Monica Bedi.
It is the dream of many people to become an actor in Bollywood. Some people easily get a big break, but even after this, they are unable to maintain their place in the industry. Staying in the industry is the biggest challenge. A wrong decision can end the career. Today we will talk about one such heroine who played the magic of his style. Worked with big actors, but then disappeared from the industry. She herself remained guilty behind disappearing from the industry. His Aashiqui kept him in the headlines and then due to this love, the actress also ate the air of jail.
Studies abroad
We are talking about Monica Bedi who is a talented actress and dancer. The actress saw success, but at the same time she also faced a downfall. Monica Bedi was born on 18 January 1975 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. His father was a doctor and his mother took care of the house. He has a younger brother named Bobby. In 1979, his family moved to Norway, where he completed his schooling. He later studied English literature at Oxford University.
This is how the first film was found
Monica Bedi was initially not special interested in acting, she loved dance more. She came to Mumbai to teach classical dance and started learning dance from Gopi Guru. During a dance session, veteran actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar saw his talent. Impressed by his dance, he launched him with his son Kunal Goswami in the film ‘Kiritman’. Manoj Kumar signed Monica Bedi for 3 years. Under this, he was not allowed to do any other production film. Later production did not go on and Monica requested her to free her from the contract. Manoj agreed with him and then started searching for new work.
Many films flopped
Monica’s first film Taj Mahal was a big hit, due to which she got more offers from Telugu films. His growing popularity soon caught the attention of Bollywood makers and made his debut in Hindi film in ‘Suraksha’ (1995) with Saif Ali Khan. He had no guru or strong support in the industry, so Monica signed several films without any plan. Unfortunately, films like ‘Aashiq Mastane’, ‘Toy’, ‘Ek Phool Teen Kant’ and ‘Tirchi cap’ failed at the box office, which damaged her career. During this, he also did stage shows in India and abroad.
Monica Bedi with Abu Salem.
Aashiqui reaches jail
Monica met underworld don Abu Salem during one of her shows in Dubai. Their friendship soon turned into a romantic relationship. Abu used his influence to recommend Monica to the top manufacturers and directors of the industry. As a result, he got work in films like ‘Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat’, ‘Tada’ and ‘Jodi No. 1’. Monica decided to leave the film industry to settle down with Abu Salem. In 2002, both went to Portugal but were arrested for using fake documents to enter the country. He spent almost two and a half years in Portuguese jail before being sent to India. Monica was sentenced to five years in prison by the CBI court, which was later reduced to three years by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Return on TV again
After completing the jail sentence, Monica Bedi tried to return to the reality shows like ‘Bigg Boss 2’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’. He also worked in TV serials like ‘Saraswati Chandra’ and ‘Bandhan’. Apart from this, he also worked in Punjabi films like ‘Romeo Ranjha’, ‘Sirfire’ and ‘Gunkan’. Monica still performs on stage shows and regularly shares updates related to her life on Instagram.
