Monica Castelino

Monica Castelino is an Indian former actress, who has primarily appeared in the Hindi film industry. After portraying the lead role in the Tamil film Minsara Kanna, Castelino appeared in glamorous roles in Hindi films throughout the 2000s. In the 2010s, she worked on several Hindi television shows including The Kapil Sharma Show (2017).

Career After portraying a supporting role as the protagonist's sister in the Hindi film Kaalia (1997), Castelino made her debut in a lead role through K. S. Ravikumar's 1999 Tamil romantic thriller film Minsara Kanna, appearing opposite Vijay in a leading role. Simran was the first choice to play as lady lead, but due to her other commitments she opted out and Castelino was subsequently signed on. She shot with the team in Chennai, Switzerland and Germany, notably filming the "Un Per Solla" song in the Alps. The film opened to average reviews and collections at the box office, with the actress gaining mixed reviews for her work. She briefly changed her stage name to Anjani/Madhuri for numerological reasons, before reverting to Monica.

Her last successful movie, "Mo mana khali tori paen", was opposite Sidhant Mohapatra. Castelino played a glamorous lead role in a low budget Hindi adult film Kama Sundari, before playing a similar supporting role in Meri Partigya, which had Mithun Chakraborty in the lead role. She was later seen in an item number in Shikaar (2004), performing a club dance song in the climax of the film. In 2004, she signed on to work on Men Not Allowed, where she portrayed a lesbian woman in love with a woman portrayed by Payal Rohatgi. She then continued to play glamorous roles in Hindi films in the late 2000s.

In the 2010s, Castelino moved on to portray roles in television serials and notably featured in Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai (2014), Dr. Madhumati On Duty (2016) and Gupp Chupp (2016) in lead roles. She regularly also worked on shows produced by Optimystix Entertainment. In 2017, she joined the Hindi comedy programme, The Kapil Sharma Show, as a regular cast member.

Personal life Castelino was married to an assistant director, Satyaprakash Singh, in 2010. The pair separated within a year after she complained of his adultery and harassment.

Filmography Feature films + List of feature film credits Year Title Role Language Notes 1997 Kaalia Kala Hindi 1999 Minsara Kanna Aishwarya Tamil 2000MadhuriMadhuriTelugucredited as Anjana 2001 Kama Sundari Sundari Hindi 2002 Meri Partigya Herself Hindi Special appearance in item song 2004 Shikaar Herself Hindi Special appearance in item song 2005 Mo Mana Khali Tori Paene Herself Odia Special appearance in item song 2006 Men Not Allowed Urmila Hindi 2006 Rafta Rafta – The Speed Shilpa Hindi 2007 Undertrial Sameena Hussain Hindi

Television + List of television credits Year Title Role Notes 2009 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2009 Maniben.com 2010 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Miss Shanaya 2011 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya 2011 Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Uljhi Niyati Sharmila 2012 Haunted Nights 2014 Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai Victoria Bai 2014 Comedy Classes 2014 Akbar Birbal Rupali / Roop 2015 The Great Indian Family Drama 2015 2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage Monica 2016 Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle 2016 Dr. Madhumati On Duty 2016 Gupp Chupp Lovely Kohli 2017 Har Mard Ka Dard Mallika 2017 The Kapil Sharma Show Various roles 2017 Y.A.R.O Ka Tashan Sushmitha Kapoor 2017 Aadat Se Majboor Ranjan's fake wife 2017 Partners Phullorani 2018 Khichdi Premavarsha 2020 Maharaj Ki Jai Ho! Gandhari