Koena Mitra | |
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Born | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 7 January 1984
Education | Lady Brabourne College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Koena Mitra (born 7 January 1984) [1] is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented India at Miss Intercontinental 2001 and placed Top 12. She also appears in Hindi films along with Tamil films and Bengali films. She is mostly known for her item numbers and for her appearance as Julie in the movie Apna Sapna Money Money . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Mitra was born in Kolkata, India, in a Bengali family. [1] She attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Mitra started her modelling career while she was still in school. [1]
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. [7]
In 2005 she appeared in the film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena playing the role of Natasha. [8] 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.
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 . [9] [10] She entered the house on 29 September 2019 and was evicted on 13 October. [11]
In 2019, Mitra was among the top 10 most searched personalities in India on Google. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Road | Special appearance | 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 | Tamil film, in song "Honey Honey" | |
2015 | Besh Korechi Prem Korechi | Kajal | |
Year | Name | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Fear Factor India | Contestant | Finalist |
2009 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 | Wild card entrant, eliminated | |
2019 | Bigg Boss 13 | Evicted on Day 14 |
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