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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
{{About|the film actress|the television actress|Simran Kaur Hundal}}
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| image = File:SimranKaurMundi.jpg
| caption = Mundi in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|09|13}}
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya pradesh]], India
| spouse = {{marriage|Gurickk Maan|2020}}
| occupation = Actress, model
| height = 
| competitions = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 2008]]<br/>(Winner)<br/>[[Miss Universe 2008]]<br/>(Unplaced)
}}
'''Simran Kaur Mundi''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] actress who made her acting debut in the [[Hindi Cinema|Hindi film]] ''[[Jo Hum Chahein]]'' in 2011. Prior to that she was a model who was crowned [[Femina Miss India|Miss India Universe 2008]] in Mumbai on 5 April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Times of India – Miss India 2008|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Miss_India_08_Its_time_for_feast/articleshow/2929704.cms|access-date =6 April 2008 |work=The Times of India|date=6 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2928968.cms |work=The Times of India | title=Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Mumbai]] 13 September 1988, she belongs to a family from Mundian Jattan, [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tribune India – Miss India has roots in Doaba|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080606/jplus1.htm#1|access-date =6 June 2008}}</ref> She studied for two years in [[Delhi Public School Society#DPS Vijaipur|Delhi Public School]], Vijaipur, Guna [[Madhya Pradesh]] and later completed her schooling from the boarding school [[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]], [[Gwalior]], Madhya Pradesh. She completed her Bio-Technology degree from the Holkar College of Science [[Indore]] in 2007. After her graduation she moved back to Mumbai and worked with [[Fame Cinemas]] in Andheri – as a guest relations executive, where she exclusively managed bookings for professionals from the film and media industry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thakkar|first=Mehul S|title=Simran Mundi's Ticket to Bollywood|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-26/news-interviews/30444109_1_tickets-simran-kaur-mundi-miss-india|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215122439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-26/news-interviews/30444109_1_tickets-simran-kaur-mundi-miss-india|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2013|access-date=26 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 November 2011}}</ref>

While working at [[Fame Cinemas]] she got noticed by Bharat and Dorris, one of the top make up artists in show business who encouraged her to participate in the Femina Miss India 2008 pageant. Even without having any formal modelling experience under her belt, she still went on to compete with the country's best and win the title, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 2008. She then went on to represent India at the [[Miss Universe 2008]] pageant held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on 13 July 2008, where she placed 1st runner-up in the Beach Beauty Competition, 2nd runner-up in the Evening Gown Contest and 4th in the National Costume Round.

==Modelling and pageantry==
===Femina Miss India 2008===
[[File:Fmi 2008.jpg|thumb|(from left to right)[[Harshita Saxena]](Dethroned-Femina Miss India Earth 2008), [[Parvathy Omanakuttan]] (Femina Miss India World 2008) and Mundi (Femina Miss India Universe 2008)]]
She was crowned [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2008]] by the outgoing titleholder [[Puja Gupta]].

===Miss Universe 2008===
[[File:Miss Universe contestants USNS Mercy.jpg|thumb|Mundi and other Miss Universe contestants at USNS Mercy during [[Miss Universe 2008]]]]
She represented India at [[Miss Universe 2008]] held in [[Vietnam]] and placed in various preliminary events, she was one of the top five finalists at the Best in Swimsuit round, placed in the top 5 of Charming Ao-dai round and was the group winner at the national costume award.

===After Miss Universe 2008===
After winning the Femina Miss India Universe title in 2008, she started modelling professionally. She modeled at the [[Lakme Fashion Week|Lakme India Fashion Weeks]] 2008–2011, [[India Fashion Week|Wills India Fashion Weeks]] 2010, 2011, India Couture Weeks 2008–2010, [[Dubai Fashion Week]], NIFD, NIFT and many others. She also walked the red carpet for the film ''[[Outrage (2010 film)|Outrage]]'' at the Cannes film festival in 2010 and also walked the ramp at the Cannes Fashion Paranoia 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Times of India – At The French Riviera |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-04/shows/28253319_1_red-carpet-cannes-film-festival-french-riviera|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712094849/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-04/shows/28253319_1_red-carpet-cannes-film-festival-french-riviera|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|access-date =4 November 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 November 2010}}</ref>

She was one of the judges at [[Femina Miss India Delhi 2013]], [[Femina Miss India Chandigarh 2013]] and Elite Model Look India 2014.

She's also done a few commercials where she endorsed Parachute 'Hot Oil' in 2008, apart from doing various other print and commercial campaigns. She worked in a music video for renowned Punjabi music composer and singer [[Sukshinder Shinda]] titled "La la la la" from the album Jadoo released on 2 December 2010.

==Television career==
In January 2011 she was seen on Indian Television in the reality game show ''[[Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout]]'', anchored by [[Shah Rukh Khan]]. She won the seventh episode and found her place among the 15 finalists in the final episode.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dalal|first=Sayantan|title=Simran Kaur Mundi Explores Argentina|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_simran-kaur-mundi-explores-argentina_1674787|access-date=12 April 2012|newspaper=DNA}}</ref> In January 2013, Mundi made her debut as a host for the first ever ''[[Hockey India League]]'', where she anchored matches played all across the country for over a month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=Mehakdeep|title=Anchoring Goes Glam with Simran Kaur Mundi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/DontMiss/Anchoring-Goes-Glam/Article1-1004345.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411024558/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/DontMiss/Anchoring-Goes-Glam/Article1-1004345.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times Chandigarh}}</ref>
In 2019 she co-hosted Saturday Morning Live Show along with [[Rannvijay Singh]] and Manas Singh where they discussed Basketball matches played in the [[NBA]] aired on [[Sony Pictures Networks India]]. She anchored the first ever NBA India Games 2019 along with Scott Fresh, which featured [[Sacramento Kings]] and [[Indiana Pacers]] at the Dome, NSCI, SVP Stadium on 4th and 5th October 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vipat|first=Deeksha|title=Simran Kaur Mundi on Being First Indian Actress to Host NBA India Games, Almost Saying Yes to Bigg Boss & More!|url= https://www.indiaforums.com/article/simran-kaur-mundi-on-being-first-indian-actress-to-host-nba-india-games-almost-saying-yes-to-bigg-bo_155627|access-date=9 October 2019|newspaper=India Forums}}</ref>

==Film career==
Mundi made her acting debut in [[Bollywood]] with the film ''[[Jo Hum Chahein]]'' on 16 December 2011 opposite newcomer [[Sunny Gill]] which released to a lukewarm response at the box office but she received positive appreciation for her performance. In July 2013 she made her [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi Film]] debut opposite Punjabi superstar [[Gippy Grewal]] and Punjabi musical legend [[Jazzy B]]ains in the film ''[[Best of Luck (Punjabi Film)|Best of Luck]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Nijher|first=Jaspreet|title=Punjabi Actresses Turning to Punjabi Films|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-12/news-interviews/32196448_1_punjabi-film-punjabi-culture-neeru-bajwa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110020550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-12/news-interviews/32196448_1_punjabi-film-punjabi-culture-neeru-bajwa|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2013|access-date=12 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 June 2012}}</ref> which had the third highest opening day (Rs 7.1 million)<ref>http://punjabimania.com/best-of-luck-records-third-biggest-punjabi-film-opening/</ref> and weekend (Rs 22.4 million)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5906&nCat |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130826181057/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5906&nCat |archive-date=26 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> for a Punjabi film at the time of release and went on to create a spot amongst the top grossing Punjabi films. In September 2013, Mundi made her debut in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] with the film ''[[Potugadu]]'', opposite Telugu movie star [[Manoj Manchu]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Priyadarshani|first=Elina|title=I'm More Than Just a Visual Treat|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/news/Im-more-than-just-a-visual-treat/articleshow/19477886.cms|access-date=11 April 2013|newspaper=Hyderbad Times|date=11 April 2013}}</ref> which took a blockbuster opening on release.

Her next [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]'' produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] and [[Bejoy Nambiar]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Thakkar|first=Mehul S|title=Ekta Kapoor To Launch Two Newcomers|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2012110820121108094551540ac37d831/Ekta-Kapoor-to-launch-two-newcomers.html|access-date=8 November 2012|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> released on the same day as her Punjabi film ''[[Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin]]'' on May 30, 2014 and she had to juggle the promotions of both films at the same time.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dubey|first1=Bharti|title=Simran Kaur Mundi in Clash of Dates|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/simran-kaur-mundi-in-a-clash-of-dates/15315182|access-date=24 November 2014|publisher=Mid-Day|date=21 May 2014}}</ref> She was next seen on screen opposite comedian [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]], who made his acting debut in the film ''[[Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon]]'', directed by [[Abbas Mustan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Network|first1=Times News|title=Kapil Sharma's Film Goes On Floor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kapil-Sharmas-film-goes-on-floor/articleshow/45078735.cms|access-date=24 November 2014|work=The Times of India|date=8 November 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Co-actor !! Language !! Notes
|-
|2011
| ''[[Jo Hum Chahein]]''
| Neha Kapoor
| [[Sunny Gill]]
|[[Hindi]]
|Hindi Debut
|-
|2013
| ''[[Best of Luck (Punjabi Film)|Best of Luck]]''
| Preet
| [[Gippy Grewal]], [[Jazzy B]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| Punjabi Debut
|-
|2013
|''[[Potugadu]]''
| Vaidehi
| [[Manchu Manoj]]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Telugu Debut
|-
|2014
| ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]''
| Mitali
| Siddharth Gupta
| Hindi
|
|-
|2014
| ''[[Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin]]''
|Simran
| [[Jassi Gill]], [[Roshan Prince]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| align="center" | Nominated for Best Actress at [[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]
|-
|2015
| ''[[Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon]]''
| Simran
| [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]]
|Hindi
|
|-
|2017
|''[[U, Me Aur Ghar]]''{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| Chitranshi Mazumdar
| [[Omkar Kapoor]]
| Hindi
|
|-
|2021
|''Step In My Shoes''
|Richa
|
|Hindi
|Short film released on [[Hotstar]]
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Co-actor
!Language
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[Broken But Beautiful]]''
|Ananya
|
|Hindi
|[[ALTBalaji]] and [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|Special Appearance
|-
|2018
|''[[Bar Code (TV series)|Bar Code]]''
|Rhea Malhotra
|[[Akshay Oberoi]], [[Karan Wahi]]
|Hindi
|[[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment|Hungama]]
|Play Web Show
|-
|2020
|''It Happened In Calcutta''
|Sujatha
|[[Karan Kundra]]
|Hindi
|ALTBalaji
|Special Appearance
|-
|2021
|''[[Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller]]''
|Naina
|[[Prateik Babbar]] [[Shiv Pandit]]
|Hindi
|[[MX Player]]
|
|}

== Personal life ==
Mundi married Gurickk Maan, son of legendary punjabi singer and actor [[Gurdas Maan]], on 31st January 2020 in [[Patiala]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Maheshwri|first=Neha|title=Former Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi to tie the knot on January 31|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/former-miss-india-universe-simran-kaur-mundi-to-tie-the-knot-on-january-31/articleshow/73329705.cms |access-date=4 January 2021|newspaper=Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gurdas Maan's son Gurickk G Maan, wife Simmran Mundi's 'vidaayi' in vintage car goes viral |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/gurdas-maans-son-gurickk-g-maan-wife-simmran-mundis-vidaayi-in-vintage-car-goes-viral-34474 |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=Tribune |date=1 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[[List of Indian film actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
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* {{Twitter}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408132640/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/contestantshow/2897550.cms ''Simran Mundi'' Profile] at [[Femina Miss India]]

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