Koena Mitra

Koena Mitra (born 7 January 1984)[1] is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. She is mostly known for her item numbers and for her appearance as Julie in the movie Apna Sapna Money Money.

Koena Mitra
Mitra in 2015
Born (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
EducationLady Brabourne College
OccupationActress, Entrepreneur.
Years active2002–2010
2014–2019
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
TitleMissIndia Intercontinental 2004
AwardsSupermodel India 2004
Miss Intercontinental 2004 (1st Runner up)

Early life

Mitra was born in Kolkata, India, in a Bengali family.[1] She attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She is trained in western dance forms, basketball, swimming and tennis.

Career
Mitra in 2006

Modelling

Mitra started her modelling career while she was still in school.[1] In 2001, she won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India 2001. She later became one of the top-12 semifinalists of Miss Intercontinental Pageant in Germany out of 84 countries. Over the years, Mitra has done commercials for Mirinda, Durex, Always, and Playboy.

Acting

She was featured in several music videos, including Stereo Nation’s Ishq, Aaj Ki Raat, Akh Teri, and Channo by Jasbir Jassi. Her first film appearance was a special appearance in Ram Gopal Varma's Road. In 2004, her biggest success came with Sanjay Dutt in Musafir, in the song O Saki Saki. The movie was produced by Sanjay Gupta and Sanjay Dutt.[2]

In 2005 she appeared in the film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena playing the role of Natasha.[3] In the same year she appeared in her next film, Insan In 2006, she appeared in the film Apna Sapna Money Money acting as Julie. In 2007, she appeared in the films Om Shanti Om and Heyy Babyy as herself.

Reality Television

In 2009, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in the 3rd season. In 2019 Mitra was a celebrity contestant in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 13.[4][5] She entered the house on 29 September 2019 and was evicted on 13 October.[6]

In the media

In 2019, Mitra was among the top 10 most searched personalities in India on Google.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Lang Notes
2002 Road Special appearance Hindi in Number Khullam Khulla
2003 Dhool Special appearance Tamil Film in Koduva Meesai item song
2004 Musafir Lara
2005 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Natasha Kapoor
2005 Insan Sonali Rathod
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Julie Fernandez
2007 Heyy Babyy Special appearance in the song "Heyy Babyy"
2007 Aggar
2008 Anamika Malini
2009 Ayan in song Honey Honey
2010 Asal
2014 Dark Romance
2014 Bhai Land
2015 Besh Korechi Prem Korechi Kajjal Bengali

Television
Year Name Role Notes Ref
2007 Fear Factor India Contestant Finalist
2009 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Wild card entrant, eliminated
2019 Bigg Boss 13 Evicted on Day 14

References
  1. "Koena Mitra Biography". koenamitra.me. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. "Koena Mitra on Nora Fatehi's O Saki Saki: 'It was too early to kill the original with an average recreation'". 16 July 2019.
  3. Pandohar, Jaspreet (12 November 2005). "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (The Player And The Beauty) (2005)". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. "Bigg Boss 13: Did Koena Mitra CONFIRM Her Participation In Salman Khan's Show With THIS Cryptic Tweet?". 27 September 2019.
  5. "Bigg Boss 13 contestant Koena Mitra: It would be a struggle to live with strangers". 30 September 2019.
  6. "Koena Mitra gets evicted from Bigg Boss 13". 14 October 2019.
  7. "Bigg Boss 13's Sidharth Shukla in 10 most searched personalities on Google in 2019; Koena Mitra too finds a spot - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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