Koena Mitra
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| Koena Mitra | |
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| Born | 7 January 1984 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | |
| www.koenamitra.me | |
Koena Mitra (Bengali: কোয়েনা মিত্র; born 7 January 1984)[1] is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films.
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[edit] Early life
Mitra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family.[1] She attended South Point High School and Lady Brabourne College of the University of Calcutta. She has a major in psychology.[1] Mitra was trained with the Mamata Shankar ballet troupe for 12 years. She trained in western dance forms, basketball, swimming and tennis. Her dream was to be an athlete. She started her career too early and that had created a lot of tension in her family; she mentioned that on a TV show right after winning the title.[citation needed] She had almost bag packed and left her house. Mitra was in high school when she won the all India title.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
[edit] Modeling
Mitra started her modeling career while she was still in school.[1] In 2002, she won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India 2003. She later went on to become the first runner up of Miss Intercontinental in Germany out of 84 countries. Over the years, Mitra has done commercials for Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti Alto, Jewellery and beauty products. She has done many fashion weeks in Milan and Beijing.
[edit] Acting
She featured in a few music videos like Stereo Nation’s Ishq, Aaj Ki Raat, Akh Teri, Channo by Jassi. Her first film appearance was the special appearance in Ram Gopal Varma's Road. In 2004, she appeared in Musafir, alongside Anil Kapoor. She later went on to appear in commercial successes such as Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena and Apna Sapna Money Money.
[edit] Filmography
- Road (2002) - Special Appearance in Item Number "Khullam Khulla"
- Dhool (2003) - Special Appearance
- Blackmail[disambiguation needed
] (2003) - Musafir (2004)
- Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005)
- Shaadi No. 1 (2005) - Special Appearance
- Insan (2005)
- Apna Sapna Money Money (2006)
- Cash (2007)
- Heyy Babyy (2007) - Special Appearance
- Agar (2007)
- Anamika (2008)
- Ayan (2009)
- Asal (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Koena Mitra Biography". koenamitra.me. http://www.koenamitra.me/biography.html. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
