Biography

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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tanay Chheda

Tanay Hemant Chheda is an Indian young actor. He has worked in the critically acclaimed film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 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.

Early life and background Tanay Hemant Chheda was born in Mumbai, India on 27 June 1996. He used to study in Campion School, but changed to Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Thereafter he attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a college-prep school, for 2 years. He then started his college career at the University of Southern California (USC).

Film career He was first seen in the movie "Don - The Chase Begins Again" in 2006, he also has the critically acclaimed "Taare Zameen Par" 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 Rajan Damodaran, 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 will portray young Rizwan Khan in the upcoming Shahrukh Khan film, My Name Is Khan.
- IMDb mini biography by: Filmibeat.com

Known child artist from 2006 to 2011.

As Shah Rukh said in Om Shanti Om , if you really wish for something very deeply and concentrate your energies on it, the universe conspires to give it to you. This is my understanding of the good luck factor: no gemstones or charms for me.

I may be 12 but my mother says I was born 80! I am like the character in the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - born 80 and age-ing backwards. I feel younger with time, and enjoy myself more as the days pass.