tanaaz began her film career in 2000, with "hadh kar di aapne". she was also the runner-up of mrs. india 2002. her significant releases include abbas mustan's thriller "36 china town", sooraj barjatya's "main prem ki diwani hoon", and jugal hansraj's "roadside romeo". she has acted in several television serials including "ye meri life hai" and "kis desh mein hai meraa dil". she also acted in the film "kaho naa pyaar hai" directed by rakesh roshan. she played neeta, amisha's cousin from new zealand, in the film. she was noted for her role of a young anglo indian girl trying to learn hindi in "zabaan sambhal ke" also starring pankaj kapoor. in 2009, she featured as a housemate in "bigg boss (season 3)". currently she is seen in kahan hum kahan tum as nishi sippi aired on star plus.