Born: 18 January 1975, Chabbewal
Monica Bedi is a Punjabi and was born to Dr. Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Her parents moved to Drammen, Norway in 1979. At the end of her under-graduation in India, she joined Oxford University, United Kingdom for reading literature; simultaneously, her acting education got completed at Delhi University in 1995.
In September 2002, Bedi and Abu Salem were arrested and served jail sentence in Portugal for entering the country on forged documents. In 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi for procuring a passport on a fictitious name. In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the jail term to the period that she had already served.
Career
Bedi got her first role in Telugu language film Taj Mahal (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. Ramanaidu also cast her in Sivayya and Speed Dancer. She debuted in Bollywood in 1995 with Surakshaa.
Bedi was a participant in Bigg Boss Season 2, a television reality show. She was one of the contestants of the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 and Desi Girl.
She sang the chants "EkOnkar" for a spiritual music album on Universal Music.
Bedi acted in the Punjabi movie Sirphire (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky.
In 2013, Bedi played a negative role of Ghumman in Star Plus' show Saraswatichandra.
Filmography
Year Film Language Role Directed by
1994 Main Tera Aashiq Hindi
1995 Tajmahal Telugu
1995 Surakshaa Hindi Kiran Raju Mavani
1995 Aashique Mastane Hindi Ajay Kashyap
1996 Khilona Hindi Kajal Deepak Pawar
1996 Soggadi Pellam Telugu Tulasi Muthyala Subbaiah
1996 Subash Tamil Anitha R. V. Udayakumar
1997 Ek Phool Teen Kante Hindi Anup Malik
1997 Jeeyo Shaan Se Hindi Talat Jani
1997 Tirchhi Topiwale Hindi Sanam Oberoi Nandeem Khan
1997 Circus Sattipandu Telugu C H Srinivas
1998 Jabab Dihi Bengali Bangladeshi & West Bengal joint production
1998 Charidike Santrash Bengali, Bangladeshi Movie Amin Khan
1998 Sivayya Telugu R Suresh Varma
1998 Choodalani Vundi Telugu Gunasekhar
1998 Zanjeer Hindi
1999 Kalicharan Hindi
1999 Nannaseya Hoove Kannada Lakshmi E.Channagangappa
1999 Sikander Sadak Ka T L V Prasad
1999 Jaanam Samjha Karo Hindi Monica
1999 Kaala Samrajya Hindi Monica K. Singh
1999 Speed Dancer Telugu
1999 Lohpurush Hindi Hersh Kinnu
2001 Jodi No.1 Hindi Rinky David Dhawan
2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Hindi Maya Dhillon Rajiv Rai
2003 Tada (film)[12] Hindi Sisir Mishra
2011 Devadasiyin Kathai Tamil Swathi Varma, Mukesh Rishi Renuka
2012 Parichaya Nepali Rekha
2012 Hridoye Lekho Naam Bengali
2012 Sirphire Punjabi Simran Harjit Singh Ricky
2014 Romeo Ranjha Punjabi Reet Kaur Navaniat Singh
2017 Bandookan Punjabi Balwinder Daljit Singh Baath
Television
Year Title Role
2008 Bigg Boss 2 Herself
2009 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Herself
2010 Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl 1 Herself
2013–14 Saraswatichandra Guman Laxminandan Vyas
2015 Bandhan Narayani Deshpande
In September 2002, Bedi and Abu Salem were arrested and served jail sentence in Portugal for entering the country on forged documents. In 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi for procuring a passport on a fictitious name. In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the jail term to the period that she had already served.
Career
Bedi got her first role in Telugu language film Taj Mahal (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. Ramanaidu also cast her in Sivayya and Speed Dancer. She debuted in Bollywood in 1995 with Surakshaa.
Bedi was a participant in Bigg Boss Season 2, a television reality show. She was one of the contestants of the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 and Desi Girl.
She sang the chants "EkOnkar" for a spiritual music album on Universal Music.
Bedi acted in the Punjabi movie Sirphire (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky.
In 2013, Bedi played a negative role of Ghumman in Star Plus' show Saraswatichandra.
Filmography
Year Film Language Role Directed by
1994 Main Tera Aashiq Hindi
1995 Tajmahal Telugu
1995 Surakshaa Hindi Kiran Raju Mavani
1995 Aashique Mastane Hindi Ajay Kashyap
1996 Khilona Hindi Kajal Deepak Pawar
1996 Soggadi Pellam Telugu Tulasi Muthyala Subbaiah
1996 Subash Tamil Anitha R. V. Udayakumar
1997 Ek Phool Teen Kante Hindi Anup Malik
1997 Jeeyo Shaan Se Hindi Talat Jani
1997 Tirchhi Topiwale Hindi Sanam Oberoi Nandeem Khan
1997 Circus Sattipandu Telugu C H Srinivas
1998 Jabab Dihi Bengali Bangladeshi & West Bengal joint production
1998 Charidike Santrash Bengali, Bangladeshi Movie Amin Khan
1998 Sivayya Telugu R Suresh Varma
1998 Choodalani Vundi Telugu Gunasekhar
1998 Zanjeer Hindi
1999 Kalicharan Hindi
1999 Nannaseya Hoove Kannada Lakshmi E.Channagangappa
1999 Sikander Sadak Ka T L V Prasad
1999 Jaanam Samjha Karo Hindi Monica
1999 Kaala Samrajya Hindi Monica K. Singh
1999 Speed Dancer Telugu
1999 Lohpurush Hindi Hersh Kinnu
2001 Jodi No.1 Hindi Rinky David Dhawan
2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Hindi Maya Dhillon Rajiv Rai
2003 Tada (film)[12] Hindi Sisir Mishra
2011 Devadasiyin Kathai Tamil Swathi Varma, Mukesh Rishi Renuka
2012 Parichaya Nepali Rekha
2012 Hridoye Lekho Naam Bengali
2012 Sirphire Punjabi Simran Harjit Singh Ricky
2014 Romeo Ranjha Punjabi Reet Kaur Navaniat Singh
2017 Bandookan Punjabi Balwinder Daljit Singh Baath
Television
Year Title Role
2008 Bigg Boss 2 Herself
2009 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Herself
2010 Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl 1 Herself
2013–14 Saraswatichandra Guman Laxminandan Vyas
2015 Bandhan Narayani Deshpande
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