- published: 26 Mar 2012
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Tanay Hemant Chheda (Marathi: तनय हेमंत छेडा; born 27 June 1996) 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. His most recent performance was in My Name Is Khan (2010).
Tanay was born in Mumbai, India. He currently lives in Mumbai, his birthplace. He used to study in Campion School, but changed to Dhirubhai Ambani International School; both in Mumbai.
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 will now be seen in a German film Hexe Lilli- Journey to Mandolan which is scheduled for release on Feb 13, 2011.
I'm looking around
For some kind of trouble
I'm looking to find
Some friends of me
Been a long time coming
I'm not turning back
This time I'll take it all
Into my hands
'Cause I'm downshot
But I'm not gonna let it stop me
I'm downshot
Looking down the road ahead
I'm downshot
But I'm picking up the pieces
I'm downshot
And I'm never gonna let it end
I'm on the run
One place to another
Gotta get it done
I'm the only one
I've been a long time
Running the wrong side of the track
It's time to make my way
While I still can
'Cause I'm downshot
But I'm not gonna let it stop me
I'm downshot
Looking down the road ahead
I'm downshot
But I'm picking up the pieces
I'm downshot
And I'm never gonna let it end
I won't let it end
Been a long time coming
I'm not turning back
Been a long time
Since I've been on the attack
Downshot
But I'm never gonna let it stop me
Downshot
Looking down the road ahead
Downshot
But I'm picking up the pieces
Downshot