Mayuri Kango


Mayuri Kango is a former Indian actress from Aurangabad, India. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in Bollywood. As of April 4, 2019, she has joined Google India company as the Industry Head.

Career

Acting Career

While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The director quickly recognized her talent and offered her the role of the female protagonist in his film Naseem, a Bollywood film based on the Babri Masjid demolition. First she declined the offer as she had to appear for her HSC board exams. But later, after some discussion with the director, accepted the role.
Mahesh Bhatt was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film Papa Kehte Hai. Though the film was not a critical or commercial success, her acting received generally positive reviews. She was later seen in films like Betaabi, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet and Badal. She moved to television appearing in serials Dollar Bahu and Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny where she played the daughter of Karishma Kapoor.

Personal life

Mayuri completed her schooling from Saint Francis De Sales Aurangabad and has also been a student of Deogiri college Aurangabad. Her mother is a noted stage actress, which sparked her interest in acting.
Kango married an NRI named Aditya Dhillon on 28 December 2003, in Aurangabad. They had a son in 2011.
She later moved to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from City University of New York-Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business. She was formerly the Managing Director for Performics, a leading digital media agency a part of the French group Publicis, Currently, she is working as the Industry Head for Google India.

Filmography