Koena Mitra


Koena Mitra is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. She mostly known for her item no songs and movie Apna Sapna Money Money She participated on Bigg Boss season 13 as a celebrity contestant.

Early life

Mitra was born in Kolkata, India, in a Bengali family. She attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She has a major in psychology. She is trained in western dance forms, basketball, swimming and tennis.

Career

Modeling

Mitra started her modeling career while she was still in school. In 2001, she won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India 2001. She later became one of the top-12 semifinalists of Miss Intercontinental Pageant in Germany out of 84 countries. Over the years, Mitra has done commercials for Mirinda, Durex, Always, Playboy

Acting

She featured in a few music videos like Stereo Nation’s Ishq, Aaj Ki Raat, Akh Teri, Channo by Jasbir Jassi. Her first film appearance was the special appearance in Ram Gopal Varma's Road. In 2004, her biggest success came with Sanjay Dutt' in'Musafir that catapulted her into the league of the girls-to-watch-out for, in the song O Saki Saki, the movie was produced by Sanjay Gupta and Sanjay Dutt. She later went on to appear in commercial successes such as Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena and Apna Sapna Money Money.

Reality Television

Mitra is a celebrity contestant in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 13. She entered the house on 29 September 2019 and was evicted on 13 October.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002RoadSpecial appearance in Item Number Khullam Khulla
2003DhoolTamil film
Special appearance in item song "Koduva Meesai"
2004MusafirLara
2005Ek Khiladi Ek HaseenaNatasha Kapoor
2005InsanSonali Rathod
2006Apna Sapna Money MoneyJulie Fernandez
2007Heyy BabyySpecial appearance in the title song "Heyy Babyy"
2007Aggar
2008AnamikaMalini
2009AyanSpecial appearance in item number Honey Honey
2010AsalTamil
2014Dark Romance
2014Bhai Land
2015Besh Korechi Prem KorechiKajjalBengali

Reality Television