Tanya Maniktala

Tanya Maniktala (born 7th July 1997)[1] is an Indian actress.[2] She appeared as Ishita in the Indian web series Flames. She starred as Lata Mehra in BBC Television's adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel A Suitable Boy.[1][3][4]

Tanya Maniktala
Born
Tanya Maniktala

(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997
Delhi, India
Alma materSt. Francis De Sales School, Janakpuri, New Delhi Shivaji College, New Delhi
OccupationActress
Years active2018 – present
Notable work
A Suitable Boy, Flames

Early life

She studied at St. Francis De Sales School, Janakpuri.[5] She became interested in acting and joined the theatre society while a student at Shivaji College,[3] from which she graduated with a degree in English literature in 2018. She also worked as an advertising copywriter.[1] Later she worked with Timeliners in TVFPlay's Flames. After that she was asked by a friend to audition for a new production, unaware that the show involved was A Suitable Boy.[3] It is only her second on-screen role.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2022 Mumbaikar TBA Post-production [6]

Web series
Year Title Role(s) Platform Ref.
2018 School Days Herself The Timeliners
2018–2019 Flames Ishita The Viral Fever, MX Player [7]
2020 A Suitable Boy Lata Mehra BBC Studios, Netflix [8]
2021 Feels Like Ishq Meher Netflix
2021 Chutzpah Sikha SonyLIV
2022 How To Fall In Love Tanya Netflix Reels

References
  1. Kalia, Ammar (20 July 2020). "'This show is just the start': inside the BBC's all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "BBC's A Suitable Boy lead: 'It was important to cast Indian actors, not British Indian'". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. Humphreys, Georgia. "I think people from all over the world will find A Suitable Boy fascinating". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. Milward, Charlie (26 July 2020). "A Suitable Boy Lata star replaced after behind-the-scenes disaster: 'It was a challenge'". Express. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. Scott, Daniella (13 July 2020). "We finally have a trailer for the BBC's next big budget series, A Suitable Boy". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "Hindi remake of Maanagaram titled Mumbaikar". Cinema Express. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. "FLAMES Web Series Season 2 Trailer - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy will soon stream on Netflix; here's what the novel is all about". October 22, 2020.


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