Tanishaa Mukerji
Tanisha Mukherjee (born 1978), known as Tanisha, is a Bollywood actress.
She made her debut with Sssshhh opposite Dino Morea. The film did not do well. Following releases didn't do very well at the box office either. Tanisha's first hit film was Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, which starred film legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan. Recently, she played the female lead character of Nikkita "Nikki" Bakshi in Neal N Nikki, which failed to make an impact at the box office.
Background
Tanisha comes from a prominent film industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. Her relatives include:
- Great-grandmother -- Rattan Bai.
- Maternal grandmother -- actress Shobhna Samarth.
- Paternal grandfather -- Sashadhar Mukherjee, owner of Filmlaya studios.
- Uncles -- Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee
- Aunt -- Nutan.
- Mother -- actress Tanuja.
- Father -- Shomu Mukherjee.
- Sister -- popular actress Kajol, married to Ajay Devgan.
- Cousins -- Sharbani Mukherjee, Mohnish Behl and Rani Mukerji.
Private life
Tanisha has been seen about town with Uday Chopra, her co-star in Neal N Nikki.
Filmography
- Neal N Nikki (2005) ... Nikkita "Nikki" Bakshi
- Sarkar (film) (2005) ... Avantika
- Tango Charlie (2005) ... Lachchi
- Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao (2004) ... Tania
- Sssshhh (2003) ... Mahek