Tanishaa Mukerji


Tanisha Mukerji is an Indian film actress known for her works in Indian movies, Bollywood and Telugu and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja Samarth and the younger sister of Bollywood actress Kajol. She made her debut with the Hindi film Sssshhh... in 2003. She had her first hit with Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, appearing alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. She also was a contestant, and also ended up as the first runner-up on the reality show Bigg Boss 7 in 2012

Early life

Tanishaa Mukerjee is the daughter of Shomu Mukherjee and veteran Bollywood actress Tanuja. She's the younger sister of Bollywood actress Kajol and She's Bengali from her father and Marathi from her mother.

Career

Film debut and breakthrough

Tanishaa got her first break in Bollywood with her film, Sssshhh... opposite Karan Nath. Her Tamil movie Unnale Unnale, opposite Vinay Rai was successful at the box office and got her a nomination at Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actress. In 2005, she played the female lead character of Nikkita Bakshi aka Nikki, in Neal N Nikki, opposite Uday Chopra. She was also seen in movies such as Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao, Sarkar, Tango Charlie and many more.

''Bigg Boss'' and further success

She participated in the television reality show Bigg Boss 7 and was the first runner up. She was later seen as one of the judges in the stand-up comedy show Gangs of Haseepur. In 2016, Tanishaa participated in and became a finalist.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003Sssshhh...Mahek GujralHindi
2004Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho JaoTanyaHindi
2005Neal 'n' NikkiNikkita BakshiHindi
2005SarkarAvantikaHindi
2005Tango CharlieLachchi NarayanHindi
2007Unnale UnnaleDeepikaTamil
2008One Two ThreeChandniHindi
2008KantriPyaasi PriyaTelugu
2008Sarkar RajAvantikaHindi
2010Tum Milo Toh SahiHindiCameo appearance
2016AnnaShikhaHindi

Television