Isha Talwar

Isha Talwar
Born 22 December 1987 [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Isha
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2010–present
Relatives Vinod Talwar (father)
Website
www.ishatalwar.com

Isha Talwar (born December 22, 1987 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian film and television actress. After she worked as a model and appeared in various commercial, she made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu.

Early life and education

Isha Talwar is the daughter of Vinod Talwar, who works as a director and executive producer for Boney Kapoor in Bollywood.[2][3] Born and brought up in Mumbai, she graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in 2008.[4] 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.[5] She stated that Lewis was "one person who changed me completely".[5]

Career

Talwar worked as a model and appeared in 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Dulux Paints and Dhatri Fairness Cream,[6] besides a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition.[2] She says she spent two years preparing for her film debut.[7] Although she had worked as a child actress in the 2000 Bollywood film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,[8] her full length film debut was with the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu,[9] for which she took a four month voice training class, went through a course to learn the language,[7] and learned to play the guitar.[6] The film which saw her play Aisha, a Muslim girl who falls in love with a Hindu boy,[9] became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012"-list.[10] Critics noted that she "looked beautiful",[11] but had "nothing much to do" in the film.[2] 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.[12] Her second film I Love Me by B. Unnikrishnan had her playing the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan.[13] She told that her character in the film Samantha had "shades of grey".[14]

2013 she had two releases, her Telugu debut, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde,[15] which opened to a positive response,[16] 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 the triangular love story God Bless You coming up in 2015.[20] She has shot for an "extended cameo role" in Siddique's Bhaskar the Rascal.[21] She has also been shooting for the Tamil remake of Thattathin Marayathu, reprising her own role.[22]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Preeti's sister Hindi
2012 Thattathin Marayathu Aisha Rehman Malayalam Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Nivin Pauly)[23]
South Indian International Movie Award for Best Female Debutant
Vanitha Film Awards - Best Female Debut
Nominated - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year[24]
2012 I Love Me Samantha Malayalam
2012 The Restaurant Couple Meera English Short film
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shruti Telugu Nominated - South Indian International Movie Award for Best Female Debutant
2013 Thillu Mullu Janani Tamil
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhra Malayalam
2014 Ulsaha Committee Malayalam
2014 God's Own Country Asha Malayalam
2014 Bangalore Days Meenakshi Malayalam
2014 Maine Pyaar Kiya Shalini Telugu
2015 Bhaskar the Rascal Rani Malayalam
2015 Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Tamil Filming[25]
Television
Year Series Role Language Notes
2010 Rishtey (season 2) Hindi Episode 68: "Itni Chhoti Baat, Itni Lambi Raat"

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "CINTAA – Isha Talwar". Cintaa.net. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sebastian, Shevlin. "Isha Talwar, about her dream debut in Malayalam". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  3. ↑ Zachariah, Ammu. "My dad is a proud man: Isha Talwar". Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ammu Zachariah, TNN Sep 6, 2012, 04.09PM IST (2012-09-06). "Terrance changed me completely: Isha Talwar - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 parshathy. j. nath (August 26, 2012). "Face forward". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ammu Zachariah (Mar 12, 2012). "Isha Talwar: 2 years to prepare for a debut?". Indiatimes. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-go-with-my-gut-feelings-Isha-Talwar/2013/06/06/article1621418.ece
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "When Isha met her voice!". The Times of India. June 11, 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Top five Malayalam films of 2012 - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  11. ↑ "Movie Review : Thattathin Marayathu". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  12. ↑ "Fahadh and Isha let their hearts talk - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  13. ↑ Vijay George, P. K. Ajith Kumar, Saraswathy Nagarajan (December 20, 2012). "Stars at the marquee". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Isha is game for negative roles - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  15. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2013-04-14). "Enjoying the perks". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  16. ↑ "'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe' Box Office Collection: Nithin Starrer Earns â‚š55 lakh in 2 Days Overseas - International Business Times". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  17. ↑ "Mollywood gives me space to experiment: Isha - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  18. ↑ "Isha is Suhra in Balyakalasakhi - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  19. ↑ Sudhish, Navamy (2014-05-08). "Men on a Mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  20. ↑ Priya Sreekumar (2014-05-08). "Isha Talwar: A new favourite in Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  21. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Isha-to-share-screen-space-with-Mammootty/articleshow/46896692.cms
  22. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Thattathin-Marayathu-is-quite-different-in-Tamil-Isha-Talwar/articleshow/44947986.cms
  23. ↑ "> News Releases > Amrita Award for Outstanding Contribution to be conferred on E.Sreedharan, Kapil Dev, V V S Laxman and Abhilash Tomy". Indiantelevision.com. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  24. ↑ New, Express (2013-04-19). "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  25. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/meendum-oru-kadhal-kadhai-is-a-breezy-love-story-news-tamil-pcoln0gdbeijj.html
  26. ↑ "Asianet Film Awards 2013 – Winners List - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  27. ↑ "TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  28. ↑ New, Express. "Amrita Film Awards tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  29. ↑ "City Times - Southern charm". Khaleejtimes.com. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  30. ↑ http://www.gulf-times.com/Qatar/178/details/350057/IMAQ-show-will-be-%E2%80%98innovative,-creative%E2%80%99
  31. ↑ http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/list-of-few-mollywood-winners-dulquar-salman-nivin-pauly-at-siima-2013-119772.html

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