
Acting
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Tanmay Dhanania
Acting
Biography
Tanmay Dhanania trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) graduating in 2013. He plays Naseem Ali Khan in Indian Summers (2015) and Ajay in Brahman Naman (2016) which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, 2016. He also holds a degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He was one of the core members of the theatre group Tin Can in the city of Calcutta, where he is from.
Feature Films (15)

Naina, a criminal psychology professor, is sexually assaulted in a slum she visits to help the daughter of a school custodian embroiled in a case of domestic violence and infanticide.
The Rapist

A new tenant in his home, the enigmatic Pankaj intrigues Rahul stirring within him a yearning he doesn't quite understand yet. But there's trouble brewing when Pankaj's caste becomes known to the family. Pankaj, at odds with his feelings for a guy that are twice tabooed, struggles to keep a roof over his head. Conflicted by his growing love for a man his family considers beneath them, Rahul must decide what truly matters – age old prejudices or the joy of first love.
Pariah

In one of the bustling cities of Kerala, a migrant idol-maker from Bengal, desperately needing help with his uncle's cremation, and a tough Tamil midwife, who moonlights as a funeral priest, forge a fragile bond that is threatened when she is accused of a heinous crime.
Forbidden

Follows four Desis as they meet in an unplanned dinner. Rohit tells his guests upon arriving that there is a corpse in the trunk. The not-so-innocent joke will change their lives that very night.
Lord Curzon Ki Haveli

In the dead of night, Renuka escapes from a Delhi brothel after stabbing a policeman to death. She takes refuge in a community of sex workers in northern India, where she meets Devika, a young girl condemned to a life of prostitution. Their bond develops into a forbidden romance. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to escape the law and forge their path to freedom.
The Shameless

The lives of three young street singers change when they find a baby on the street and decide to take care of it.
Sugar Baby

In the idyllic jungles of Goa, a wellness teacher who is unwell gets confronted by a student after class.
After Class

In a tiny first class train cabin in India, 1976, a self-assured Mohan Bhatt encounters his first love, Maya Rao, from 6 years before...
Maya

Taxi driver Phanishwar is living with a mysterious girl, Nanaam, who he keeps in chains. When a medical student, Rami, a victim of revenge porn leaked online by an ex-boyfriend, seeks refuge in Goa, she stumbles into the strange but placid lives of Phanishwar and Nanaam.
Garbage

On a rainy night in Calcutta a group of desperate addicts chase brown sugar, but the permanent intoxication they seek proves elusive. Some of them seek a release, while others do not seem to want the night to end.
Cat Sticks

An online wedding, a one-night stand turned three-week standoff, difficult choices and hope pushing through in a smile--a lot can happen when everyone stays at home. Home Stories is an anthology of short films.
Home Stories

'Nazarband', the National Award-winning filmmaker's first outing in Hindi, is inspired by a short story by much- revered Bengali writer Ashapurna Devi and depicts the journey of two young people.
Captive
Television & Series (9)

The story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.
Made in Heaven

'Kaali Peeli Tales' is an anthology of six bitter-sweet short stories that capture the essence of love, relationships and life in Mumbai. The six unique stories revolve around young and urban characters on the crossroads of change and acceptance. The films are centered around themes like infidelity, open marriage, homosexuality, divorce and love in the times of social media. Each film has a unique perspective on love, romance and modern day relationships and asks few relevant questions along side. The resolution of each story takes place in the iconic Kaali-Peeli taxi. A symbol of Mumbai, the cab works as a metaphor for the 'journey of life and relationships' and binds all six stories together.
Kaali Peeli Tales

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
New Tricks

The shocking murder of a journalist thrusts a leading crime reporter into a nexus of police, media and the Mumbai underworld as she fights for justice.
Scoop

Epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. At the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.




