Tara Deshpande

Tara Deshpande (born 8 December 1975 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress, writer, former model and MTV VJ. She appeared in several acclaimed films such as Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin and Kaizad Gustad's Bombay Boys. Since her marriage to an American citizen and moved to Boston in 2001, she lived in the Boston area where she currently runs a catering agency. Her husband is a graduate of Harvard Business School and is in finance. Tara published her first book at the age of 23, Fifty and Done (Harper Collins).Before entering the world of movies she was a model and MTV vj and a regular on the Mumbai stage. She played Begum Sumroo in Alyque Padamsee's play of the same name. Her latest book A Sense for Spice: Recipes and Stories from a Konkan Kitchen (Westland Publishers 2012) has become a best seller. She travels between NYC and Mumbai.

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