Mayuri Kango

Mayoori Kango is a former Indian actress from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in Bollywood. In 2019, she joined Google India as India industry head – agency business.

Acting career While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza, who offered her the role of the female protagonist in his film Naseem (1995), a Bollywood film based on the Babri Masjid demolition. First she declined the offer as she had to appear for her HSC board exams. But later, after some discussion with the director, accepted the role.

Mahesh Bhatt was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film Papa Kehte Hai (1996). Though the film was not a critical or commercial success, her acting received generally positive reviews. She was later seen in films like Betaabi (1997), Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) and Badal (2000). She moved to television appearing in serials Dollar Bahu (2001) and Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny (2003) where she played the daughter of Karishma Kapoor.

Personal life Kango completed her schooling from Saint Francis De Sales in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar and was a student at Deogiri College, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Her mother is a noted stage actress, which sparked her interest in acting.

She married an NRI named Aditya Dhillon on 28 December 2003, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. They had a son in 2011.

She later moved to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business. She was formerly the Managing Director for Performics, a leading digital media agency a part of the French group Publicis. Currently, she is working as India industry head – agency business for Google India.

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleDirector Notes 1995 Naseem Naseem Saeed Akhtar Mirza 1996 Papa Kehte Hai Sweety Anand Mahesh Bhatt 1997 Betaabi Reshma Rajesh Kumar Singh 1999 Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet Preeti Singh P. Vasu Meray Apney (Unreleased) 2000 Badal Soni Raj Kanwar Papa The Great K. Bhagyaraj Special Appearance (Song) Jung Sanjay Gupta Special Appearance (Song) Shikari N. Chandra Item Song Vamsi Sneha B. Gopal 2001 Jeetenge Hum 2008 Kashmir Hamara Hai

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 1997 Ram Ratan Dhan Payo

Television Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kutumb (2004) TV series Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kayamath (2004) TV series Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny (2003) TV series Dollar Bahu (2001) TV series Thoda Gham Thodi Khushi (2001) TV series as Neha Kaahin Kissii Roz - Monica Bose Face Surgery as Sneha Nargis - DD1

Theatre Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein... Zarina Khanna