Mandy Takhar

Mandy Takhar
Born
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
NationalityEngland
Alma materKingston University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Shekhar Kaushal
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(m. 2024)​

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

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 Punjabi singer Babbu Mann in the 2010 film Ekam - Son of Soil.[2] In 2012, she played the lead role of Sahiba opposite Gippy Grewal in the film Mirza - The Untold Story, a 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

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Ekam – Son of Soil Navneet Punjabi with Babbu Maan
2012 Mirza – The Untold Story Sahiba Punjabi With Gippy Grewal & Honey Singh
2012 Bumboo Pinky Hindi Directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit
2012 Saadi Wakhri Hai Shaan Jot Punjabi
2013 Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 Simmy Punjabi With Amrinder Gill & Honey Singh
2013 Ishq Garaari Miss Sweety Punjabi With Sharry Maan
2013 Biriyani Maya Tamil Director Venkat Prabhu
2015 Sardaarji Jasmine Punjabi (Director Rohit Jugraj, Producer White Hill Productions) With Diljit Dosanjh[10]
2015 Munde Kamaal De Sonia Punjabi (Director Amit Prasher) With Amrinder Gill
2016 Ardaas Binder Punjabi Directed by Gippy Grewal
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Guest appearance Punjabi Special appearance in "Poplin"
2016 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru Audi Car Lady Tamil Special appearance
2017 Rabb Da Radio Naseeb Kaur Punjabi with Tarsem Jassar
2018 Khido Khundi Laali Punjabi with Ranjit Bawa
2019 Lukan Michi TBA Punjabi with Preet Harpal
2019 Band Vaaje Billo Punjabi with Binnu Dhillon
2019 Saak Chann Kaur Punjabi with Jobanpreet Singh[11]
2021 Yes I Am Student[12] Reet Punjabi with Sidhu Moosewala
2022 Television Rano Punjabi With Kulwinder Billa
2024 Vadda Ghar TBA Punjabi With Jobanpreet Singh

Music videos

Year Song Artist Music Lyrics Label
2020 Tod Da E Dil Ammy Virk Avvy Sra Maninder Buttar Desi Melodies
2020 Dil Chahte Ho Jubin Nautiyal Payal Dev A.M Turaz T-Series

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Movie Result
2016 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Sardaarji Won
2012-13 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival Most Prominent & Popular Face and Youth Icon -- Won
2013 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Mirza – The Untold Story Won

References

  1. ^ Malik, Sunny (27 March 2012). "British Actress 'Mandy Takhar' makes her Bollywood debut". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Lakhi, Navleen (9 September 2012). "Mandy unplugged". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang!". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017!". BritAsia TV. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  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. ^ Reid, Michael D. (31 October 2014). "Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India". Times Colonist. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  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. ^ "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.