Mona Vasu, also known as Mona Wasu, is an Indian actress who mainly works in

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television. Vasu is best known for playing the titular role of Miilee in '' Miilee'', Rohini Sharma in ''

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'' and Richa Thakral in '' Parichay – Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka''.

Early life

She completed her degree in Sociology from Sri Venkateswara College,

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in 2003. She moved to

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to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Vasu started her career in 2003 by appearing in many ads for major brands. She hosted the weekly travel show ''Operation Gold'' from 2003 to 2004 on STAR Gold. The concept of the show was to know about the life of soldiers in the

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. She played a leading role in the 2004

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telefilm ''30 Day Trial''. This light hearted rom-com was the story of a much-in-love couple, Nikhil (Kabir Sadanand) and Shailee (Mona Vasu), who are given an opportunity by their fathers, to live together for 30 days, before they decide to actually marry. Co-written by Suhana Bhatia and Rajen Makhijani, this film was nominated for 'Best Script' at the Indian Telly Awards that year. Between 2005 and 2006, she played the title role in the

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daily serial '' Miilee'' on

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. In 2007, she hosted the weekly songs countdown show ''Idea Ek Se Bad Kar Ek'' on

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which included categories like 'Top 10 Action Heroes', 'Top 10 Love Triangles' and 'Top 10 Sizzling Singles'. She played the role of Savita in the TV serial ''Jamegi Jodi.com'' on 9X who is the daughter of Sulbha Arya who runs a match fixing agency, Bandhan. She also did an episodic role in the horror show '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai''. From 2008 to 2009, she played the role of Rohini, the eldest daughter, in the prime time

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'' on

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. In 2009, Vasu starred in an episode of '' Specials @ 10'' on

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. The actress shot to fame when she won the reality show ''Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao'' (the Indian version of ''I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'') in 2009. She played the role of the antagonist, Richa Thakral in Balaji Telefilms' '' Parichay''. She was cast in the play, ''Red Hot'' directed by Saurabh Shukla which is an adaptation of a comedy play by

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, '' Last of the Red Hot Lovers''. It was played in 2011 at Kamani in

, at Bharat Mahaotsav, the largest theatre festival in Asia and at Chaos, the annual festival of

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. Since January 2025, she return on TV after 6 years hiatus playing Aishwarya in

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's ''Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasu, Mona 1982 births Living people Actresses from Kozhikode I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! winners Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi television Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses