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Isha Talwar

Isha Talwar
Talwar in 2024
Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 39)
Mumbai, India
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1985) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Hindi films. Talwar started her career as a model, and made her film debut with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu (2012), winning SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.[1] She is known for her role in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013), Bangalore Days (2014), Maine Pyar Kiya (2014) and Article 15 (2019). Talwar is also known for her portrayal in the series Mirzapur (2020-present), Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023) and Indian Police Force (2024).

Early life and background

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Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1985[2] to Indian film actor Vinod Talwar.[3][4]

Born and brought up in Mumbai, she graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[5] She joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio.[6] She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely".[6]

Acting career

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Talwar at an event in 2018

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux Paints, and Dhatri Fairness Cream,[7] besides a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition.[3] She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.[8] Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,[9] her full-length film debut was with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu,[10] for which she took a four-month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,[8] and learned to play the guitar.[7] The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,[10] became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff.com in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012" list.[11] Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",[12] but had "nothing much to do" in the film.[3] In a later interview, she stated that the role of Aisha had given her "a lot of recognition" and that she was "really happy with" her girl next-door image from the film.[13] Her second film I Love Me by B. Unnikrishnan had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan.[14] She said that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".[15]

In 2013, she had two releases – her Telugu debut, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde,[16] which opened to a positive response,[citation needed] and her Tamil debut, Thillu Mullu, a remake of the same-titled 1981 Tamil comedy film which was also a commercial success.[17] In 2014, she was seen in the Malayalam films, Balyakalasakhi,[18] Utsaha Committee, God's Own Country,[19] and Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days. She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's Bhaskar the Rascal.[20] She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of Thattathin Marayathu, reprising her own role.[21] She made her Bollywood debut in the Hindi movie Tubelight alongside Salman Khan. She also appeared alongside Saif Ali Khan in Kaalakaandi. In 2020, she appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur. In 2023, she worked on Hotstar web series Saas, Bahu aur Flamingo.

Media image

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Talwar in 2023

Talwar was named the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women of 2014.[22] She was placed 2nd in 2013 and 6th in 2015.[23][24]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Thattathin Marayathu Aysha Rehman Malayalam
I Love Me Samantha
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shruti Telugu
Thillu Mullu Janani Tamil
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhra Malayalam
Ulsaha Committee Rosemary
God's Own Country Asha
Bangalore Days Meenakshi
Maine Pyar Kiya Shalini Telugu
2015 Bhaskar the Rascal Rani Kabeer Malayalam Cameo
Two Countries Simran
2016 Raja Cheyyi Vesthe Chaitra Telugu
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Aysha Tamil
2017 Tubelight Maya Hindi
Crossroad Gaya Parameshwaran Malayalam
2018 Kaalakaandi Rakhi Hindi
Ranam Seema Malayalam
2019 Article 15 Aditi Ranjan Hindi
Roam Rome Mein Parul
2020 Kaamyaab Isha
Ginny Weds Sunny Neha Gulati Cameo
2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Urmi Kaul
Theerppu Mythili Ram Kumar Malayalam
2023 Run Baby Run Priyanka Tamil
2024 Shahkot Punjabi
Durga Archana Odia
Ella Ella Hindi

Television

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Year Series Role Language Notes
2010 Rishtey Hindi Episode 46: "Itni Chhoti Baat, Itni Lambi Raat"
2011 Just Dance Music video
2014 Comedy Stars Celebrity judge Malayalam
2015 D 4 Dance Celebrity guest
2016 Laughing Villa Guest
2017 Comedy Super Night 3 Dancer In the title song
2018 Kasthooriman Herself Episode 91, 92, 95, 96
2019 Home Sweet Office Shagun Hindi Dice Media, Pocket Aces[25][26]
Parchhayee Hameeda ZEE5 originals[27]
2020 Swaha Flipkart
Mirzapur Madhuri Yadav Tripathi/Madhuri Yadav Amazon Prime Video
2021 Roz Roz Dancer Sony India
2023 Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Bijli Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Chamak Jazz SonyLIV
2024 Indian Police Force Rashmi Malik Amazon Prime Video

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Ammu Zachariah (12 March 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Meet Tubelight Actress Isha Talwar". The Indian Express. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Sebastian, Shevlin. "Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ Zachariah, Ammu. "My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. ^ "St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni". The Times of India.
  6. ^ a b Ammu Zachariah, TNN (6 September 2012). "Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b parshathy. j. nath (26 August 2012). "Face forward". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b Ammu Zachariah (12 March 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  9. ^ "I go with my gut feelings: Isha Talwar". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "When Isha met her voice!". The Times of India. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  11. ^ "The Top five Malayalam films of 2012". Rediff.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk". The Times of India. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  14. ^ Vijay George; P. K. Ajith Kumar; Saraswathy Nagarajan (20 December 2012). "Stars at the marquee". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Isha is game for negative roles". The Times of India. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  16. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 April 2013). "Enjoying the perks". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha". The Times of India. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi – The Times of India". The Times of India.
  19. ^ Sudhish, Navamy (8 May 2014). "Men on a Mission". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  20. ^ "Isha to share screen space with Mammootty". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Thattathin Marayathu is quite different in Tamil: Isha Talwar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2013". Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Woman 2014". Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  24. ^ "Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2015". Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Pocket Aces teams up with Amazon.in for first web series of the year, 'Home Sweet Office' – Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  26. ^ Delhi, BuzzInContent Bureau (1 March 2019). "Pocket Aces' web series Home Sweet Office brings on board Amazon.in, Butterfly Ayurveda and Pipa • Bella". buzzincontent.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch". Zee Tv. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  28. ^ New, Express. "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  29. ^ "City Times – Southern charm". Khaleejtimes.com. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  30. ^ "IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative'". Gulf Times (in Arabic). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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