Mandana Karimi Biography: Movies, Songs, Ex-Husband, Height, Parents, Age, Net Worth, Siblings

 Mandana Karimi is an Iranian actress, model, and reality TV personality whose success spans Bollywood films and social media. She became known for her roles in Bollywood films Bhaag Johnny and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, and was notably the second runner-up on Bigg Boss 9.

Profile

• Full Name: Mandana Karimi
• Born: May 19, 1988
• Age: 37 years old
• Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
• Nationality: Iranian
• Occupation: Actress, Model, Reality TV Personality
• Height: 178 cm
• Religion: Hinduism
• Parents: Mr. Reza Karimi (Indian-Iranian) and Mrs. Saba Karimi (Persian-Iranian)
• Siblings: One elder brother, one younger brother.
• Spouse: Gaurav Gupta (M. 2017, Div. 2021)
• Children: None
• Relationship: Divorced
• Net Worth: $2 million to $8 million

Early Life

Mandana Karimi was born on May 19, 1988, in Tehran, Iran. She grew up with her parents, Mr. Reza Karimi, of Indian-Iranian descent, and Mrs. Saba Karimi, of Persian-Iranian descent, in a conservative Muslim family. She has one elder brother and one younger brother, but their names are not publicly known.

Her ethnicity is mixed Indian-Iranian, and her religion was Islam until she converted to Hinduism in 2017. As a child, Mandana was shy and spent much of her time in her room playing with paper, cameras, and colors. She watched her first Bollywood film, Sholay, at age eight, thanks to her father owning a rare tape of it in Iran, where such videos were restricted.

Education

Mandana Karimi attended a local school in Tehran for her early education. She later moved to Dubai and trained at a Flight Academy to become an air hostess. No specific details about further academic qualifications or institutions are publicly available. Her training as an air hostess gave her early professional experience before she pursued modeling and acting.

Career

Mandana Karimi started her career as an air hostess with Malaysian Airlines but left to pursue modeling. In 2010, she came to Mumbai for a three-month modeling contract and worked with renowned designers like Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, and Satya Paul.

She appeared in TV commercials with stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor. In 2013, she moved to Mumbai permanently to focus on acting. Her Bollywood debut came with a cameo in Roy (2015), followed by a lead role in Bhaag Johnny (2015) as Rachel D’Costa.

That same year, she played Charles Sobraj’s assistant in Main Aur Charles. In 2016, she starred in the comedy Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and played Rajyashri in the Chinese-Indian film Xuanzang. Mandana gained fame as a contestant on Bigg Boss 9 (2015), finishing as the second runner-up.

She later appeared in Ishqbaaz (2018) as Nancy Malhotra and in the web series The Casino (2020). In 2020, she featured in the Punjabi music video Wallah with Garry Sandhu. In 2022, she joined Lock Upp, hosted by Kangana Ranaut, but was evicted on day 49.

Mandana also started her own restaurant, Mandana’s Kitchen, in Mumbai in 2019, serving authentic Iranian food. In October 2022, she announced she was quitting Bollywood, citing a lack of respect for women after filmmaker Sajid Khan joined Bigg Boss 16.

Social Media

• Instagram: @mandanakarimi

Personal Life

Mandana Karimi, 37, was married to Indian businessman Gaurav Gupta. They got engaged in July 2016, had a court marriage on January 26, 2017, and a Hindu wedding on March 5, 2017. Mandana converted from Islam to Hinduism for the marriage, partly due to her mother-in-law’s wishes.

Six months later, she filed a domestic violence case against Gaurav and his family, alleging abuse and insults from her mother-in-law. She later withdrew the case to try to save the marriage, but they separated and divorced in 2021. Mandana has no children. In 2011, she dated model Lalit Tehlan, but a rumored marriage certificate from that time was denied by her as fake. Her height is 178 cm.

Net Worth

Mandana Karimi’s estimated net worth is between $2 million and $8 million. Her income comes from acting, modeling, brand endorsements, TV commercials, and her restaurant, Mandana’s Kitchen. Her social media presence, especially on Instagram, also generates income through sponsored posts. Her net worth reflects her successful modeling career and Bollywood projects, though her decision to step away from the industry in 2022 may impact future earnings.

Discography:

• Wallah (Punjabi Music Video with Garry Sandhu, 2020)

Filmography:

• Roy (Cameo, 2015)
• Bhaag Johnny (Rachel D’Costa, 2015)
• Main Aur Charles (Liz, 2015)
• Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (Shalu, 2016)
• Xuanzang (Rajyashri, 2016)
• Thar (Cheryl, 2022)
• Offline (Short Film, 2020)
• Bigg Boss 9 (Contestant, 2nd Runner-Up, 2015–2016)
• Bigg Boss 10 (Guest, 2016)
• Ishqbaaz (Nancy Malhotra, 2018)
• The Casino (Rehana Chaudhari, Web Series, 2020)
• Lock Upp (Contestant, 2022)