Monal Gajjar

Monal Gajjar
Born13/05/1991
OccupationFilm actress, model
Years active2008–present
Home townAhmedabad, Gujarat

Monal Gajjar is an Indian film actress and model.

Life and career

Gajjar is a Gujarati[1] who hails from Ahmedabad in Gujarat. While graduating in commerce, she started working in ING Vysya Bank.[2] At the suggestion of her yoga teacher, Gajjar participated at the Mirchi Queen Bee beauty pageant contest organised by Radio Mirchi in 2011,[2] which she went on to win.[3] She later won the Miss Gujarat title as well.[4]

Even before the release of her first film, Gajjar signed five films, including a film in Tamil and Telugu.[5] She made début in Malayalam with Dracula 2012.[6] She has done a special appearance in Asha Bhonsle's film.[7] Her first two Tamil films Vanavarayan Vallavarayan[8] and Sigaram Thodu released on the same day.

Gajjar received good reviews for her performance in Sigaram Thodu. IndiaGlitz.com review says - Monal looking clean and sweet in looks and acting wise.[9] Gajjar also received good reviews for Vanavarayan Vallavarayan. Behindwoods.com review said - The tall Monal Gajjar looks totally gorgeous with sparkling eyes, and has all that it takes to be the next big glam sensation in Tamil Nadu. Though her role loses scope in the second half, she performs capably and also gets the lip-sync right.[10]

Filmography
Film Year Role Language Notes Ref.
2012 Sudigadu Priya Telugu Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant
Vennela 1 1/2 Vennela Telugu
2013 Mai Hindi Special appearance
Dracula 2012 Meena Malayalam
Oka College Story Sindhu Telugu
2014 Sigaram Thodu Ambujam Tamil
Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Anjali Tamil
Brother of Bommali Sruthi Telugu
2016 I Wish Isha Patel Gujarati
Thai Jashe! Kajal Bhatt Gujarati
2017 Aav Taru Kari Nakhu Meena Gujarati [11]
Devdasi Telugu
2018RevaSupriyaGujarati
2018Family CircusRiyaGujarati
2019Man Udhaan VaraMarathi
2019 Kaagaz Hindi [12]
2020 Vickida No Varghodo Gujarati Filming [13]

References
  1. Iyer, Shreya (4 January 2017). "Gujarati actress Monal Gajjar to share screen space with Dhanush and Kajol in a Tamil film". Ahmedabad: The Times of India.
  2. Ramachandran, Mythily (11 September 2016). "Meet the rising south Indian star Monal Gajjar from Ahmedabad". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Monal Gajjar wins Mirchi Queen Bee". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. "Monal Gajjar in Varun Sandesh's next film". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. "Monal Gajjar signs a Tamil film". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. "Monal Gajjar debuts in Mollywood". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. "Exclusive Interview : Monal Gajjar – Vennela 1 1/2 will be a sure hit". 123telugu. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  8. "Krishna romances Monal Gajjar". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. "Sigaram Thodu Review - Reaches the height convincingly". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. "VANAVARAYAN VALLAVARAYAN MOVIE REVIEW". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. Maffat, Team (8 September 2016). "Aav Taru Kari Nakhu Gujarati Movie Star Cast Release Date". Urban Gujarati. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  12. Jambhekar, Shruti (9 January 2019). "Monal Gajjar makes her Bollywood debut - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. Rathod, Vaishali (13 November 2019). "Exclusive! Monal Gajjar: 'Vickida No Varghodo' has a beautiful plot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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