Tanay Chheda

Tanay Chheda

actor, writer, additional crew

Tanay Chheda was born on Jun 27, 1996 in India. Tanay Chheda's big-screen debut came with Don directed by Farhan Akhtar in 2006, strarring Deepu. Tanay Chheda is known for My Name Is Khan directed by Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan stars as Rizvan Khan and Kajol as Mandira Khan. Tanay Chheda has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Tanay Chheda achieved is Screen Actors Guild Awards. The upcoming new movie Tanay Chheda plays is Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan which will be released on Feb 17, 2011.

Tanay Hemant Chheda is an Indian child actor. He is best known for his performances in the critically acclaimed films Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008), with the latter earning him the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008. He was first seen in the movie, Don, in 2006. He also has the critically acclaimed Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) in 2007 to his name and the award-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. In Don, he played the role of Deepu, the son of Jasjit (played by Arjun Rampal) . In Taare Zameen Par, he played the role of a handicapped child who is an extremely helpful and supportive friend to the protagonist Ishaan (played by Darsheel Safary). In Slumdog Millionaire, Chheda played the role of Jamal Malik, in adolescence, for which he has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008. He has most recently portrayed the young Rizwan Khan, an autistic child, in Shahrukh Khan's film, My Name Is Khan. He was nominated for the best child actor in Star Screen Awards for 'My Name Is Khan'. He was last seen in a German film Hexe Lilli- Journey to Mandolan which released on 13 February 2011.

  • Birthday

    Jun 27, 1996
  • Place of Birth

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

2 wins & 1 nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Winner - Actor
Young Artist Awards
2009
Outstanding International Feature Film Ensemble
Winner - Young Artist Award

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