Tanvi Azmi

Biography

Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Thappad (2020) and Tribhanga (2021).

She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher.

Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, Jeevanrekha and as a young widow in the telefilm Rao Saheb (1986) directed by Vijaya Mehta. She also acted in the Malayalam language film Vidheyan (1993), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Pyari Behna (1985).

Her supporting role in the romantic drama Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala, received critical acclaim and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

The psychological thriller Dushman (1998) starring Kajol and Sanjay Dutt, saw her play Dr. Poornima Sehgal, a psychologist, earned her a third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2015, she appeared alongside Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Priyanka Chopra in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical romantic drama Bajirao Mastani. She portrayed Radhabai, the mother of Bajirao I. played by Singh. She had to go bald for her role in the film. 

The film and her performance received widespread critical acclaim, and earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to her fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2017, she acted in And TV’s Vani Rani.

Her performance in the domestic drama Thappad (2020) received high critical acclaim and earned her a fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Azmi next starred in Tribhanga (2021), a Netflix original film directed by Renuka Shahane. Co-starring Kajol and Mithila Palkar, the film received critical acclaim for the performance of the lead trio, earning Azmi a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film).