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Monica Bedi is an actress famous for getting entangled in controversies. She was born on 18th January 1975 in Hoshiarpur Punjab. Her parents are Dr. Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi. Monica's parents shifted to Norway in 1979. Monica was just 4 years old then. She completed her school education in Norway and then she shifted to England for further studies. She studied literature at Oxford University. She learnt acting at Delhi University. She took up acting career when she met actor producer Manoj Kumar when she was studying at Oxford University.

Monica debuted in the film industry with the south Indian film 'Taj Mahal' in 1995. She again appeared in 'Sivayya' and 'Speed Dancer' both south Indian projects. Her first Hindi film was 'Suraksha' with Suniel Shetty and Saif Ali Khan. She has appeared in films like 'Jaanam Samjha Karo' ,'Jodi No.1','Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat' ,'Tirchi Topiwale' etc. After that , she got entangled in a case of forgery and got arrested in Portugal. She had a long break from the 'Showbiz' then.

After she got released from 'Jail', she took part as a contestant in the reality show 'Bigg Boss 2'. She then appeared in dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 3' and another reality show 'Desi Girl'.

She will be next seen in a Tamil film 'Devadasiyin Kathai' and a Punjabi film 'Sirphire'.