Tanya Maniktala

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Tanya Maniktala
Born
Tanya Maniktala

(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 24)
Delhi, India
Alma materSt. Francis De Sales School, Janakpuri, New Delhi Shivaji College, New Delhi
OccupationActress
Years active2018 – present
Notable work
A Suitable Boy, Flames

Tanya Maniktala (born 7th July 1997)[1] is an Indian actress.[2] She appeared as Ishita in the famous Indian web series Flames. She stars as Lata Mehra in BBC Television's adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel A Suitable Boy.[1][3][4]

Early life[]

She studied at St. Francis De Sales School, Janakpuri.[5] She became interested in acting and joined the theatre society while a student at Shivaji College,[3] from which she graduated with a degree in English literature in 2018. She also worked as an advertising copywriter.[1] Later she worked with Timeliners in TVFPlay's Flames. After that she was asked by a friend to audition for a new production, unaware that the show involved was A Suitable Boy.[3] It is only her second on-screen role.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2022 Mumbaikar TBA Post-production [6]

Web series[]

Year Title Role(s) Platform Ref.
2018 School Days Herself The Timeliners
2018–2019 Flames Ishita The Viral Fever, MX Player [7]
2020 A Suitable Boy Lata Mehra BBC Studios, Netflix [8]
2021 Feels Like Ishq Meher Netflix
2021 Chutzpah Sikha SonyLIV
2022 How To Fall In Love Tanya Netflix Reels

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kalia, Ammar (20 July 2020). "'This show is just the start': inside the BBC's all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "BBC's A Suitable Boy lead: 'It was important to cast Indian actors, not British Indian'". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Humphreys, Georgia. "I think people from all over the world will find A Suitable Boy fascinating". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ Milward, Charlie (26 July 2020). "A Suitable Boy Lata star replaced after behind-the-scenes disaster: 'It was a challenge'". Express. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ Scott, Daniella (13 July 2020). "We finally have a trailer for the BBC's next big budget series, A Suitable Boy". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Hindi remake of Maanagaram titled Mumbaikar". Cinema Express. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ "FLAMES Web Series Season 2 Trailer - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy will soon stream on Netflix; here's what the novel is all about". October 22, 2020.

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