Mandana Karimi

Manizeh Karimi (Persian: ماندانا کریمی‎; born 19 May 1988), known professionally as Mandana Karimi is an Iranian actress and model based in India.[2][5] After working on several successful modelling projects around the world,[6] she appeared as a lead in the Bollywood film, Bhaag Johnny.[7] She participated in the popular reality TV show, Bigg Boss 9 and became the 2nd runner up in 2015.[2]

Mandana Karimi
Karimi at Grass Rivers To Ocean restaurant launch in June 2018
Born
Manizeh Karimi

(1988-05-19) May 19, 1988[1]
Tehran,
Iran
NationalityIranian[2]
OccupationActress, model
Years active2010–present
Known for
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s)Gaurav Gupta (m. 2017)[4]
Parent(s)
  • Reza Karimi (father),
  • Saba Karimi (mother)

Early life

Karimi was born on 19 May 1988 in Tehran, Iran, into a Muslim family. Her father, Reza Karimi, and mother, Saba Karimi are Iranian Shia Muslims. She was raised in Tehran.[2] She said in an interview, "I was born in a conservative Muslim family and while growing up, I was very shy and quiet. I studied art. I used to spend most of my time in my room playing around with papers, cameras and colours."[6] when I started modelling, I got offers from India but was never interested."[6]

Personal life

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."[8]

Karimi speaks Persian, English and Hindi.[8]

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.[9][10]

In July 2017, Karimi filed a domestic violence case against her husband and his family,[11] which she later withdrew in hopes of saving her marriage.

Career

Karimi started her career as an air hostess, and later quit that job to pursue a career in modelling.[12] In 2010, after working on various international modelling projects, she came to Mumbai for three months on a modelling contract.[6] 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."[6]

Karimi has done TV commercials with Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor.[8][13]

In February 2015, she made a guest appearance in the film Roy.[2] Later that year, in September, her movie Bhaag Johnny was released.[2] 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.[8][14]

Karimi was a contestant in 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 get eliminated every week, based on public votes. The show went on air in October 2015 on Colors. She was one of the third finalists of the season.[15][16][17][18]

In 2018, she joined Star Plus's Ishqbaaaz as Nancy.[19]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Roy Anita Special Appearance
Bhaag Johnny Rachel D'costa
Main Aur Charles Liz
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Shalu Voiced by
Priya Raina
Xuanzang Rajyashri

Television
YearNameRoleNotesRef
2015–16 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant 2nd Runner Up
2016 Bigg Boss 10 Herself
2018 Ishqbaaz Nancy Malhotra

Web
Year Name Role Ref(s)
2020 The Casino Rehana Chaudhari [20]

References
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  2. "'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.
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  5. Coutinho, Natasha (9 July 2015). "Meet Ekta's 'discovery'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. 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...
  7. "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.
  8. "Bhaag Johnny Actress Mandana Karimi Full EXCLUSIVE Interview". YouTube. Bollywoodhungama.com on YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. "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.
  10. Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi gets engaged to boyfriend Gaurav - Times of India Archived 12 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-23.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. 7 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Mandana Karimi Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Mtvindia.com (2015-10-15). Retrieved on 2017-01-23.
  14. "'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3' released in January 22,2016". The Indian Express [P] Ltd. PTI. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  15. "Mandana Karimi in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  16. "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.
  17. "10 shocking revelations made by Mandana Karimi about Prince Narula, Nora Fatehi and others from Bigg Boss 9!". bollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "The Casino actor Mandana Karimi: For years, I tried to be as Indian as possible". 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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