It is highly improbable that you haven’t heard the name of Tamanna Bhatia. She has successfully bagged several prominent roles in the Tamil, Telugu, and Bollywood movie industries. The actor has a huge fan following and has also charmed everyone with her online presence. Although she works predominantly in the South movie industry, her roles in Bollywood movies were prominent and worth remembering. We have specially curated a list of lesser-known facts about Tamannaah Bhatia.
Here are some lesser-known facts about Tamannaah Bhatia:
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1. Tamannaah Bhatia was born into a Punjabi family based in Mumbai on the 21st of December 1989.
2. Tamannaah Bhatia family
The actor belongs to a Hindu family of Sindhi descent. Her father, Santhosh Bhatia, is a diamond merchant and her mother’s name is Rajani Bhatia. She also has an elder sibling named Anand Bhatia. The actress has been born and brought up in Mumbai.
3. Tamannaah educational qualification
The Baahubali actress completed her schooling at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School in Mumbai. Later she graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts from National College in Mumbai.
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4. Tamannaah Bhatia debut movie
Tamannaah is known to have started acting at the tender age of 13. She debuted in the Bollywood industry with the movie Chand Sa Roshan Chehra back in 2005. In the same year, she also made her Telugu film debut with the movie Sree. Tamannaah made her Tamil film debut in the year 2006 with the movie Kedi. Tamannaah’s first prominent lead role in Bollywood was Himmatwala in 2013. Though the movie didn’t do well at the box office, she bagged several promising roles after that.
5. Tamannaah has been a part of the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.
6. Tamannaah Bhatia sought an apology from the director Suraj for his sexist remarks
Famous director, Suraj, made some sexist remarks on the sets of Kathi Sandai regarding her costumes in that film. It enraged the actress and she sought an apology from the director asking him to apologize to not only her but all the women in the industry.
14. Reportedly, Tamannaah changed her name from ‘Tamanna’ to ‘Tamannaah’ after consulting a numerologist.
8. The Babli Bouncer actress is a prominent celebrity endorser for several popular brands like Celkon Mobiles, Fanta, Chandrika Ayurvedic soap, etc.
9. Tamannaah Bhatia relationships
Tamannaah was rumoured to be dating Virat Kohli back in 2012. They met each other while shooting a commercial for Celkon mobile but later on, she denied all the rumours.
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After a picture of shopping jewelry with the Pakistani cricketer, Abdul Razzaq went viral on social media, people thought they were getting married. Later on, she denied those rumours too and clarified that Abdul was already married.
In June 2023, Tamannaah Bhatia finally confirmed her relationship with the Darlings actor, Vijay Varma. They met at the sets of the Netflix anthology film Lust Stories 2Â and immediately hit it off. Their dating rumours sparked when the couple was seen kissing at a New Year’s party in Goa.
10. In 2018, Tamannaah reportedly took Rs 50 lakh for her 10-minute IPL opening performance.
11. Tamannaah Bhatia net worth
As of 2023, Tamannaah Bhatia net worth is around Rs 132 crore. This amount is also proof enough of her successful career, she generates income from various sources like acting, endorsing brands, modeling, etc.
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12. In 2016, the actor became the face of the Government of India’s social campaign of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.
13. She started her own jewelry business named White-n-Gold in 2015 and opened up stores for the same in Mumbai and Bangalore.
7. An engineering student once hurled a shoe at Tamannaah
In 2018, Tamannaah was in Hyderabad for the inauguration of a jewelry store when an engineering student hurled a shoe in her direction. Although the shoe missed her, she was visibly shaken by the action. When questioned, the guy said that he adores the actress but he is disappointed with the roles given to her.
15. Tamannaah Bhatia awards
She has received many awards for her amazing contribution to the Indian film industry and more. She has received the following awards-
- Kalaimamani Award for her contribution to the field of art and literature in 2010
- Â Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award for her amazing delivery in the movie Baahubali: The Beginning in 2018
- Honorary Doctorate from CIAC in 2017
- B. Nagi Memorial Award for her selfless contribution to the Telugu movie industry
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