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{{short description|Indian film and television actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mona Ambegaonkar
| image = Mona Ambegaonkar.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 March 1970}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| occupation = Actress
| children = 1
}}

'''Mona Ambegaonkar''' (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in [[Hindi]] films and television.<ref name=h>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140219034129/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/04/03/stories/2007040300540100.htm Mona darling!]</ref> She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 [[advertising campaign]]s. She had a minor role in film ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'' and medical drama ''Dhadkan (TV series)'' as Dr. Chitra.<ref name=h />

Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film [[Evening Shadows]] directed by [[Sridhar Rangayan]] and produced by [[Solaris Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028796/fullcredits|title=Evening Shadows (2018) - IMDb|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><br> She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) being gay. Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality. She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar (played by eminent actor [[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]]) will find out about the truth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/indian-gay-film-evening-shadows-premieres-mardi-gras-film-festival/ |title=Indian Gay Film 'Evening Shadows' premieres at Mardi Gras Film Festival|website=Biz Asia Live|date=19 February 2018}}</ref><br>
She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston-Salem for her role in the film [[Evening Shadows]].

==Television==
*''Thoda sa aasman'' as an aspiring airhostess
*''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' (1993) as Neeru
*''Saanp-Sedhi'' (1994) as a co-host with Mohan Kapoor
*''Kya Baat Hai'' (1997) as Mona
*''[[C.I.D. (India TV series)|C.I.D.]]'' (2004-2005) as Dr. Anjalika Deshmukh
*''[[Aahat]]'' (1995-2001) as episodic role
**Episode 1.18-1.19 (1995) as Karuna
**Episode 1.108-1.109 (1997) as Raksha
**Episode 1.132-1.133 (1998) as Shilpa
**Episode 1.176-1.177 (1999) as Anju
**Episode 1.268-1.269 (2001) as Reena
*''[[Dhadkan (TV series)|Dhadkan]]'' as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/05/stories/2002040500340100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030405131213/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/05/stories/2002040500340100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Spotless and... unreal |date=2002-04-05 |access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Nyaay]]'' (1999-2000) as Advocate Varsha
*''[[Rishtey (TV series)]]'' as Various Characters
*''[[Shubh Mangal Savadhan]]'' (2003) as Maria
*''[[Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak]]''
*''[[Amber Dhara]]'' (2007-2008) as Lata, Amber & Dhara's mother
*''[[Kaala Teeka]]'' as Kalyani Jha (main antagonist)
*''[[Baat Hamari Pakki Hai]]'' as Usha Sharma
*''[[Life Sahi Hai]]'' (2016-2018) as Jasjit's mother

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|1990
|''Zakhmi Zameen''
|Mona Singh (Thakur's daughter)
|-
|1991
|[[Baharon Ke Manzil (1991 film)|''Baharon Ke Manzil'']]
|Asha
|-
|1993
|''Bonnie''
|
|-
|1995
|''Kala Sach''
|Pooja Desai / Kavita
|-
|1997
|''[[Mrityudand]]''
|Special Appearance
|-
|
|''Chirantan''
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''
|Binny
|-
|1999
|''[[Bindhaast]]''
|ACP Nisha Velankar
|-
|2000
|''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]''
|Shalini (Ajay Bakshi's crush)
|-
|2000
|''Dead End'' (TV movie)
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo]]''
|
|-
|2003
|''Raja Dil Ka Ghulam''
|Cameo appearance
|-
|
|''Shafaq''
|
|-
|2003
|''Bakra''
|
|-
|2004
|''White Noise''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[I - Proud to Be an Indian]]''
|I's sister-in-law
|-
|2005
|''[[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]]''
|Kamla
|-
|2007
|''[[Buddha Mar Gaya]]''
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Gandhi, My Father]]''
|Prostitute
|-
|2008
|[[Hijack (2008 film)|''Hijack'']]
|Simone
|-
|2012
|''Cheeka, the crier''
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Super Nani]]''
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Mardaani]]''
|Meenu Rastogi, Karan's mother
|-
|2015
|''[[Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2]]''
|Supriya's mother
|-
|2016
|''[[Dishoom]]''
|Gayatri Shubha Mishra, Indian Minister of External Affairs
|-
|2017
|''[[Secret Superstar]]''
|Advocate Sheena
|-
|2018
|''[[Evening Shadows]]''
|Vasudha
|-
|2020
|''[[Bhaag Beanie Bhaag]]''
|Beanie's mother
|-
|2022
|''[[Tara Vs Bilal]]''
|Farzana, Bilal Khan's mother
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[Mission Over Mars|M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars]]''
|Sunita Vyas
|[[ALTBalaji]], [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb person}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person}}

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