Mandana Karimi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mandana Karimi
Karimi in 2016
Born	Manizeh Karimi (1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 37) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2015–2022
Known for	Bigg Boss 9 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s)	Gaurav Gupta ​ ​ (m. 2017; div. 2021)​

Mandana Karimi (born Manizeh Karimi; 19 May 1988) is an Iranian actress and model. She is based in India. Mandana has worked on many successful modeling projects around the world. She then became a lead actress in the Bollywood film, Bhaag Johnny. In 2015, she was a contestant on the popular reality TV show, Bigg Boss 9, where she finished as the 2nd runner-up.

Early Life

Mandana Karimi was born on 19 May 1988 in Tehran, Iran. She grew up in Tehran. Her father has Indian family roots, and her mother is Indian. Mandana has visited India many times to see her family and for holidays.

Career Highlights

Mandana Karimi first worked as an air hostess. She later left that job to become a model. In 2010, after working on different international modeling projects, she came to Mumbai, India, for a three-month modeling contract. She enjoyed her time in India and decided to move to Mumbai in 2013 to try acting.

Mandana has appeared in TV commercials with famous actors like Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, and Arjun Kapoor.

In February 2015, she had a small role in the film Roy. Later that year, in September, her movie Bhaag Johnny was released. She also appeared in the October 2015 film, Main Aur Charles.

Mandana was a contestant on the reality TV show, Bigg Boss 9. On this show, a group of celebrities live together in a big house. One person is voted off each week by the public. The show started in October 2015. Mandana was one of the top three finalists and ended up as a runner-up.

In 2018, she joined the TV show Ishqbaaaz on Star Plus as a character named Nancy. Mandana also participated in an Indian TV reality show called Lock-Upp.

Personal Life

Mandana Karimi enjoys watching films. She once shared that the first film she watched was Sholay when she was about 8 or 9 years old. She mostly grew up watching Iranian films. She speaks Persian, English, and Hindi.

In July 2016, Mandana got engaged to Gaurav Gupta, a businessman from Mumbai. They got married in March 2017. The couple later divorced in 2021.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

See also

In Spanish: Mandana Karimi para niños