Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes ''
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and ''
Jodi No.1
''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Released on 13 April 2001, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Anupam Kher, Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi. Budgeted at the film was a commercial succes ...
''. She is known for participating in ''
Bigg Boss 2
''Bigg Boss 2'' is the second season of the Indian reality TV programme ''Bigg Boss''. It began airing on 21 August 2008 on Colors TV. The housemates, considered strangers to each other, spent 98 days locked up together under one roof under the ...
'' and ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'' and playing Gumaan Kaur Vyas in
Star Plus
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's show ''
Saraswatichandra''.
Early life
Bedi is a
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and was born to Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village Chabbewal,
Hoshiarpur district
Hoshiarpur district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. Hoshiarpur, one of the oldest districts of Punjab, is located in the North-east part of the Punjab state and shares common boundaries with Gurdaspur district in the north-west, ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. Her parents moved to
Drammen
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,
Norway
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in 1979. She completed her education from
Delhi University
Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...
in 1995.
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Prison Sentence
In September 2002, Bedi and Abu Salem
Abu Salem ( ; born Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari), also known as Aqil Ahmed Azmi and Abu Samaan, is an Indian criminal gangster and terrorist[gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from ''mob'' and the suffix ''-ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...]
were arrested and later served prison sentences in Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal:
:* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...
for entering the country on forged documents.Supreme Court of India
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upheld her conviction but reduced the prison sentence to the period that she had already served. Various newspaper including magazines had reported that Abu used his criminal power to get roles for Monica Bedi in Bollywood.
Career
Bedi got her first role in Telugu language film ''Taj Mahal'' (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. Ramanaidu also cast her in ''Sivayya'' and ''Speed Dancer''. She debuted in Bollywood in 1995 with ''Surakshaa
''Surakksha'' (English: ''Protection'') is a 1979 Hindi- language film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Jeevan, Jagdeep, Iftekhar, and Aruna Irani. Based as a spy thriller (with hero's code of Gunmaster ...
''.
Bedi was a participant in ''Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show ''Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...
'' Season 2, a television reality show. She was one of the contestants of the reality shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3'' and ''Desi Girl''.
She sang the chants "EkOnkar" for a spiritual music album on Universal Music.Sirphire
''Sirphire'' is a 2012 Punjabi film directed by Harjit Ricky. It was released on 10 August 2012 and was choreographed by Tejas Dattani.
Story
The film follows six friends, including Priyanshu Chatterjee as the son of a rich Punjabi businessman, ...
'' (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky.
From 2013 to 2014, Bedi played a negative role of Ghumman in Star Plus' show '' Saraswatichandra''.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1975 births
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Punjabi cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Indian film actresses
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
People from Hoshiarpur district
Punjabi people