This middle-class girl from Cooch Behar who became a TV Naagin and today a big Bollywood star owns a ‘badmaash’ restaurant – guess who?

New Delhi: We all love to read success stories or get rich stories of our famous personalities. After all, the tales are the facts about the lives of these stars that have become popular now – all because of their hard work, dedication and vast pool of talent. Today, in this series, we pick actress Mouni Roy, who has made a name for herself over the years – from television to films and how!

Who is Mouni Roy?

Who does not know Mouni Roy or Mon (as her close friends call her). But very few people know that she is from Cooch Behar, West Bengal. According to information from Wikipedia, her grandfather, Shekhar Chandra Roy was a famous Jatra theater artist and her mother Mukti is a theater artist. His late father Anil Roy was the office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad.

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She did her schooling till class 12 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Baburhat, Coochbehar and then moved to Delhi. She was a student of Miranda House, University of Delhi, where she did her graduation and later joined Jamia Millia Islamia for Masters in Mass Communication.

Mouni’s trend was towards dance and acting since college days. So, after packing bags for Mumbai, Mouni fortunately got a role in 2006 in one of the most popular daily soaps of Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. After the leap of the show, she played the character of KT (Krishna Tulsi) in the show.

mouni roy’s television career

After Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, she starred in several shows and became a household name. He danced a bit, appeared in Kasturi, Pati Patni Aur Woh and two friends. But it was in the mythological show Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev opposite Mohit Raina, where she played the role of Goddess Sati on screen, that earned her appreciation.

She was later seen in Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 and rose to fame once again with Ekta Kapoor’s Naagin series.

Her performance as a Naagin on the small screen got immense love and awards from the audience. In 2011, Mouni Roy made her Punjabi film debut with Hero Hitler in Love.

Mouni Roy’s Bollywood debut

Soon, the Naagin of the TV world made her big jump and made her Hindi film debut in 2018 with Gold opposite Akshay Kumar. Later, he was featured in Romeo Akbar Walter, Made in China, London Confidential and Vale.

This was followed by Ayan Mukerji’s blockbuster Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva, in which Mouni made headlines by portraying the villain Junoon with utmost conviction. His acting was appreciated and loved a lot by the critics and public alike.

Mouni Roy got married to her love businessman Suraj Nambiar on January 27, 2022 in Goa and recently the couple did the grand launch of their first restaurant named ‘Badmaash’ in Andheri, Mumbai.

The grand party was attended by stars like Disha Patani, Ankita Lokhande, Tejashwi Prakash, Karan Kundrra and model-actress Giorgia Andriani.

Congratulations Mouni for making it big, you go girl!