Tanvi Azmi was born as Saunhita Kher to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Dr. Manohar Kher. Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, Jeevanrekha and as a young widow in telefilm Rao Saheb. She also acted in the Malayalam language film Vidheyan. In 2014, she signed on to participate in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Bajirao Mastani playing the role of Radhabai, mother of Bajirao I. She had to go bald for her role in the movie.