Shivani Tanksale

Shivani Tanksale is a Mumbai-based theatre actress[3] who appears in Bollywood films and advertisements.

Shivani Tanksale
Born (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984
EducationGreen Lawns High School
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present
Spouse(s)
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m. 2010; div. 2017)
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RelativesVasant Sathe[2]

Personal 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.[2] She was married to actor Sumeet Vyas the couple later got divorced in 2017[4][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 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.[2] Apart from acting, she even directs plays and wants to be a full-time director one day.[5] 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.[6][7]

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), Happy Ending (2014) and Zed Plus (2014). She was last seen in Ek Paheli Leela, which was released in April 2015.

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).[8] Max New York Life 'Sanju' advertisement is another noted work. She has worked with most of the leading production houses across brands.

Filmography

Films
YearFilmRole[9][10]
2008The Other End of the LinePriya's Colleague
2008Dil KabaddiSush
2009The President Is ComingRitu Johnson
2011ShaitaanAmy's Mother[11]
2011The Dirty PictureRaadhika
2012Talaash: The Answer Lies WithinMira
2012Rush
2013InkaarNimmi
2013ShreeSheena
2014Happy EndingGauri
2014Zed PlusFauziya (Habib's Wife)
2015Ek Paheli LeelaRadhika
2017Manjha

Short movies
YearShort MovieDirectorCo-actor(s)
2009Signalwaala LadkaPramod Pathak
2012NeighboursAnand TiwariRatnabali Bhattacharjee, Imraan Rasheed, Sumeet Vyas
2013Neighbours: Part 1Anand TiwariSumeet Vyas
2013Neighbours: Part 2Kapil ChandelaSumeet Vyas
2013Oye TeriAnand TiwariSumeet Vyas[12]
2014HaircutAnand Tiwari and Sumeet VyasImran Rasheed

Television
YearTV SerialRoleChannel
1999-2000GubbareZee TV
2005Time Bomb 9/11Zee TV
SansaniSahara Manoranjan[12]
201324 (Indian TV series)Divya Singhania MauryaColors TV
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References
  1. "Splitsville! 'Permanent Roommates' actor Sumeet Vyas heads for DIVORCE". ABP News Web Desk. ABP Live. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. "Who's That: For Shivani Tanksale, the world's a stage". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. "A dramatic escape". The Hindu. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. Mulla, Zainab (5 June 2017). "Actor Sumeet Vyas and his wife Shivani Tanksale headed for divorce; here's why!". India.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. "Doing films is the only way to get noticed: Shivani Tanksale". Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. "Profile: Trishla Patel & Shivani Tanksale – Queen of Transformations". filmimpressions. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. "A perfect balance". dnaindia. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  8. "Stage to Small Screen". indianexpress. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  9. "Shivani Tanksale Films". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  10. Malini, Navya (9 May 2013). "Doing films is the only way to get noticed: Shivani Tanksale - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. "Shaitan movie review". indiatoday. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  12. "Oye Teri=Comedy Short Film=By Anand Tiwari". indianshortmovies. Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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