Mandy_Takhar

Mandy Takhar

Mandy Takhar

British model and actress

Mandy Takhar is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well.

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Personal life

Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK.[1] She traces her roots to Maliana, a small village near Phagwara in Punjab, India.[2] She moved to London from her family home when she was 17, to study drama at the Kingston University and then left the UK in 2009 to work as an actor in the Indian film industry.[2]

Takhar married Shekhar Kaushal, a gym trainer and CEO, on 13 February 2024 following both Hindu and Sikh wedding rituals.[3][4]

Career

Mandy moved to Mumbai and landed the role opposite renowned Punjabi singer Babbu Mann in the 2010 film, Ekam - Son of Soil.[2] She played the lead role opposite the superstar Gippy Grewal in the film Mirza - The Untold Story. She played Sahiba in this modern adaptation of the love story of Mirza-Sahiba. Her portrayal of Sahiba got her nominated for the best actress at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.

In 2013, she starred in Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 a comedy alongside Amrinder Gill and Honey Singh. She played the role of a teacher and won hearts again and got the award for most prominent & popular face and youth Icon of 2012-2013 at the 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival.[5][6]

She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani starring Karthi.[7] She won the award for best supporting actor at PTC Punjabi Film Awards.

In early 2017 she appeared in the Punjabi film Rabb Da Radio.

In 2017 she co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart.[8][9]

Filmography

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Music videos

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Awards and nominations

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References

  1. [1]
    Malik, Sunny (27 March 2012). "British Actress 'Mandy Takhar' makes her Bollywood debut". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    Lakhi, Navleen (9 September 2012). "Mandy unplugged". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    Nath, Ritika (13 February 2024). "Mandy Takhar Finally Ties the Knot with Shekhar Kaushal; Pictures go Viral". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Mandy Takhar treats fans with a sweet Valentine's Day surprise; shares wedding photos". The Times of India. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy". The Times of India. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang!". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017!". BritAsia TV. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. [9]
    "BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated". New Asian Post. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. [10]
    Reid, Michael D. (31 October 2014). "Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India". Times Colonist. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster". The Times of India. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Yes I Am Student: The shoot of Sidhu Moose Wala's debut movie goes on the floor". The Times of India. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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