Antara Biswas

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Antara Biswas
Monalisa at 'Dhappa' web series launch (2).jpg
Monalisa in 2022
Born
Antara Biswas

(1982-11-21) 21 November 1982 (age 41)
Other namesMonalisa
Occupation Actress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2017)

Antara Biswas (born 21 November 1982), better known by her stage name Monalisa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi television and has previously worked in Bhojpuri language films. She has also appeared in Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language films. She participated as a contestant of reality series Bigg Boss 10 in 2016. She is best known for portraying Mohana Rathod in Star Plus's supernatural drama series, Nazar . [1]

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Biography and early life

Antara Biswas was born to a Bengali Hindu family on 21 November 1982. [2] [3] She adopted the stage name of Monalisa at the behest of her uncle. [2] She studied at Julien Day School in Elgin Road, South Kolkata, and graduated from Ashutosh College of the University of Calcutta, earning a BA degree in Sanskrit before starting out a few years ago as a small-time TV actress and model in Odia video albums. [4]

Career

She acted in several low-budget films before making her debut in Bollywood with Blackmail , starring Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty. [4] She then acted in South Indian films before coming to notice through her role in Tauba Tauba opposite Amin Gazi. She acted in a Kannada film titled Jackpot . [5]

Monalisa in 2010 Monalisa at Launch of film Rampur Ka Laxman.jpg
Monalisa in 2010

In 2010, The Hindu reported that Monalisa (along with Rinku Ghosh) was the most sought after actress in the Bhojpuri film industry. [6]

In February 2022, she participated in Star Plus' Smart Jodi with her husband, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot.[ citation needed ] In December 2022, she portraying Rama in Dangal TV's sitcom Favvara Chowk: Indore Ki Shaan. [7]

Personal life

She married Bhojpuri actor Vikrant Singh Rajpoot in the Bigg Boss house on 17 January 2017. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguagesource
1997JayateAartiHindi
1998Hamam fi AmsterdamOdia
1999Jai SriramRima DasOdia
2001 Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Herself in Item SongHindi
2002Wrong NumberOdia
2003Top SomratBengaliBangladeshi film
2004AdhikarBengali
Tauba Tauba RubinaHindi
Ab Bas!Special AppearanceHindi
2005Ek Hi BhoolTanviHindi
Jalwa: Fun in LoveManisha Tripathi/Tanya 'Chinky'Hindi
2005 Bunty Aur Babli DancerHindi
Blackmail Item GirlHindi
Bobby: Love and LustBobby D'CostaHindi
2006 Jackpot LailaKannada
Half Fry HyderabadiHindi
2007Love GuruHindi
Kaafila NiharikaHindi
Jagadam Item girl with Ram pothineni Telugu
2008Encounter DayanayakKannada
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Manish Sarif's wifeHindi
Vathiyar Tamil
NagaramTelugu
Silambattam Tamil
2009 Boni Telugu
2010To the London CallingSonia/UrvashiHindi
Ek Chatur NaarHindi
Royal UtsavHindi
Hamilton PalaceHindi
Khoobsurat – The BeautyHindi
Meri Life Mein Uski WifeDipalHindi
2011Khubsurat NaukraniHindi
BabluTelugu
Kadhalukku MaranamillaiTamil
2012En Peyar KumarasamyTamil
2018 Badla Hindustani Ka Item songHindi

Bhojpuri films

Web-series

YearShowRoleNotes
2018Dupur Thakurpo: 2Jhuma Boudi
2021HasrateinPurvi
2021Ratri Ke Yatri

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2012 Bigg Boss 6 GuestTo support Dinesh
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Celebrity GuestAlong with Rani Chatterjee
2016–2017 Bigg Boss 10 ContestantEvicted Day 97 - Semi-finalist (top 6)
2017 Nach Baliye 8 With Vikrant Singh Rajpoot
Comedy DangalWith Neha Pendse and Surbhi Jyoti
2018–2020 Nazar Mohana Rathod
2019 Divya Drishti MohanaCameo appearance
Kitchen Champion ContestantWith Vikrant Singh Rajpoot
2020 Nazar 2 Madhulika Chaudhary
Bigg Boss 14 Celebrity GuestWith Surbhi Jyoti and Sudha Chandran
2020–2021 Namak Issk Ka Iravati Verma
2021Ankahee Dastaan: NazarMohana Rathod
2022Smart JodiContestantWith Vikrant Singh Rajpoot
Good Night IndiaHerselfSpecial appearance
2022–2023 Favvara Chowk: Indore Ki Shaan Rama
2023 Bekaboo Yamini Raichand
2024 Laal Banarasi Nayantara Sinha
2024–presentMata Ki MahimaIndrayani Devi

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