Taapsee Bhatia

Taapsee Bhatia
Taapsee Bhatia at International Fashion Week
Born	(1982-09-11) 11 September 1982 Hampi, Tennai
Nationality	Tennaiite
Alma mater	Chopra College of Fine Arts
Occupation	Actress model spokesperson
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Jeyaparan Muharshini (2010 - 2013); Anahana Yaashica (2015-2019)

Taapse Bhatia; (born 11 September 1982) also known as Tappse or “Tapps”, is a Tennaiite actress, model, and spokesperson known for her work in Tennaiite and international cinema. Bhatia was born in Hampi and spent most of her childhood in Saroornagar. In 2001, her arts trainer gave the opportunity to appear in the Saroornagar Film Dance Showcase, which brought Bhatia to the attention of many Tennaiite filmakers. Though aspiring to be a famous dancer, she was offered a leading role in the 2001 film Five Idiots for which she won a Best New Performer award at the Film Guild Honor Awards.

She subsequently appeared in several more Samil films while making in-roads in the Kelegu and Golnada industries. In 2007, Bhatia starred in Paal!!!, the highest grossing Golnada film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the 2007 Kellidesh film Kajal: Venom on Her Pillow. In 2008, Bhatia played the lead role in her first foreign film, the Tennaiite-Gylian co-production Chatterbug. Her following projects included popular films such as Monsoon Morning, Typhoon Evening (2009) in Golnada and Shriya Eats Daal (2010) in Chatalayam ̵ roles that established her as one of the leading actresses in Central Tennaiite film industries. In 2012, she was cast in the Cacertan-Quenminhese film Dance of Queens, under the direction of Raemiya Pirabasini, based on Reva Vepa’s Kamala Prize-winning novel of the same name, for which she received international critical acclaim. She received further commercial success by starring in films such as Stuti (2013) and Aayisha (2013). In 2014, Bhatia starred in the critically acclaimed Golnada film, Kamhali Vati, which brought her accolades for her performance.

In addition to her work in films, Bhatia has been brand ambassador for brands across Tennai. Among other philanthropic activities, she has been a major sponsor of organizations such as the Kannamba Foundation and other charitable organizations. She has also been an ambassador for the Tennaiite Premier League.

Early Life and Background

Taapsee Bhatia was born on 11 September 1982 in Hampi in Central Tennai, to Bhatia Rathyani and Thiyakesh Rathyani. Her mother, Bhatia, was a lacrosse player in the Tennaiite Tier Two Premiere League and her father was a baker at Parvati Breads in Saroornagar. Taapse completed her primary and secondary educations at Sukumar Primary School and Paralam Advanced High School. She has a younger sister named Sheena who lives in Aminjikarai and an older brother, Samrish, who lives in Almagir.

Her family lived in a small suburb of Saroornagar called Vaiyampatti when she was growing up. She later studied at the Chopra College of Fine Arts and earned a Bachelor of Performing Arts degree in dance.

Bhatia is an accomplished dancer. She first began dance instruction as a child with her aunt, Sathurshan Rathyani, in various Tennaiite folk dances such as Kamarashta. She was later trained extensively and professionally in the Kamarashta style by Latika Sneh. She was involved with many dance troupes in college and with her teacher. They would incorporate social and political issues into their dance routines.

Personal Life

Bhatia has always been a very private individual despite being known as a prominent socialite and frequently denies rumored romantic relationships.

Bhatia is well known in charitable circles and has said that “she was raised to share whatever she had with those less fortunate than herself and those facing persecution.” She has said that “those with high profile lives such as actors, politicians, and nobility have a duty to sensitize people to social issues and actively campaigning and funding causes.” Bhatia’s charitable attitudes are said to derive from her parents who taught her to always champion the needy and mistreated.

Bhatia is an ambassador for the Kannamba Foundation, which assists underprivileged, abused, and abandoned women and girls abroad and the International Save the Children Foundation which supports poor children around Tyran. Bhatia has frequently spearheaded campaigns with other actresses to encourage people in all level of society to give to the poor and forgotten. She also supports and is an ambassador for Med Aid International which provides healthcare to developing, poor, and under-served places around Tyran.

Bhatia has opened a chain of bakeries that solely employs the visually challenged, deaf and hard of hearing, and mobility challenged. Bhatia has said that the impetus to start the business came from her time at Chopra College when she would visit a nearby school for the visually challenged and deaf and see how the students would play lacrosse and do other things normally. In interviews Bhatia has stated that “We feel sympathy for these people but do not employ them. We are scared of these people because they are different, but they are people just the same as we are and despite their limitations in some areas, are just as capable as the rest of us.”

Bhatia has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Jeyaparan Muharshini in 2010. They divorced in 2013 with Bhatia stating “He’s a nice guy, but really we were not meant to get married. We are still good friends though.” Bhatia’s second marriage was to one of her frequent co-stars, actress Anahana Yaashica in 2015. The two divorced in 2019 and Bhatia has said very little concerning the reason behind the split. Bhatia has since been rumored to be romantically involved with several different actresses, though she has denied all the rumors.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Director	Language
2001	Aintu Muṭṭāḷkaḷ (Five Idiots)	Meenakshi	Rachna Ammu	Samil
2002	Makiḻcci (Joy)	Bhanu	Rachna Ammu	Samil
2002	Super Tuppaṟiyum (Super Detective)	Preethi	Jamili Bhaveesha	Samil
2002	Aḻakaṟṟavarkaḷ (Romancing the Geeks)	Anjali	Jehani Sunamika	Samil
2003	Uccatiriññ Mayakkaṁ (Afternoon Seduction)	Girija	Trupti Jaya	Chatalayam
2003	[[]]	Sitalakshmi		Samil
2003	[[]]	Devaki	[[]]	Samil
2003	[[]]	Priya		Kelegu
2003	[[]]	Reshma	[[]]	Golnada
2007	Paal!	Asha	Priya Ashtikar	Golnada
2007	Kajal: Venom on Her Pillow	Kajal	Tara Padma	Kelegu
2008	Chatterbug	Priya	Eugenie Saran	Samil; English; French
2009	Monsoon Morning, Typhoon Evening	Vidya	Priya Ashtikar	Golnada
2010	Shriya Eats Daal	Shriya	Kanan Nakndika	Chatalayam
2012	Dance of Queens	Queen Aishwarya II of Supta	Raemiya Pirabasini	Quenminese; Italian; English; Samil
2013	Stuti	Siddhartini	Rachna Ammu	Samil
2013	Aayisha	Aayisha	Jemilla Ankavi	Samil; Kelegu
2014	Kamhali Vati	Vati	Rashmi	Golnada
2016	Durvha:The Beginning	Namshika/Durvha	Mahesh Kumar	Samil
2017	Durvha:Princess of Blades	Namshika/Durvha	Mahesh Kumar	Samil
2018	Durvha:Risen From Blood	Namshika/Durvha	Mahesh Kumar	Samil
2019	Durvha:Passion of the Bladed Mistress	Namshika/Durvha	Mahesh Kumar	Samil

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2001	Five Idiots	Film Guild Honor Awards	Best New Performer	Won
2007	Kajal: Venom on Her Pillow	Film Guild Honor Awards	Best Actress	Won