Mandy Takhar (born 1 May 1987) is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well.
Personal life Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK. She traces her roots to Maliana, a small village near Phagwara in Punjab, India. She moved to London from her family home when she was 17, to study drama at the Kingston University and then left the UK in 2009 to work as an actor in the Indian film industry.
Takhar married Shekhar Kaushal, a gym trainer and CEO, on 13 February 2024 following both Hindu and Sikh wedding rituals. The couple got divorced on 16 January 2026 after the Saket family court allowed the first motion filed by the couple on mutual consent.
Career Mandy moved to Mumbai and landed the role opposite Punjabi singer Babbu Mann in the 2010 film Ekam - Son of Soil. In 2012, she played the lead role of Sahiba opposite Gippy Grewal in the film Mirza - The Untold Story, a modern adaptation of the love story of Mirza-Sahiba. Her portrayal of Sahiba got her nominated for the best actress at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.
In 2013, she starred in Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 a comedy alongside Amrinder Gill and Honey Singh. She played the role of a teacher and won hearts again and got the award for most prominent & popular face and youth Icon of 2012-2013 at the 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival.
She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani starring Karthi. She won the award for best supporting actor at PTC Punjabi Film Awards.
In early 2017 she appeared in the Punjabi film Rabb Da Radio.
In 2017 she co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart.
Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2010 Ekam – Son of Soil Navneet Punjabi with Babbu Maan 2012 Mirza – The Untold Story Sahiba Punjabi With Gippy Grewal & Honey Singh 2012 Bumboo Pinky Hindi Directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit 2012 Saadi Wakhri Hai Shaan Jot Punjabi 2013 Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 Simmy Punjabi With Amrinder Gill & Honey Singh 2013 Ishq Garaari Miss Sweety Punjabi With Sharry Maan 2013 Biriyani Maya TamilDirector Venkat Prabhu 2015 Sardaarji Jasmine Punjabi(Director Rohit Jugraj, Producer White Hill Productions) With Diljit Dosanjh 2015 Munde Kamaal De Sonia Punjabi(Director Amit Prasher) With Amrinder Gill 2016 Ardaas Binder Punjabi Directed by Gippy Grewal 2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Guest appearance Punjabi Special appearance in "Poplin" 2016 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru Audi Car Lady Tamil Special appearance 2017 Rabb Da Radio Naseeb Kaur Punjabi with Tarsem Jassar 2018 Khido Khundi Laali Punjabi with Ranjit Bawa 2019 Lukan Michi TBA Punjabi with Preet Harpal 2019 Band Vaaje Billo Punjabi with Binnu Dhillon 2019 Saak Chann Kaur Punjabi with Jobanpreet Singh2021 Yes I Am Student Reet Punjabi with Sidhu Moosewala 2022 Television Rano Punjabi With Kulwinder Billa 2024 Vadda Ghar TBA Punjabi With Jobanpreet Singh 2025 Six Each Navdeep Punjabi With Hardeep Grewal 2025 Enna Nu Rehna Sehna Ni Aaunda Kiran Punjabi With Jassie Gill
Music videos YearSongArtist MusicLyricsLabel2020Tod Da E DilAmmy Virk Avvy SraManinder ButtarDesi Melodies 2020Dil Chahte HoJubin Nautiyal Payal DevA.M TurazT-Series 2025One Thousand MilesYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey SinghT-Series
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Movie Result 2016PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Supporting ActressSardaarji 2012-13 6th Punjabi Film and Music Festival Most Prominent & Popular Face and Youth Icon-- 2013PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best ActressMirza – The Untold Story
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