Monica Bedi Biography – an Indian actress and Abu Salem’s Girlfriend

Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat and Jodi No.1. She is known for participating in Bigg Boss 2 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 and playing Gumaan Kaur Vyas in Star Plus‘s show Saraswatichandra.

Early life

Bedi is a Punjabi and was born on 18 January 1975 to Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village of Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Her parents moved to Drammen, Norway in 1979. She completed her education at Delhi University in 1995.

Prison Sentence

In September 2002, Bedi and Abu Salem, an Indian gangster were arrested and later served prison sentences in Portugal for entering the country on forged documents. In 2006, an Indian Court convicted Bedi of procuring a passport under a fictitious name. In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the prison sentence to the period that she had already served. Various newspapers including magazines had reported that Abu used his criminal power to get roles for Monica Bedi in Bollywood.

Career (Monica Bedi Biography)

Bedi got her first role in the Telugu language film Taj Mahal (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. Ramanaidu also cast her in Sivayya and Speed Dancer. She debuted in Bollywood in 1995 with Surakshaa.

Bedi was a participant in Bigg Boss Season 2, a television reality show. She was one of the contestants in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 and Desi Girl.

She sang the chants “EkOnkar” for a spiritual music album on Universal Music.

Bedi acted in the Punjabi movie Sirphire (2012), directed by Harjit Singh Ricky.

From 2013 to 2014, Bedi played the negative role of Ghumman in Star Plus’ show Saraswatichandra.

Filmography (Monica Bedi Biography)

Television (Monica Bedi Biography)

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