Shivani Tanksale

Shivani Tanksale
Born (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984 (age 40)
EducationGreen Lawns High School
OccupationActress
Years active2003-2020
Spouse
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(m. 2010; div. 2017)​
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RelativesVasant Sathe[2]

Shivani Tanksale is a Mumbai-based theatre director[3] and actress[4] who appears in Hindi films and advertisements.

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.[5][1]

Career

Theatre

She was noticed by a theatre group called 'Ekjute' while acting in a college play. People thought of her as a vixen in college as she is insanely beautiful. 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role[10][11]
2008 The Other End of the Line Priya's Colleague
Dil Kabaddi Sush
2009 The President Is Coming Ritu Johnson
2011 Shaitaan Amy's Mother[12]
The Dirty Picture Raadhika
2012 Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Mira
Rush
2013 Inkaar Nimmi
Shree Sheena
2014 Happy Ending Gauri
Zed Plus Fauziya (Habib's Wife)
2015 Ek Paheli Leela Radhika
2017 Manjha Veena

Short film

Year Short film Director Co-actor(s)
2009 Signalwaala Ladka Pramod Pathak
2012 Neighbours Anand Tiwari Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, Imraan Rasheed, Sumeet Vyas
2013 Neighbours: Part 1 Anand Tiwari Sumeet Vyas
2013 Neighbours: Part 2 Kapil Chandela 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
2007 Sansani Sahara Manoranjan[13]
2013 24 (Indian TV series) Divya Singhania Maurya Colors TV

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Marzi Isha Chauhan Voot [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Splitsville! 'Permanent Roommates' actor Sumeet Vyas heads for DIVORCE". ABP News Web Desk. ABP Live. 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Who's That: For Shivani Tanksale, the world's a stage". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ "As a director, I can create a new world on stage: Shivani Tanksale". The Indian Express. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "A dramatic escape". The Hindu. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Doing films is the only way to get noticed: Shivani Tanksale". Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Profile: Trishla Patel & Shivani Tanksale – Queen of Transformations". filmimpressions. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  8. ^ "A perfect balance". dnaindia. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Stage to Small Screen". indianexpress. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Shivani Tanksale Films". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Shaitan movie review". indiatoday. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Oye Teri=Comedy Short Film=By Anand Tiwari". indianshortmovies. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Marzi review: Aahana Kumra, Rajeev Khandelwal's Voot Select show favours forced twists over a nuanced take on consent". Firstpost. 8 April 2020.


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