Background
Tanay was born in Mumbai, India, where he currently lives.
Tanay was born in Mumbai, India, where he currently lives.
He attended the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States of America.
He used to study in Campion School, but changed to Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Both in Mumbai. He is currently in his second year at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. 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). 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 LilliJourney to Mandolan which released on 13 February 2011.
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. 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.
