Biography

Sai Tamhankar is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi film and television. She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 starring in Subhash Ghai's crime thriller Black & White. Her first break came from the Marathi serial Ya Gojirvanya Gharat. She has since acted in other Marathi serials like Agni Shikha, Sathi Re, and Kasturi. 2015 marked a turning point for Tamhankar as she found mainstream success with her role in the comedy romance Hunterrr. She went on to win a Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Supporting Actress for the film Family Katta in 2018. Sai owns a Wrestling team named 'Kolhapuri Mavle' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.

Sai Tamhankar was born in Sangli. During her teenage years, she was a sportsperson and was a state level Kabbadi player. She is a commerce graduate from Chintaman College of Commerce, Sangli.

The seeds for her acting career were planted during her graduation itself when she started doing street plays and participating in inter-college competitions. Her play, Aadhe Adhure, won her the Best Actress award, which encouraged her to take up acting as a career. It was during the award ceremony of her play that she was offered a major role in the Marathi sitcom Ya Gojirvanya Gharat.

Tamhankar made her Bollywood debut in 2008 starring in Subhash Ghai's crime thriller Black & White, and proceeded to work with Aamir Khan in Ghajini and make her Marathi film debut with Sanai Choughade in the same year.

Her first break, however, came from the Marathi serial Ya Gojirvanya Gharat. She has also acted in other television shows such as Fu Bai Fu as an anchor, as well as Sathi Re, Kasturi, Agni Shikha, and Anubandha.

- IMDb mini biography by: Shrinivas G. Kulkarni