''Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'' (''In Which Country Does My Heart Live'') is an Indian television drama series that aired on Star Plus. It starred Additi Gupta, Harshad Chopda, Sushant Singh Rajput and Meher Vij. It was produced by Ekta Kapo ...
'', and played the role of Lisa D'Souza on the sitcom ''
Badi Door Se Aaye Hain
''Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain'' () is an Indian television sitcom created by Jamnadas Majethia and Aatish Kapadia that aired on SAB TV from 9 June 2014 to 14 November 2016.
Plot
''Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai'' is a story of an extraterrestrial fam ...
''. In 2019, played Nishi Sippy on the TV show ''
Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''.
Besides acting, Tannaz was also the Runner-up of Mrs. India 2002. She and her husband,
Bakhtiyaar Irani
Bakhtiyaar Irani (born 19 November 1979) is an Indian film and television actor who has participated in Indian television reality shows. He has appeared in the reality dance series '' Nach Baliye'', paired with his wife Tannaz Irani. In 2009, ...
, came in third in the celebrity dance show ''
Nach Baliye
''Nach Baliye'' ( ''Dance Partner'') is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on '' Dancing With The Stars''.
Production Concept
The show is a competition where 10 tele ...
'' in 2006. They have also done a music album that was choreographed by
Bosco-Caesar. In 2009, she featured as a housemate on the reality show ''
Bigg Boss 3'';
and participated in ''
Maa Exchange
''Maa Exchange'' is a Hindi language Indian reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. ...
'' in 2011, with
Vindu Dara Singh's wife Dina.
Personal life

An
Irani Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism ( ), also called Mazdayasnā () or Beh-dīn (), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster ( ). Among the wo ...
by birth, Tanaaz was very young when she married Farid Currim. She was 20 when she gave birth to her first daughter Zianne, who stays with her ex-husband Farid Currim.
After her divorce, she started acting in serials. In 2006, she met actor
Bakhtiyaar Irani
Bakhtiyaar Irani (born 19 November 1979) is an Indian film and television actor who has participated in Indian television reality shows. He has appeared in the reality dance series '' Nach Baliye'', paired with his wife Tannaz Irani. In 2009, ...
, on the set of ''Fame Gurukul''. The duo fell in love and wanted to get married, but it was not permitted by Bakhtiyaar's family because Tannaz is seven years older than Bakhtiyaar. However, Delnaaz and his elder brother, Paurus Irani, helped to convince their parents, and the couple got married in 2007. On 20 March 2008, the couple's first child, a boy, was born. They named him Zeus after
the Greek God. On 19 September 2011, Tannaz gave birth to a second girl, Zara Irani.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
See also
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List of Indian film actresses
This is an alphabetical list of notable Cinema of India, Indian film actresses.
Given below is a list that includes actresses from different time periods—from early pioneers of silent cinema and the golden age of Indian films to contempor ...
References
External links
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Living people
1972 births
Actresses from Mumbai
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Irani (India) people