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Actress Mouli Ganguly, who will be soon seen in the upcoming show ‘Janani AI ki Kahani’ said she was blown away, when she heard the one-liner of the story, calling it fresh, unique, not a saas-bahu drama. The show is a fresh take on how women handle pressures at home and in the world, the journey of a single mom, and a refreshing storyline.

Mouli, who is known for her work in ‘Kaahin Kissii Roz’, ‘Kutumb’, plays the role of Ira Sharma on the show.

“I have been offered many roles before, but nothing like this. Mrinal Jha is one of the best writers in television. I have worked with her and know her potential, so I was really thrilled and hope this new breath of fresh air works for television,” she said.

Mouli said: “Even before hearing the story, I had said no, expecting it to be another run-of-the-mill...

Melbourne, May 8 (Ians) The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne wrapped up the much anticipated shooting of the first film out of four films under the ‘My Melbourne Project’.

The film, which is yet to be named, is co-directed by Onir and William Duan.

It stars Arka Das, Mouli Ganguly, and Jackson Gallagher.

The film was shot in five days and the story is based on grief and forgiveness.

The film follows the reunion of a queer Indian man, Indraneel, played by Arka, and his father, Mihir, played by Mouli, after many years of estrangement.

Onir said: “I am happy to be a part of My Melbourne as it is a unique and special film. It’s the first time such a unique cross-country initiative has been taken to bridge cultural ties and bring the two communities together using the medium of cinema. The films of My Melbourne are based on...

The lockdown has been tough on everyone and now, after six months, people have started stepping out of their homes. Actor Delnaaz Irani also met her friends recently and had an amazing time. She, along with four of her friends, met at Bandra for a while. This was their first outing since the lockdown.

“It felt so great to meet someone of my closest friends. We were not able to meet for so many months and it was such a stress-buster catching up with them,” she says.

Delnaaz had a great time with her friends Sameer K Thakur, Mazher Sayed, Mouli Ganguly, and Munisha Khatwani. The five of them had lunch together, spent some quality time together and even took a few fun selfies! Check them out!

On the work front, Delnaaz is currently part of the show Choti Sarrdaarni on Colors.

Mumbai, Aug 18: When it comes to taking honest opinion, actor Mazher Sayed always turns to his wife, actress Mouli Ganguly, who evaluates his work and tells him about his flaws without being diplomatic.

"We discuss everything. She is a great critic of mine, she criticises everything - how I am looking, make up, gestures, and my dialogue delivery. She tears me to shreds," Mazher told Ians.

But the actor listens to his wife only as long as her criticism is constructive.

"I take it till a point. But when it increases and becomes negative, I stop... Critics make sure that you don't take your job for granted," said the actor.

New Delhi, May 21: Popular TV actors Mona Singh and Mouli Ganguly, who play souten (co-wife) became emotional on the last day of shooting for their show "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", which is coming to an end. Mona says she will miss the show.

The last episode of "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" will air on Sony Thursday.

After "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin", Mona came back to fiction TV with "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" to play the protagonist of the same name in the show. She says it's been "an enriching experience".

"The last day of shoot on the set was an emotional moment for me. We celebrated by cutting a cake on the set after finishing the.

Mumbai, April 23: TV actress Mouli Ganguly, currently seen as avenging Anushka in "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", plans to tour with her comedy play "Pritam Pyare Pappuji" after the show goes off air.

"Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" is likely to go off air soon and Mouli said they are "still doing 'Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'," but after that she has "a few tours planned for a play, which me and Mazhar (Mazhar Syed, Mouli's husband) both are doing."

"It's a comedy. We will have one or two tours outside India after 'Kya Huaa Tera Vaada' gets over. After that, let me see what offers I get," Mouli said here Monday at the launch of Poto potato flakes.

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New Delhi, April 11: Ekta Kapoor's "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" has completed 250 episodes and lead actress Mona Singh says the show has been a fun ride.

"I am happy to be a part of the show, which has become so popular among the masses," said Mona, who started her career with "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin", which ran for three years, in a statement.

"It's been a fun ride since day one and it's always an enjoyable experience to work with the other actors in the show," she added.

To commemorate the occasion, a cake cutting ceremony was held on the sets with the entire cast of the show, which also features Mouli Ganguly and Apara.

Mumbai, March 12: TV actor Yash Tonk, who features in an episode of "Ek Thhi Naayka", a promotional episode for thriller film "Ek Thi Daayan", says he is not scared of ghosts.

Yash features in one of the "Ek Thhi Naayka" stories, which has his "Kaahin Kissii Roz" co-star Mouli Ganguly as the 'naayka'.

"I am not scared of ghosts. I have never experienced any such thing in my life and may be if I experience any such thing then may be I would be able to say if I am scared of them. It looks good only in stories," Yash said here on the sets of "Ek Thhi Naayka".

The episode will also see an appearance by Konkona Sen Sharma,.

New Delhi, March 11: Actress Konkona Sen Sharma will be seen with Mouli Ganguly in the TV show "Ek Thhi Naayika".

"Ek Thhi Naayka" is an special eight-episode TV show launched on Life Ok to promote Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming production venture "Ek Thi Daayan", which is scheduled for a April 18 release.

Konkona, who also features in the Kannan Iyer's directorial debut, does a cameo in the episode, which will go on air Saturday and Sunday. She plays herself in it.

Based in Kolkata, the story is about a middle-age theatre veteran Tanushree Dasgupta, played by Mouli. She is paying a tribute to her mentor and one time leading.

In an ambitious marketing initiative, Ekta Kapoor will promote her upcoming venture Ek Thi Daayan, through a serial on Life Ok channel, Ek Thhi Naayika.

This show will not just bring eight television icons (Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor it will also mark as acting debut of producers Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj. They will both do Shorty cameos in an episode each.

Ahead of making her acting debut, nervous Ekta says, “Don’t ever expect me to act because I will be bad at it. You might see a blink-and-miss-you’ll miss-it cameo of me standing behind a tree. I don’t mind playing a tree. As long as I don’t have dialogue, I can stand in a scene.” Talking about her role, she says, “It’s a small one. I will take my cue from Vishalji.

In an ambitious marketing initiative, Ekta Kapoor will promote her upcoming venture Ek Thi Daayan, through a serial on T.V channel, ‘Ek Thi Naayika’.This show will not just bring eight television icons, (Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor) it will also mark the acting debut of producers Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj. They will both do cameos in an episode each. Read More...

Mumbai, March 7: When filmmaker Ekta Kapoor decided to make her acting debut with TV show "Ek Thi Naayika", she turned to Vishal Bhardwaj for acting tips.

"Ek Thi Naayika" is a especially designed TV series to promote Ekta and Bhardwaj's co-production venture "Ek Thi Daayan", a supernatural thriller that revolves around witches and hits screens April 18.

For the TV show, to be aired on Life Ok channel, eight leading ladies from the samll screen - Sakshi Tanwar, Smriti Irani, Mouli Ganguly, Pooja Gor, Aamna Sharif, Kritika Kamra, Shweta Tiwari and Ankita Lokhande - have been roped in.

When Ekta was asked to do a cameo.

In an ambitious marketing initiative, Ekta Kapoor will promote her upcoming venture Ek Thi Daayan, through a serial on Life Ok channel, Ek Thhi Naayika. This show will not just bring eight television icons (Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor) together on the small screen but will also mark the acting debut of producers Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj. Ekta and Vishal will both do short cameos in an episode each. Talking about making her acting debut, nervous Ekta says, "Don't ever expect me to act because I will be bad at it. You might see a blink-and-miss cameo of me standing behind a tree. I don't mind playing a tree. As long as I don't have dialogue, I can stand in a scene." Talking about her role, she says, "It's a small one. I will take my cue from Vishalji.

In an ambitious marketing initiative, Ekta Kapoor will promote her upcoming venture Ek Thi Daayan, through a serial on T.V channel, 'Ek Thi Naayika'.This show will not just bring eight television icons, (Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor) it will also mark the acting debut of producers Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj. They will both do cameos in an episode each.Ahead of making her...

New Delhi, Nov 29: TV czarina Ekta Kapoor continues her love for time leaps in her shows. Now her soap "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" is soon set to be going ahead in time.

The show might witness a leap of nine or 15 years, a source told Ians.

"Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", aired on Sony, features actors Mona Singh and Pawan Shankar in the prominent roles of Mona and Pradeep, respectively.

The current track shows Pradeep being framed by Anushka Sarkar (Mouli Ganguly) for the murder of Shaurya Mitra (Chetan Hansraj), while Mona is trying hard to prove her husband Pradeep is innocent.

Who will remain in the show, and who will exit.

Mumbai, July 3: Apart from her never-ending shoots, actress Mouli Ganguly loves to devote her time to shopping.

The actress, who plays Anushka in Sony's "Kya Hua Tera Vaada", recently got a rare chance to wind up her shoot early, and the only thing she could think of was shopping.

After satiating her shopping binge, she was overjoyed with a new pair of shoes as well as some handbags and accessories, a source said.

October 21, 2010: Television actress Mouli Ganguly has finally tied the knot with her long-time beau television actor Mazher Sayed. They registered their marriage in Mumbai on October 15, on the auspicious occasion of ‘Ashtami Puja’.

Following the registration, the newly married couple flew to Kolkata, which is Mouli’s home town. Speaking on their marriage, Mouli was quoted saying that they chose this date as it was suggested by their friends as a good day. She said that Mazher had never seen ‘Durga Puja’ so she chose to visit Kolkata during the Puja time just after their marriage.

However, Mouli preferred to have a very private wedding because she is fed up taking ‘pheras’ onscreen. In fact, she.

September 18, 2010: Navin Saini who has become a household name thanks to his portrayal of Vinit in the popular show ‘Bidaai’ (that gets aired on Star One) is going to star in ‘Mano Ya Na Mano- Pisach’. The actor plays the role of a common man who is married to a Pisach and does not know her true identity. Navin is excited about his new role as he thinks it is very interesting. The actor said that the very thought of being married to a woman who drinks people’s blood and not knowing about it sent chills down his spine.

Mouli Ganguly is going to play the role of the ‘Pisach’.

August 3, 2010: The pretty Mouli Ganguly will soon be acting in ‘Laagi Tujhse Lagan’, a show on Colors. ‘Laagi Tujhse Lagan’ a joint venture of Colors TV and Playtime Creations that is witnessing an increase in the number of viewers every week. Colors TV and Playtime Creations are now looking forward to making another highpoint with the entrance of a new lady character to be played by Mouli Ganguly. She has been given the role of Anna’s wife to play in the show.

The producer of the show said that she would add life and vibe to the character of Samla, wife of Maleshwar Anna’s.

Mottu is pleading with me to listen to how a new actor was intimidated by Mouli Ganguly. Seems the talented adakaara was shooting for It’s A Man’s Life and model Mohsin Akhtar, who’s making his acting debut in it, couldn’t deliver his lines in front of her.Each time director Saurabh Sengupta said ‘Action!,’ Mohsin would stammer, forcing a retake. When Sengupta learnt that his hero was intimidated by Ganguly, he explained the predicament to her.Mots says that Mouli took the initiative and got chatty with Mohsin to ease his discomfort. After some baat-chit, Mohsin was ready to shoot and gave ...

An upcoming dance competition sequence in Rajan Shahi’s TV show Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai will have actresses Hansika Motwani, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Mouli Ganguly and Sangeeta Ghosh in cameo roles. In the sequence, which was shot over the past few days, the leading ladies of the show, Ragini (played by Parul Chauhan) and Sadhna (played by Sara Khan) will compete against each other on the dance floor. Motwani will judge the dance competition, Ganguly will be the host while Ghosh and Sheikh will dance to Bollywood songs. Shahi, apparently, has spent a bomb on the special sequence ...

New Delhi, Despite delivering an impressive performance in Rituparno Ghosh's “Raincoat” in 2004, TV actress Mouli Ganguly, says Bollywood doesn't take TV actors seriously. “It's not easy for TV actors to enter the Hindi film industry. They are usually given a step motherly treatment. If you are okay with the roles in films of a sister, aunt and such meagre roles, then being on TV might help but it's not the same if you want to play a key role in movies,” Mouli told Ians over phone from Mumbai.As part of her Bollywood stint, the actress has even played a central character in a short film, “68 Pages”, which was based on the lives of five HIV positive individuals. Besides, she will also be seen in a Bollywood film “It's A Man's World” next year.Mouli's claim ...