Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and television presenter. Early life Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput family from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. She was educated in many Kendriya Vidyalayas before graduating from Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her pre-university course, she worked as a sales trainee at a five-star hotel. In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society. After graduation, while preparing for the entrance tests to the administrative services and mass communications, she gave an audition for the national broadcaster Doordarshan's film songs based program Albela Sur Mela in 1998; she was selected as the presenter. Career After her television debut in 1998 with Albela Sur Mela, Tanwar gained fame for her role of Parvati Agarwal in the soap opera, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, opposite Ram Kapoor, in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In December 2012, she made a third appearance on the reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati. In the 2016 film Dangal, Tanwar played Daya Kaur, wife of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir Khan), who trains his daughters to be world-class wrestlers against social odds. Sakshi Tanwar made a comeback on television with Tyohaar Ki Thaali, first telecasted by Epic Channel in February 2018. Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta, Sakshi Tanwar come together for upcoming thriller 'Dial 100'. Personal life In 2018, Sakshi became a single mother when she adopted a nine-month-old baby girl, Dityaa Tanwar. Filmography Television Films Web series Awards and recognition Honours In 2013, her on-screen pairing with Ram Kapoor was voted India Today's Television's most popular onscreen couple. In April 2013, in a survey conducted by Ormax Media, Tanwar featured in Top 5 most trustworthy celebrities. References External links Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Rajasthan Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Female models from Rajasthan Actresses in Hindi television Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni People from Alwar Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actors from Mumbai