Tanya Maniktala

Tanya Maniktala (born 7 July 1997) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi web shows. She is best known for her portrayal of Ishita in Flames (2018) and Lata Mehra in A Suitable Boy (2020).[1][2]

Tanya Maniktala
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997
Delhi, India
Alma materShivaji College, University of Delhi
OccupationActress
Years active2018-present


Early life

Maniktala was born on 7 July 1997 in Delhi.[3] She graduated from Shivaji College, University of Delhi. She also worked as a copywriter during her early career days.[4]

Career

Maniktala made her acting debut in 2018 with School Days. The same year, Timeliner's Flames opposite Ritvik Sahore, became her first success and she received praises for her performance.[5]

In 2020, she portrayed Lata Mehra in BBC One's A Suitable Boy alongside Ishaan Khattar, which proved as a major turning point in her career.[6] She received praises from the critics for her performance.[7][8]

In 2021, she appeared in Netflix's Feels Like Ishq[9] opposite Skand Thakur and in Sony LIV's Chutzpah alongside Varun Sharma.[10] She also appeared in Netflix's How To Fall In Love opposite Ayush Mehra.

Maniktala will make her Hindi film debut with Mumbaikar alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Vikrant Massey.[11] She also has Pratim D Gupta's Tooth Pari opposite Shantanu Maheshwari along with web series P.I. Meena and Flames Season 3 in her kitty.[12]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Mumbaikar Ishita Released directly on Jio Cinema [13]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 School Days Herself
2018–present Flames Ishita 3 seasons [14]
2020 A Suitable Boy Lata Mehra [15]
2021 Feels Like Ishq Meher Segment: "Ishq Mastana"
Chutzpah Sikha SonyLIV
2022 How To Fall In Love Tanya mini-series
2023 Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Rumi Netflix [16]
PI Meena † Meena Completed [17]


Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Toronto International Film Festival Rising Stars Award A Suitable Boy Won [18]

References
  1. Milward, Charlie (26 July 2020). "A Suitable Boy Lata star replaced after behind-the-scenes disaster: 'It was a challenge'". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "'Suitable girl' Tanya Maniktala adds Chutzpah to her career: 'I did feel a little uncomfortable'". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "Rohit Saraf, Tanya Maniktala to Ritwik Bhowmik: A look at young and upcoming OTT stars". Times Of India. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "Tanya Maniktala: Working with Mira Nair in 'The Suitable Boy' was like a dream; also talks about her life and career". Times Of India. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. "Flames 2 Review: Ritvik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala's show is a perfect blend of romance and nostalgia". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. Kumar, Anu. "Book versus series: 'A Suitable Boy' and the journey from 1,349 pages to six episodes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. "'A Suitable Boy' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. Humphreys, Georgia. "I think people from all over the world will find A Suitable Boy fascinating". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. "Feels Like Ishq Review: Netflix Anthology Might Not Sweep You Off Your Feet But Is Easy To Love". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. "Chutzpah Season 1 Review: An interesting premise falls flat due to average execution". The Times Of India. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. "Karan Johar shares first look of Vikrant Massey and Vijay Sethupathi's Mumbaikar". India Today. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. "Mirzapur 3, Paatal Lok 2 to Made in Heaven 2 and PI Meena, Amazon Prime Video announces 40 new titles". India Today. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  13. "Hindi remake of Maanagaram titled Mumbaikar". Cinema Express. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. "TVF And Timeliner's 'FLAMES' Web Series Season 2 Trailer - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. "Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy will soon stream on Netflix; here's what the novel is all about". Indian Express. 22 October 2020.
  16. "Shantanu Maheshwari and Tanya Maniktala to star in Netflix's romantic fantasy-series Tooth Pari: When Love Bites, watch teaser". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  17. "Amazon Prime Video's PI Meena to star Tanya Maniktala, Jisshu Sengupta, Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Samir Soni". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. Michael Rosser, "Anthony Hopkins, Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair to receive TIFF Tribute Aawards". Screen Daily, 12 August 2020.
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