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Tina Desai (Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth24 February 1987

Age38 Years

BirthplaceBangalore, Karnataka, India

ProfessionActress, Model

NationalityIndia

Marital statusUnmarried

Tina Desai (Actress) Biography

Tina Desai is an Indian model-turned-actress known for work in Bollywood and Hollywood. Born in Bangalore in 1987, she began as a model in 2007, moved into

Early life and background

Tina Desai was born on 24 February 1987 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Raised in a family with a Gujarati father and a Telugu mother, she grew up in the city that remains listed as her hometown. She completed a Bachelor of Business Management in Finance from the National Institute of Management in Bangalore. Desai is Indian by nationality and identifies with Hinduism.

Career

Desai began her public career as a model in 2007 after taking part in the Get Gorgeous competition and later signing with Elite Model India Management. She established herself in advertising early on, appearing in more than one hundred television commercials and building a portfolio that included magazine shoots and calendars. In 2012 she posed for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar, a high-profile assignment that followed her modelling work.

Her film debut came in 2011 with the Bollywood feature Yeh Faasley. Over the next years she took on additional Hindi film projects including Table No. 21, Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene and Dussehra. Desai expanded into international work with a role in the British ensemble comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2012, and she joined the cast of the Netflix science-fiction drama Sense8 in 2015, where she played the character Kala Dandekar. Her portrayal in Sense8 drew positive attention from viewers.

Beyond on-screen acting, Desai has worked as a voice artist. In 2016 she contributed voice-over work to the children’s franchise Thomas & Friends, including the film The Great Race and the television series. She has also been featured in a filmed romantic song performance for singer KK.

Public profile

Physically, Desai is listed at approximately 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall, with a weight around 50 kg (110 lbs) and figure measurements reported as 32-26-30. She has black eyes and light brown hair. Desai speaks multiple languages fluently — Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, English and Hindi — which has supported both her modelling and acting work across different markets.

On screen and off, she has maintained a public lifestyle that includes travel and an interest in animals; she is noted as a dog lover and a devotee of Lord Ganesha. Her food preferences and leisure destinations have been described in public profiles, and she is reported to enjoy items such as chocolate lava cakes and pasta. A Honda City is listed among vehicles associated with her.

Personal life

Tina Desai is unmarried. Public profiles list her family details only in general terms; parents’ names are not provided. She follows a non-vegetarian diet and is described as belonging to the Brahmin caste. Hobbies mentioned include travelling.

Latest updates

By 2018, Desai’s performance in Sense8 continued to be recognized by viewers. Prior entries in her filmography and modelling résumé include her early Bollywood debut in 2011, her 2012 Kingfisher calendar appearance, and her voice work in 2016 for Thomas & Friends.

Desai’s work spans advertising, Indian cinema and international screen projects, and she continues to be visible across those areas.

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Recent Work

Yeh Faasley

Bollywood film debut (2011)

2011
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Hollywood film appearance

2012
Sense8

Television series (role: Kala Dandekar)

2015
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

Voice-over artist for the film and the TV series

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Started career as a model in 2007 after Get Gorgeous
  2. Featured in over 100 television commercials
  3. Bollywood film debut in Yeh Faasley (2011)
  4. Appeared in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
  5. Played Kala Dandekar in Sense8 (2015)
  6. Voice-over work for Thomas & Friends (2016)
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