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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mouli Ganguly
| image = Mouli ganguly1.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Mouli Ganguly
| birth_date = 15 December 1982<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/amp/entertainment-news/television-news/mouli-gangulys-birthday-take-a-look-at-pics-of-the-actor-with-her-hubby-mazher-sayed.html|title=Mouli Ganguly's birthday: take a look at the pics with her hubby Mazher Sayed|work=republicworld.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| occupation ={{hlist| [[Actress]]|[[Model (person)|Model]]}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Mazher Sayed]]|2010}}
}}

'''Mouli Ganguly''' is an [[India]]n television and film actress, who has worked in both Hindi and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mouli Ganguly returns to TV|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Television/Mouli-Ganguly-returns-to-TV/Article1-808860.aspx |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=9 February 2012 }}</ref> She shot to fame as Shaina in [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s popular hit [[thriller genre|thriller]] series ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]'' that aired from 2001–04 on [[Star Plus]]. She played the titular role in ''[[Saaksshi]]'' (2004) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/31/stories/2004053102720200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041001092913/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/31/stories/2004053102720200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2004|title=Saaksshi's success|first=Sreedhar|last=Pillai|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 May 2005}}</ref> She was last seen in Season 3 of ''[[Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]'' on [[Zee TV]] as the glamorous Payal Walia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/television/mouli-ganguly-excited-about-glamourous-entry-in-jamai-raja-383959|title=Mouli Ganguly excited about glamourous entry in 'Jamai Raja'|date=20 July 2016|publisher=ABP News}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ganguly was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]] and graduated in science from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=hindu2006>{{cite news |title=Comedy please! |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/08/10/stories/2006081001090200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125110505/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/08/10/stories/2006081001090200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 August 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Interview with actor Mouli Ganguly |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/actor/mouliganguly.htm |date=7 May 2003 |publisher=indiantelevision.com }}</ref>

==Career==
She started modelling and has been in a number of TV and print ads.<ref name=hindu2006/> She has modelled for products like [[Pears]], Rin, Ponds Face Wash, Horlicks, Rasna, [[Ariel (detergent)|Ariel]], [[Close-Up]], Pepsodent, Asian Paints, Britannia, Maggie, Saffola and [[Bombay Dyeing]] etc.

She has also worked as an assistant director before she started acting.

In April 2001, Ganguly was cast in the lead role as Shaina in ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]''. The highly rated show garnered her a lot of positive reviews. The show went on until September 2004. She later starred in ''[[Kutumb (TV series)|Kutumb]]'' and ''[[Kkusum]]''.<ref name=hindu2006/> In 2004, Ganguly starred in the popular [[Sony TV]] serial called ''[[Saaksshi]]'' in the lead role opposite [[Samir Soni]] and [[Amit Sadh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=TUBE TALK — Woman Power: Saakshi |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040823/asp/calcutta/story_3660413.asp |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=23 August 2004 }}</ref>

Her television success led to an appearance in [[Rituporno Ghosh]]'s critically acclaimed national award winning movie ''[[Raincoat (film)|Raincoat]]'' (2004) alongside [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Ajay Devgan]].<ref name=hindu2006/> Thereafter she took a hiatus and made a comeback with ''[[Aathvaan Vachan]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |title= 'I can't take the stress of reality shows' |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/27mouli.htm |date=27 August 2008 |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] Movies }}</ref>

In 2009, she appeared on the reality dance show ''[[Nach Baliye]]'' with her then boyfriend and co-star [[Mazher Sayed]].

She played the role of the antagonist in the serial ''[[Kya Huaa Tera Vaada]]'' which aired on [[Sony TV]] in 2012 starring as a shrewd businesswoman who rekindles a romance with a married man.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meanies next door|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-06/tv/31124597_1_characters-small-screen-baddies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215110322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-06/tv/31124597_1_characters-small-screen-baddies |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In 2016, she returned as an antagonist, this time in Season 3 of [[Zee TV]]'s popular ''[[Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/jamai-rajas-season-3-to-have-mouli-ganguly-as-the-new-glamorous-and-evil-mother-in-law/|title=Jamai Raja's season 3 to have Mouli Ganguly as the new glamorous and evil mother-in-law!|date=3 August 2016|website=bollywoodlife.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mauli married her longtime boyfriend, and ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]'' costar [[Mazher Sayed]] in 2010 in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family<ref>{{cite news |title=I am a private person: Mouli Ganguly|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/I-am-a-private-person-Mouli-Ganguly/articleshow/12056342.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 29 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mouli wants to marry Mazhar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-05/tv/28288200_1_mouli-ganguly-cameo-mystery-woman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710175505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-05/tv/28288200_1_mouli-ganguly-cameo-mystery-woman |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-mouli-ganguly-and-mazhar-sayyed-have-a-private-wedding-1453800|title=Mouli Ganguly and Mazhar Sayyed have a private wedding!|date=29 February 2012|publisher=DNA India}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !!Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Raincoat (film)|Raincoat]]''
| Shaina
|[[Rituparno Ghosh]]||
|-
| 2007
| ''[[68 Pages]]''
| Mansi
|[[Sridhar Rangayan]] ||
|-
| 2010
| ''It's a Man's World''
|
|Siddharth sen gupta
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Chalo Paltai]]''
|Malini
|[[Haranath Chakraborty]]
||[[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Kissebaaz]]''
|
|Annant Jaaitpaal||<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=29 May 2019|number = 1133616325308215296 |title=PVR Pictures to release #Kissebaaz on 14 June 2019... Stars Pankaj Tripathi, Rahul Bagga, Anupriya Goenka, Evelyn Sharma, Zakir Hussain, Rajesh Sharma and Mouli Ganguly... Directed by debutant Annant Jaaitpaal... Here’s the first look poster: https://t.co/xiRopZJt5L}}</ref><br />
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Role
!Notes
|-
| 1996
| '' [[Baksho Rahashya (film)|Baksho Rahashya]]''
| Hotel Receiptionist
|
|-
| 2000
| Thriller At 10
| Shammi Narang
|(Episode 56 - Episode 60)
|-
| 2000
| '' [[Milan (Indian TV series)|Milan]]''
|
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Karam (TV series)|Karam]]''
| Manasi
|
|-
| 2001-2004
| ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]''
| Shaina Sikand / Devika / [[Shweta Tiwari]] Ashlesha Sikand
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
| Dr. Amrita
|Episodes 229 & 230 (16,23 August 2002)
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Krishna Arjun (TV series)|Krishna Arjun]]''
| Smriti / Malini;
|Episodes 16 & 17 (14, 21 October 2002)
|-
| 2003
| '' [[Kutumb]]''
| Shweta Chattopadhyay
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Saaksshi]]''
| Saaksshi Singh
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Sahib Biwi Gulam]]''
| Jaba
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Kkusum]]''
| Vidhi Chopra / Vidhi Trishul Kapoor
|
|-
| 2005-2006
| ''[[Sarkarr:Rishton Ki Ankahi Kahani]] ''
| Kritika
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Resham Dankh]]''
| Divya
|
|-
| 2008-2009
| ''[[Aathvaan Vachan]]''
| Manali
|
|-
| 2008-2009
| ''[[Nach Baliye 4]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]''
| Subalakshmi
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Mano Ya Na Mano 2]]''
| Kamini
|Episode 10 (19 September 2010)
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Aasman Se Aage]]''
| Roshini
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Adaalat]]''
| Mouli
|
|-
| 2012-2013
| ''[[Kya Huaa Tera Vaada]]''
| Anushka Sarkar / Amrita Shaurya Mitra / Anushka Balbir Bhalla
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Ek Thhi Naayka]]''
| Tanushree Dheeraj Dasgupta
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Suryaputra Karn]]''
| Radha
|
|-
| 2016-2017
| ''[[Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]''
| Payal Walia
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki]]''
| Shruti Nishant Bhalla
|
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of Indian television actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* {{IMDb name|1616627}}
* {{Instagram|mouliganguly}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]

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