Mona Shourie Kapoor
Mona Shourie Kapoor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1964 |
| Died | 25 March 2012 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1993–2012 |
| Spouse | Boney Kapoor (m. 1983; div. 1996) |
| Children | 2 (including Arjun Kapoor) |
Mona Shourie Kapoor (3 February 1964 – 25 March 2012) was the daughter of Sattee Shourie and the first wife of Bollywood film producer, Boney Kapoor.[1]
Personal life
Mona Shourie Kapoor was born in Delhi, India on February 3, 1964.
She has two children from her marriage to Boney Kapoor, son Arjun Kapoor and daughter Anshula. Arjun is an actor who made his acting debut with the 2012 film, Ishaqzaade. Anshula, after graduating from École Mondiale World School went to the Barnard College, Columbia University in New York and was working with Google India.
After splitting from Boney Kapoor in 1996, Mona continued to live with her in-laws. She lived there with her two children until her death on March 25, 2012.
Career
Mona Kapoor was the CEO of Future Studios, the largest ready-to-shoot, fully furnished, indoor shooting studio in Mumbai.[2] Mona had a multi-faceted career; she successfully handled the manpower for 'Business Aids' & 'Machine Exports', in which she was a partner. As a director of FCL, she was the production co-ordinator for the films 'Sheesha' (cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Munmun Sen and Mallika Sarabhai) & Farishtey (cast: Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Sridevi and Rajnikanth).
Mona also served as a Jury Member of the Indian Telly Awards in 2005.[3]
Producer
She produced successful television shows like Hera Pheri (on Star Plus featuring Shekhar Suman, Reema Lagoo and Tanaaz Curim), Yug (on Doordarshan), Wilayatee Babu (on Doordarshan) and Kaise Kahoon ( TV). Yug was widely acclaimed by both viewers as well as the media and sponsors. This mega serial, with the backdrop of the independence struggle and boasting of an impressive star cast of the likes of Hema Malini, Dara Singh, Javed Khan, Neena Gupta, Mukesh Khanna, Shahbaz Khan, Pankaj Dheer has been receiving several re-telecast requests in various regional languages.
Death
Kapoor died due to multiple organ failure after battling with cancer and hypertension on 25 March 2012.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Dad's second marriage tough on us as kids: Arjun Kapoor". Times of India. Apr 22, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mona Kapoor". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Mona Kapoor dies at 47". Mumbai Mirror. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Boney Kapoor's former wife Mona passes away". Zeenews.india.com. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-25.