Monica Bedi | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 44–45)[1] Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | www |
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Early and personal life
Bedi is a Punjabi and was born to Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Her parents moved to Drammen, Norway in 1979. At the end of her under-graduation in India, she attended Oxford University, United Kingdom for reading literature; simultaneously, her acting education was completed at Delhi University in 1995.In September 2002, Bedi and Abu Salem were arrested and later served prison sentences in Portugal for entering the country on forged documents. In 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi for procuring a passport on a fictitious name. In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the prison sentence to the period that she had already served.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. Bedi was a participant in Bigg Boss 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.Bedi acted in the Punjabi movie Sirphire (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky. In 2013, Bedi played a negative role of Ghumman in Star Plus' show Saraswatichandra.Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Directed by |
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| 1994 | Main Tera Aashiq | Hindi | ||
| 1995 | Tajmahal | Telugu | ||
| 1995 | Surakshaa | Hindi | Kiran | Raju Mavani |
| 1995 | Aashique Mastane | Hindi | Ajay Kashyap | |
| 1996 | Khilona | Hindi | Kajal | Deepak Pawar |
| 1996 | Soggadi Pellam | Telugu | Tulasi | Muthyala Subbaiah |
| 1996 | Subash | Tamil | Anitha | R. V. Udayakumar |
| 1997 | Ek Phool Teen Kante | Hindi | Anup Malik | |
| 1997 | Jeeyo Shaan Se | Hindi | Talat Jani | |
| 1997 | Tirchhi Topiwale | Hindi | Sanam Oberoi | Nandeem Khan |
| 1997 | Circus Sattipandu | Telugu | C H Srinivas | |
| 1998 | Jabab Dihi | Bengali | Bangladeshi & West Bengal joint production | |
| 1998 | Charidike Santrash | Bengali, Bangladeshi Movie | Amin Khan | |
| 1998 | Sivayya | Telugu | R Suresh Varma | |
| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | Telugu | Gunasekhar | |
| 1998 | Zanjeer | Hindi | ||
| 1999 | Kalicharan | Hindi | ||
| 1999 | Nannaseya Hoove | Kannada | Lakshmi | E.Channagangappa |
| 1999 | Sikander Sadak Ka | T L V Prasad | ||
| 1999 | Jaanam Samjha Karo | Hindi | Monica | |
| 1999 | Kaala Samrajya | Hindi | Monica K. Singh | |
| 1999 | Speed Dancer | Telugu | ||
| 1999 | Lohpurush | Hindi | Hersh Kinnu | |
| 2001 | Jodi No.1 | Hindi | Rinky | David Dhawan |
| 2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Hindi | Maya Dhillon | Rajiv Rai |
| 2003 | Tada[12] | Hindi | Sisir Mishra | |
| 2011 | Devadasiyin Kathai | Tamil | Swathi Varma, Mukesh Rishi | Renuka |
| 2012 | Parichaya | Nepali | Rekha | |
| 2012 | Hridoye Lekho Naam | Bengali | ||
| 2012 | Sirphire | Punjabi | Simran | Harjit Singh Ricky |
| 2014 | Romeo Ranjha | Punjabi | Reet Kaur | Navaniat Singh |
| 2017 | Bandookan | Punjabi | Balwinder | Daljit Singh Baath |
