Mouli Ganguly

Mouli Ganguly is an Indian actress, who has worked in both Hindi and Bengali cinema. She shot to fame as Shaina in Ekta Kapoor's thriller series Kaahin Kissii Roz that aired from 2001 to 2004 on Star Plus. She played the title role in Saaksshi. She was also seen in Season 3 of Jamai Raja on Zee TV as Payal Walia. She was nominated in the Best Actor - Female category at the 2002 Indian Telly Awards. Currently, she is playing as Ira Sharma in Janani – AI Ki Kahani .

Early life Ganguly was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on 15 December 1982 and graduated in science from the University of Calcutta.

Career

She started modelling and has been in a number of TV and print ads.

Her television success led to an appearance in Rituporno Ghosh's film Raincoat (2004) alongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan.

In 2009, she appeared on the reality dance show Nach Baliye with her then boyfriend and co-star Mazher Sayed.

She played the role of the antagonist in the serial Kya Huaa Tera Vaada which aired on Sony TV in 2012 starring as a shrewd businesswoman who rekindles a romance with a married man. In 2016, she returned as an antagonist, this time in Season 3 of Zee TV's Jamai Raja.

Personal life Mouli married her longtime boyfriend, Kaahin Kissii Roz co-star Mazher Sayed, in 2010 in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Ref. 1996 Baksho Rahashya Receptionist Bengali 1999 Shudhu Ekbar Bolo Bengali 2000 Bhalobasar Choan Bengali 2004 Raincoat Sheila Hindi 2007 68 Pages Mansi Hindi 2010 It's a Man's World Hindi 2011 Chalo Paltai Malini Bengali 2019 Kissebaaz Inspector Madam Hindi

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref.2000 Thriller At 10 Shammi Narang Episode 56–60 Milan 2001 Karam Manasi 2001 Kudrat Gayatri Chaudhary Seth 2001–2004 Kaahin Kissii Roz Sunaina "Shaina" Sikand / Mansi / Devika 2002 C.I.D. Dr. AmritaEpisodes "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 KaminiEpisode 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 Devi Anusuya2024Janani – AI Ki KahaniIra Sharma