Mandira Bedi

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox person Mandira Bedi (born 15 April 1972)<ref name="rediff">Template:Cite web</ref> is an Indian actress, fashion designer,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and television presenter. She gained recognition by playing the title role in the 1994 television show, Shanti, which was telecast on India's national channel, Doordarshan. In 2019, she played a negative role in the movie Saaho.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bedi also appeared in many Hindi TV serials like Aurat, Dushman and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Following this, she began hosting ICC Cricket World Cups in 2003 and 2007, Champions Trophies in 2004 and 2006 and Indian Premier League for Sony Max.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="BiharPrabha-DesignerDebut-2014">Template:Cite web</ref> Bedi has been a promoter of faux leather for PETA.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She debuted as a fashion designer during Lakme Fashion Week 2014 with her saree collection.<ref name="BiharPrabha-DesignerDebut-2014" /> In 2013, Bedi launched her signature sari store.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life and family

Mandira Bedi was born in Calcutta<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> to Verinder Singh and Gita Bedi. She has a maternal relation with Teji Singh who is wife of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh. Her elder brother is a bank investor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She did her schooling at Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay<ref name="Hindustan Times">Template:Cite news</ref> and graduated from the St. Xavier's College, Bombay.<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> Thereafter, she did her post graduation from Sophia Polytechnic College, Bombay.<ref name="Hindustan Times"/>

Personal life

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Bedi with her husband Raj Kaushal at Esha Deol's wedding reception in 2012.

Bedi married Raj Kaushal on 14 February 1999. It was announced on 27 January 2011 that the couple was expecting their first child. Bedi gave birth to a boy named Vir on 19 June 2011 at the Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, Bedi and her husband applied to adopt a girl. On 28 July 2020, they adopted a 4-year-old and named her Tara Bedi Kaushal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kaushal died on 30 June 2021 due to a cardiac arrest.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Language
1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Preeti Singh	Hindi
2000	Badal	N/A
2004	Shaadi Ka Laddoo	Tara
	Manmadhan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Psychiatrist	Tamil
2005	Naam Gum Jaayega	Nalini	Hindi
	Bali	Anchal
	Divorce	Renuka Joshi
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan	Pooja
2008	Meerabai Not Out	Meera A. Achrekar
2009	42kms	Sanjana
2014	O Teri	Sherry
2017	Ittefaq	Meera Verma
2018	Vodka Diaries	Shikha Dixit
2019	The Tashkent Files	Indira Joseph Roy
	Saaho	Kalki	Telugu/Hindi
2025	Identity	Supriya	Malayalam<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role
1994–1998	Shanti	Shanti
1995	Aahat
1996	Aurat	Pragati<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1997–1998	Ghar Jamai	Chandni<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998–1999	Aap Ki Shanti	Host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999	Hello Friends	Julie
2000–2001	Dushman	Sujata Prem Verma
2000	CID	Reshma
2001–2003	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Dr. Mandira Kapadia
2002	Jai Mahabharat	Rajkumari Draupadi / Maharani Draupadi
2003	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin	Mandira
	Extraaa Innings	Host/presenter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Cookie Sharma
	Fame Gurukul	Host
	CID: Special Bureau	Sagarika
	Deal Ya No Deal	Host
	Dial One Aur Jeeto	Host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	Fear Factor India	Contestant<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007–2008	Funjabbi Chak De	Host
2008	Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star	Host
2009	Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke	Host
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2	Contestant<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013	Indian Idol Junior	Host
	24	Nikita Rai
2014	Gangs of Haseepur	Judge
2015	I Can Do That	Contestant
2016	India's Deadliest Roads	Herself<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	The Railway Men	Rajbir Kaur

Web series

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Template:Tooltip
2018	Smoke	Tia	Hindi	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	Thinkistan	Anushka Shroff	Hinglish
2019	Shaadi Fit	Host	Hindi
2017	Romil & Jugal	Ahalya	Hindi	<ref name="indianexpress">Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	Qubool Hai 2.0	Ms. Damini Sood	Hindi	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	Six	Ruhana Dhulaap	Hindi

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