Mini Mathur (born 21 August 1975) is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest ''

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'' for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on

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where she hosted many shows. She has a bachelor degree in English Literature and an MBA in marketing from

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and recently played the lead in the Amazon original series '' Mind the Malhotras'' for which she received 7 best actor awards for her role as Shefali Malhotra. She hosts the Discovery School Super League on Discovery India and is the producer presenter of her travel series ''Minime'', the first season of which aired on TLC. She also hosted an interview show with politicians, industrialists and opinion makers called ''Dilli dil se''. She also was a contestant in the second season of ''

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'' in 2007.

Career

Mini is one of the most popular TV hosts in India. She holds a degree in English literature from

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and in business management from

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. She started her career as an advertising professional at

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through IMT Campus Placement. A chance opportunity to be the face of

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sunglasses led her to many more modelling assignments and her first game show on Indian television called ''Tol mol ke Bol''. Several more game and quiz shows and a

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led her to Mumbai where she joined as a VJ, after a contest where she impersonated

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interviewing Mamta Kulkarni. In four years at MTV Mini hosted concerts by international artists, interviewed film and pop stars, appear on youth campuses, give advice on love, and play classic tracks. At MTV, she presented ''Bombay Blush'', a culture show on India that aired in the UK. She hosted 2 seasons of the show on BBC2. She returned to mass entertainment with the first edition of the smash hit, ''

'' and continued to be a favorite for 3 seasons. She took a break to have a baby. She did several shows on music thereafter. Having accumulated goodwill among musicians. Yeh shaam Mastani, an interview-based concert series. Mini then stepped into the jungles of

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for 2 months to host the first season of '' Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao'' live, the Indian edition of "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here". She appeared as a celebrity contestant on ''

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'' Season 2. She then hosted a hardcore sports quiz show called ''Sports ka Superstar'' which gave her a chance to hone her sports knowledge and appear on two seasons of ''

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'' (''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'') as an expert lifeline. She returned to host ''

'' season 6 in 2012. She also hosted BYJU's Discovery School Super League season 1 along with Cyrus Sahukar in 2019 which aired on

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. She is known to harbor political aspirations. She hosts an interview show with politicians, industrialists, and opinion makers on DD, the national channel. Known for her sense of style and her love for vibrantly coloured handloom sarees, Mini appeared in many ad campaigns for Ultra doux, L'Oreal and Comfort.

Personal life

Mini Mathur was born in

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family. She resides in Mumbai with her husband, film director Kabir Khan as well as her children, Vivaan and Sairah.

Hosting Career

*''Tol Mol Ke Bol''

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(Host) *''Hit Thi Hit Hai'' (Host) *''Hit Hit Hurray'' (Host) *''Tandav''

(Actress) *''Vakaalat''

( Actress) *''Khoobsurat''

(Host) * ''Khwahish''

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(Actress) * Indian Holiday

(Host) *''MTV'' (1999-2003) (VJ) * ''Bombay Blush'' (Host) * '' Indian Idol 1''

(Host) * ''Popkorn''

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(Host) *''Miss India Pageant'' (Host) *''Sirf Ek Minute Mein''

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(Host) *'' Yeh Shaam Mastani'' (Sony) (host) * ''

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(Host) * ''

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(Host) * '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'' (Contestant) * '' Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao''

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(Host) * '' Wife Bina Life''

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(Host) * '' Sports ka Superstar'' (Host) * '' Indian Idol 6''

(Host) * '' Dilli Dil Se''

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(Host) * ''

'' * ''A Nation Celebrates'' (Producer) * ''From Corner Shops to Lords'' (Producer) * ''Discovery School Super League'' (Quiz Master) * ''Mind the Malhotras'' Amazon Prime Originals

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathur, Mini Indian VJs (media personalities) Indian television actresses Living people Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad alumni Lady Shri Ram College alumni People from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Actresses from Mumbai 1975 births