Monal Gajjar

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Monal Gajjar
Gajjar in 2020
Born (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 32)
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • model
Years active2012–present

Monal Gajjar (born 13 May 1991) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Telugu and Gujarati films. She debuted with 2012 Telugu film Sudigadu. She has also acted in Satish Kaushik directed Hindi film Kaagaz in 2021 which is a satire on governmental system in India.

Life and career[edit]

Gajjar was born on 13 May[1] in a Gujarati family and hails from Ahmedabad in Gujarat.[2][3] While graduating in commerce, she started working in ING Vysya Bank.[4] At the suggestion of her yoga teacher, Gajjar participated at the Mirchi Queen Bee beauty pageant contest organised by Radio Mirchi in 2011,[4] which she went on to win.[5] She later won the Miss Gujarat title as well.[6]

Even before the release of her first film, Gajjar signed five films, including a film in Tamil and Telugu.[citation needed] She made début in Malayalam with Dracula 2012.[7] She has done a special appearance in Asha Bhonsle's film.[citation needed] Her first two Tamil films Vanavarayan Vallavarayan[8] and Sigaram Thodu released on the same day.

Gajjar received good reviews for her performance in Sigaram Thodu. IndiaGlitz.com review says - Monal looking clean and sweet in looks and acting wise.[9] Gajjar also received good reviews for Vanavarayan Vallavarayan. Behindwoods.com review said - The tall Monal Gajjar looks totally gorgeous with sparkling eyes, and has all that it takes to be the next big glam sensation in Tamil Nadu. Though her role loses scope in the second half, she performs capably and also gets the lip-sync right.[10]

In September 2020, Gajjar entered the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as one of the first contestants.[11] She was evicted in December, before the final week.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2012 Sudigadu Priya Telugu Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu
Vennela 1 1/2 Vennela Telugu
2013 Mai Herself Hindi Special appearance [13]
Dracula 2012 Meena Malayalam
Oka College Story Sindhu Telugu [14]
2014 Sigaram Thodu Ambujam Tamil
Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Anjali Tamil
Brother of Bommali Sruthi Telugu
2016 Thai Jashe! Kajal Bhatt Gujarati
2017 Aav Taru Kari Nakhu Meena Gujarati [15]
Devdasi Un­known Telugu [16]
2018 Reva Supriya Gujarati
Family Circus Riya Gujarati
2019 Man Udhaan Vara Sarita Marathi [17]
2021 Kaagaz Rukmini Hindi Released on Zee5
Alludu Adhurs Herself Telugu Special appearance in the song "Ramba Oorvasi" [18]
2022 Petipack Kavya Gujarati
2022 Vickida No Varghodo Anushree Gujarati [19]
2023 Shubh Yatra Saraswati Gujarati [20]
I Wish Isha Patel Gujarati [21]
2024 Kasoombo Roshan Gujarati

Television[edit]

Year Show Language Role Notes Ref.
2020 Bigg Boss Telugu 4 Telugu Contestant Evicted on day 98 [22]
2020–2021 Dancee Plus Telugu Judge [23]
2022 Dance IKON Telugu Mentor Aha original [24]

Web series[edit]

Year Show Language Role Notes Ref.
2019-20 Aavuy Thay Gujarati Dhvani -
2020 Bas Cha Sudhi 3 Gujarati Monal -
2021 Telugu Abbai .. Gujarati Ammayi Telugu Gujarati Ammayi Project Withheld due to unknown reasons [25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akhil Sarthak wishes BFF Monal Gajjar on her birthday with an adorable post; says, "I heard stories about queen but saw her in my real life"". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Akhil Sarthak wishes BFF Monal Gajjar on her birthday with an adorable post; says, "I heard stories about queen but saw her in my real life"". The Times of India. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ Iyer, Shreya (4 January 2017). "Gujarati actress Monal Gajjar to share screen space with Dhanush and Kajol in a Tamil film". The Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ramachandran, Mythily (11 September 2014). "Meet the rising south Indian star Monal Gajjar from Ahmedabad". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Monal Gajjar wins Mirchi Queen Bee". The Times of India. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Monal Gajjar in Varun Sandesh's next film". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Monal Gajjar debuts in Mollywood". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Krishna romances Monal Gajjar". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Sigaram Thodu Review - Reaches the height convincingly". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Movie Review". BehindWoods. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. ^ "'Bigg Boss Telugu 4': Meet the contestants of Nagarjuna-hosted show". DNA India. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Monal Gajjar Went Straight To Astrologer After Bigg Boss Elimination". Sakshi Post. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. ^ Jambhekar, Shruti (9 January 2019). "Monal Gajjar makes her Bollywood debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. ^ Pasupulate, Karthik (13 April 2013). "Oka College Love Story Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Oka College Love Story by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ Maffat, Team (8 September 2016). "Aav Taru Kari Nakhu Gujarati Movie Star Cast Release Date". Urban Gujarati. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  16. ^ Jambhekar, Shruti (3 May 2019). "Why some D-Towners are looking at southern film industries..." The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  17. ^ Afghan, Ibrahim (11 October 2019). "Man Udhaan Vara Movie Review: Dealing with psychological impact of rape". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ^ "After Bigg Boss Stint, Monal Bags Telugu Movie Item Song?". Sakshi Post. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ Rathod, Vaishali (13 November 2019). "Exclusive! Monal Gajjar: 'Vickida No Varghodo' has a beautiful plot". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  20. ^ "newsVignesh Shivan to produce Gujarati film, Shubh Yatra-Cinema Express". Cinema Express. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Wish Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4: Monal Gajjar reveals her first salary; gets emotional talking about last moments with her late father". The Times of India. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Dancee+ judge Monal Gajjar bursts into tears saying, "Sorry I thought all the judges here are fair"". The Times of India. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Sreemukhi, Monal Gajjar and Yash Master on Aha Dance Ikon Show". Sakshi Post. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  25. ^ Amena, Rasti (16 February 2021). "Tollywood web series 'Telugu Abbai .. Gujarati Ammayi' poster unveiled". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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