Tia Bajpai

Tia Bajpai (born Twinkle Bajpai) is an Indian singer, television and film actress. She made her film debut in 2011 with Vikram Bhatt's film Haunted - 3D, and appeared in 1920: Evil Returns and Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat. She also participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.

Career

Hailing from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Bajpai started her career by appearing in a few television serials and shows. She made her film and singing debut in Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller Haunted 3D in 2011, co-starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty, where she portrayed the character of Meera Sabharwal who is tortured by her piano teacher (played by Arif Zakaria). Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3.5/5 to the film.

In 2012, Bajpai appeared in Vikram Bhatt's next horror thriller 1920: The Evil Returns, sequel to the 2008 film 1920, alongside Aftab Shivdasani. She portrayed the role of Smriti, a girl who is possessed by an evil spirit. The film garnered average reviews from critics, but turned out to be commercially successful. In 2020, Bajpai released her first international solo album "Upgrade". The music videos for the album were released on YouTube. The song called "Bon Appetit" from the album was released on 23 May and features India's first 3D animation video. She was credited as Tia B on her album.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Haunted – 3D Meera Sabharwal Debut film Lanka Dr. Anju A. Khanna 2012 1920: Evil Returns Smriti/ Sangeeta 2014 Desi Kattey Guddi Identity Card Nazia Siddiqui 2015 Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat Anjali 2018 Hate Story 4 Bhavna Cameo 2023 Lakeerein Kavya Agnihotri

Television

As singer Year Film Song Co-Singer Composer Lyricist Notes 2011 Haunted – 3D Sau Baras Solo Chirantan Bhatt Junaid Wasi Lanka Sheet Leher-II Solo Gaurav Dagaonkar 2018 Chalte Chalte (Cover Version) Solo Saurabh Sengar, Jay Mehta, Aishwarya Tripathi; originally by Ghulam Mohammed Kaifi Azmi 2019 One Day: Justice Delivered Tooh Hila lo Divya Kumar, Farhad Joy- Anjan Alaukik Rahi Main Gair Hui Solo A. M. Turaz

Accolades Award Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.(s) 4th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year "Sheet Leher" from Lanka