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Mandana Karimi
Karimi in 2016
Born
Manizeh Karimi

(1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2010–2022
Known for
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Gaurav Gupta
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(m. 2017; div. 2021)​

Mandana Karimi (born Manizeh Karimi; 19 May 1988) 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 2015.[3]

Early life

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Karimi was born on 19 May 1988 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

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Karimi started her career as an air hostess, and later quit that job to pursue a career in modelling.[8] In 2010, 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. Then, in 2013, 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 2015, 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 2015 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 2016.[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 2015 on Colors. She was one of the three finalists of the season and ended up as a runner-up.[11][12][13]

In 2018, she joined Star Plus's Ishqbaaaz as Nancy.[14]

In October 2018, 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 2022.[17][18]

Mandana participated in an Indian TV reality show called Lock-Upp.[19]

Personal life

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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 2016, 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 2017.[20][21][22] She had shortly before converted from Islam to Hinduism.[23]

In July 2017, 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 2021.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language
2015 Roy Anita Hindi
Bhaag Johnny Rachel D'costa
Main Aur Charles Liz
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3[15] Shalu
Xuanzang[25] Rajyashri Mandarin, Hindi
2022 Thar[26] Cheryl Netflix film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant 2nd runner-up
2016 Bigg Boss 10 Herself Guest
2018 Ishqbaaz Nancy Malhotra
2022 Lock Upp Contestant Entered in Day 23 and Evicted on Day 49

Web series

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Year Title Role
2020 The Casino Rehana Chaudhari

References

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  1. ^ "Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 10: Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy'". India TV. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mandana Karimi Bigg Boss 9 Contestant: The 'Roy' babe is too hot to handle". Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "'Bigg Boss 9': Iranian model Mandana Karimi married to work in India?". Emirates 24/7. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015. Born to an Iranian mother and Indian father Mandana Karimi was brought up in Tehran in Iran.
  4. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (9 July 2015). "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d Coutinho, Natasha (9 July 2015). "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015. I was born in Tehran in a conservative Muslim family...
  6. ^ "Bhaag Johnny trailer: Is Kunal Khemu the Leonardo DiCaprio of the Hindi version of Inception?". Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e Bhaag Johnny Actress Mandana Karimi Full EXCLUSIVE Interview. Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Digangana, Keith Sequeira, Mandana Karimi, Prince: Some interesting facts about Bigg Boss 9 contestants". ABP Live. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. ^ 7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana Karimi Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Mtvindia.com (15 October 2015). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  10. ^ "'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,2016". The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Press Trust of India. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Mandana Karimi in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". The Times of India. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 10: Mandana Karimi, Iranian model who entered Bollywood with 'Roy'". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  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 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  14. ^ "MANDANA KARIMI'S FICTION DEBUT ON TV WITH ISHQBAAAZ". Mumbai Mirror. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Mandana Karimi accuses Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 director of harassment". India Today. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  16. ^ "#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 2022.
  17. ^ "Mandana Karimi: Sajid Khan asked me to remove my clothes". India Today. 13 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Mandana Karimi quits Bollywood after #MeToo accused Sajid Khan bags Bigg Boss 16: This is no place to work, it has no respect for women". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Lock Upp: Bigg Boss runner-up Mandana Karimi, Pakistani blogger Azma Fallah enter the show". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi marries boyfriend in hush-hush ceremony. See pics". The Indian Express. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  21. ^ Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of India Archived 12 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ^ a b "Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi:India". The Times of India. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  23. ^ Tiwari, Vijaya (4 July 2017). "Bigg Boss fame Mandana Karimi: My mother-in-law used to abuse and insult me". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 September 2024. "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."
  24. ^ "Mandana Karimi Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband Of 6 Months: Reports". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  25. ^ Chronicle, Deccan (11 April 2016). "Sonu Sood and Mandana Karimi throw farewell for Xuanzang team". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  26. ^ Deepak; Deepak (6 May 2022). "Thar Movie Review: The Kapoors and Jitendra Joshi Elevate this Killing, Thrilling, and Chilling Story". Word Street Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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