Mandy Takhar

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| birth_date = {{bda|1987|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

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| years_active = 2010–present

| alma_mater = Kingston University

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| spouse = {{Marriage|Shekhar Kaushal|13 February 2024}}

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Mandy Takhar (born 1 May 1987{{cite news |title=Birthday Special: Top 5 movies of Mandy Takhar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/photo-stories/birthday-special-top-5-movies-of-mandy-takhar/photostory/63984077.cms |work=The Times of India |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=22 January 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Nath |first1=Rajan |date=1 May 2023 |title=Happy Birthday Mandy Takhar: मैंडी ताखर के जन्मदिन पर जानिए उनका फिल्मी दुनिया का पूरा सफ़र |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeephh/punjab/photo-gallery-mandy-takhar-photo-gallery-entertainment-punjabi/1676098/happy-birthday-mandy-takhar-1676104 |work=Zee News Hindi |language=hi |access-date=22 January 2025}}) is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well.

Personal life

Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK.{{cite news |last=Malik |first=Sunny |date=27 March 2012 |title=British Actress 'Mandy Takhar' makes her Bollywood debut |url=https://bollynewsuk.com/2012/03/27/british-actress-mandy-takhar-makes-her-bollywood-debut/ |access-date=29 May 2022}} She traces her roots to Maliana, a small village near Phagwara in Punjab, India.{{cite news |last=Lakhi |first=Navleen |date=9 September 2012 |title=Mandy unplugged |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/mandy-unplugged/story-4dGmCcZo2FwfXjQgC89SoO.html |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=17 January 2013}} She moved to London from her family home when she was 17, to study drama at the Kingston University and then left the UK in 2009 to work as an actor in the Indian film industry.

Takhar married Shekhar Kaushal, a gym trainer and CEO, on 13 February 2024 following both Hindu and Sikh wedding rituals.{{cite news |last1=Nath |first1=Ritika |date=13 February 2024 |title=Mandy Takhar Finally Ties the Knot with Shekhar Kaushal; Pictures go Viral |url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/pollywood/mandy-takhar-finally-ties-the-knot-with-shekhar-kaushal-pictures-go-viral-3727593 |work=PTC Punjabi |access-date=14 February 2024}}{{cite news |title=Mandy Takhar treats fans with a sweet Valentine's Day surprise; shares wedding photos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/mandy-takhar-shares-wedding-photos-on-valentines-day/articleshow/107696442.cms |work=The Times of India |date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024}}

Career

Mandy moved to Mumbai and landed the role opposite Punjabi singer Babbu Mann in the 2010 film Ekam - Son of Soil. In 2012, she played the lead role of Sahiba opposite Gippy Grewal in the film Mirza - The Untold Story, a modern adaptation of the love story of Mirza-Sahiba. Her portrayal of Sahiba got her nominated for the best actress at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.

In 2013, she starred in Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 a comedy alongside Amrinder Gill and Honey Singh. She played the role of a teacher and won hearts again and got the award for most prominent & popular face and youth Icon of 2012-2013 at the 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival.{{cite news |date=5 December 2012 |title=Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news-interviews/35621235_1_punjabi-movie-mandy-takhar-punjabi-films |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110182441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news-interviews/35621235_1_punjabi-movie-mandy-takhar-punjabi-films |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2014 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=17 January 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Prem-Chopra-gets-lifetime-achievement-honour/SP-Article1-1038942.aspx |title=Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408122238/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Prem-Chopra-gets-lifetime-achievement-honour/SP-Article1-1038942.aspx |archive-date=8 April 2013}}

She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani starring Karthi.{{cite web |title=Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mandy-takhar-joins-biriyani-gang-news-tamil-mlfknIbeeba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108022233/http://www.sify.com/movies/mandy-takhar-joins-biriyani-gang-news-tamil-mlfknIbeeba.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2012 |website=Sify |accessdate=17 January 2013}} She won the award for best supporting actor at PTC Punjabi Film Awards.

In early 2017 she appeared in the Punjabi film Rabb Da Radio.

In 2017 she co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart.{{cite news |title=Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017! |url=https://britasia.tv/film-star-mandy-takhar-will-host-britasia-tv-world-music-awards-2017/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |publisher=BritAsia TV |date=8 February 2017}}{{cite news |title=BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated |url=https://www.newasianpost.com/britasia-tv-world-music-awards-2017/ |accessdate=20 August 2020 |work=New Asian Post |date=4 March 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011133631/https://www.newasianpost.com/britasia-tv-world-music-awards-2017/ |url-status=dead }}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	class="unsortable"\| Notes
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2010	Ekam – Son of Soil	Navneet	Punjabi	with Babbu Maan
2012	Mirza – The Untold Story	Sahiba	Punjabi	With Gippy Grewal & Honey Singh
2012	Bumboo	Pinky	Hindi	Directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit
2012	Saadi Wakhri Hai Shaan	Jot	Punjabi
2013	Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22	Simmy	Punjabi	With Amrinder Gill & Honey Singh
2013	Ishq Garaari	Miss Sweety	Punjabi	With Sharry Maan
2013	Biriyani	Maya	Tamil	Director Venkat Prabhu
2015	Sardaarji	Jasmine	Punjabi	(Director Rohit Jugraj, Producer White Hill Productions) With Diljit Dosanjh{{cite news \|title=Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India \|author=Reid, Michael D. \|work=Times Colonist \|date=31 October 2014 \|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/big-picture-craigdarroch-castle-turns-into-little-india-1.1489979 \|access-date=26 March 2021}}
2015	Munde Kamaal De	Sonia	Punjabi	(Director Amit Prasher) With Amrinder Gill
2016	Ardaas	Binder	Punjabi	Directed by Gippy Grewal
2016	Sardaar Ji 2	Guest appearance	Punjabi	Special appearance in "Poplin"
2016	Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru	Audi Car Lady	Tamil	Special appearance
2017	Rabb Da Radio	Naseeb Kaur	Punjabi	with Tarsem Jassar
2018	Khido Khundi	Laali	Punjabi	with Ranjit Bawa
2019	Lukan Michi	TBA	Punjabi	with Preet Harpal
2019	Band Vaaje	Billo	Punjabi	with Binnu Dhillon
2019	Saak	Chann Kaur	Punjabi	with Jobanpreet Singh{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/punjabi-period-dramas-to-look-forward-in-2019/saak-two-days-ahead-of-the-release-mandy-takhar-shares-a-new-poster/photostory/70978437.cms \|title=Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster \|work=The Times of India \|date=4 September 2019 \|access-date=29 May 2022}}
2021	Yes I Am Student{{cite news \|title=Yes I Am Student: The shoot of Sidhu Moose Wala's debut movie goes on the floor \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/yes-i-am-student-the-shoot-of-sidhu-moose-walas-debut-movie-goes-on-the-floor/articleshow/70856241.cms \|access-date=12 January 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|date=27 August 2019 \|language=en}}	Reet	Punjabi	with Sidhu Moosewala
2022	Television	Rano	Punjabi	With Kulwinder Billa
2024	Vadda Ghar	TBA	Punjabi	With Jobanpreet Singh

=Music videos=

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!Year

!Song

!Artist

!Music

!Lyrics

!Label

2020

|Tod Da E Dil

|Ammy Virk

|Avvy Sra

|Maninder Buttar

|Desi Melodies

2020

|Dil Chahte Ho

|Jubin Nautiyal

|Payal Dev

|A.M Turaz

|T-Series

Awards and nominations

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2016 \| style="text-align:center;" \|PTC Punjabi Film Awards \| style="text-align:center;" \| Best Supporting Actress \| style="text-align:center;" \|Sardaarji \| {{Won}}
2012-13 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival \| style="text-align:center;" \| Most Prominent & Popular Face and Youth Icon \| style="text-align:center;" \|-- \| {{Won}}
2013 \| style="text-align:center;" \|PTC Punjabi Film Awards \| style="text-align:center;" \| Best Actress \| style="text-align:center;" \|Mirza – The Untold Story \| {{Won}}

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2016

| style="text-align:center;" |PTC Punjabi Film Awards

| style="text-align:center;" | Best Supporting Actress

| style="text-align:center;" |Sardaarji

| {{Won}}

2012-13