Mandira Bedi

{{Infobox person

| name = Mandira Bedi

| image = Mandira Bedi on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg

| caption = Bedi in 2017

| birth_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|15|df=y}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Raj Kaushal|1999| June 2021|reason=his death}}

| children = 2

| occupation = Actress, television presenter, fashion designer

}}

Mandira Bedi (born 15 April 1972){{cite web |title=Birthday Special: Taking fashion lessons from Mandira Bedi |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-birthday-special-taking-fashion-lessons-from-mandira-bedi/20140415.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=12 June 2016 |date=15 April 2014}} is an Indian actress, fashion designer,{{cite web |title=LFW 2014: Neha Dhupia stuns on the ramp, Mandira Bedi makes her ramp debut as designer |date=14 March 2014 |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/lfw-2014-neha-dhupia-stuns-on-the-ramp-mandira-bedi-makes-her-ramp-debut-as-designer/#neha-dhupia-payal-singhal |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 March 2014 |archive-date=20 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320100206/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/lfw-2014-neha-dhupia-stuns-on-the-ramp-mandira-bedi-makes-her-ramp-debut-as-designer/#neha-dhupia-payal-singhal |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Shanti the iconic woman character from dds1994 |website=ThePrint |date=7 November 2020 |url=https://theprint.in/features/brandma/shanti-the-iconic-woman-character-from-dds-1994-series-that-redefined-indian-television/538404/}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/from-mandira-bedi-to-mayanti-langer-how-indian-cricket-shows-went-beyond-noodle-straps/259495/ |title=From Mandira Bedi to Mayanti Langer– how Indian cricket shows went beyond noodle straps |first=Kaveree |last=Bamzai |website=ThePrint |date=6 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Mandira Bedi to debut as a Designer at Lakme Fashion Week 2014 |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/mandira-bedi-to-debut-as-a-designer-at-lakme-fashion-week-2014/ |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=17 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417043821/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/mandira-bedi-to-debut-as-a-designer-at-lakme-fashion-week-2014/ |url-status=live}}

Bedi has been a promoter of faux leather for PETA.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Mandira-Bedi-to-promote-faux-leather-for-Peta/articleshow/15119375.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126173206/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-25/news-interviews/32829141_1_mandira-bedi-leather-and-lace-peta |url-status=live |archive-date=26 January 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |title=Mandira Bedi to promote faux leather for Peta |date=25 July 2012}} She debuted as a fashion designer during Lakme Fashion Week 2014 with her saree collection. In 2013, Bedi launched her signature sari store.{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-mandira-bedi-s-sari-store-open-for-public-now-1909760 |title=Mandira Bedi's sari store open for public now |date=27 October 2013 |newspaper=DNA India |access-date=4 November 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105071540/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-mandira-bedi-s-sari-store-open-for-public-now-1909760 |url-status=live}}

Early life and family

Mandira Bedi was born in Calcutta{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sumit |title=Born in Calcutta, reborn in the Cup |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030320/asp/frontpage/story_1784237.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030424062324/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030320/asp/frontpage/story_1784237.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2003 |access-date=21 April 2016 |work=The Telegraph (Calcutta) |date=20 March 2003}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Manria Bedi marriage and relationship |date=5 February 2020 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/mandira-bedi-on-what-was-the-lowest-point-in-her-marriage/story-L7D5SCqxA0xPYYIfCAMxkO.html}} She did her schooling at Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay{{cite news |title=After 24, the appreciation has been very gratifying: Mandira Bedi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/after-24-the-appreciation-has-been-very-gratifying-mandira-bedi/story-kXij4z7gjfBZErEBBKaxXL.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 January 2014 |language=en |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626074936/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/after-24-the-appreciation-has-been-very-gratifying-mandira-bedi/story-kXij4z7gjfBZErEBBKaxXL.html |url-status=live}} and graduated from the St. Xavier's College, Bombay. Thereafter, she did her post graduation from Sophia Polytechnic College, Bombay.

Personal life

File:Mandira Bedi, Raj Kaushal at Esha Deol's wedding reception 15.jpg 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/a-glimpse-of-mandira-bedis-mother-son-moment-with-vir-2221858 |title=A Glimpse Of Mandira Bedi's Mother-Son Moment With Vir |website=NDTV.com |date=May 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mandira-bedi-husband-raj-kaushal-will-soon-adopt-a-girl-child/228679 |title=Mandira Bedi, husband Raj Kaushal will soon adopt a girl child |website=Mid-Day |date=26 August 2013 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018190423/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mandira-bedi-husband-raj-kaushal-will-soon-adopt-a-girl-child/228679 |url-status=live}}

Kaushal died on 30 June 2021 due to a cardiac arrest.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/actress-mandira-bedis-husband-raj-kaushal-passes-away/777988 |title=Actress Mandira Bedi's husband Raj Kaushal passes away |work=Karuna Tyagi |publisher=Times Now |date=30 June 2021 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Language
scope="row" \| 1995 \| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge \| Preeti Singh \| rowspan="3" \| Hindi
scope="row" \| 2000 \|Badal \| N/A
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Shaadi Ka Laddoo \| Tara
Manmadhan{{Cite web \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/08look.htm \|title=Mandira Bedi says yes to Silambarasan! \|publisher=Rediff.com}} \| Psychiatrist \| Tamil
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 2005 \|Naam Gum Jaayega \| Nalini \| rowspan="10" \| Hindi
Bali \| Anchal
Divorce \| Renuka Joshi
scope="row" \| 2007 \| Dus Kahaniyaan \| Pooja
scope="row" \| 2008 \| Meerabai Not Out \| Meera A. Achrekar
scope="row" \| 2009 \| 42kms \| Sanjana
scope="row" \| 2014 \| O Teri \| Sherry
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Ittefaq \| Meera Verma
scope="row" \| 2018 \| Vodka Diaries \| Shikha Dixit
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2019 \|The Tashkent Files \|Indira Joseph Roy
Saaho \| Kalki \| Telugu/Hindi
2025 \|Identity \|Supriya \|Malayalam{{Cite web \|last=Features \|first=C. E. \|date=16 September 2024 \|title=First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/16/first-look-of-tovino-thomas-starrer-identity-out \|access-date=16 September 2024 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Language

scope="row" | 1995

| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

| Preeti Singh

| rowspan="3" | Hindi

scope="row" | 2000

|Badal

| N/A

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2004

| Shaadi Ka Laddoo

| Tara

Manmadhan{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/08look.htm |title=Mandira Bedi says yes to Silambarasan! |publisher=Rediff.com}}

| Psychiatrist

| Tamil

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2005

|Naam Gum Jaayega

| Nalini

| rowspan="10" | Hindi

Bali

| Anchal

Divorce

| Renuka Joshi

scope="row" | 2007

| Dus Kahaniyaan

| Pooja

scope="row" | 2008

| Meerabai Not Out

| Meera A. Achrekar

scope="row" | 2009

| 42kms

| Sanjana

scope="row" | 2014

| O Teri

| Sherry

scope="row" | 2017

| Ittefaq

| Meera Verma

scope="row" | 2018

| Vodka Diaries

| Shikha Dixit

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019

|The Tashkent Files

|Indira Joseph Roy

Saaho

| Kalki

| Telugu/Hindi

2025

|Identity

|Supriya

|Malayalam{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=16 September 2024 |title=First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/16/first-look-of-tovino-thomas-starrer-identity-out |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role
scope="row" \| 1994–1998 \| Shanti \| Shanti
scope="row" \| 1995 \| Aahat \|
scope="row" \| 1996 \| Aurat \| Pragati{{Cite book \|last=Ghadially \|first=Rehana \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTpgAT0_hYYC \|title=Urban Women in Contemporary India: A Reader \|date=2007-04-04 \|publisher=SAGE Publications \|isbn=978-0-7619-3520-9 \|language=en}}
scope="row" \| 1997–1998 \| Ghar Jamai \| Chandni{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/when-mandira-bedi-r-madhavan-s-ghar-jamai-sparked-a-channel-war-on-monday-masala-1832823-2021-07-26\|title=When Mandira Bedi, R Madhavan's Ghar Jamai sparked a channel war. On Monday Masala\|first=Shweta\|last=Keshri\|date= 26 July 2021\|website=India Today \|access-date=16 March 2025}}
scope="row" \| 1998–1999 \| Aap Ki Shanti \| Host{{cite web \|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec13/sunday/filmtv.htm \|title=Real life Shanti \|date=13 December 1998 \|accessdate=20 May 2018}}
scope="row" \| 1999 \| Hello Friends \| Julie
scope="row"\| 2000–2001 \| Dushman \| Sujata Prem Verma
scope="row"\| 2000 \| CID \| Reshma
scope="row"\| 2001–2003 \| Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi \| Dr. Mandira Kapadia
scope="row"\| 2002 \| Jai Mahabharat \| Rajkumari Draupadi / Maharani Draupadi
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2003 \| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin \| Mandira
Extraaa Innings \| Host/presenter{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20030331-icc-cricket-world-cup-love-her-or-hate-her-no-one-could-ignore-mandira-bedi-793139-2003-03-30 \|title=ICC Cricket World Cup: Love her or hate her, no one could ignore Mandira Bedi \|website=India Today \|date=31 March 2003}}
scope="row" rowspan="5" \| 2005 \|Sarabhai vs Sarabhai \| Cookie Sharma
Fame Gurukul \| Host
CID: Special Bureau \| Sagarika
Deal Ya No Deal \| Host
''Dial One Aur Jeeto \| Host{{cite web \|last=N \|first=Patcy \|date=9 November 2005 \|title=Now Playing on TV \|url=https://rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/09game5.htm \|website=Rediff.com \|access-date=16 March 2025}}
scope="row" \| 2006 \| Fear Factor India \| Contestant{{cite web \|last=N \|first=Patcy \|date=4 April 2006 \|title=Mandira Bedi: Up close and personal \|url=https://rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/04sd1.htm \|website=Rediff.com \|access-date=16 March 2025}}
scope="row" \| 2007–2008 \| Funjabbi Chak De \| Host
scope="row"\| 2008 \| Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star \| Host
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke \| Host
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2 \| Contestant{{cite web \|author= \|date=3 September 2009 \|title=Khatron Ke Khiladi \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/khatron-ke-khiladi-is-back-362481-2009-09-02 \|website=India Today \|access-date=16 March 2025}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Indian Idol Junior \| Host
24 \| Nikita Rai
scope="row" \| 2014 \| Gangs of Haseepur \| Judge
scope="row" \| 2015 \| I Can Do That \| Contestant
scope="row" \| 2016 \| India's Deadliest Roads \| Herself{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/irt-indias-deadliest-roads-mandira-bedi-instagram-lifetv-344514-2016-10-03 \|title=Get ready to see Mandira Bedi driving a truck on India's Deadliest Roads \|website=India Today \|date=3 October 2016}}
scope="row" \|2023 \|The Railway Men \|Rajbir Kaur

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

scope="row" | 1994–1998

| Shanti

| Shanti

scope="row" | 1995

| Aahat

scope="row" | 1996

| Aurat

| Pragati{{Cite book |last=Ghadially |first=Rehana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTpgAT0_hYYC |title=Urban Women in Contemporary India: A Reader |date=2007-04-04 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-0-7619-3520-9 |language=en}}

scope="row" | 1997–1998

| Ghar Jamai

| Chandni{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/when-mandira-bedi-r-madhavan-s-ghar-jamai-sparked-a-channel-war-on-monday-masala-1832823-2021-07-26|title=When Mandira Bedi, R Madhavan's Ghar Jamai sparked a channel war. On Monday Masala|first=Shweta|last=Keshri|date= 26 July 2021|website=India Today |access-date=16 March 2025}}

scope="row" | 1998–1999

| Aap Ki Shanti

| Host{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec13/sunday/filmtv.htm |title=Real life Shanti |date=13 December 1998 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}

scope="row" | 1999

| Hello Friends

| Julie

scope="row"| 2000–2001

| Dushman

| Sujata Prem Verma

scope="row"| 2000

| CID

| Reshma

scope="row"| 2001–2003

| Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

| Dr. Mandira Kapadia

scope="row"| 2002

| Jai Mahabharat

| Rajkumari Draupadi / Maharani Draupadi

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2003

| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin

| Mandira

Extraaa Innings

| Host/presenter{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20030331-icc-cricket-world-cup-love-her-or-hate-her-no-one-could-ignore-mandira-bedi-793139-2003-03-30 |title=ICC Cricket World Cup: Love her or hate her, no one could ignore Mandira Bedi |website=India Today |date=31 March 2003}}

scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2005

|Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

| Cookie Sharma

Fame Gurukul

| Host

CID: Special Bureau

| Sagarika

Deal Ya No Deal

| Host

''Dial One Aur Jeeto

| Host{{cite web |last=N |first=Patcy |date=9 November 2005 |title=Now Playing on TV |url=https://rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/09game5.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=16 March 2025}}

scope="row" | 2006

| Fear Factor India

| Contestant{{cite web |last=N |first=Patcy |date=4 April 2006 |title=Mandira Bedi: Up close and personal |url=https://rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/04sd1.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=16 March 2025}}

scope="row" | 2007–2008

| Funjabbi Chak De

| Host

scope="row"| 2008

| Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star

| Host

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2009

| Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke

| Host

Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2

| Contestant{{cite web |author= |date=3 September 2009 |title=Khatron Ke Khiladi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/khatron-ke-khiladi-is-back-362481-2009-09-02 |website=India Today |access-date=16 March 2025}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013

| Indian Idol Junior

| Host

| Nikita Rai

scope="row" | 2014

| Gangs of Haseepur

| Judge

scope="row" | 2015

| I Can Do That

| Contestant

scope="row" | 2016

| India's Deadliest Roads

| Herself{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/irt-indias-deadliest-roads-mandira-bedi-instagram-lifetv-344514-2016-10-03 |title=Get ready to see Mandira Bedi driving a truck on India's Deadliest Roads |website=India Today |date=3 October 2016}}

scope="row" |2023

|The Railway Men

|Rajbir Kaur

= Web series =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role(s) ! scope="col" \| Language ! scope="col" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \|2018 \| Smoke \| Tia \| Hindi \| {{cite web \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/900637/web-series-smoke-lets-a-dream-cast-go-to-waste \|title=Web series 'Smoke' lets a dream cast go to waste \|first=Soumya \|last=Rao \|website=Scroll.in \|date=4 November 2018 \|access-date=12 January 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204840/https://scroll.in/reel/900637/web-series-smoke-lets-a-dream-cast-go-to-waste \|archive-date=6 January 2019 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| 2019 \| Thinkistan \| Anushka Shroff \| Hinglish \|
scope="row" \|2019 \| Shaadi Fit \| Host \| Hindi \|
scope="row" \|2017 \| Romil & Jugal \| Ahalya \| Hindi \| {{cite web \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/when-boy-meets-boy-4634998/ \|website=The Indian Express \|title=Ekta Kapoor's Romil and Jugal is a modern, gay take on Romeo-Juliet. Actors Rajeev Siddhartha and Manraj Singh reveal more \|date=2 May 2017 \|access-date=21 May 2017}}
scope="row" \|2021 \| Qubool Hai 2.0 \| Ms. Damini Sood \| Hindi \| {{Cite web \|title=Mandira's role in Qubool hai 2.0 \|date=12 March 2021 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/qubool-hai-2-0-first-impression-karan-singh-grover-surbhi-jyoti-recreate-the-asad-zoya-magic-7224998/}}
scope="row" \|2021 \| Six \| Ruhana Dhulaap \| Hindi \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role(s)

! scope="col" | Language

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" |2018

| Smoke

| Tia

| Hindi

| {{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/900637/web-series-smoke-lets-a-dream-cast-go-to-waste |title=Web series 'Smoke' lets a dream cast go to waste |first=Soumya |last=Rao |website=Scroll.in |date=4 November 2018 |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204840/https://scroll.in/reel/900637/web-series-smoke-lets-a-dream-cast-go-to-waste |archive-date=6 January 2019 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | 2019

| Thinkistan

| Anushka Shroff

| Hinglish

scope="row" |2019

| Shaadi Fit

| Host

| Hindi

scope="row" |2017

| Romil & Jugal

| Ahalya

| Hindi

| {{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/when-boy-meets-boy-4634998/ |website=The Indian Express |title=Ekta Kapoor's Romil and Jugal is a modern, gay take on Romeo-Juliet. Actors Rajeev Siddhartha and Manraj Singh reveal more |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017}}

scope="row" |2021

| Qubool Hai 2.0

| Ms. Damini Sood

| Hindi

| {{Cite web |title=Mandira's role in Qubool hai 2.0 |date=12 March 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/qubool-hai-2-0-first-impression-karan-singh-grover-surbhi-jyoti-recreate-the-asad-zoya-magic-7224998/}}

scope="row" |2021

| Six

| Ruhana Dhulaap

| Hindi