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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.

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.

Mandana actress: The couple married in court in early March the following year, which was followed by a lavish Hindu wedding in March I absolutely loved it! Retrieved 10 October Mandana Karimi is an Iranian actress and model who rose to fame after appearing as a contestant on Bigg Boss 9.

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. One of the contestants is eliminated every week, based on public votes.

The show went on air in October on Colors.

Mandana Karimi Net Worth, Bio, Age, Height, Religion ... She is also a gym lover and loves to do workout. Mandana was the 3rd finalist on the show. About Us. She was a very quiet and shy girl in her childhood and mostly spent time doing arts in her room.

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

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    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". Archived from the original on 13 June Retrieved 13 June
  3. ^ abcde"'Bigg Boss 9': Iranian model Mandana Karimi married to work in India?".

    See full list on wikibio.in Archived from the original on 28 August She grew up in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and received her early education from there. Did we miss anyone? Mandana Karimi was raised in Tehran.

    Emirates 24/7. 19 October Archived from the original on 13 November Retrieved 7 November

  4. ^Coutinho, Natasha (9 July ). "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December Retrieved 7 November
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    "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December Retrieved 7 November

  6. ^"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
  7. ^ abcdeBhaag Johnny Actress Mandana Karimi Full EXCLUSIVE Interview.

    Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 17 December Retrieved 9 November &#; via YouTube.

  8. ^"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
  9. ^7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana KarimiArchived 20 February at the Wayback Machine.

    (15 October ). Retrieved 23 January

  10. ^"'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,".

    See full list on wikibio.in Retrieved 24 August One of the contestants is eliminated every week, based on public votes. Filmography [ edit ]. 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.

    The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Press Trust of India. 11 December Archived from the original on 14 January Retrieved 18 January

  11. ^"Mandana Karimi in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". The Times of India. 13 October Archived from the original on 26 January Retrieved 24 August
  12. ^"Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy'".

    Archived from the original on 16 October Retrieved 10 October

  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 Retrieved 1 February
  14. ^"MANDANA KARIMI'S FICTION DEBUT ON TV WITH ISHQBAAAZ". Mumbai Mirror.

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

  17. 28 August Archived from the original on 28 August Retrieved 28 August

  18. ^ ab"Mandana Karimi accuses Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 director of harassment". India Today. 13 October Retrieved 20 September
  19. ^"#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

  20. ^"Mandana Karimi: Sajid Khan asked me to remove my clothes". India Today. 13 October
  21. ^"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

  22. ^"Lock Upp: Bigg Boss runner-up Mandana Karimi, Pakistani blogger Azma Fallah enter the show". Hindustan Times. 22 March Retrieved 19 August
  23. ^"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

  24. ^Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of IndiaArchived 12 August at the Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ ab"Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi:India".

    The Times of India. 4 July Retrieved 12 June

  26. ^Tiwari, Vijaya (4 July ). "Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi: My mother-in-law used to abuse and insult me". The Times of India.

    Mandana karimi biography religions She started her career as an Air Hostess but later she quit her job and started to do modeling. She married Indian businessman Gaurav Gupta, her longtime boyfriend, in Retrieved 28 August Read Edit View history.

    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."

  27. ^"Mandana Karimi Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband Of 6 Months: Reports".

    . Archived from the original on 26 October Retrieved 30 September

  28. ^Chronicle, Deccan (11 April ). "Sonu Sood and Mandana Karimi throw farewell for Xuanzang team". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September
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