Monikangana Dutta


Monikangana Dutta is an Indian model and actress based in Mumbai. She hails from Guwahati, Assam. She studied in Army Public School, Narangi, Guwahati and later graduated from the Matreyi College, University of Delhi.

Modeling

In 2001, Dutta won the Metropolitan Top Model Contest of France. The win resulted in her shifting base from India to Paris for two years, during which she walked the ramp for fashion designers like Vivienne Westwood, Yoji Yamamoto, Christian Dior, Leonard, and Chloe. She also modeled for Mac Cosmetics. She was hailed as an exotic Indian beauty by the international press like the New York Times. She appeared in editorials for Vogue, Elle, Tank Magazine and Italian Harper’s Bazaar and has walked in Paris Fashion Week, India Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Australian Fashion Week. On her return from Paris, she went on to do television commercials for leading apparel and jewelry brands.
She is represented by the IMG Models.

Acting

She made her acting debut in the 2010 Indian film, Guzaarish directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan.