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{{Infobox person
| name                   = Mandana Karimi  
| name               = Mandana Karimi
| birth_place           = Tehran,
| image              = Mandana Karimi grace Rivers To Ocean restaurant launch (05) (cropped).jpg
Birthday                =19/05/1988
| caption           = Karimi in 2016
Height                    =5.6
| birth_name        = Manizeh Karimi
| occupation            = Actress}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|19|df=y}}<ref name="indiatv">{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-contestant-mandana-karimi-iranian-model-24543.html |title=Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 10: Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy' |date=12 December 2015 |publisher=[[India TV]] |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328231120/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-contestant-mandana-karimi-iranian-model-24543.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Tehran]], Iran
| nationality        = Iranian
| occupation         = Actress, model
| years_active      = 2010–present
| spouse             = {{marriage |Gaurav Gupta|2017|2021|end=div}}
| height            = 178 cm
| known_for          = {{ubl|''[[Bigg Boss 9]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/mandana-karimi-bigg-boss-9-contestant-the-roy-babe-is-too-hot-to-handle-621596/ |title=Mandana Karimi Bigg Boss 9 Contestant: The 'Roy' babe is too hot to handle |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613102902/https://www.india.com/entertainment/mandana-karimi-bigg-boss-9-contestant-the-roy-babe-is-too-hot-to-handle-621596/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
,|''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]]''}}
}}


'''Mandana Karimi''' is an Iranian actress and model who is ready to appear in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/mandana-karimi-wants-to-promote-salman-khan-s-being-human_142444.html</ref> Mandana is making debut in [[Bollywood]] with [[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]], that also stars [[Tusshar]]
'''Mandana Karimi''' (born '''Manizeh Karimi'''; on 19 May 1988) is an Iranian actress and model based in India.<ref name="emirates">{{cite news |date=19 October 2015 |title='Bigg Boss 9': Iranian model Mandana Karimi married to work in India? |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-9-iranian-model-mandana-karimi-married-to-work-in-india-2015-10-19-1.607244 |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113191915/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-9-iranian-model-mandana-karimi-married-to-work-in-india-2015-10-19-1.607244 |archive-date=13 November 2015 |quote=Born to an Iranian mother and Indian father Mandana Karimi was brought up in Tehran in Iran.}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |last1=Coutinho |first1=Natasha |title=Meet Ekta's 'discovery' |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/entertainment-bollywood/article/meet-ekta%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98discovery%E2%80%99 |access-date=7 November 2015 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164108/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/entertainment-bollywood/article/meet-ekta%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98discovery%E2%80%99 |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> After working on several successful modelling projects around the world,<ref name=dc>{{cite news |last1=Coutinho |first1=Natasha |title=Meet Ekta's 'discovery' |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/entertainment-bollywood/article/meet-ekta%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98discovery%E2%80%99 |access-date=7 November 2015 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164108/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/entertainment-bollywood/article/meet-ekta%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98discovery%E2%80%99 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=I was born in Tehran in a conservative Muslim family...}}</ref> she appeared as a lead in the [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Bhaag Johnny]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bhaag-johnny-trailer-kunal-khemu-is-the-leonardo-dicaprio-of-the-hindi-version-of-inception-502662/ |title=Bhaag Johnny trailer: Is Kunal Khemu the Leonardo DiCaprio of the Hindi version of Inception? |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613102642/https://www.india.com/entertainment/bhaag-johnny-trailer-kunal-khemu-is-the-leonardo-dicaprio-of-the-hindi-version-of-inception-502662/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She participated in the popular reality TV show, ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 9]]'' and became the 2nd runner up in 2015.<ref name=emirates />


==Early life==
== Early life ==
Mandana ( Manizhe Karimi) is born to an Iranian father and an Iranian mother. Mandana grew up in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].
Karimi was born on 19 May 1988 in [[Tehran]], Iran, into a [[Muslim]] family. Her father has Iranian and Indian ancestry and her mother is a [[Persians|Persian]].<ref name="youtube" /> She was raised in Tehran.<ref name=emirates />


==Career==
== Career ==
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Karimi started her career as an [[Flight attendant|air hostess]], and later quit that job to pursue a career in modelling.<ref>{{cite news |title=Digangana, Keith Sequeira, Mandana Karimi, Prince: Some interesting facts about Bigg Boss 9 contestants |url=http://www.abplive.in/television/digangana-keith-sequeira-mandana-karimi-some-interesting-facts-about-bigg-boss-9-contestants-358?gallery-image=2 |access-date=9 November 2015 |publisher=ABP Live |date=12 October 2015 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911031758/https://www.abplive.in/television/digangana-keith-sequeira-mandana-karimi-some-interesting-facts-about-bigg-boss-9-contestants-358?gallery-image=2 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, after working on various international modelling projects, she came to [[Mumbai]] for three months on a modelling contract.<ref name=dc />
Mandana got a degree as a flight attendant from flight academy of Tehran.She started her modelling in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. She won a 2-year contract from Hong Kong's largest agency "Model Management". Mandana has walked the ramp for many fashion designers including JJ Valaya, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Rohit Bal, Anna Singh, Satya Paul.<ref>http://exhibitmag.com/conversation-mandana-karimi/</ref> She also has done advertisement for Royal Stag with [[Shah Rukh Khan]], and another one for [[Sony Ericsson]] with [[Kareena Kapoor]]. Mandana was also the cover girl for Stuff India magazine's August 2013 issue and Kruch Today's October 2013 issue.<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5312</ref><ref>http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/hottest-magazine-covers/articleshow/21525343.cms</ref><ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/images/id/386192/category/onthecover/type/view/imageid/2171911/</ref>
 
Karimi has done TV commercials with [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Arjun Kapoor]].<ref name="youtube">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCz5zHQcbY |title=Bhaag Johnny Actress Mandana Karimi Full EXCLUSIVE Interview |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com0 |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217044643/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCz5zHQcbY |archive-date=17 December 2019 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/general/news/7-facts-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-mandana-karimi-52196289.html 7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana Karimi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220211129/http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/general/news/7-facts-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-mandana-karimi-52196289.html |date=20 February 2019 }}. Mtvindia.com (15 October 2015). Retrieved 2017-01-23.</ref>
 
In February 2015, she made a guest appearance in the film ''[[Roy (2015 film)|Roy]]''.<ref name=emirates /> Later that year, in September, her movie ''[[Bhaag Johnny]]'' was released.<ref name=emirates /> She also appeared in the October 2015 film, ''[[Main Aur Charles]]'', where she played the role of [[Charles Sobraj]]'s assistant. Karimi's next film, ''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]]'', a [[sex comedy]], was released on 22 January 2016.<ref name=youtube /><ref>{{cite news |title='Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,2016 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kyaa-kool-hain-hum-3-to-release-in-january-2016/ |access-date=18 January 2016 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=The Indian Express [P] Ltd. |date=11 December 2015 |archive-date=14 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114203219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kyaa-kool-hain-hum-3-to-release-in-january-2016/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Karimi was a contestant in the reality TV show, ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]'', where a group of celebrities from various walks of life live together in a large house. One of the contestants is eliminated every week, based on public votes. The show went on air in October 2015 on Colors. She was one of the three finalists of the season and ended up as a runner-up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mandana-Karimi-in-Bigg-Boss-9-Double-Trouble/photostory/50698507.cms |title=Mandana Karimi in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble |work=The Times of India |date=13 October 2015 |access-date=24 August 2016 |archive-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126100153/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mandana-Karimi-in-Bigg-Boss-9-Double-Trouble/photostory/50698507.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-contestant-mandana-karimi-iranian-model-24543.html |title=Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 10: Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy' |access-date=10 October 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016005747/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-contestant-mandana-karimi-iranian-model-24543.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catchnews.com/television-news/mandana-karimi-4-interesting-statements-praising-prince-narula-kishwar-merchant-suyyash-rai-says-she-will-organise-kyaa-kool-hain-hum-hain-3-screening-for-bigg-boss-9-nau-double-trouble-contestants-mandana-karimi-latest-news-1453808857.html |title=Bigg Boss 9: Mandana Karimi has 4 things to say about winner Prince Narula, Kishwar Merchant and her journey |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215334/http://www.catchnews.com/television-news/mandana-karimi-4-interesting-statements-praising-prince-narula-kishwar-merchant-suyyash-rai-says-she-will-organise-kyaa-kool-hain-hum-hain-3-screening-for-bigg-boss-9-nau-double-trouble-contestants-mandana-karimi-latest-news-1453808857.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In 2018, she joined [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]'s ''[[Ishqbaaaz]]'' as Nancy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/mandana-karimis-fiction-debut-on-tv-with-ishqbaaaz/articleshow/65569849.cms |title=MANDANA KARIMI'S FICTION DEBUT ON TV WITH ISHQBAAAZ |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134642/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/mandana-karimis-fiction-debut-on-tv-with-ishqbaaaz/articleshow/65569849.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In October 2018, Karimi accused Umesh Ghadge the director of ''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]]'' of sexual harassment.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mandana Karimi accuses Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 director of harassment |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/mandana-karimi-accuses-kyaa-kool-hain-hum-3-director-of-harassment-1367170-2018-10-13 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=#MeToo: Mandana Karimi opens up about ordeal with 'Kya Kool Hain Hum 3' director; disappointed with Ekta Kapoor's silence |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/metoo-mandana-karimi-opens-up-about-ordeal-with-kya-kool-hain-hum-3-director-disappointed-with-ekta-kapoors-silence/articleshow/66327734.cms |access-date=2022-09-20}}</ref>
 
Mandana participated in an Indian TV reality show called ''Lock-Upp''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lock Upp: Bigg Boss runner-up Mandana Karimi, Pakistani blogger Azma Fallah enter the show |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/lock-upp-bigg-boss-runner-up-mandana-karimi-pakistani-blogger-azma-fallah-enter-the-show-101647954802902.html |access-date=19 August 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Karimi speaks [[Persian language|Persian]], English and [[Hindi]].<ref name=youtube />
 
In July 2016, Karimi got engaged to her boyfriend, Gaurav Gupta, an [[Indian people|Indian]] businessman from Mumbai. The couple married in court in early March the following year, which was followed by a lavish [[Hindu wedding]] in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2017 |title=Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi marries boyfriend in hush-hush ceremony. See pics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bigg-boss-season-10/ex-bigg-boss-contestant-mandana-karimi-marries-boyfriend-in-hush-hush-ceremony-see-pics-4492678/ |access-date=30 September 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911031750/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bigg-boss-season-10/ex-bigg-boss-contestant-mandana-karimi-marries-boyfriend-in-hush-hush-ceremony-see-pics-4492678/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ex-Bigg-Boss-contestant-Mandana-Karimi-gets-engaged-to-boyfriend-Gaurav/articleshow/53373674.cms Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812092854/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ex-Bigg-Boss-contestant-Mandana-Karimi-gets-engaged-to-boyfriend-Gaurav/articleshow/53373674.cms |date=12 August 2016 }}.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi:India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-fame-mandana-karimi-my-mother-in-law-used-to-abuse-and-insult-me/articleshow/59437133.cms |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
 
In July 2017, Karimi filed a domestic violence case against her husband and his family,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandana Karimi Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband Of 6 Months: Reports |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mandana-karimi-files-domestic-violence-case-against-husband-of-6-months-reports-1720184 |access-date=30 September 2020 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026025448/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mandana-karimi-files-domestic-violence-case-against-husband-of-6-months-reports-1720184 |url-status=live}}</ref> which she later withdrew in hopes of saving her marriage.<ref name=":0" /> They got divorced in 2021.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* [[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]](2015)
* [[Bhaag Johnny]](2015)


==References==
=== Films ===
{{Reflist}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
| scope="row" | ''[[Roy (2015 film)|Roy]]''
| Anita
| rowspan="4" | [[Hindi]]
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Bhaag Johnny]]''
| Rachel D'costa
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Main Aur Charles]]''
| Liz
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| scope="row" |''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3]]<ref name=":1" />''
| Shalu
|-
| scope="row" |''[[Xuanzang (film)|Xuanzang]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Deccan |date=2016-04-11 |title=Sonu Sood and Mandana Karimi throw farewell for Xuanzang team |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/110416/sonu-sood-and-mandana-karimi-throw-farewell-for-xuanzang-team.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
|Rajyashri
|[[Mandarin Language|Mandarin]], [[Hindi]]
|-
| 2022
| scope="row" |''[[Thar (film)|Thar]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Deepak |last2=Deepak |date=2022-05-06 |title=Thar Movie Review: The Kapoors and Jitendra Joshi Elevate this Killing, Thrilling, and Chilling Story |url=https://wordstreetjournal.com/thar-movie-review-the-kapoors-and-jitendra-joshi-elevate-this-killing-thrilling-and-chilling-story/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Word Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Cheryl
| [[Netflix]] film
|}
 
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role  !! Notes
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]''
| Contestant
| 2nd runner-up
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]''
| Herself
| Guest
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Ishqbaaz]]''
| Nancy Malhotra
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Lock Upp (season 1)|Lock Upp]]''
|Contestant
|11th place
|}
 
=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2020
| [[The Casino (Indian Web series)|''The Casino'']]
| Rehana Chaudhari
|}
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Twitter|manizhe|Mandana Karimi}}
* {{IMDb name|6379657}}
* {{Instagram|mandanakarimi}}
 
{{Bigg Boss 9}}


*http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=30&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=15-04-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar03003&publabel=TOI
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*http://www.fashionscandal.com/2011/04/was-lalit-manizhe-secret-marriage-a-way-to-obtain-work-permit-for-karimi/
* {{IMDb name|id=2202841|name=Mandana Karimi}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/index/id/386192 Bollywood Hungama Profile]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandana/104618952939108 Official Facebook Page]
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/We-arent-married-yet/articleshow/7988389.cms


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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
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[[Category:Expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:Iranian people of Indian descent]]
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Mandana Karimi
Karimi in 2016
Born
Manizeh Karimi

(1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 38)[1]
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationActress, model
Years active2010–present
Known for
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s)
Gaurav Gupta
​
(
m. 2017; div. 2021)

Mandana Karimi (born Manizeh Karimi; on 19 May 1988) is an Iranian actress and model based in India.[3][4] After working on several successful modelling projects around the world,[5] she appeared as a lead in the Bollywood film, Bhaag Johnny.[6] She participated in the popular reality TV show, Bigg Boss 9 and became the 2nd runner up in 2015.[3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Karimi was born on 19 May 1988 in Tehran, Iran, into a Muslim family. Her father has Iranian and Indian ancestry and her mother is a Persian.[7] She was raised in Tehran.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Karimi started her career as an air hostess, and later quit that job to pursue a career in modelling.[8] In 2010, after working on various international modelling projects, she came to Mumbai for three months on a modelling contract.[5]

Karimi has done TV commercials with Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor.[7][9]

In February 2015, she made a guest appearance in the film Roy.[3] Later that year, in September, her movie Bhaag Johnny was released.[3] She also appeared in the October 2015 film, Main Aur Charles, where she played the role of Charles Sobraj's assistant. Karimi's next film, Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, a sex comedy, was released on 22 January 2016.[7][10]

Karimi was a contestant in the reality TV show, Bigg Boss 9, where a group of celebrities from various walks of life live together in a large house. One of the contestants is eliminated every week, based on public votes. The show went on air in October 2015 on Colors. She was one of the three finalists of the season and ended up as a runner-up.[11][12][13]

In 2018, she joined Star Plus's Ishqbaaaz as Nancy.[14]

In October 2018, Karimi accused Umesh Ghadge the director of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 of sexual harassment.[15][16]

Mandana participated in an Indian TV reality show called Lock-Upp.[17]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Karimi speaks Persian, English and Hindi.[7]

In July 2016, Karimi got engaged to her boyfriend, Gaurav Gupta, an Indian businessman from Mumbai. The couple married in court in early March the following year, which was followed by a lavish Hindu wedding in March 2017.[18][19][20]

In July 2017, Karimi filed a domestic violence case against her husband and his family,[21] which she later withdrew in hopes of saving her marriage.[20] They got divorced in 2021.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language
2015 Roy Anita Hindi
Bhaag Johnny Rachel D'costa
Main Aur Charles Liz
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3[15] Shalu
Xuanzang[22] Rajyashri Mandarin, Hindi
2022 Thar[23] Cheryl Netflix film

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant 2nd runner-up
2016 Bigg Boss 10 Herself Guest
2018 Ishqbaaz Nancy Malhotra
2022 Lock Upp Contestant 11th place

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role
2020 The Casino Rehana Chaudhari

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "Mandana Karimi Bigg Boss 9 Contestant: The 'Roy' babe is too hot to handle". Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Bhaag Johnny trailer: Is Kunal Khemu the Leonardo DiCaprio of the Hindi version of Inception?". Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Bhaag Johnny Actress Mandana Karimi Full EXCLUSIVE Interview. Bollywoodhungama.com0. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via YouTube.
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  9. ↑ 7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana Karimi Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Mtvindia.com (15 October 2015). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  10. ↑ "'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,2016". The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Press Trust of India. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Bigg Boss 9: Mandana Karimi has 4 things to say about winner Prince Narula, Kishwar Merchant and her journey". Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "MANDANA KARIMI'S FICTION DEBUT ON TV WITH ISHQBAAAZ". Mumbai Mirror. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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  16. ↑ "#MeToo: Mandana Karimi opens up about ordeal with 'Kya Kool Hain Hum 3' director; disappointed with Ekta Kapoor's silence". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Lock Upp: Bigg Boss runner-up Mandana Karimi, Pakistani blogger Azma Fallah enter the show". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi marries boyfriend in hush-hush ceremony. See pics". The Indian Express. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of India Archived 12 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
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  21. ↑ "Mandana Karimi Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband Of 6 Months: Reports". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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