Antara Biswas

Early life

Antara Biswas was born to a Bengali Hindu family on 21 November. She adopted the stage name of Monalisa at the behest of her uncle. 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.

Career

Monalisa acted in several low-budget films before making her debut in Bollywood with Blackmail, starring Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty. 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.

Monalisa made her Bhojpuri film debut with Bhole Shankar alongside Mithun Chakraborty and Manoj Tiwari. The film was a major commercial success and broke the standing record for biggest opening for a Bhojpuri film. She further established herself as a leading actress in Bhojpuri cinema with successful films such as Hum Bahubali, Saat Saheliyan, Devra Bada Satawela and Devra Bhail Deewana among others.

Monalisa's most notable role on television include her playing Mohana Mehta Rathod in Nazar, Iravati Verma in Namak Issk Ka and Yamini Raichand in Bekaboo. In 2022, she participated in Smart Jodi with her husband, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot and later played Rama in Favvara Chowk.

Personal life

She married Bhojpuri actor Vikrant Singh Rajpoot in the Bigg Boss house on 17 January 2017.

Media image

Monalisa is considered in the media as one of the most popular and highest paid Bhojpuri actress. She is also one of the most followed Bhojpuri actress on Instagram with over 5.8 million followers. In 2010, The Hindu stated that Monalisa (along with Rinku Ghosh) was the most sought after actress in the Bhojpuri film industry.

Filmography

Bhojpuri films

Other language films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Award and nominations

References

References

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3. (27 July 2022). "कभी 120 रुपये रोजाना कमाने के लिए नौकरी करती थीं मोनालिसा, ऐसे बनीं भोजपुरी स्टार".
4. "Born to a Bengali Hindu family, Antara adopted the stage name of Mona Lisa at the behest of her uncle.". The Times of India.
5. (21 November 2016). "Bigg Boss 10 November 21, episode 36 update: Manu's surprise for his 'good friend' Mona Lisa on her birthday". The Times of India.
6. (14 December 2005). "Dare girl from Gariahat".
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8. (3 October 2008). "Mithun's first Bhojpuri film creates record in Bihar". Screen.
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10. Shweta Keshri. (30 July 2018). "Nazar to Hum: 2 new shows are all set to hit your screens today". India Today.
11. "Monalisa on joining Bekaboo: I will be seen in a 90s look and I'm very excited about that". The Times of India.
12. The Times f India. (18 April 2017). "Monalisa and Vikrant Singh Rajput bring on-screen chemistry to city streets". www.timesofindia.com.
13. (2 December 2022). "Monalisa: Every comedy show needs an element of tadka and my character in Favvara Chowk is just that".
14. (17 January 2017). "Bigg Boss 10: Monalisa and Vikrant Singh Rajpoot are married! View exclusive wedding and mehndi pictures & video!". india.com.
15. ABP News. (5 April 2017). "NACH BALIYE: Monalisa and Vikrant KISS PASSIONATELY in front of everyone". www.abplive.com.
16. "Check out the list of 10 actresses who rule the Bhojpuri film industry". The Times of India.
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18. "These 10 Bhojpuri stars are a sensation on social media, know how many Instagram followers they have". Navbharat Times.
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20. (28 August 2010). "Bhojpuri cinema edges its way to success".
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22. (17 July 2021). "Happy Birthday, Ravi Kishan; Best Bhojpuri films of the actor you must watch". The Times of India.
23. (27 July 2012). "Khuddar and Dacait releasing today".
24. (18 March 2014). "Devra Bhail Deewana released". [[The Times of India]].
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26. "पाकिस्तान से दूसरी दुल्हन बनाकर मोनालिसा को लाएंगे भोजपुरी स्टार चिंटू". Dainik Jagran.
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34. (21 January 2017). "Bigg Boss 10: Antara Biswas aka Monalisa gets EVICTED!".
35. (8 May 2017). "Nach Baliye 8: Mona Lisa and husband Vikrant Rajpoot's journey in the dance reality show ends!".
36. (7 September 2018). "Whoa! 'Nazar' and Yehh Jadu hai Jin ka gets an extension".
37. (12 February 2020). "Nazar 2: Monalisa returns in a fiery avatar; watch new promo".
38. (27 February 2022). "Bhojpuri stars Vikraant Singh and Monalisa open up on reality show 'Smart Jodi'".
39. "Nazar actress Monalisa to star in Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa's show 'Fawara Chowk'". Pinkvilla.
40. Developer, Web. (7 March 2023). "Monalisa's retro makeover steals the show in Ekta Kapoor's upcoming TV series 'Bekaboo'".
41. Bharatvarsh, TV9. (9 May 2023). "स्टार प्लस और कलर्स टीवी को टक्कर देगा नया GEC चैनल, वाराणसी की कहानी से होगा शुभारंभ".
42. (18 January 2026). "Actress Monalisa and husband Vikrant Singh Rajpoot to make their first reality show appearance together on ‘The 50’". The Times of India.
43. (7 October 2012). "Twitter abuzz with Salman Khan and 'Bigg Boss 6'!". Bhaskar.
44. (20 March 2019). "Get ready to watch merger episode of serial Divya Drishti and Nazar".
45. (3 October 2020). "Inside Bigg Boss 14 house, see photos".
46. "WATCH! Anthology series Ratri Ke Yatri's Official Trailer and All Episodes on MX Player". MX Player.
47. "Jay Bhanushali and Monalisa open up on their roles in 'Dhappa'". Mid Day.
48. (6 December 2022). "Monalisa Read 30 Novels To Play An Erotic Poetess In 'Hasratein'". Outlook India.
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