Tanmay Vekaria is an Indian actor and theater artist who rose to fame after playing the role of ‘Bagha’ in the Hindi TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008).
Wiki/Biography
Tanmay Anand Vekaria was born on Friday, 24 July 1981 (age 41 years; in 2022) in Surat, Gujarat. He attended Our Lady of Remedy High School in Mumbai and holds a master’s degree from Nagindas Khandwala College, Mumbai.
Childhood photos of Tanmay Vekaria
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 11″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Arvind Vekaria, was a Gujarati drama actor. Tanmay has a sister and a brother.
Tanmay Vekaria and his father, Arvind Vekaria
Old photo of Tanmay Vekaria with his mother and brother
Tanmay Vekaria with his sister
Wife & Children
Tanmay’s wife’s name is Mitsu Vekaria. They have a daughter named Vrishti, and a son named Zeeshan.
Tanmay Vekaria with his wife, Mitsu Vekaria, and children
Tanmay Vekaria with her daughter and son
Address
Tanmay lives in Raj Arcade in Kandivali West, Mumbai.
Career
Television
In 2008, Tanmay made her acting debut with the popular Hindi sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ where she played the role of Bagha. In this show, he played several characters such as Inspector Ghorpade, a taxi driver, a rickshaw driver, a school teacher named Santosh, and Rukhmani’s husband before playing the role of Bagha.
Tanmay Vekaria (right) as Bagha in a still from TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Tanmay played the role of Sujeet Kumar Sharma in the Sony SAB Hindi sitcom FIR (2006).
Tanmay Vekaria as Sujeet Kumar Sharma in a still from TV show ‘FIR’
Movie
Tanmay Vekaria in a still from the movie Samay Chakra-Time Slot (2017)
In 2017, he made his Gujarati film debut with the Gujarati film ‘Slot Masa Samay Chara.’
Short film
Tanmay is cast by director Hardik Sadhwani and Ritviq Joshi in the Hindi short film ‘Jaagran’ which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival on 26 April 2022.
Tanmay Vekaria (far right) on the official poster of the short film Jaagran (2022)
Theater & games
In 2009, Tanmay appeared in a Gujarati comedy drama titled Ghar Ghar Ni Vaat, which aired on Shemaroo TV.
Tanmay Vekaria (left) in a still from the drama Ghar Ghar Ni Vaat (2009)
Award
- 2019: Indian Television Awards – Best Ensemble (Fiction) for TV show ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’
- 2012: Sab Ke Anokhe Award – ‘Sab se Anokhi Chaal’ for TV show ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’
Favourite
- Travel Destination: Sydney
Facts/Trivia
- Tanmay struggled with depression due to unemployment in 2010.
- In 2017, she made her Bollywood debut with the Gujarati film ‘Slot Masa Samay Chakra.’
- Following the death of Ghanshyam Nayak who played the role of Nattu Kaka in popular Indian sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, a video went viral where Tanmay Vekaria hinted at the new Nattu Kaka, Kiran Bhatt.
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