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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
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{{About|the film actress|the television actress|Simran Kaur Hundal}}
{{About|the film actress|the television actress|Simran Kaur Hundal}}
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| image        = Simran Kaur Mundi in 2016.jpg
| caption      = Mundi in 2012
| caption      = Mundi in 2016
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| birth_place  = [[Indore]], [[Madhya pradesh]], India
| birth_place  = Mumbai, [[Maharashtra]], India
| spouse      = {{marriage|Gurickk Maan|2020}}
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| occupation  = Actress, model
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| competitions = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 2008]]<br/>(Winner)<br/>[[Miss Universe 2008]]<br/>(Unplaced)
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'''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>
'''Simran Kaur Mundi''' is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She won the title of [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2008]] and represented India at [[Miss Universe 2008]].
She made her acting debut in the [[Hindi Cinema|Hindi film]] {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Jo Hum Chahein]]}} in 2011.<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 |access-date=7 April 2008 |archive-date=11 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211075535/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2928968.cms |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Biography==
==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>
Born in Mumbai, she belongs to a [[Jat]] 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 Science College]], [[Indore]] in 2007. After her graduation she moved 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=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Simran-Kaur-Mundi-Ticket-to-Bollywood/articleshow/10879286.cms |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=live |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.
While working at [[Fame Cinemas]] she was 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 in 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 first runner-up in the Beach Beauty Competition, second runner-up in the Evening Gown Contest and fourth in the National Costume Round.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


==Modelling and pageantry==
==Modelling and pageantry==
===Femina Miss India 2008===
{{BLP sources|date=January 2025}}
[[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)]]
 
=== 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]].
She was crowned [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2008]] by the outgoing titleholder [[Puja Gupta]].


===Miss Universe 2008===
===Miss Universe 2008===
[[File:Miss Universe contestants USNS Mercy.jpg|thumb|Mundi and other Miss Universe contestants at USNS Mercy during [[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.
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 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>
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=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/shows/I-loved-the-French-Riviera-Simran/articleshow/5972878.cms |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=live |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 was one of the judges at [[Femina Miss India Delhi 2013]], [[Femina Miss India Chandigarh 2013]] and Elite Model Look India 2014.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


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.
She had 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==
==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 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>
In 2019 she co-hosted Saturday Morning Live Show along with [[Rannvijay Singha|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 4 and 5 October 2019.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
 
[[File:Simran Mundi at Escobar Launch.jpg|thumb|Mundi at an event launch]]


==Film career==
==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&nbsp;million)<ref>http://punjabimania.com/best-of-luck-records-third-biggest-punjabi-film-opening/</ref> and weekend (Rs 22.4&nbsp;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.
Mundi made her acting debut in [[Bollywood]] with the film {{Lang|hi-latn|[[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=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/punjabi/news-interviews/Punjabi-actresses-are-turning-back-to-Pollywood/articleshow/14052346.cms |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=live |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&nbsp;million)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punjabimania.com/best-of-luck-records-third-biggest-punjabi-film-opening/ |title=Best Of Luck Punjabi Movie Opening Day Collections {{!}} Punjabi Mania |website=punjabimania.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728232346/http://punjabimania.com/best-of-luck-records-third-biggest-punjabi-film-opening/ |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> and weekend (Rs 22.4&nbsp;million)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5906&nCat |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 August 2013 |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}}</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=Hyderabad 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>
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 30 May 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]], 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==
==Filmography==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Co-actor !! Language !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
| ''[[Jo Hum Chahein]]''
| {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Jo Hum Chahein]]}}
| Neha Kapoor  
| Neha Kapoor  
| [[Sunny Gill]]
|[[Hindi]]
|[[Hindi]]
|Hindi Debut
|Hindi Debut
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="2" |2013
| ''[[Best of Luck (Punjabi Film)|Best of Luck]]''
| ''[[Best of Luck (Punjabi Film)|Best of Luck]]''
| Preet  
| Preet  
| [[Gippy Grewal]], [[Jazzy B]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| Punjabi Debut
| Punjabi Debut
|-
|-
|2013
|''[[Potugadu]]''
|''[[Potugadu]]''
| Vaidehi  
| Vaidehi  
| [[Manchu Manoj]]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Telugu Debut
| Telugu Debut
|-
|-
|2014
| rowspan="2" |2014
| ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]''
| ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]''
| Mitali  
| Mitali  
| Siddharth Gupta
| Hindi
| Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|2014
| ''[[Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin]]''
| ''[[Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin]]''
|Simran  
|Simran  
| [[Jassi Gill]], [[Roshan Prince]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| align="center" | Nominated for Best Actress at [[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]  
| align="center" | Nominated for Best Actress at [[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]  
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|2015
|2015
| ''[[Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon]]''
| ''[[Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon]]''
| Simran
| Simran Shiv Punj
| [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]]
| rowspan="3" |Hindi
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[U, Me Aur Ghar]]''{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|''[[U, Me Aur Ghar]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web Talkies launches India's first web-based feature film 'U Me Aur Ghar' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/feb/01/web-talkies-launches-indias-first-web-based-feature-film-u-me-aur-ghar-1565619.html/ |website=The Indian Express |date=February 2017 }}</ref>
| Chitranshi Mazumdar
| Chitranshi Mazumdar
| [[Omkar Kapoor]]
| Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
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|''Step In My Shoes''
|''Step In My Shoes''
|Richa
|Richa
|
|Hindi
|Short film released on [[Hotstar]]
|Short film released on [[Hotstar]]
|}
=== Music video appearances ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Singer
!Label
|-
|2017
|"Nachan To Pehla"
|[[Yuvraj Hans]]
|Speed Records
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|''[[Broken But Beautiful]]''
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|Ananya
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|''[[Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller]]''
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|[[Prateik Babbar]] [[Shiv Pandit]]
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== Personal life ==
== 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>
Mundi married Gurickk Maan, son of Punjabi [[Jat]] singer and actor [[Gurdas Maan]], on 31 January 2020 in [[Patiala]].The couple was blessed with a baby boy on 24 february 2024.<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=The 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=The Express Tribune |date=1 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 16 January 2026


This article is about the film actress. For the television actress, see Simran Kaur Hundal.

Simran Kaur Mundi
Mundi in 2016
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)
Gurickk Maan
(
m. 2020)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India 2008
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2008
(Unplaced)

Simran Kaur Mundi is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India Universe 2008 and represented India at Miss Universe 2008. She made her acting debut in the Hindi film Jo Hum Chahein in 2011.[1][2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Born in Mumbai, she belongs to a Jat family from Mundian Jattan, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.[3] She studied for two years in 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 Science College, Indore in 2007. After her graduation she moved 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.[4]

While working at Fame Cinemas she was 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 in 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 first runner-up in the Beach Beauty Competition, second runner-up in the Evening Gown Contest and fourth in the National Costume Round.[citation needed]

Modelling and pageantry[edit | edit source]

Femina Miss India 2008[edit | edit source]

(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 Universe 2008 by the outgoing titleholder Puja Gupta.

Miss Universe 2008[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

After winning the Femina Miss India Universe title in 2008, she started modelling professionally. She modeled at the Lakme India Fashion Weeks 2008–2011, 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 at the Cannes film festival in 2010 and also walked the ramp at the Cannes Fashion Paranoia 2010.[5]

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

She had 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[edit | edit source]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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 4 and 5 October 2019.[citation needed]

Mundi at an event launch

Film career[edit | edit source]

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 Punjabi Film debut opposite Punjabi superstar Gippy Grewal and Punjabi musical legend Jazzy Bains in the film Best of Luck,[8] which had the third highest opening day (Rs 7.1 million)[9] and weekend (Rs 22.4 million)[10] 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 Tollywood with the film Potugadu, opposite Telugu movie star Manoj Manchu[11] 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[12] released on the same day as her Punjabi film Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin on 30 May 2014 and she had to juggle the promotions of both films at the same time.[13] She was next seen on screen opposite comedian Kapil Sharma, who made his acting debut in the film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, directed by Abbas–Mustan.[14]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Neha Kapoor Hindi Hindi Debut
2013 Best of Luck Preet Punjabi Punjabi Debut
Potugadu Vaidehi Telugu Telugu Debut
2014 Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Mitali Hindi
Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin Simran Punjabi Nominated for Best Actress at PTC Punjabi Film Awards
2015 Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Simran Shiv Punj Hindi
2017 U, Me Aur Ghar[15] Chitranshi Mazumdar
2021 Step In My Shoes Richa Short film released on Hotstar

Music video appearances[edit | edit source]

Year Title Singer Label
2017 "Nachan To Pehla" Yuvraj Hans Speed Records

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Broken But Beautiful Ananya Special appearance
Bar Code Rhea Malhotra
2020 It Happened In Calcutta Sujatha Special appearance
2021 Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller Naina

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Mundi married Gurickk Maan, son of Punjabi Jat singer and actor Gurdas Maan, on 31 January 2020 in Patiala.The couple was blessed with a baby boy on 24 february 2024.[16][17]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Times of India – Miss India 2008". The Times of India. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "The Tribune India – Miss India has roots in Doaba". Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  4. ↑ Thakkar, Mehul S (26 November 2011). "Simran Mundi's Ticket to Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Times of India – At The French Riviera". The Times of India. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Dalal, Sayantan. "Simran Kaur Mundi Explores Argentina". DNA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Grewal, Mehakdeep. "Anchoring Goes Glam with Simran Kaur Mundi". Hindustan Times Chandigarh. Retrieved 31 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Nijher, Jaspreet (12 June 2012). "Punjabi Actresses Turning to Punjabi Films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Best Of Luck Punjabi Movie Opening Day Collections | Punjabi Mania". punjabimania.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ Priyadarshani, Elina (11 April 2013). "I'm More Than Just a Visual Treat". Hyderabad Times. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Thakkar, Mehul S (8 November 2012). "Ekta Kapoor To Launch Two Newcomers". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Dubey, Bharti (21 May 2014). "Simran Kaur Mundi in Clash of Dates". Mid-Day. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Network, Times News (8 November 2014). "Kapil Sharma's Film Goes On Floor". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Web Talkies launches India's first web-based feature film 'U Me Aur Ghar'". The Indian Express. February 2017.
  16. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha. "Former Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi to tie the knot on January 31". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Gurdas Maan's son Gurickk G Maan, wife Simmran Mundi's 'vidaayi' in vintage car goes viral". The Express Tribune. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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