Koena Mitra

Koena Mitra
Mitra in 2015
Born (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984 (age 40)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
EducationLady Brabourne College
OccupationActress
Years active2002–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]

Early life

Mitra was born in Kolkata, India, in a Bengali family.[1] She attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

2006
Mitra in 2006

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.[6]

In 2005 she appeared in the film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena playing the role of Natasha.[7] 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 the third season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. In 2019 she was a contestant in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 13.[8][9] She entered the house on 29 September 2019 and was evicted on 13 October.[10]

In the media

In 2019, Mitra was among the ten most searched personalities in India on Google.[11]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

Year Name Role Notes
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. ^ a b c "Koena Mitra Biography". koenamitra.me. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Apna Sapna Money Money Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Apna Sapna Money Money". 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Apna Sapna Money Money Movie Review {/5}: Critic Review of Apna Sapna Money Money by Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Apna Sapna Money Money Review 2.5/5 | Apna Sapna Money Money Movie Review | Apna Sapna Money Money 2006 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 10 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Koena Mitra on Nora Fatehi's O Saki Saki: 'It was too early to kill the original with an average recreation'". 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ Pandohar, Jaspreet (12 November 2005). "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (The Player And The Beauty) (2005)". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Bigg Boss 13: Did Koena Mitra CONFIRM Her Participation In Salman Khan's Show With THIS Cryptic Tweet?". 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Bigg Boss 13 contestant Koena Mitra: It would be a struggle to live with strangers". 30 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Koena Mitra gets evicted from Bigg Boss 13". 14 October 2019.
  11. ^ "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.