Tina Desai

Tina Desai (born 24 February 1987) is an Indian actress and model. She debuted with the 2011 thriller Yeh Faasley, before making her foreign debut in 2012 in the comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.[1][2] She is also known for her main role in the Netflix series Sense8.

Tina Desai
Desai at the Mumbai Promotion of Table No.21, 2012
Born
Tina Desai

(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress, model
Years active2011–present

Early life

Desai was born in Bangalore to a Gujarati father and a Telugu mother. She is a graduate in Business Management with a specialization in finance from the National Institute of Management.[1] She is fluent in five languages—Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, English and Hindi.

Career

Desai first came into the limelight when she participated in the reality show contest Get Gorgeous. Although she did not win the contest, she was offered a contract with Elite Model India Management, which sponsors the reality show, before the eventual winner. She has been modeling since 2007 and has featured in over 100 commercials.

She made her acting debut in 2011 in Yeh Faasley, and went on to star in the action comedy Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande. She later appeared in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.[3] In 2015, Desai had major roles in two high-profile English language projects, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,[4] a sequel to the 2012 hit[5] and the Netflix drama Sense8 by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski in which she plays Kala Dandekar.

She posed for the 2012 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar[6] and starred in the Bollywood action thriller film Table No. 21 opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. She appeared in the romantic song "Yeh Kahan Mil Gaye Hum" with singer KK.

In 2016, she voiced the character of Ashima in the Thomas & Friends film The Great Race, and 2 years later in 2018, Desai Voiced Ashima in some of the episodes of seasons 22, 23 & 24 of Thomas and Friends. In April 2018, Tina played the role of Jenny in a short film titled 'Good luck' for Star Plus.

In 2021, Desai will star in the Amazon Prime web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11. Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment, it will also feature Mohit Raina, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Shreya Dhanwanthary in the lead roles.[7] Desai will also appear in crime thriller film Bob Biswas[8] directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Language Notes
2011 Yeh Faasley Arunima D. Dua Hindi
2011 Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande Neha Sharma Hindi
2012 Cocktail Waitress Hindi Cameo
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sunaina English
2013 Table No.21 Siya Agasthi Hindi
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sunaina English
2015 Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene Megha Hindi
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Ashima English Voice
2018 Dassehra Aditi Singh Hindi
2018 Good luck Jenny Saxena Hindi Short film
2020 Bob Biswas TBA Hindi Under production

Television
Year Film Role Language Notes
2015–2018 Sense8 Kala Dandekar English Original Web Series
2018–Present Thomas and Friends Ashima English Voice; 4 episodes
2021 Mumbai diaries - 26/11 TBA Hindi Original Web Series

References
  1. "Tena Desae". The Times of India. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
  2. Pereira, Priyanka (4 March 2012). "Tena Desae is no Freida Pinto". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. Walker, Tim (9 February 2012). "Tena Desae, the star of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, looks for love in London". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  4. "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. Charles Gant. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel brings sunshine back to the UK box office". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. Jakhar, Deepti (10 January 2012). "Sizzling Beauties of Kingfisher Calendar 2012". India Today. Mail Today. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  7. "Mumbai Diaries 26/11 teaser: The story of first responders". The Indian Express. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. Suthar, Manisha (12 March 2020). "Tina Desai and Amar Upadhyay in Abhishek Bachchan starrer Bob Biswas". IWM Buzz.
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