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Mandana Karimi

India-based Iranian actress and model

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Born

Manizeh Karimi


() 19 May (age&#;36)[1]

Tehran, Iran

NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
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Mandana Karimi (born Manizeh Karimi; 19 May ) 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 [3]

Early life

Karimi was born on 19 May in Tehran, Iran, into a Muslim family.

See full list on wikibio.in In February , she made a guest appearance in the film Roy. In other projects. Retrieved 28 August One brother is older than him and the other brother is younger than him.

Her father has Indian ancestry and her mother is an Indian.[7] She was raised in Tehran.[3] About her Indian connection she commented, "I had come to India many times, visiting my family or for holidays."[5]

Career

Karimi started her career as an air hostess, and later quit that job to pursue a career in modelling.[8] In , after working on various international modelling projects, she came to Mumbai for three months on a modelling contract.[5] About her experience in India she said, "I had a different experience, staying without my family.

I absolutely loved it! Work was great, but at that time, I had other contracts around the world. Then, in , I decided to move to Mumbai and try acting."[5]

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

In February , 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 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 [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.

Mandana actress: Submit Type above and press Enter to search. Contents move to sidebar hide. She belongs to the Shia community of the Muslim religion. The show went on air in October on Colors.

One of the contestants is eliminated every week, based on public votes. The show went on air in October on Colors. She was one of the three finalists of the season and ended up as a runner-up.[11][12][13]

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

In October , Karimi accused Umesh Ghadge the director of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 of sexual harassment.[15][16] She had also accused director Sajid Khan of sexual harassment at the time and expressed her intention to quit Bollywood after Khan appeared as contestant on Bigg Boss 16 in [17][18]

Mandana participated in an Indian TV reality show called Lock-Upp.[19]

Personal life

In an interview, Karimi said, "The first film that I watched was Sholay when I was 8 or 9 years old.

My father was one of the few people in Iran who possessed a tape of the film, though the Government didn't allow to keep video cassettes." She further commented, "Mainly, I've grown up watching Iranian films, especially by directors like Majid Majidi and my favourite actress is Golshifteh Farahani."[7]

Karimi speaks Persian, English, and Hindi.[7]

In July , 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 [20][21][22] She had shortly before converted from Islam to Hinduism.[23]

In July , Karimi filed a domestic violence case against her husband and his family,[24] which she later withdrew in hopes of saving her marriage.[22] They got divorced in

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

  1. ^"Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy'".

    India TV. 12 December Archived from the original on 28 March Retrieved 13 February

  2. ^"Mandana Karimi Bigg Boss 9 Contestant: The 'Roy' babe is too hot to handle".

  4. Mandana Karimi (Actress) Height, Weight, Age, Affairs ...

  5. Archived from the original on 13 June Retrieved 13 June

  6. ^ abcde"'Bigg Boss 9': Iranian model Mandana Karimi married to work in India?". Emirates 24/7. 19 October Archived from the original on 13 November Retrieved 7 November
  7. ^Coutinho, Natasha (9 July ).

    "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December Retrieved 7 November

  8. ^ abcdCoutinho, Natasha (9 July ). "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'".

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    14. Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December Retrieved 7 November

  14. ^"Bhaag Johnny trailer: Is Kunal Khemu the Leonardo DiCaprio of the Hindi version of Inception?". Archived from the original on 13 June Retrieved 13 June
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    Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 17 December Retrieved 9 November &#; via YouTube.

  16. ^"Digangana, Keith Sequeira, Mandana Karimi, Prince: Some interesting facts about Bigg Boss 9 contestants". ABP Live. 12 October Archived from the original on 11 September Retrieved 9 November
  17. ^7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana KarimiArchived 20 February at the Wayback Machine.

    (15 October ). Retrieved 23 January

  18. ^"'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,". The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Press Trust of India. 11 December Archived from the original on 14 January Retrieved 18 January
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    13 October Archived from the original on 26 January Retrieved 24 August

  20. ^"Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy'". Archived from the original on 16 October Retrieved 10 October
  21. ^"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 Retrieved 1 February

  22. ^"MANDANA KARIMI'S FICTION DEBUT ON TV WITH ISHQBAAAZ". Mumbai Mirror. 28 August Archived from the original on 28 August Retrieved 28 August
  23. ^ ab"Mandana Karimi accuses Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 director of harassment".

    India Today. 13 October Retrieved 20 September

  24. ^"#MeToo: Mandana Karimi opens up about ordeal with 'Kya Kool Hain Hum 3' director; disappointed with Ekta Kapoor's silence".

    See full list on wikibio.in Her eye color is Brown and her hair color is Dark Brown. Karimi saw her first film at the age of 8 or 9 years old which was Sholay. She belongs to the Shia community of the Muslim religion. Then, in , I decided to move to Mumbai and try acting.

    The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 September

  25. ^"Mandana Karimi: Sajid Khan asked me to remove my clothes". India Today. 13 October
  26. ^"Mandana Karimi quits Bollywood after #MeToo accused Sajid Khan bags Bigg Boss This is no place to work, it has no respect for women". Hindustan Times.

    5 October

  27. ^"Lock Upp: Bigg Boss runner-up Mandana Karimi, Pakistani blogger Azma Fallah enter the show". Hindustan Times. 22 March Retrieved 19 August
  28. ^"Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi marries boyfriend in hush-hush ceremony. See pics". The Indian Express. 6 March Archived from the original on 11 September Retrieved 30 September
  29. ^Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of IndiaArchived 12 August at the Wayback Machine.
  30. ^ ab"Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi:India".

    The Times of India.

    Mandana karimi biography religions Mumbai Mirror. One brother is older than him and the other brother is younger than him. It was later revealed that her mother-in-law asked her to change her name from Manizeh and Mandana as well as her religion from Islam to Hinduism. In , she joined Star Plus 's Ishqbaaaz as Nancy.

    4 July Retrieved 12 June

  31. ^Tiwari, Vijaya (4 July ). "Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi: My mother-in-law used to abuse and insult me". The Times of India. ISSN&#; Retrieved 20 September "When asked if her mother-in-law was always against their relationship, Mandana said, "Yes, she was but I thought things will get better with time.

    I changed my religion. I accepted Hinduism and our wedding took place according to Hindu rituals."

  32. ^"Mandana Karimi Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband Of 6 Months: Reports". . Archived from the original on 26 October Retrieved 30 September
  33. ^Chronicle, Deccan (11 April ). "Sonu Sood and Mandana Karimi throw farewell for Xuanzang team".

    Deccan Chronicle.

    Mandana Karimi Net Worth, Bio, Age, Height, Religion ... Karimi started her career as an air hostess after completing her graduation, later she left her job to pursue modeling. Mandana Karimi loves to do yoga She visited India for 3 months because of modeling contracts. Bollywood Hungama. In , she shifted to Mumbai to try her luck in the field of acting, and after some struggles, she made her Bollywood debut by playing the character of Anita in the film Roy.

    Retrieved 20 September

  34. ^Deepak; Deepak (6 May ). "Thar Movie Review: The Kapoors and Jitendra Joshi Elevate this Killing, Thrilling, and Chilling Story". Word Street Journal. Retrieved 20 September

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