Mandy Takhar

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

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. (1 May 2018). "Birthday Special: Top 5 movies of Mandy Takhar". The Times of India.
2. (1 May 2023). "Happy Birthday Mandy Takhar: मैंडी ताखर के जन्मदिन पर जानिए उनका फिल्मी दुनिया का पूरा सफ़र". Zee News Hindi.
3. Malik, Sunny. (27 March 2012). "British Actress 'Mandy Takhar' makes her Bollywood debut".
4. Lakhi, Navleen. (9 September 2012). "Mandy unplugged". Hindustan Times.
5. (13 February 2024). "Mandy Takhar Finally Ties the Knot with Shekhar Kaushal; Pictures go Viral". PTC Punjabi.
6. (14 February 2024). "Mandy Takhar treats fans with a sweet Valentine's Day surprise; shares wedding photos". The Times of India.
7. (17 January 2026). "Chat Up: Mandy Takhar granted divorce". The Tribune.
8. (5 December 2012). "Not everybody gets a Yash Raj launch: Mandy". [[The Times of India]].
9. (7 April 2013). "Prem Chopra gets lifetime achievement honour". Hindustan Times.
10. "Mandy Takhar joins 'Biriyani' gang!".
11. (8 February 2017). "Film star Mandy Takhar to host the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017!". BritAsia TV.
12. (4 March 2017). "BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2017 celebrated". New Asian Post.
13. Reid, Michael D.. (31 October 2014). "Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India". Times Colonist.
14. (4 September 2019). "Saak: Two days ahead of the release, Mandy Takhar shares a new poster". The Times of India.
15. (27 August 2019). "Yes I Am Student: The shoot of Sidhu Moose Wala's debut movie goes on the floor". The Times of India.
16. (15 August 2025). "Vadda Ghar on OTT: Here's when, where you can watch Jobanpreet Singh's Punjabi family drama". Hindustan Times.
17. (13 March 2025). "Six Each - Official Teaser". The Times of India.
18. (29 August 2020). "Punjabi star, Mandy Takhar makes her Hindi music debut". The Times of India.
19. (8 August 2025). "One Thousand Miles: Yo Yo Honey Singh drops music video; fans get nostalgic, 'Bachpana ki yaadein'". Mint.