Actress Mouni Roy Biography and Career
Mouni Roy is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and Hindi television. She was born on 28 September 1985. She made her acting debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2006). In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of Actress Mouni Roy so read the article till the end.
Roy became one of the highest-paid Hindi television actresses after starring as a shape-shifting serpent in the supernatural thriller Naagin (2015–2016) and its sequel Naagin 2 (2016–2017). She is a receipent of various awards including Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards.
Career and films
Actress Mouni Roy is a famous television and film celebrity and she worked in so many movies, this biography article is incomplete without talking about her films and shows. So here you will gain info about her films and projects.
Roy started her career in 2006 with the Ekta Kapoor drama Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, playing the role of Krishna Tulsi opposite Pulkit Samrat. She then participated and won the first season of Zara Nach ke Dikha. Then, she appeared as Shivani in the series Kasturi. In 2008, she participated in Pati Patni Aur Woh.
In 2011, Roy starred in the Punjabi movie Hero Hitler in Love. She attained fame after playing the role of Sati in Life OK’s mythological series Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev from 2011 to 2014. During that time, she played the lead as Meera opposite Aditya Redij in Life OK’s Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq in 2013. In 2014, Roy participated in the dance reality show on Colors Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in its seventh season along with Punit Pathak.
In 2015, Actress Mouni Roy returned to television with Ekta Kapoor’s supernatural series Naagin, playing the role of Shivanya. The series topped the TRP charts, making her a household name not only in India but in other countries as well. She became one of the players of Bijlani’s team Mumbai Tigers in Box Cricket League. She hosted the dance show So You Think You Can Dance on &TV. In the same year, she appeared in the song “Nachna Aunda Ni” in Tum Bin 2.
In 2018, Roy made her Bollywood debut alongside Akshay Kumar in Gold directed by Reema Kagti. Her performance was praised. Hindustan Times wrote, “Mouni Roy as Akshay’s wife Monobina is just the right mixture of crotchety and charming.
With her grasp of Bengali, she brings that extra something to the film’s milieu.” Suparna Sharma of Asian Age reviewed her performance and sensuality: “Her Monobina is created out of Punjabi men and women’s fetishised fantasy of married Bengali women – snappy and scolding, but also sexy and sultry.” With global earnings of ₹1.5 billion, Gold emerged as a commercial success and became first Indian film to have a theatrical release in South Arabia.
In May 2019, she made a cameo appearance in the final few episodes of Naagin 3 as Mahanaagrani Shivangi.
Short biography of Actress Mouni Roy
Actress Mouni Roy was born in Cooch Behar, West Bengal on 28 September 1985 into a Bengali Hindu family. Her grandfather, Shekhar Chandra Roy was a well-known Jatra theatre artist. Her mother Mukti was a theatre artist, and her father Anil Roy was an office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad. She did her schooling till class 12th from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Baburhat, Cooch Behar and then went to Delhi.
She took up mass communication at Jamia Milia Islamia at her parents’ insistence, but left the course midway and went to Mumbai to try her luck in the Bollywood film industry. She finished her part 1 exams and did not return to Delhi after that. Mouni had an interest in acting since her childhood and cited actresses Madhubala, Madhuri Dixit and Waheeda Rehman as her acting idols.
On 27 January 2022, following three years of dating, Roy and Dubai-based businessman Suraj Nambiar got married in traditional Bengali and Malayali ceremonies in Panaji, Goa.
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Random biography facts about Actress Mouni Roy
Roy’s first film release in 2019 was Romeo Akbar Walter, which also starred John Abraham and Jackie Shroff. Her performance as a R&AW spy drew mixed reviews. A Bollywood Hungama review stated, “Mouni Roy has an interesting part to essay. Though she does well, her character gets a raw deal.
In 2022, Actress Mouni Roy appeared as judge in the fifth season of the reality show Dance India Dance Li’l Masters. Roy was slated to play the female lead in Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Bole Chudiyan, but she quit after clashes with the filmmakers.
She played the main antagonist “Junoon” in the 2022 film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan.
It released on 9 September and Roy received rave reviews from critics and audience alike. She will also be making a guest appearance in Vikas Bahl’s Ganpath: Part One (2022), and has been reportedly signed as the leading lady in Sanjay Gupta’s sports drama.
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