Meet Tanya Maniktala, The Beautiful Copy-Writer Turned Actor

Tanya Maniktala is an Indian web series actress from New Delhi who became recognized after the huge success of the TVF Hindi web series Flames in 2018. Tanya played the role of ‘Ishita’ in the TVF web series Flames.

She also made an appearance as an actor in the YouTube channel, The Timeliners videos. The young, talented, and beautiful actress featured in Mira Nair’s six-part BBC TV adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel- A Suitable Boy.

Here are a few unknown facts about the charming Tanya Maniktala:

Who is Tanya Maniktala?

Tanya Maniktala age is 25 years as of 2023. She was born on 7 July 1997 in Delhi. The names of her parents are not known. She has a brother Abhijeet Maniktala and a sister Sanya Maniktala.

She did her schooling at St. Francis De Sales School in Janakpuri. She completed her graduation from Shivaji College, University of Delhi with a Bachelor of Arts (English Literature). She wanted to be an actress since her college days as she has always been passionate about acting.

Tanya before her acting break

In her early career days, she also worked as a copywriter. In 2018, she started working as a writing intern for a media website ‘The Social Rush’.

She is adept in the Spanish language

Tanya is proficient in Hindi, English, and also Spanish which adds a feather to her cap.

Tanya Maniktala debut in acting

In 2018, Maniktala made her acting debut with School Days. The same year, she received praise for her performance in TVF’s Flames opposite Ritvik Sahore. It was her first success that made her a noticeable actor.

She had been featured in several videos of TVF and Timeliners

Tanya started a YouTube channel in her own name on 19 October 2018

Tanya played the character Lata Mehra in BBC One’s A Suitable Boy

She portrayed Lata Mehra in BBC One’s A Suitable Boy in the year 2020. She acted alongside Bollywood actor Ishaan Khattar and veteran actress Tabu. This proved as a major turning point in her career. The critics and audience praised her for her outstanding performance.

 

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Tanya Maniktala web series that made her a household name

In 2021, Netflix India came up with the show Feels Like Ishq. Tanya appeared in the series opposite Skand Thakur. She also acted in Sony LIV’s Chutzpah alongside Varun Sharma. She was also seen in Netflix’s How To Fall In Love opposite Ayush Mehra.

 

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Tanya Maniktala is all set for her debut movie and upcoming projects

Tanya will make her Hindi film debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Vikrant Massey. She will be seen in the upcoming movie Mumbaikar. It is an action thriller movie by Santosh Sivan that is a remake of the Tamil film Maanagaram (2017).

 

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She will also be seen in Pratim D Gupta’s Untitled next opposite Shantanu Maheshwari. Tanya also has the web series P.I. Meena, Tooth Pari: When Love Bites, and Flames Season 3 in her kitty.

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