| Born | Tanisha Mukherje January 1, 1978 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Tanisha (Bengali: তানিশা ; born Tanisha Mukherjee on 1 January 1978 in Mumbai, India), also known as Tanisha, is a Hindi, Telugu and Tamil actress.[1]
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Family background
Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family
Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali–Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. Her relatives include paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee, uncles Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, great-grandmother Rattan Bai, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and aunt Nutan. Her father is Shomu Mukherjee and her mother is actress Tanuja. Popular multi-award-winning actress Kajol is her older sister and actor Ajay Devgan is her brother-in-law. Tanisha's cousins, Rani Mukherjee, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors; whereas her cousin Ayan Mukerji is a director.
Tanisha's paternal grandfather was a film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry and was regarded as a stalwart. His wife Satirani Devi, Tanisha's grandmother, was the sister of three great film personalities: Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar and Kishore Kumar.
Tanisha has one niece, Nysa Devgn (b.2003) and nephew Yug Devgn (b.2010) (her sister, actress Kajol's children).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sssshhh... | Mahek Gujral | Prem Krishen, Dino Morea, Simone Singh | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao | Tania | Akshay Kapoor, Rashmi Nigam | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Tango Charlie | Lachchi | Bobby Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan | Hindi | |
| Sarkar | Avantika | Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bachchan | Hindi | ||
| Neal N Nikki | Nikkita Bakshi | Uday Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Unnale Unnale | Deepika | Vinay Rai, Sadha | Tamil | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |
| 2008 | One Two Three | Chandni | Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy | Hindi | |
| Kantri | Priya | Jr NTR, Hansika Motwani | Telugu | ||
| Sarkar Raj | Avantika | Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Hindi | Cameo appearance | ||
| Mukti | Hasi | Tanuja, Soumitra Chatterjee, Vidya Balan | Bengali | Filming |
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