Mandira Bedi (Punjabi: ਮੰਦਿਰਾ ਬੇਦੀ, Hindi: मन्दिरा बेदी, Urdu: مندِرا بیدی) (born 15 April 1970) is an Indian Bollywood actress, model and television presenter who gained celebrity in her early twenties as a result of playing the title role in the 1994 television serial Shanti, shown on India's national channel, Doordarshan.
She continued a high profile career in the next decade with hosting duties for Cricket World Cups and presentations alongsi...
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Mandira Bedi (Punjabi: ਮੰਦਿਰਾ ਬੇਦੀ, Hindi: मन्दिरा बेदी, Urdu: مندِرا بیدی) (born 15 April 1970) is an Indian Bollywood actress, model and television presenter who gained celebrity in her early twenties as a result of playing the title role in the 1994 television serial Shanti, shown on India's national channel, Doordarshan.
She continued a high profile career in the next decade with hosting duties for Cricket World Cups and presentations alongside top TV personality Charu Sharma.
A native of Mumbai, Mandira Bedi has her ancestral roots in the Khatri clan of Fazilka, a town in Punjab, 11 kilometres from the India-Pakistan border. She studied at Mumbai's Cathedral and John Connon School.
After her star-making turn in Shanti, appeared in a supporting role in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and played the main villainess, "Mandira", called "Mona" in the popular Indian soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Among her other career highlights was a stint as one of the presenters on...
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