Monica Castelino is an Indian former actress, who has primarily appeared in the

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film industry. After portraying the lead role in the Tamil film ''

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'' (1999), Castelino appeared in glamorous roles in Hindi films throughout the 2000s. In the 2010s, she worked on several Hindi television shows including ''

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'' (2017).

Career

After portraying a supporting role as the protagonist's sister in the Hindi film ''

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'' (1997), Castelino made her debut in a lead role through

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's 1999 Tamil romantic thriller film ''

'', appearing opposite Vijay in a leading role.

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was the first choice to play as lady lead, but due to her other commitments she opted out and Castelino was subsequently signed on. She shot with the team in Chennai,

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and

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, notably filming the "Un Per Solla" song in the

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. The film opened to average reviews and collections at the box office, with the actress gaining mixed reviews for her work. She briefly changed her stage name to Anjani/Madhuri for numerological reasons, before reverting to Monica. Her last successful movie, "Mo mana khali tori paen", was opposite Sidhant Mohapatra. Failure to get further opportunities saw Castelino play a glamorous lead role in a low budget Hindi adult film ''Kama Sundari'', before playing a similar supporting role in ''Meri Partigya'', which had

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in the lead role. She was later seen in an

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in '' Shikaar'' (2004), performing a club dance song in the climax of the film. In 2004, she signed on to work on ''Men Not Allowed,'' where she portrayed a lesbian woman in love with a woman portrayed by Payal Rohatgi. She then continued to play glamorous roles in Hindi films in the late 2000s. In the 2010s, Castelino moved on to portray roles in television serials and notably featured in ''Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016) and '' Gupp Chupp'' (2016) in lead roles. She regularly also worked on shows produced by

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. In 2017, she joined the Hindi comedy programme,

, as a regular cast member.

Personal life

Castelino was married to an assistant director, Satyaprakash Singh, in 2010. The pair separated within a year after she complained of his adultery and harassment.

Filmography

;Feature films ;Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelino, Monica Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Living people 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)