Koena Mitra

Koena Mitra (Bengali pronunciation: [kojenamitro]; born 7 January 1984) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented India at Miss Intercontinental 2001 and placed Top 12. She also appears in Hindi films along with Tamil films and Bengali films. She is mostly known for her item numbers and for her appearance as Julie in the movie Apna Sapna Money Money.

Early life

Mitra was born in Kolkata, India, in a Bengali family. She attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Mitra started her modelling career while she was still in school.

She was featured in several music videos, including Stereo Nation’s Ishq, Aaj Ki Raat, Akh Teri, and Channo by Jasbir Jassi. Her first film appearance was a special appearance in Ram Gopal Varma's Road. In 2004, her biggest success came with Sanjay Dutt in Musafir, in the song O Saki Saki. The movie was produced by Sanjay Gupta and Sanjay Dutt.

In 2005 she appeared in the film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena playing the role of Natasha. In the same year she appeared in her next film, Insan In 2006, she appeared in the film Apna Sapna Money Money acting as Julie. In 2007, she appeared in the films Om Shanti Om and Heyy Babyy as herself.

In 2009, she participated in the third season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. In 2019 she was a contestant in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 13. She entered the house on 29 September 2019 and was evicted on 13 October.

In the media

In 2019, Mitra was among the ten most searched personalities in India on Google.

Filmography

Films

Television

External links

• at IMDb