Mona Singh

Mona Singh
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981[1]
Chandigarh, India
Occupation Actress, dancer, television presenter

Mona Singh (born 8 October 1981)[2] is an Indian actress and television presenter. Singh is known for playing the leading roles of Jassi (Jasmeet Walia) in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Mona Pradeep Singh in Kya Huaa Tera Vaada, winning the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, and also for her role in the film 3 Idiots. She has acted as the lead protagonist in two Balaji Telefilms shows Kya Huaa Tera Vaada and Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do. As of June 2016, she is appearing in the show Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se as Paridhi.

Career

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]

MMS Scandal

A scandalous MMS clip, allegedly of Mona Singh, is doing the rounds in internet where she is completely unclad, nude and looking into the camera and moving from room to room. When Mona got to know about this through her friends, while she was working her current TV serial 'Kya Hua Tera Vada', she left the studios and rushed to a nearby cyber crime branch of Mumbai Police and lodged a complaint.

Filmography

Television shows

Fiction shows

Year Show Role Chennal
2003–2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Jasmeet Walia-Suri/Jessica Bedi/Neha Shastri Sony TV
2008–2009 Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi Raunaq Kapoor NDTV Imagine
2012–2013 Kya Huaa Tera Vaada Mona Pradeep Singh/Mona Chopra/Mona Jatin Chopra Sony TV
2015 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar Herself as special guest appearance with dance performance Sony TV
2015–2016 Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do Preet Ishaan Hooda/Preet Singh Sony TV
2016 Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se Paridhi Rathore/Paridhi Rajbeer Bundela Colors TV
Reality shows
Year Show Role Chennal
2006 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 Contestant (winner of the season)Sony TV
2007 Femina Miss India Host
2007 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 Host Sony TV
2009 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 1 Host Sony TV
2009 Entertainment Ke Liye sub Kuch Karega 2 Host Sony TV
2010 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 3 Host Sony TV
2010 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Host Sony TV
2010 Meethi Choori No 1 Participant NDTV Imagine
2010 Shaadi 3 Crore Ki Host NDTV Imagine
2011 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 4 Host Sony TV
2011 Ratan Ka Rishta Guest appearance Imagine TV
2011 Star Ya Rockstar Host Zee TV
2012 CID Veerta Awards Host Sony TV
2014 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 5 Host Sony TV
2015 Comedy Classes Herself Life OK
2016 Comedy Nights Live Special rap performanceColors TV
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Taaza (Comedy Nights Bachao season 2) HostColors TV

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2003 Apsara Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Won[13]
Outstanding Debut
2004 Indian Telly Awards Television Personality of The Year (Female) Won[14]
Best Actress (Female)
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Popular) Won[15]
2005 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress (Female) Won[16]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Drama (Jury) Won[17]
2012 BIG Television Awards Bechara Character (Female) Kya Huaa Tera Vaada Won
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Drama Won[18]
2016 Lions Gold Awards Best TV Actress Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (9 October 2008). "'Jassi' Mona Singh bags role in 3 Idiots". Hindustan Times. IANS/Mumbai. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (9 October 2008). "'Jassi' Mona Singh bags role in 3 Idiots". Hindustan Times. IANS/Mumbai. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin cast: Then and Now". The Times of India. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. 1 2 Bhirani, Radhika (2 March 2011). "Mona Singh, the ‘Jassi’ girl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Mona 'Jassi' Singh wins Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". Daily News & Analysis. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Bollywood Interview Mona Singh – 'Jassi'". Femalefirst.co.uk. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Mona dancing". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007.
  8. ↑ "Singh on song". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Bausch & Lomb ropes in `Jassi' Mona Singh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Mona Singh back on TV with ‘Pyar Ko Ho Jaane Do’, says doesn’t like backstabbing in family dramas". The Indian Express. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Mona Singh keen on season two of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin". The Indian Express. IANS. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  12. ↑ "Mona Singh | Videos, Wallpapers, Movies, Photos, Biography". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Winners of 1st Apsara Awards".
  14. ↑ "Winners of 4th Indian Telly Awards".
  15. ↑ "Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards,2004". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Winners of 5th Indian Telly Awards".
  17. ↑ "Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards,2005". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012.
  18. ↑ "Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards,2012". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012.
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