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Nationality
  
Indian

Occupation
  
Actress, Model


Name
  
Tina Desai

Role
  
Actress

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Full Name
  
Tena Babbar Desae

Born
  
24 February 1987 (age 37) (
1987-02-24
)

Movies and TV shows
  
Table No 21, The Best Exotic Marigold, Sense8, The Second Best Exoti, Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene

Similar People
  
Rajeev Khandelwal, Aml Ameen, Brian J Smith, Tuppence Middleton, John Madden

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Tina Desai is an Indian actress and model. She debuted with the 2011 thriller Yeh Faasley, and went on to star in the action comedy Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande, before making her foreign debut in 2012 in the English comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. She is also known for her main role in the Netflix series Sense8.

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Early life

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Desai was born in Bangalore to Gujarati Hindu father and Telugu Hindu mother. She is a graduate in Business Management with specialization in finance from National Institute of Management college. She is fluent in five languages—Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, English and Hindi.

Career

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Desai first came into the limelight when she participated in the reality show contest Get Gorgeous. Although she did not win the contest, she was offered a contract with Elite Model India Management, which sponsors the reality show, before the eventual winner. She has been modeling since 2007 and has featured in over 100 commercials.

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She made her acting debut in 2011 in Yeh Faasley. She later appeared in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. In 2015, Desai had major roles in two high-profile English language projects, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a sequel to the 2011 hit and the Netflix drama Sense8 by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski in which she plays Kala Dandekar.

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She posed for the 2012 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar and starred in the Bollywood action thriller film Table No. 21 opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. She appeared in the romantic song "Yeh Kahan Mil Gaye Hum" with singer KK.

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In 2016, she voiced the character of Ashima in the Thomas & Friends film The Great Race.

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Filmography

Actress
2022
Bloody Brothers (TV Series) as
Sophie
- Handa (2022) - Sophie
- Shiela (2022) - Sophie
- Sophie (2022) - Sophie
- Priya (2022) - Sophie
- Daljeet (2022) - Sophie
- Jaggi (2022) - Sophie
2021
Bob Biswas as
Indira Verma
2021
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (TV Series) as
Ananya Ghosh
- Recovery (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Remission (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Relapse (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Side Effects (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Anatomy (2021) - Ananya Ghosh (credit only)
- Malignant (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Complications (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
- Diagnosis (2021) - Ananya Ghosh
2021
Almost Home (Short)
2018
Thomas & Friends (TV Series short) as
Ashima (UK & US) / Fashion Designer (UK & US)
- Shankar's Makeover (2019) - Ashima (UK & US) / Fashion Designer (UK & US) (voice)
- Thomas Makes a Mistake (2019) - Ashima (UK & US) / Fashion Designer (UK & US) (voice)
- Crowning Around (2019) - Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
- Tiger Trouble (2018) - Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
- Trusty Trunky (2018) - Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
- Thomas Goes to Bollywood (2018) - Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
2019
The Best of Thomas & Friends Clips (US) (TV Series) as
Ashima
- Number One Engine (2019) - Ashima (voice)
- Tiger Trouble (2019) - Ashima (voice)
- Thomas Goes to Bollywood (2019) - Ashima (voice)
- Trusty Trunky (2019) - Ashima (voice)
2019
Thomas & Friends: Meet the Characters! (TV Mini Series) as
Ashima (UK & US)
- Meet Ashima of India (2019) - Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
2018
Dassehra as
Aditi Singh (as Tena Desae)
2018
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (Video short) as
Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
2018
Thomas & Friends: Be Who You Are, and Go Far (Music Video) as
Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
2018
Thomas & Friends: Global Friends! (TV Mini Series) as
Ashima
- Thomas' Colourful Engine Friends (2018) - Ashima (voice)
- Ashima the Helpful Indian Tank Engine (2018) - Ashima (voice)
2015
Sense8 (TV Series) as
Kala Dandekar
- Amor Vincit Omnia (2018) - Kala Dandekar
- You Want a War? (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- What Family Actually Means (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- All I Want Right Now Is One More Bullet (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- I Have No Room in My Heart for Hate (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Isolated Above, Connected Below (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Fear Never Fixed Anything (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Polyphony (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Obligate Mutualisms (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Who Am I? (2017) - Kala Dandekar
- Happy F*cking New Year. (2016) - Kala Dandekar
- Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- We Will All Be Judged by the Courage of Our Hearts (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- Demons (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- Smart Money's on the Skinny Bitch (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- Art Is Like Religion (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- What's Going On? (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- I Can't Leave Her (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- Just Turn the Wheel and the Future Changes (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- WWN Double-D? (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- I Am Also A We (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- What Is Human? (2015) - Kala Dandekar
- Limbic Resonance (2015) - Kala Dandekar
2018
Good Luck (TV Movie) as
Jenny Saxena
2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race as
Ashima (UK & US) (voice)
2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as
Sunaina
2015
Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene as
Megha
2013
Table No. 21 as
Siya Agasthi (as Tena Desae)
2012
Cocktail as
Waitress in Cafe (as Tena Desae)
2011
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as
Sunaina (as Tena Desae)
2011
Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande as
Neha Sharma (as Tena Desae)
2011
Yeh Faasley as
Arunima Dua
Music Department
2018
Thomas & Friends: Be Who You Are, and Go Far (Music Video) (vocals)
2018
Thomas & Friends: Global Friends! (TV Mini Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Ashima the Helpful Indian Tank Engine (2018) - (performer: "You Can Only Be You" and "Be Who You Are, and Go Far" - uncredited)
2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (performer: "You Can Only Be You")
Soundtrack
2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (performer: "You Can Only Be You")
Self
2017
#HappyBirthdaySense8 (Short) as
Self
2017
The Sense8 Experience (Short) as
Self
2016
The Making of Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (Documentary short) as
Self / Ashima (UK & US)
2015
Sense8: Creating the World (TV Short documentary) as
Self
2015
Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Chappie/The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) - Self
Archive Footage
2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Behind the Story: Lights, Colours and Smiles (Video documentary short) as
Sunaina (uncredited)

References

Tina Desai Wikipedia