Thursday, March 26, 2015

Monica Bedi

Monica Bedi

Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975, in Hoshiarpur, Punjab) is an actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s.
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi at the 8th Aap Ki Awaz Media Excellence Awards.jpg
Monica Bedi at the 8th Aap Ki Awaz Media Excellence Awards
Born18 January 1975 (age 40)[1]
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationCinema/ TV Actress
Years active1995–present

Early and personal life[edit]

Bedi was born to Dr. Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in 1975 in the village Chabbewal, district Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Her parents moved to Norway in 1979. At the end of her under-graduation in India, she joinedOxford University, United Kingdom for reading literature; simultaneously, her acting education got completed at Delhi University in 1995.[1]

Career[edit]

Bedi got her first break in Tollywood in the film Taj Mahal (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. Apart from Taj Mahal, Ramanaidu also cast her in Sivayya and Speed Dancer (produced by TVD Prasad).[2] She debuted in Bollywood with Surakshaa (1995 film), opposite Saif Ali Khan.
Bedi was a participant in Big Boss Season 2, a television-based reality show.[3] She was one of the contestants of the reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3. She was also a contestant on the Desi Girl reality show.
She sung the chants "EkOnkar" for a spiritual music album on Universal Music.[4]
Bedi acted in her first Punjabi movie Sirphire (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky and winning the PTC Award for "best debut".

Jail sentence[edit]

In September 2002, she was arrested with Abu Salem by the Lisbon police for entering Portugal on forged documents.[5] They served jail sentence in Portugal.[6] On 29 September 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi for passport forgery for procuring a passport on a fictitious name.[7] In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the jail term to the period that she had already served.[8]

Filmography[edit]


YearFilmLanguageRoleDirected by
1994Main Tera AashiqHindi
1995TajmahalTelugu
1995SurakshaaHindiKiranRaju Mavani
1995Aashique MastaneHindiAjay Kashyap
1996KhilonaHindiKajalDeepak Pawar
1996Soggadi PellamTeluguTulasiMuthyala Subbaiah
1997Ek Phool Teen KanteHindiAnup Malik
1997Jeeyo Shaan SeHindiTalat Jani
1997Tirchhi TopiwaleHindiSanam OberoiNandeem Khan
1997Circus SattipanduTeluguC H Srinivas
1998SivayyaTeluguR Suresh Varma
1998Choodalani VundiTeluguGunasekhar
1998ZanjeerHindi
1999KalicharanHindi
1999Nannaseya HooveKannadaE.Channagangappa
1999Sikander Sadak KaT L V Prasad
1999Jaanam Samjha KaroHindiMonica
1999Kaala SamrajyaHindiMonica K. Singh
1999Speed DancerTelugu
1999LohpurushHindiHersh Kinnu
2001Jodi No.1HindiRinkyDavid Dhawan
2001Pyaar Ishq Aur MohabbatHindiMaya DhillonRajiv Rai
2003Tada[9]HindiSisir Mishra
2011Devadasiyin KathaiTamilSwathi Varma, Mukesh RishiRenuka
2012ParichayaNepaliRekha
2012Hridoye Lekho NaamBengali
2012SirphirePunjabiSimranHarjit Singh Ricky
2014Romeo RanjhaPunjabiReet KaurNavaniat Singh
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