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Leena Jumani

Lina Jumani
Lina Jumani Image: Wikimedia Commons. Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0

Leena Jumani is an Indian television actress and model, best known for portraying Tanushree Mehta, the principal antagonist, in the Zee TV serial Kumkum Bhagya. A Sindhi by community, she was born and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Key facts

Name Leena Jumani
Occupation Actress, model
Nationality Indian
Community Sindhi
Place of upbringing Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Best known for Tanushree Mehta in Kumkum Bhagya
Notable lead roles Pakhi in Ganga Kii Dheej; Ira in Chhoti Si Zindagi; lead in Maaya 2

Background

Jumani belongs to the Sindhi community and was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, before entering the Indian television industry as an actress and model.

Career

Early television work

Jumani began her television career with the role of Khemi, a poor village girl, in the serial Bandini. She subsequently played Suhasi in Koi Aane Ko Hai, appeared in a special episode of Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna, featured in the horror anthology Aahat, and had a cameo in Tere Liye.

Lead and supporting roles

She went on to play the lead role of Pakhi in Ganga Kii Dheej, and later played the female lead Ira in Chhoti Si Zindagi. Her other television roles include Paridhi in Punar Vivah, Piya in Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage, and Antara in Amita Ka Amit.

Kumkum Bhagya

Jumani is widely recognised for her portrayal of Tanushree Mehta, the main antagonist in Kumkum Bhagya. She left the show in 2019, returned in 2021, and permanently exited the series in 2022.

Web series and film

She played the lead role in Vikram Bhatt's web series Maaya 2, opposite Priyal Gor. In films, she had a part in Himmatwala. She also participated in the reality show Madventures Pakistan.

Selected works

Television

  • Bandini – as Khemi
  • Koi Aane Ko Hai – as Suhasi
  • Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna – special episode
  • Aahat
  • Tere Liye – cameo
  • Ganga Kii Dheej – as Pakhi (lead)
  • Chhoti Si Zindagi – as Ira (female lead)
  • Punar Vivah – as Paridhi
  • Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage – as Piya
  • Amita Ka Amit – as Antara
  • Kumkum Bhagya – as Tanushree Mehta (antagonist)

Web series

  • Maaya 2 – lead role, opposite Priyal Gor

Film

  • Himmatwala

Reality television

  • Madventures Pakistan

Significance

Jumani's long-running portrayal of Tanushree in Kumkum Bhagya, one of Indian television's prominent prime-time serials, is the role most closely associated with her public profile. Her filmography also reflects a transition between traditional saas-bahu television, lead roles in mythological and family dramas, and digital platforms through her work with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt.

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