Mouli Ganguly | |
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 Ganguly in May 2012 | |
| Born | (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (age 43) |
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| Known for | Kaahin Kissii Roz |
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Mouli Ganguly is an Indian actress, who has worked in both Hindi andBengali cinema.[1] She shot to fame as Shaina inEkta Kapoor'sthriller seriesKaahin Kissii Roz that aired from 2001 to 2004 onStar Plus. She played the title role inSaaksshi (2004).[2] She was also seen in Season 3 ofJamai Raja onZee TV as Payal Walia.[3] She was nominated in the Best Actor - Female category at the 2002 Indian Telly Awards. Currently, she is playing as Ira Sharma inJanani – AI Ki Kahani .
Ganguly was born inKolkata,West Bengal on 15 December 1982 and graduated in science from theUniversity of Calcutta.[4][5]
She started modelling and has been in a number of TV and print ads.[4] She has modelled for products likePears, Rin, Ponds Face Wash, Horlicks, Rasna,Ariel,Close-Up, Pepsodent, Asian Paints, Britannia, Maggie, Saffola andBombay Dyeing.[citation needed]
She has also worked as an assistant director before she started acting.[citation needed]
In April 2001, Ganguly was cast in the lead role as Shaina inKaahin Kissii Roz. The highly rated show garnered her a lot of positive reviews. The show went on until September 2004. She later starred inKutumb andKkusum.[4] In 2004, Ganguly starred in theSony TV serialSaaksshi in the lead role oppositeSamir Soni andAmit Sadh.[6]
Her television success led to an appearance inRituporno Ghosh's filmRaincoat (2004) alongsideAishwarya Rai andAjay Devgan.[4] Thereafter she took a hiatus and made a comeback withAathvaan Vachan (2008).[7]
In 2009, she appeared on the reality dance showNach Baliye with her then boyfriend and co-starMazher Sayed.[citation needed]
She played the role of the antagonist in the serialKya Huaa Tera Vaada which aired onSony TV in 2012 starring as a shrewd businesswoman who rekindles a romance with a married man.[8] In 2016, she returned as an antagonist, this time in Season 3 ofZee TV'sJamai Raja.[citation needed]
Mouli married her longtime boyfriend,Kaahin Kissii Roz co-starMazher Sayed, in 2010 in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family.[9][10][11]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
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| 1996 | Baksho Rahashya | Receptionist | Bengali | |
| 1999 | Shudhu Ekbar Bolo | Bengali | ||
| 2000 | Bhalobasar Choan | Bengali | ||
| 2004 | Raincoat | Sheila | Hindi | [12] |
| 2007 | 68 Pages | Mansi | Hindi | [13] |
| 2010 | It's a Man's World | Unknown | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Chalo Paltai | Malini | Bengali | |
| 2019 | Kissebaaz | Inspector Madam | Hindi | [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Thriller At 10 | Shammi Narang | Episode 56–60 | |
| Milan | [15] | |||
| 2001 | Karam | Manasi | ||
| 2001 | Kudrat | Gayatri Chaudhary Seth | ||
| 2001–2004 | Kaahin Kissii Roz | Sunaina "Shaina" Sikand / Mansi / Devika | [16] | |
| 2002 | C.I.D. | Dr. Amrita | Episodes "The Case of the Invisible Bullet Part I and II" | |
| Krishna Arjun | Smriti / Malini; | Episodes 16-17 | ||
| 2003 | Kutumb | Shweta Chattopadhyay | ||
| 2004 | Saaksshi | Saaksshi Singh | ||
| 2004 | Sahib Biwi Gulam | Jaba | ||
| 2005 | Kkusum | Vidhi Chopra / Vidhi Trishul Kapoor | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sarkarr:Rishton Ki Ankahi Kahani | Kritika | ||
| 2006 | Resham Dankh | Divya | ||
| 2008–2009 | Aathvaan Vachan | Manali | ||
| 2008-2009 | Nach Baliye 4 | Contestant | ||
| 2010 | Laagi Tujhse Lagan | Subalakshmi | ||
| 2010 | Mano Ya Na Mano 2 | Kamini | Episode 10 | |
| 2012 | Aasman Se Aage | Roshni | ||
| 2012 | Adaalat | Mouli | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kya Huaa Tera Vaada | Anushka Sarkar / Amrita Shaurya Mitra / Anushka Balbir Bhalla | ||
| 2013 | Ek Thhi Naayka | Tanushree Dheeraj Dasgupta | ||
| 2015 | Suryaputra Karn | Radha | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jamai Raja | Payal Walia | ||
| 2019 | Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | Shruti Nishant Bhalla | ||
| 2021–2022 | Baal Shiv – Mahadev Ki Andekhi Gatha | DeviAnusuya | ||
| 2024 | Janani – AI Ki Kahani | Ira Sharma |
