Monal Gajjar was born on Monday; 13th May, 1991 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Her Age (As on 01/02/2022) is 30 Years 08 months and 19 Days (ie. 368 months 19 Days or; 1603 Weeks 01 Days or; 11222 Days or; 269328 Hours or; 16159680 minutes or; 969580800 seconds). She has an Indian Nationality.
Early Life
Monal was born and brought up in a middle-class in a Gujarati family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She did her early schooling from Shree Saraswati Mandir High School, located in Maninagar, Ahmedabad Gujarat and later on completed her Graduation in Commerce from the Gujarat University.
She never had an ambition of getting into modelling and films. She wanted to get into banking sector and during her graduation days, she started working with ING Vysya Bank which was a privately owned Indian multinational bank based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Later on, she was suggested by her yoga teacher to participate in the Mirchi Queen Bee beauty pageant contest organised by Radio Mirchi in the year 2011, which she won and later on went on to win the Miss Gujarat title as well. In an interview, Monal once said “I clearly stated in my letter that I would not be able to attend the auditions on account of my 9 to 5 job. Those days I did not knew how to use make-up and went for the event in a simple salwar kameez”.
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Monal Gajjar: Biography / Wiki
MONAL GAJJAR | BIOGRAPHY |
Name | Monal Gajjar |
Profession | Indian Actress & Model |
Known For | Her acting in different language films like Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, & Marathi. |
Personal Life
Born On | 13th May, 1991 (Monday) |
Birthplace | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Age (As on 01/02/2022) | 30 Years 08 months and 19 Days (ie. 368 months 19 Days or; 1603 Weeks 01 Days or; 11222 Days or; 269328 Hours or; 16159680 minutes or; 969580800 seconds) |
Hometown | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Education
School | Shree Saraswati Mandir High School, located in Maninagar, Ahmedabad Gujarat |
College/University | Gujarat University |
Education Qualification | Graduate in Commerce |
Family & More
Father | Mr. Gajjar (who expired when she was just 15 years old) |
Mother | Gita Gajjar |
Brother | Not Known |
Sister | She has a younger sister named Hemali Gajjar |
Personal Life & Relationship
Martial Status | Unmarried |
Boyfriend/ Affairs | Not Known |
Children | N/A |
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Monal Gajjar Height & Weight
Height (Approx.) |
In Centimeters – 168 cm |
In Meters – 1.68 m |
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In Feet Inches- 5’ 6” |
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Weight (Approx.) |
In Kilogram- 58 Kg |
In Pounds- 127.868 lbs |
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Hair Colour |
Black |
Eye Colour |
Dark Brown |
Career
In just a short time span of 10 years, Monal has acted in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, & Marathi films.
She made her debut from a Telugu film named Sudigadu. Sudigadu (English translation is Lucky-Man), which was a remake of C. S. Amudhan’s debut Tamil movie named Thamizh Padam, was directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao and was produced by Chandrasekhar D Reddy under Arundathi Movies banner. The film featured Allari Naresh and Monal Gajjar in the lead roles, where Allari played a double role of both father and son. The film was released on August 24th, 2012.
She made her Hindi film industry debut along with the legendary singer Asha Bhosle in the 2013 Hindi-language film named Mai (English translation is Mother). Mai was the debut of veteran singer Asha Bhosle as a lead actress. The film was also a debut film of director Mahesh Kodiyal & was written by Mahesh Kodiyal himself along with Manoj Tapasya & Sahil Sultanpuri (Lyrics).
The film was Produced by Alliance Entertainment Rhythm D’vine Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. This film featured Asha Bhosle as Mai; Padmini Kolhapure as Madhu, Mai’s eldest daughter; Ram Kapoor as Subhash Joshi, Mai’s son-in-law, Madhu’s husband & Charu’s father; Shivani Joshi as Charu, Madhu’s daughter; Kshitee Jog as Mai’s second daughter; Anupam Kher as the Doctor (In a Cameo role); Monal Gajjar as Herself (In a Special Appearance).
In the year 2013, Monal made her debut in a Malayalam language film named Dracula 2012. This movie was an Indian Malayalam language supernatural horror romantic film written & directed by Vinayan and was produced by Akash Films. This film featured Sudheer Sukumaran as Roy Thomas / William D’Souza / Count Dracula; Monal Gajjar as Meena (In a lead role); Shraddha Das as Thaara; Prabhu as Robinson; Nassar as Suryamoorthy; Aryan as Raju; Priya Nambiar as Lucy Thomas. This movie was Released on February 8th, 2013. This movie was dubbed in various languages as “Naangam Pirai” in Tamil, “Punnami Ratri” (Night of the Full Moon) in Telugu & “Aur Ek Dracula” in Hindi.
In the year 2014, she appeared in her first Tamil language movie named Sigaram Thodu. Sigaram Thodu (English translation is Touch the peak) was an Indian Tamil-language Action Thriller Film which was Written & Directed by Gaurav Narayanan & was Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film featured Vikram Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Monal Gajjar (As Ambujam), Sathish, Gaurav Narayanan & Charandeep. The music of the film was composed by D Imman. This commercially hit movie was Released on September 12th, 2014.
In the year 2017, she made her Gujarati film industry debut with the film named I Wish. I Wish was a film based on various wishes that one desires in his life and have an ambition to achieve it. The film was Written by Nidhi Purohit Joshi & was Directed by Amit Vikas Patel & Nidhi Purohit Joshi. This film featured Jeet Anand, Mehul Buch, Monal Gajjar (As Isha Patel) in the lead roles.
Monal made her Marathi Film Industry debut with the film called Man Udhaan Vara, Which was the Marathi remake of the National Award winning Khasi film, Onaatah, directed by Pradip Kurba. This film featured Anuradha Athlekar, Uttara Baokar, Monal Gajjar (As Sarita), Kishore Kadam, Sagar Karande, Sharad Bhutadiya in the lead role.
The movie was Directed by Sanjay Memane & was Released on October 11th, 2019. However, despite the strong storyline and an even stronger underlying message and an extremely talented cast, the movie failed to be as impactful as the original one.
In the year 2021, Monal appeared in an Indian Hindi biographical comedy film named Kaagaz. Kaagaz (English translation is Paper) was Written by Imteyaz Hussein and Directed by the renowned Director Satish Kaushik. It was Produced by Salman Khan, Nishant Kaushik, Vikas Malu.
The film was Released on January 7th, 2021 on ZEE5. The film featured Monal (As Rukmanii) along with the extremely talented Pankaj Tripathi (As Bharatlal Bihari) in the lead role. They were supported with the likes of Satish Kaushik, Mita Vashisht, Amar Upadhyay, Lankesh Bhardwaj & Neha Chauhan. Kaagaz is a story of Bharat Lal Bihari and his 19 year old struggle and his fight against the Indian bureaucracy which declared him dead as per the Government records.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
2012 | Sudigadu (Telugu) For this film, Monal was Nominated for the Best Female Debut – Telugu film – SIIMA Award | Priya |
2012 | Vennela 1 1/2 (Telugu) | Vennela |
2013 | Mai (Hindi) | Herself (Special Appearance) |
2013 | Dracula 2012 (Malayalam) | Meena |
2013 | Oka College Story (Telugu) | Sindhu |
2014 | Sigaram Thodu (Tamil) | Ambujam |
2014 | Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (Tamil) | Anjali |
2014 | Brother of Bommali (Telugu) | Sruthi |
2016 | I Wish (Gujarati) | Isha Patel |
2016 | Thai Jashe! (Gujarati) | Kajal Bhatt |
2017 | Aav Taru Kari Nakhu (Gujarati) | Meena |
2017 | Devdasi (Telugu) | |
2018 | Reva (Gujarati) | Supriya |
2018 | Family Circus (Gujarati) | Riya |
2019 | Man Udhaan Vara (Marathi) | Sarita |
2021 | Kaagaz (Hindi – Released on OTT Platform, Zee5) | Rukmini |
2021 | Alludu Adhurs (Telugu) | Herself (Special Appearance) – Song: Rambha Oorvasi |
2022 | Vickida No Varghodo (Gujarati) – Film not released yet. | Kavita |
2022 | Petipack (Gujarati) – Film not released yet. |
Television Shows
Year | Title |
2020 | Bigg Boss Telugu 4 as a Contestant and got Evicted on the 98th day. |
2020–2021 | Dancee Plus (Telugu) as a Judge |
Web-Series
Year | Title | Role |
2019-2020 | Aavuy Thay (Gujarati) | Dhvani |
2020 | Bas Cha Sudhi 3 (Gujarati) | Monal |
2021 | Telugu Abbai .. Gujarati Ammayi (Telugu) |
Favourite Things & Hobbies
- Favourite Actor – Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Rajinikanth , Suriya
- Favourite Actress – Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia & Madhuri Dixit
- Favourite Movie – Not Known
- Favourite Singer – Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
- Favourite Song – Not Known
- Favourite Sportsperson – Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma
- Favourite Personality – Not Known
- Favourite Foods – Gujarati Food, Pizza, Pani Puri, Dosa & Samosa
- Favourite Destination – Goa
- Favourite Dress – Long Kurtis & Saree
- Favourite Colour – Pink & Yellow
- Favourite Brand – Gucci
- Hobbies – Reading Books & Travelling
Some Lesser Known Facts
- Does Monal Gajjar know cooking? – Yes
- Does she smoke? – Not Known.
- Does she drinks alcohol? – Not Known.
- Does she go to the gym? – Not Known
- Who is her first crush? – Not Known
- Who is her boyfriend – Currently she is not dating anybody.
- Who is Monal Gajjar’s husband? – She is currently Unmarried.
- Her Father’s name is Mr. Gajjar (who expired when she was just 15 years old) and Mother’s name is Gita Gajjar.
- Her Sister’s name is Hemali Gajjar
- Her nickname is Monu.
- Her height is 5’6″
- Monal Gajjar’s Net Worth is Not Known
- In just a short time span of 10 years, Monal has acted in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, & Marathi films.
- In the year 2018, she met with a major accident while she was travelling with her family and friends back to Ahmedabad after her birthday party.
- In the year 2010, she appeared in the Sony TV’s most popular serial, ‘Adaalat’ as Jharna.
- She has also participated in the TV reality show, ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 4’ hosted by the popular Indian actor, Nagarjuna Akkineni.
- In 2010, she appeared in the Sony TV’s serial, ‘Adaalat’ as Jharna.
- Monal had signed five films even before her first film was released.
- Her performance in the Tamil film, ‘Sigaram Thodu’ released in the year 2014, received great appreciation by the audiences. As per IndiaGlitz.com review, “Monal looking clean and sweet in looks and acting wise”.
- Behindwoods.com shared its reviews as, “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.”
- In the year 2018, she received her first National Award for the Gujarati film, ‘Reva.’
- She is an animal lover and has a pet dog, named Mickey.
- In Bigg Boss house in the year 2020, she once talked about her father, she said, “My first salary was Rs. 4000/- and my mother asked to save Rs. 1000/- from it. My father passed away when I was just 15. I had promised my dad that I would give my mother and family the best life”.
- In an interview, she even talked about her fitness routine, she said, “For me I’ve taken the ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ saying quite literally. I love gorging in apples! I usually eat as healthy as possible. But I do include as many apples as I can as that’s one fruit that I quite literally love to gorge on. Apart from that healthy fresh fruit and vegetable juices is something that’s always with me. A combination of walking, jogging, skipping and squats comprises of my daily workout routine”.
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