Antara Biswas
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Monalisa in 2022
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| Born | Antara Biswas (1982-11-21) 21 November 1982 (age 41)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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| Other names | Monalisa |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
(m. 2017) |
Antara Biswas (born 21 November 1982), better known by her stage name Monalisa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi television and has previously worked in Bhojpuri language films. She has also appeared in Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language films. She participated as a contestant of reality series Bigg Boss 10 in 2016. She is best known for portraying Mohana Rathod in Star Plus's supernatural drama series, Nazar.[1]
Antara Biswas was born to a Bengali Hindu family on 21 November 1982.[2][3] She adopted the stage name of Monalisa at the behest of her uncle.[2] She studied at Julien Day School in Elgin Road, South Kolkata, and graduated from Ashutosh College of the University of Calcutta, earning a BA degree in Sanskrit before starting out a few years ago as a small-time TV actress and model in Odia video albums.[4]
She acted in several low-budget films before making her debut in Bollywood with Blackmail, starring Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty.[4] She then acted in South Indian films before coming to notice through her role in Tauba Tauba opposite Amin Gazi. She acted in a Kannada film titled Jackpot.[5]
In 2010, The Hindu reported that Monalisa (along with Rinku Ghosh) was the most sought after actress in the Bhojpuri film industry.[6]
In February 2022, she participated in Star Plus' Smart Jodi with her husband, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot.[citation needed] In December 2022, she portraying Rama in Dangal TV's sitcom Favvara Chowk: Indore Ki Shaan.[7]
She married Bhojpuri actor Vikrant Singh Rajpoot in the Bigg Boss house on 17 January 2017.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | source |
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| 1997 | Jayate | Aarti | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Hamam fi Amsterdam | — | Odia | |
| 1999 | Jai Sriram | Rima Das | ||
| 2001 | Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence | Herself in Item Song | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Wrong Number | — | Odia | |
| 2003 | Top Somrat | — | Bengali | Bangladeshi film |
| 2004 | Adhikar | — | ||
| Tauba Tauba | Rubina | Hindi | ||
| Ab Bas! | Special Appearance | |||
| 2005 | Ek Hi Bhool | Tanvi | ||
| Jalwa: Fun in Love | Manisha Tripathi/Tanya 'Chinky' | |||
| 2005 | Bunty Aur Babli | Dancer | ||
| Blackmail | Item Girl | |||
| Bobby: Love and Lust | Bobby D'Costa | |||
| 2006 | Jackpot | Laila | Kannada | |
| Half Fry Hyderabadi | — | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Love Guru | — | ||
| Kaafila | Niharika | |||
| Jagadam | Item girl with Ram pothineni | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Encounter Dayanayak | — | Kannada | |
| Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | Manish Sarif's wife | Hindi | ||
| Vathiyar | — | Tamil | ||
| Nagaram | — | Telugu | ||
| Silambattam | — | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Boni | — | Telugu | |
| 2010 | To the London Calling | Sonia/Urvashi | Hindi | |
| Ek Chatur Naar | — | |||
| Royal Utsav | — | |||
| Hamilton Palace | — | |||
| Khoobsurat – The Beauty | — | |||
| Meri Life Mein Uski Wife | Dipal | |||
| 2011 | Khubsurat Naukrani | — | ||
| Bablu | — | Telugu | ||
| Kadhalukku Maranamillai | — | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | En Peyar Kumarasamy | — | ||
| 2016 | Saugandh Chee Maa Baap Na | Kajal | Gujarati | |
| 2018 | Badla Hindustani Ka | Item song | Hindi |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dupur Thakurpo: 2 | Jhuma Boudi | |
| 2021 | Hasratein | Purvi | |
| Ratri Ke Yatri |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bigg Boss 6 | Guest | To support Dinesh |
| 2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Celebrity Guest | Along with Rani Chatterjee |
| 2016–2017 | Bigg Boss 10 | Contestant | Evicted Day 97 - Semi-finalist (top 6) |
| 2017 | Nach Baliye 8 | With Vikrant Singh Rajpoot | |
| Comedy Dangal | With Neha Pendse and Surbhi Jyoti | ||
| 2018–2020 | Nazar | Mohana Rathod | |
| 2019 | Divya Drishti | Mohana | Cameo appearance |
| Kitchen Champion | Contestant | With Vikrant Singh Rajpoot | |
| 2020 | Nazar 2 | Madhulika Chaudhary | |
| Bigg Boss 14 | Celebrity Guest | With Surbhi Jyoti and Sudha Chandran | |
| 2020–2021 | Namak Issk Ka | Iravati Verma | |
| 2021 | Ankahee Dastaan: Nazar | Mohana Rathod | |
| 2022 | Smart Jodi | Contestant | With Vikrant Singh Rajpoot |
| Good Night India | Herself | Special appearance | |
| 2022–2023 | Favvara Chowk: Indore Ki Shaan | Rama | |
| 2023 | Bekaboo | Yamini Raichand | |
| 2024 | Laal Banarasi | Nayantara Sinha | |
| Mata Ki Mahima | Indrayani |
