Tia Bajpai

Tia Bajpai
Bajpai at the promotion of 1920: The Evil Returns in 2012
Born	Twinkle Bajpai (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 27) Lucknow
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	2005–present

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.

Bajpai started her career by appearing in a few television serials and shows. She made her film and singing debut from Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller Haunted 3D in 2011, co-starring Mimoh Chakraborty, where she portrayed the character of Meera Sabharwal who is tortured by her piano teacher (played by Arif Zakaria). The film went to become a 'Superhit' at the box office. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3.5/5 to the film. She then appeared in Maqbool Khan's drama-thriller film Lanka alongside Manoj Bajpayee and Arjan Bajwa, where she portrayed the character of Anju. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics, and had a poor box office collection.

In 2012, Bajpai appeared in Vikram Bhatt's next horror thriller 1920: The Evil Returns, sequel to 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 2014, Bajpai appeared in two films Anand Kumar's Desi Kattey, alongside Sunil Shetty and Jay Bhanushali, and Identity Card. She recently appeared in Aijaaz Khan's comedy film Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat in 2015, alongside Rajpal Yadav. The film was a critical and commercial failure.