Monica Bedi

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{{short description|Indian actress and television presenter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Monica Bedi
| image = Monica Bedi at the 8th Aap Ki Awaz Media Excellence Awards.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Bedi at the 8th Aap Ki Awaz Media Excellence Awards, 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|01|18|df=yes}}<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite web|title=The tale of Monica Bedi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-08-10/news-interviews/27866536_1_monica-bedi-abu-salem-portugal-jail|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716143817/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-08-10/news-interviews/27866536_1_monica-bedi-abu-salem-portugal-jail|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=जेलर पर लगा था इस एक्ट्रेस के बाथरूम में कैमरे लगाने के आरोप, अंडरवर्ल्ड डॉन से भी जुड़ा नाम |url=https://www.patrika.com/bollywood-news/birthday-special-know-unknown-facts-about-monica-bedi-5665318/ |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |date=19 January 2020 |language=hi}}</ref>
| birth_place = Chabbewal, [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|television presenter}}
| partner = [[Abu Salem]] 1999-2007<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bedi |first1=Aneesha |title=I am happy for him, says Abu Salem's ex-partner Monica Bedi on his impending marriage |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/i-am-happy-for-him-says-abu-salem-s-ex-partner-monica-bedi-on-his-impending-marriage/story-IXPuSOnhBwVKQqu069TSsM.html |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 July 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
| yearsactive = 1994–present
}}
'''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]]'' (both 2001). She is well known after participating in ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss 2]]'' and also for playing Gumaan Kaur Vyas in Star Plus' ''[[Saraswatichandra (TV series)|Saraswatichandra]]'' from 2013 to 2014.

==Early and personal life==
Bedi is a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] and was born to Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village Chabbewal, [[Hoshiarpur district]], [[Punjab, India|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.<ref name=timesofindia/>

In September 2002, Bedi and [[Abu Salem]] were arrested and later served prison sentences in Portugal<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/29/stories/2003112906550100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207055236/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/29/stories/2003112906550100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2003|title=Abu Salem, Monica Bedi sentenced to jail in Portugal |last=Kumar|first=Vinay|date=29 November 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> for entering the country on forged documents.<ref name=toinov72004>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-07/india/27161704_1_monica-bedi-abu-salem-extradition-trial|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103170747/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-07/india/27161704_1_monica-bedi-abu-salem-extradition-trial|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Monica Bedi writes pardon letter to PM|agency=Press Trust of India|date=7 November 2004|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-tale-of-Monica-Bedi/articleshow/1197084.cms|title=The tale of Monica Bedi|date=10 August 2005|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> In 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi for procuring a passport on a fictitious name.<ref name=ibn1102006>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monica-bedi-lives-tough-life-in-jail/22932-3.html?from=prestory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184426/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monica-bedi-lives-tough-life-in-jail/22932-3.html?from=prestory|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|title=Monica Bedi lives tough life in jail|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=1 October 2005|access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Top-10-Celebrities-and-Their-Run-ins-With-the-Law/2016/02/25/article3296401.ece|title=Top 10 Celebrities and Their Run-ins With the Law|date=25 February 2016|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> In November 2010, the [[Supreme Court of India]] upheld her conviction but reduced the prison sentence to the period that she had already served.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=700490|title=Fake Passport Case: SC Upholds Bedi's Conviction|work=Outlook|date=9 November 2010|access-date=5 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202163048/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=700490|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-upholds-monica-bedi-s-conviction-in-fake-passport-case-1464186|title=Supreme Court upholds Monica Bedi's conviction in fake passport case|date=9 November 2010|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref>

==Career==

Bedi got her first role in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu language film]] ''Taj Mahal'' (1995), produced by [[D. Ramanaidu]]. Ramanaidu also cast her in ''Sivayya'' and ''Speed Dancer''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Bedi makes Telugu producers wary|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-24/hyderabad/27309273_1_telugu-film-heroines-telugu-producers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034005/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-24/hyderabad/27309273_1_telugu-film-heroines-telugu-producers|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref> She debuted in Bollywood in 1995 with ''[[Surakshaa (1995 film)|Surakshaa]]''.

Bedi was a participant in ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' Season 2, a television reality show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Bedi bids adieu to Bigg Boss|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/monica-bedi-bids-adieu-to-bigg-boss-news-bollywood-kkfsXkcaihb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184004/http://www.sify.com/movies/monica-bedi-bids-adieu-to-bigg-boss-news-bollywood-kkfsXkcaihb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2012 |publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=20 September 2011|author=IANS|date=6 September 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Bedi turns singer!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-07/tv/28046077_1_monica-bedi-reality-show-bigg-boss|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411050114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-07/tv/28046077_1_monica-bedi-reality-show-bigg-boss|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>

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 (TV series)|Saraswatichandra]]''.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Role
! Directed by
|-
| 1994
| ''Main Tera Aashiq''
| Hindi
|
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Taj Mahal (1995 film)|Taj Mahal]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
| [[Muppalaneni Shiva]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Surakshaa (1995 film)|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 (film)|Subash]]''
| [[Tamil language|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 (1998 film)|Sivayya]]''
| Telugu
| Inspector Roja
| Suresh Varma
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]''
| Telugu
|
| Gunasekhar
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Zanjeer (1998 film)|Zanjeer]]''
| Hindi
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Kalicharan]]''
| Hindi
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Nannaseya Hoove''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| Lakshmi
| E.Channagangappa
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Sikandar Sadak Ka (1999 film)|Sikander Sadak Ka]]''
| Hindi
|
| [[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 (film)|Tada]]''
| Hindi
|
| Sisir Mishra
|-
| 2011
| ''Devadasiyin Kathai''
| Tamil
| Swathi Varma, [[Mukesh Rishi]]
| Renuka
|-
| 2012
| ''Parichaya''
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| Rekha
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Hridoye Lekho Naam''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Sirphire]]''
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| Simran
| Harjit Singh Ricky
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Romeo Ranjha]]''
| Punjabi
| Reet Kaur
| Navaniat Singh
|-
| 2017
| ''Bandookan''
| Punjabi
| Balwinder
| Daljit Singh Baath
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|2008
|''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss 2]]''
| Herself
|-
|2009
|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 3)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3]]''
| Herself
|-
|2010
|''[[Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl|Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl 1]]''
| Herself
|-
|2013–14
| ''[[Saraswatichandra (TV series)|Saraswatichandra]]''
| Guman Laxminandan Vyas
|-
|2015
| ''[[Bandhan (Indian TV series)|Bandhan]]''
| Narayani Deshpande
|}

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== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1005696}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/MeMonicaBedi/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Monica Bedi] on [https://www.facebook.com/MeMonicaBedi/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Facebook]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:People from Hoshiarpur district]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]

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