Mandy Takhar

Mandy Takhar
Mandy Takhar
Born	Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Alma mater	Kingston University
Occupation	Actress; model;
Years active	2010–present

Mandy Takhar is a British actress, who predominantly appears in Punjabi language films.

Early 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.[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]

Career

Mandy moved to Mumbai and landed the role opposite renowned Punjabi singer Babbu Mann in the 2010 film, Ekam - Son of Soil.[2] She played the lead role opposite the superstar Gippy Grewal in the film Mirza - The Untold Story. She played Sahiba in this 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.[3][4]

She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani starring Karthi.[5] 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.[6][7]

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	Amy Virk
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
2015	Sardaarji	Jasmine	Punjabi	(Director Rohit Jugraj, Producer White Hill Productions) With Diljit Dosanjh[8]
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
2019	Lukan Michi	TBA	Punjabi	with Preet Harpal
2019	Band Vaaje	Billo	Punjabi	with Binnu Dhillon
2019	Saak	Chann Kaur	Punjabi	with Jobanpreet Singh[9]
2019	Yes I am Student[10]	TBA	Punjabi	with Sidhu Moosewala

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

"BRITISH ACTRESS 'MANDY TAKHAR' MAKES HER BOLLYWOOD DEBUT". 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
"Mandy unplugged". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
"Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy". Times of India. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour. Hindustan Times (7 April 2013)
"Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang!". Sify. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
"Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017!". BritAsia TV. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
"BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated". New Asian Post. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Reid, Michael D. (31 October 2014). "Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India". Times Colonist.
"Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster". Times of India. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
"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.

External links

Mandy Takhar at IMDb
Mandy Takhar on Facebook

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[1] "BRITISH ACTRESS 'MANDY TAKHAR' MAKES HER BOLLYWOOD DEBUT". 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[unplugged-2] "Mandy unplugged". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[yash-3] "Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy". Times of India. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[4] Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour. Hindustan Times (7 April 2013)

[5] "Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang!". Sify. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[6] "Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017!". BritAsia TV. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[BAMA2017-7] "BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated". New Asian Post. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[8] Reid, Michael D. (31 October 2014). "Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India". Times Colonist.

[9] "Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster". Times of India. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

[10] "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.