Mayuri Kango

Not to be confused with Mayoori (actress).

Mayuri Kango
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Film
Spouse	Aditya Dhillon

Mayuri Kango, also known as Mayoori Kango, is an Indian actress from Aurangabad, India. She has acted in a number of films, primarily Bollywood.

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 (1995), 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^[1]

Mahesh Bhatt was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film Papa Kahte Hain(1996). Though film was not a critical success, her acting received generally positive reviews.

She was seen in Betaabi (1997) against Arshad Warsi.

Personal Life

Mayuri completed her schooling from Saint francies De Sale Aurangabad and has also been 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 December 28, 2003, They had their wedding in Aurangabad.^[2][3][4]

She later shifted 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. At present she is working as the Associate Director, Media at Digitas^[5]

Filmography

• Kashmir Hamara Hai (2005)^[6]
• Jeetenge Hum (2001)
• Vamsee (2000)^[7]
• Sradha (2000)
• Jung (2000) .... Special Appearance (Song)^[8]
• Papa the Great (2000)
• Badal (2000) .... Soni^[9]
• Meray Apney (1999) (Unreleased)^[10]
• Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) .... Preeti Singh^[11]
• "Ram Ratan Dhan Payo" (1997) music video^[12]
• Betaabi (1997) (as Reshma)^[13]
• Papa Kahte Hain (1996) .... Sweety Khanna^[14]
• Naseem (The Morning Breeze) (1995)^[15]

Television

• "Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kutumb" (2004) TV series^[16]
• "Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny" (2003) TV series^[3]
• "Kkusum" (2003) TV series .... Saakshi Aaryaman Oberoi (new)
• "Kittie Party" (2002) TV series^[3]
• Dollar Bahu (2001) TV series^[17]
• Thoda Gham Thodi Khushi (2001) TV series .... Sneha^[18]

Theatre

• Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein .... Zarina Khanna^[19][20]

References

1. ^ "Mayuri Kango interview", Youtube
2. ^ "Mayuri and Aditya" Featured couple
3. ^ ^{a b c} Lalwani, Vickey, "Nache Mayuri... to wedding bells", IndianTelevision, December 27, 2003
4. ^ Lalwani, Vickey, "Wedding of the Year", IndianTelevision, December 31, 2003
5. ^ "Linkedin Profile"
6. ^ John, Ali Peter,"The Power of His Pen", Screen Weekly
7. ^ "Typical slam-bang action flick", Screen Weekly, October 20, 2000
8. ^ Abrol, Anjali, "Jung Film Review", Planet Bollywood
9. ^ Abrol, Anjali, "Badal Movie Review", Planet Bollywood
10. ^ "Aamir Khan in valley for shooting", The Tribune, April 10, 1999
11. ^ Abrol, Anjali, "Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Review", Planet Bollywood
12. ^ Deosthale, Deepa, "On the air with Generation Next", Indian Express, January 10, 1998
13. ^ India today, Volume 22, Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1997, Pg. 75
14. ^ "Kaun Banega Celebrity Crorepati?", Screen Weekly, November 10, 2000
15. ^ Gupta, Pratim D., "Saeed Mirza ko phir gussa kyon aaya", The Telegraph, February 19, 2008
16. ^ Lalwani, Vickey, "Dangerous flames", IndianTelevision, June 28, 2003
17. ^ Jha, Subhash K, "Thank God for Neena Gupta", Screen Weekly
18. ^ Khosla, Mukesh, "Small screen dreams", The Sunday Tribune, March 25, 2001
19. ^ "The Show Kango On", Screen Weekly
20. ^ Cine blitz, Volume 29, Issue 1, Blitz Publications, 2003

External links

• Mayuri Kango at the Internet Movie Database