Karishma Tanna

Karishma K Tanna
Tanna in 2022
Born (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983 (age 40)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • host
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Varun Bangera
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(m. 2022)​

Karishma K Tanna (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2001. She is well known for her roles in Paalkhi, Naagin 3 and Qayamat Ki Raat. She was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 8 in 2014, where she emerged as the 1st runner-up. In 2020, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 and emerged as the winner.[1][2][3]

Tanna made her film debut as Nandini Thapar with Suneel Darshan's Dosti: Friends Forever (2006). In 2013, she was seen in Indra Kumar's successful comedy Grand Masti.[4] In 2018, she featured in Rajkumar Hirani's biopic of Sanjay Dutt titled Sanju.[5] The same year, she entered the digital world with ALT Balaji's web series Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat as Zoya Hussain.[6] She gained further critical accolades in Hansal Mehta's Netflix TV series Scoop (2023).[7]

  1. ^ Farzeen, Sana (27 July 2020). "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 winner Karishma Tanna: My only fear was not performing to the best of my ability". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ गौड़, प्रतिभा (4 August 2020). "'खतरों के खिलाड़ी' की इस विनर ने तोड़ा एलोवेरा और लगीं चेहरे पर मलने...देखें Video" (in Hindi). NDTV. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 winner is Karishma Tanna, Karan Patel declared runner-up". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Karishma Tanna, Sunny Leone's film to release in 2016". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Karishma Tanna to be seen in Sanjay Dutt's biopic opposite Ranbir Kapoor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Karishma Tanna, Sunny Leone's film to release in 2016". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "busan-film-festival-2023-hansal-mehta-scoop-wins-best-asian-tv-series-karishma-tanna-bags-best-actressaward". Dainik Jagran. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.