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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Distinguish|Mayoori (actress)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mayoori Kango
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|08|15}}
| birth_place = [[Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Simran |title=This actress debuted at 13, worked with Ajay Devgn, Mahesh Babu; quit films at 19, now is Google's India head for... |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-this-mayoori-kango-debuted-at-13-worked-ajay-devgn-mahesh-babu-quit-films-19-google-india-head-3086060 |access-date=2025-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419120552/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-this-mayoori-kango-debuted-at-13-worked-ajay-devgn-mahesh-babu-quit-films-19-google-india-head-3086060 |archive-date=2024-04-19 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
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| occupation = Former Actress
| yearsactive = 1995–2009
| spouse = {{Marriage|Aditya Dhillon|2003}}
| alma mater = Baruch College
}}

'''Mayoori Kango''' is a former Indian actress from [[Aurangabad|Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar]], [[Maharashtra]]. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in [[Bollywood]]. In 2019, she joined [[Google]] India as India industry head – agency business.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mayoori-kango-actor-papa-kehte-hain-joins-google-india-corporate-career-quit-acting-5656968/ |title=Mayoori Kango is now Google India industry head – agency business |date=3 April 2019 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404111323/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mayoori-kango-actor-papa-kehte-hain-joins-google-india-corporate-career-quit-acting-5656968/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Simran |title=Meet IIT dropout actress, became star with debut film, quit Bollywood at her peak, now heads Google's... |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-iit-dropout-actress-became-star-with-debut-film-quit-bollywood-at-her-peak-heads-google-mayoori-kango-3097462/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-iit-dropout-actress-became-star-with-debut-film-quit-bollywood-at-her-peak-heads-google-mayoori-kango-3097462/meet-mayoori-kango-3097464 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

==Acting career==
While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]], who offered her the role of the female protagonist in his film ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' (1995), a Bollywood film based on the Babri Masjid demolition. First she declined the offer as she had to appear for her HSC board exams. But later, after some discussion with the director, accepted the role.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4t8zsl67NM "Mayuri Kango interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719143545/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4t8zsl67NM |date=19 July 2017 }}, YouTube</ref>

[[Mahesh Bhatt]] was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film ''[[Papa Kehte Hai]]'' (1996). Though the film was not a critical or commercial success, her acting received generally positive reviews. She was later seen in films like ''[[Betaabi]]'' (1997), ''[[Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet]]'' (1999) and ''[[Badal (2000 film)|Badal]]'' (2000). She moved to television appearing in serials ''[[Dollar Bahu]]'' (2001) and ''[[Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny]]'' (2003) where she played the daughter of [[Karishma Kapoor]].

==Personal life==
Kango completed her schooling from Saint Francis De Sales in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar and was a student at [[Deogiri College, Aurangabad|Deogiri College, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar]]. Her mother is a noted stage actress, which sparked her interest in acting.

She married an [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] named Aditya Dhillon on 28 December 2003, in [[Aurangabad|Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar]].<ref>[http://www.weddingsutra.com/celeb_wed/featured_mayoori.asp "Mayuri and Aditya"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531200003/http://www.weddingsutra.com/celeb_wed/featured_mayoori.asp |date=31 May 2011 }} Featured couple</ref><ref name="Wedding">Lalwani, Vickey, [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/tellychakkar40.htm "Nache Mayuri... to wedding bells"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312201128/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/tellychakkar40.htm |date=12 March 2011 }}, IndianTelevision, 27 December 2003</ref><ref>Lalwani, Vickey, [http://www.indiantelevision.com/ye2003/gossbusters.htm "Wedding of the Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914232438/http://www.indiantelevision.com/ye2003/gossbusters.htm |date=14 September 2010 }}, IndianTelevision, 31 December 2003</ref> They had a son in 2011.

She later moved to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from [[Baruch College]] [[Zicklin School of Business]]. She was formerly the Managing Director for Performics, a leading digital media agency a part of the French group [[Publicis]]. Currently,{{when|date=July 2022}} she is working as India industry head – agency business for [[Google|Google India]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/national-award-winning-film-actress-mayuri-kango-now-heads-google-s-industry-agency-partnership-1494204-2019-04-04 |title=National Award-winning film actress Mayoori Kango now heads Google's Industry-Agency partnership |author=Amritanshu Mukherjee |date=5 April 2019 |magazine=India Today |language=en |access-date=12 August 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812010859/https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/national-award-winning-film-actress-mayuri-kango-now-heads-google-s-industry-agency-partnership-1494204-2019-04-04 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!Director
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' || Naseem || [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Papa Kehte Hai]]'' || Sweety Anand || [[Mahesh Bhatt]] || <ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20001110/tsplt.htm "Kaun Banega Celebrity Crorepati?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618085542/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20001110/tsplt.htm |date=18 June 2009 }}, Screen Weekly, 10 November 2000 (The Morning Breeze) (1995)</ref><ref>Gupta, Pratim D., [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080219/jsp/entertainment/story_8922466.jsp "Saeed Mirza ko phir gussa kyon aaya"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312054452/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080219/jsp/entertainment/story_8922466.jsp |date=12 March 2011 }}, [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]], 19 February 2008</ref>
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Betaabi]]'' || Reshma || Rajesh Kumar Singh || <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hl9DAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mayuri+Kango%22 India today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006041704/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hl9DAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mayuri+Kango%22&dq=%22Mayuri+Kango%22&hl=en&ei=9xKNTMm7NMH38AbNrO3oCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA |date=6 October 2017 }}, Volume 22, Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1997, Pg. 75</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1999 || ''[[Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet]]'' || Preeti Singh || [[P. Vasu]] || <ref>Abrol, Anjali, [http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/hpkj.html "Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Review"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312051301/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/hpkj.html |date=12 March 2011 }}, Planet Bollywood</ref>
|-
|Meray Apney || || || (Unreleased)<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr10/j&k.htm "Aamir Khan in valley for shooting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611075733/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr10/j%26k.htm |date=11 June 2018 }}, The Tribune, 10 April 1999</ref>
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2000 || ''[[Badal]]'' || Soni || [[Raj Kanwar]] || <ref>Abrol, Anjali, [http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=032906015941 "Badal Movie Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312051310/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=032906015941 |date=12 March 2011 }}, Planet Bollywood</ref>
|-
| ''[[Papa The Great]]'' || || [[K. Bhagyaraj]] || Special Appearance (Song)
|-
| '' [[Jung (2000 film)|Jung]]'' || || [[Sanjay Gupta (director)|Sanjay Gupta]] || Special Appearance (Song)<ref>Abrol, Anjali, [http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/jung.html "Jung Film Review"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616184005/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/jung.html |date=16 June 2011 }}, Planet Bollywood</ref>
|-
| ''[[Shikari (2000 film)|Shikari]]'' || || [[N. Chandra]] || Item Song
|-
| ''[[Vamsi (film)|Vamsi]]'' || Sneha || [[B. Gopal]] || <ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20001020/rreview.htm "Typical slam-bang action flick"]{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Screen Weekly, 20 October 2000</ref>
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Jeetenge Hum]]'' || || ||
|-
| 2008 || Kashmir Hamara Hai || || || <ref>John, Ali Peter,[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20001229/fartic.htm "The Power of His Pen"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503103319/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20001229/fartic.htm |date=3 May 2008 }}, Screen Weekly</ref>
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist(s)
! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1997
| Ram Ratan Dhan Payo
|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}

===Television===
* ''[[Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat]] - Kutumb'' (2004) TV series<ref>Lalwani, Vickey, [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/tellychakkar14.htm "Dangerous flames"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312201040/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/tellychakkar14.htm |date=12 March 2011 }}, IndianTelevision, 28 June 2003</ref>
* ''[[Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat]] - Kayamath'' (2004) TV series
* ''[[Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny]]'' (2003) TV series<ref name="Wedding" /> as Mansi
* ''[[Kkusum]]'' (2003) TV series as Saakshi Aaryaman Oberoi (new)
* ''[[Kittie Party]]'' (2002) TV series<ref name="Wedding" />
* ''[[Rangoli (TV series)|Rangoli]]'' (2001) <ref name=Kango>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/april/apr11.htm |title=Rangoli, a musical programme on film songs airing on Doordarshan, will be donning a new look after the Dheeraj Kumar promoted Creative Eye struck a deal with the national broadcaster to produce and market the programme |date=6 April 2001 |accessdate=24 February 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225104624/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/april/apr11.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Dollar Bahu]]'' (2001) TV series<ref>Jha, Subhash K, [http://www.screenindia.com/old/20011109/tvsplit.html "Thank God for Neena Gupta"]{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Screen Weekly</ref>
* ''Thoda Gham Thodi Khushi'' (2001) TV series as Neha
*''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]'' - Monica Bose Face Surgery as Sneha<ref>Khosla, Mukesh, [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010325/spectrum/tv.htm "Small screen dreams"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311163857/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010325/spectrum/tv.htm |date=11 March 2011 }}, The Sunday Tribune, 25 March 2001</ref>
*''Nargis'' - DD1

==Theatre==
* ''Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein''... Zarina Khanna<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020906/fstakes.html "The Show Kango On"]{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Screen Weekly</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4yMqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mayuri+Kango%22 Cine blitz], Volume 29, Issue 1, Blitz Publications, 2003</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0997177}}

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