Isha Talwar

Isha Talwar is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and Hindi cinema, besides appearing in a few films in Tamil and Telugu cinema. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, and later made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu.

Isha Talwar
Talwar at GQ Style Awards 2018
Born (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010–present

Early life and education

Isha Talwar was born to a Punjabi family.[2] She is the daughter of Vinod Talwar, who works as a director and executive producer for Boney Kapoor in Bollywood.[3][4] Born and brought up in Mumbai, she graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[5] She joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio.[6] She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely".[6]

Career

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux Paints and Dhatri Fairness Cream,[7] besides a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition.[3] She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.[8] Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,[9] her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu,[10] for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,[8] and learned to play the guitar.[7] The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,[10] became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list.[11] Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",[12] but had "nothing much to do" in the film.[3] In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her girl next door image from the film.[13] Her second film I Love Me by B. Unnikrishnan had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan.[14] She told that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".[15]

Isha Talwar was titled as the most desirable woman in Malayalam film industry of the year 2015. Speaking about desirability, she stated that it's about one's personality and not good looks. When asked, who is the most desirable man according to her; she said that she finds Prithviraj Sukumaran as the most desirable man. Adding to it, she also said that he has an extraordinary charm and charisma. She also said in the 'Reporter' channel interview that, Mohanlal is her favourite actor.[16]

In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde,[17] which opened to a positive response,[18] and her Tamil debut, Thillu Mullu, a remake of the same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film which was also a commercial success.[19] In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, Balyakalasakhi,[20] Utsaha Committee, God's Own Country[21] and Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's Bhaskar the Rascal.[22] She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of Thattathin Marayathu, reprising her own role.[23] She also appeared as Maya in the Hindi movie Tubelight alongside Salman Khan. She made her Bollywood debut alongside Saif Ali Khan in Kaalakaandi.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000Hamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiPreeti's sisterHindiChild artist
2012Thattathin MarayathuAysha RehmanMalayalamDebut
I Love MeSamanthaMalayalam
2013Gunde Jaari GallanthayyindeShrutiTelugu
Thillu MulluJananiTamil
2014BalyakalasakhiSuhraMalayalam
God's Own CountryAshaMalayalam
Bangalore DaysMeenakshiMalayalam
Maine Pyar KiyaShaliniTelugu
2015Bhaskar the RascalRani kabeerMalayalamCameo
Two CountriesSimranMalayalam
2016Raja Cheyyi VestheChaitraTelugu
Meendum Oru Kadhal KadhaiAyshaTamil
2017TubelightMaya[24] Hindi
CrossroadGaya ParameshwaranMalayalam
2018Kaalakaandi RakhiHindi
Ranam – Detroit CrossingSeemaMalayalam
2019 Article 15AditiHindi
Roam Rome MeinHindi
English
Italian		Multilingual
2020 KaamyaabIshaHindi
Toofan Inaayat QuershiHindiFilming

Television
YearSeriesRoleLanguageNotes
2010RishteyHindiEpisode 46: "Itni Chhoti Baat, Itni Lambi Raat"
2011Just DanceMusic video
2014Comedy StarsCelebrity judgeMalayalam
2015D 4 DanceCelebrity guest
2016Laughing VillaGuest
2017Comedy Super Night 3DancerIn the title song
2018KasthoorimanHerselfEpisode 91, 92, 95, 96

Web Series
YearSeriesRoleLanguagePlatform
2019Home Sweet OfficeShagunHindiDice Media, Pocket Aces[25][26]
2019ParchhayeeHameedaHindiZEE5[27]
2020SwahaHindiFlipkart

Awards

References
  1. "Meet Tubelight Actress Isha Talwar: Age, biography, best HD, hot and HQ photos, Instagram, ads and more". The Indian Express. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. Thakurata, Indrani. "Isha Talwar: "Being a Punjabi-Bombay girl, I got a film in Kerala. When it's meant for you,it will come anyhow"". dailyhunt. dailyhunt. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. Sebastian, Shevlin. "Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. Zachariah, Ammu. "My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar". Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. "St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni". The Times of India.
  6. Ammu Zachariah, TNN (6 September 2012). "Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. parshathy. j. nath (26 August 2012). "Face forward". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  8. Ammu Zachariah (12 March 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". Indiatimes. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  9. "I go with my gut feelings: Isha Talwar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. "When Isha met her voice!". The Times of India. 11 June 2012.
  11. "The Top five Malayalam films of 2012 – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. "Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu". Sify.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. "Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  14. Vijay George; P. K. Ajith Kumar; Saraswathy Nagarajan (20 December 2012). "Stars at the marquee". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  15. "Isha is game for negative roles – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  16. "Isha finds Prithviraj the most desirable man – Malayalam Movie News – IndiaGlitz". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  17. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 April 2013). "Enjoying the perks". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  18. "'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe' Box Office Collection: Nithin Starrer Earns â‚š55 lakh in 2 Days Overseas – International Business Times". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  19. "Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  20. "Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi – The Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. Sudhish, Navamy (8 May 2014). "Men on a Mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  22. "Isha to share screen space with Mammootty – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  23. "Thattathin Marayathu is quite different in Tamil: Isha Talwar – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  24. "Tubelight Movie Review – First Unbiased Review on the Internet". Hari Kumar – Bestselling Writers Official Blog Magazine. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  25. "Pocket Aces teams up with Amazon.in for first web series of the year, 'Home Sweet Office' – Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  26. Delhi, BuzzInContent Bureau (1 March 2019). "Pocket Aces' web series Home Sweet Office brings on board Amazon.in, Butterfly Ayurveda and Pipa • Bella". www.buzzincontent.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  27. "Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch". Zee Tv. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  28. "Asianet Film Awards 2013 – Winners List – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  29. "TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  30. New, Express. "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  31. "City Times – Southern charm". Khaleejtimes.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  32. "IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative'". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  33. "Dulquar Salman, Nivin Pauly Winners At SIIMA 2013". 13 September 2013.
  34. New, Express (19 April 2013). "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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