Mona Singh

Mona Singh (born 8 October 1981) is an Indian actress and television presenter. Having first gained prominence in 2000s for playing the eponymous heroine in the comedy series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003–06), she has since appeared in several other television and film roles. Singh is the recipient of two Indian Television Academy Awards.

For the scientist, see Mona Singh (scientist).

Mona Singh
Singh in 2012
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981
Chandigarh, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
Shyam Rajagopalan
​
(m. 2019)​
[1]

Singh is also known for participating and winning the first season of the reality series Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, and for playing Mona in Kya Huaa Tera Vaada, Preet Singh in Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do, and Paridhi in Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), which is one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

She was also praised for her roles of Ananya Sharma and Poorva Gupta in Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain and Yeh Meri Family (both 2018) respectively. Outside of acting, she has also hosted such television shows as Comedy Nights Live and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.

Early life

Mona Singh was born on 8 October 1981 in a Sikh family in Chandigarh.[2] Her father was an Army officer, so she shifted to many place and she is now a prominent alumni of Kendriya Vidyalaya Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur. On December 27, 2019, She married Filmmaker Shyam Rajagopalan in a traditional Sikh ceremony.

Career
Singh celebrates Janmashtami at ISKCON in Juhu

Singh started her career playing the lead role in the popular television serial, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.[3][4] In 2006, she was the winner of the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Sony Entertainment Television.[5] She announced plans to make movies sometime in the future, one of them with Bobby Pushkarna.[6] In June 2006, she was expected to leave on a world tour with a number of other actors, to perform songs.[7] In March 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with Sony Entertainment Television to be the brand ambassador for the channel for 13 months.[8] Her next show on TV was Extreme Makeover.[7] She hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 on Sony[4] and Extra Shots on Set Max. She has also been an ambassador for various brands.[9] She hosted Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega in 2011 on Sony Entertainment Television. She has acted as the female protagonist in Balaji Telefims shows Kya Huaa Tera Vaada, Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do[10] and Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se.[11] She is currently doing ALTBalaji's Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain along with Ronit Roy and Gurdeep Kohli. She is also seen on a web series Yeh Meri Family.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 3 Idiots Mona Sahastrabuddhe Debut film [12]
2011 Utt Pataang Koel Datta [13][14][15]
2014 Zed Plus Hameeda [16][17][18]
2019 Amavas Dr. Shivani [19][20]
Ek Chotisi Ego Priya Short film [21][22]
2020 Laal Singh Chaddha TBA [23]

Fiction shows
Year Show Role Notes Ref.
2003–2006Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinJasmeet Walia-Suri/Jessica Bedi/Neha Shastri[24]
2008–2009Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar DikhayengiRaunaq Kapoor[25]
2012–2013Kya Huaa Tera VaadaMona Pradeep Singh/Mona Chopra/Mona Jatin Chopra[26]
2015Itna Karo Na Mujhe PyaarHerselfGuest appearance
2015–2016Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane DoPreet
2016Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon SeParidhi Rajbeer Bundela
2018Kehne Ko Humsafar HainAnanyaWeb series
Yeh Meri FamilyMummy/PoorvaTVF and Netflix series[27]
2019M.O.M. - Mission Over MarsMoushmi GhoshZEE5 and Alt Balaji series[28]
2020Black WidowsZEE5

Non Fiction
Year Show Role
2006Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1Contestant (winner of the season)
2007Femina Miss IndiaHost
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2Host
2008Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (TV series)Contestant (winner)
2009-14Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 1Host
2010Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4Host
Meethi Choori No 1Participant
Shaadi 3 Crore KiHost
2011Ratan Ka RishtaGuest appearance
Star Ya RockstarHost
2012CID Veerta AwardsHost
2015Comedy ClassesHerself
2016Comedy Nights LiveHerself
Comedy Nights BachaoHost

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2003 Apsara Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Won[29]
Outstanding Debut
2004 Indian Telly Awards Television Personality of The Year (Female) Won[30]
Best Actress (Female)
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Popular) Won[31]
2005 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress (Female) Won[32]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Drama (Jury) Won[33]
2012 BIG Television Awards Bechara Character (Female) Kya Huaa Tera Vaada Won
2016 Lions Gold Awards Best TV Actress Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do Won

See also

References
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