Shivani Tanksale
| Shivani Tanksale | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Shivani Tanksale is a Mumbai-based theatre actor who appears in Bollywood films and advertisements.
Early life
She has been acting in plays since her school days at Green Lawns High School in Mumbai.She won several state and national level competitions.She is the granddaughter of politician Vasant Sathe.[1]
Career
Theatre
She was noticed by a theatre group called 'Ekjute' while acting in a college play.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 include The President is Coming, The Vagina Monologues,Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi, Aisa Kehte Hain, All About Women, The Vagina Monologues, Bade Miyan Deewane, Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar and A Funny Thing Called Love.[1] Apart from acting,she even directs plays and wants to be a full-time director one day.[2] 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".[3][4]
Film career
After working in various plays and advertisements, she acted in many Bollywood films.Her debut film was Escape From Taliban in 2003. Later on, she appeared in successful films including Dil Kabaddi(2008), The President Is Coming(2009), The Dirty Picture(2011) and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within(2012).She was critically acclaimed for films like Inkaar (2013 film), Happy Ending(2014) and Zed Plus (2014). She was last seen in Ek Paheli Leela, which released in April 2015.[5]
Advertisements
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).[6] Max New York Life 'Sanju' advertisement is another noted work.[7] She has worked with most of the leading production houses across brands such as Colgate (toothpaste), Britannia Industries Cakes, Wheel (detergent), Kellogg's Chocos, Vodafone, IndusInd Bank, Max New York Life Insurance, OLX, Bournvita and Cavin Milk.[1]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role[8][9] |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Escape from Taliban | Zarina |
| 2008 | The Other End of the Line | Priya's Colleague |
| 2008 | Dil Kabaddi | Sush |
| 2009 | The President Is Coming | Ritu Johnson[10] |
| 2011 | Shaitan (film) | Amy's Mother[11] |
| 2011 | The Dirty Picture | Raadhika |
| 2012 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | Mira |
| 2012 | Rush (2012 film) | [12] |
| 2013 | Inkaar (2013 film) | Nimmi |
| 2013 | Shree (2013 film) | Sheena |
| 2014 | Happy Ending (film) | Gauri |
| 2014 | Zed Plus | Fauziya (Habib’s Wife) |
| 2015 | Ek Paheli Leela | Radhika |
Short Movies
| Year | Short Movie | Director | Co-actor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Signalwaala Ladka | Pramod Pathak | |
| 2012 | Neighbours | Anand Tiwari | Ratnabali Bhattacharjee,Imraan Rasheed,Summet Vyas |
| 2013 | Neighbours: Part 1 | Anand Tiwari | Sumeet Vyas |
| 2013 | Neighbours: Part 2 | Anand Tiwari | Sumeet Vyas |
| 2013 | Oye Teri | Anand Tiwari | Sumeet Vyas[13] |
| 2014 | Haircut | Anand Tiwari and Sumeet Vyas | Imran Rasheed |
Television
| Year | TV Serial | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Gubbare | Zee TV | |
| 2005 | Time Bomb 9/11 | Zee TV | |
| Sansani | Sahara Manoranjan[13] | ||
| 2013 | 24 (Indian TV series) | Divya Singhania Maurya | Colors TV |
References
- 1 2 3 "Who's That: For Shivani Tanksale, the world's a stage". afaqs. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ↑ "Doing films is the only way to get noticed: Shivani Tanksale". Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "PROFILE: Trishla Patel & Shivani Tanksale QUEEN OF TRANSFORMATIONS". filmimpressions. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ↑ "A perfect balance". dnaindia. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ↑ "Shivani Tanksale". bookmyshow. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Stage to Small Screen". indianexpress. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Shivani Tanksale Biography". veethi. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Shivani Tanksale Films". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "FILMOGRPHY AS A ACTOR/ACTRESS". movie.webindia123. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Shivani Tanksale Filmography". onlinemoviess. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Shaitan movie review". indiatoday. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ "Shivani Tanksale Movies - Hindi". funvills. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Oye Teri=Comedy Short Film=By Anand Tiwari". indianshortmovies. Retrieved 31 October 2015.