Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Thappad (2020) and Tribhanga (2021).
Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher.
Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, Jeevanrekha and as a young widow in telefilm Rao Saheb (1986) directed by Vijaya Mehta. She also acted in the Malayalam language film Vidheyan (1993), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan..
She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Pyari Behna (1985).
Her supporting role in the romantic drama Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala, received critical acclaim and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The psychological thriller Dushman (1998) starring Kajol and Sanjay Dutt, saw her play Dr. Poornima Sehgal, a psychologist, earned her a third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2015, she appeared alongside Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical romantic drama Bajirao Mastani. She portrayed Radhabai, the mother of Bajirao I. played by Singh. She had to go bald for her role in the film. The film and her performance received widespread critical acclaim, and earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to her fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2017, she acted in And TV’s Vani Rani.
Her performance in the domestic drama Thappad (2020) received high critical acclaim and earned her a fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Azmi next starred in Tribhanga (2021), a Netflix original film directed by Renuka Shahane. Co-starring Kajol and Mithila Palkar, the film received critical acclaim for the performance of the lead trio, earning Azmi a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film).
Personal life Azmi is married to Baba Azmi, cinematographer and brother of Shabana Azmi, thus connected with the Akhtar-Azmi film family.
Filmography Films + Film performances Year Title Role Notes1985Pyari BehnaSeetaRao SahebRadhika1993VidheyanSarojakkaMalayalam filmDarrPoonam Awasthi1994English, AugustMalti SrivastavaEnglish language film1995Akele Hum Akele TumFarida1998DushmanPoornima Sehgal2000MelaGopal's motherDhai Akshar Prem KeSimran GrewalRaja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho GayaMeera Kumar2001AksMadhu Pradhan200211'09"01 September 11Talat Hamdanisegment "India"2009Delhi-6FatimaPal Pal Dil Ke SsaatMakhan Singh2010Anjaana AnjaaniDoctor2011AarakshanMrs. AnandModGayatri GargBubble GumSudha Rawat2013AurangzebVeera SinghYeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniBunny's step-mother2014Dekh Tamasha DekhFatimaBobby JasoosKausar KhaalaLai BhaariSumitra Devi2015Bajirao MastaniRadhabai2017Guest iin LondonSazia Ghan2019377 AbNormalChitra PalgaokarZee5 film2020ThappadSulekha Sabharwal2021TribhangaNayantara ApteNetflix film 2024 Ole Aale Dr. Pallavi Marathi filmDo Patti Netflix film
Television + Television performances Year Title Role(s) Notes 1988 Mirza Ghalib Umrao Begum 1991 Kahkashan 1998-1999 Family No.1 Shalini Potia 2005 Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Kavita Raizada 2017 Vani Rani Vani/Raani Double role 2022 Jugaadistan Kamala Reddy 2024 Maamla Legal Hai Judge Bainsla Dil Dosti Dilemma Naani
Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultMajor awards1986Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressPyari Behna1996Akele Hum Akele Tum1999Dushman2016Bajirao Mastani2021Thappad2021Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Web Original Film)Tribhanga2016IIFA AwardsBest Supporting ActressBajirao Mastani2016National Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressOther awards2016FOI Online AwardsBest Supporting ActressBajirao MastaniProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Actor in a Negative RoleBest Actress in a Supporting RoleScreen AwardsBest Actor in a Negative RoleTimes of India Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressZee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – Female
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