Mouni Roy is the grand daughter of the well-known Jatra theatre artist Shekhar Chandra Roy. Her mother Mukti Roy was a theatre artist as well while Anil Roy, her father was the Superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zillah Parishad.
Mouni studied till the 12th grade from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Baburat in Cooch Behar and then did her further studies in Delhi in Mass Communication at Jamia Milia Islamia. But she left the course half way and proceeded to Mumbai to pursue acting and join the entertainment industry.
Mouni Roy by nature is a very talkative and bubbling with energy but has done roles in the television or the films, required her to be subtle and silent.
Mouni expresses that the best part of her life has just begun though she recalled she was keen to become an IAS officer but Bollywood is what was her calling and she caved her path through the television and gradually went on to where she wanted to be. The Bollywood Industry is giving her ample opportunities, whether it was acting assignments, dance or singing or acting in films. She did not want to miss out any opportunities that came her way.
Her dance skills helped her to bag roles in Dance competitions on television and owes it to the television industry, the small screen for recognizing her talent that gave her bigger breaks to portray different characters.
Mouni Roy is eagerly awaiting the release of ‘ Romeo Akbar Walter’ her new release slated for the 5th April 2019.
Besides television and films Mouni Roy is also famous for her stylish dresses and is considered as a fashion model.
Her first stint was as a background dancer for a song in the film Nahi Hona in 2004.
Mouni Roy is famous for her television roles and is known best for her role as Krishna Tulsi in the popular soap, ‘ Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ in 2007. She was then seen as Sati in ‘Devon Ke Dev Mahadev’ and as Shivanya/ Shivangi Singh in ‘Naagin’. She played the role of Meera in ‘Junoon-Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq’ and was one of the contestant and be the finalist for the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014.
A trained Kathak dancer , Mouni Roy made her first debut role in the sports biopic , ‘ Gold’ opposite Akshay Kumar
Mouni Roy who started her career in the television in 2007 opposite to Pulkit Samrat , has also participated in the first season of Zara Nachke Dikha along with Karishma Tanna and Jennifer Winget. She won in this season for the best dancer. Roy in 2008 appeared in Pati Patni Aur Who along with Gaurav Chopra and was later in the role of Roop in ‘Do Saheliyaan’.
Her breakthrough and success in the television industry was in the period 2011 to 2017.
In 2011 Mouni Roy got her new break for films in a Punjabi movie, ‘ Hero Hitler in Love’ and got her fame as Meera opposite Aditya Rediij in ‘ Life Ok’s Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq. followed by her role of Sati in mythological series Devon Ke Dev Mahadev.
Thereafter Mouni did several television serials and participated in many television dance competitions and reality shows.
In 2018 Mouni got her break in Bollywood with the film opposite Akshay Kumar for the film ‘ Gold’directed by Reema Kagti . She received positive response for her performance and the film emerged as a commercial success.
She made a special appearance in K.G.F. Chapter 1 in the item song, ‘ Gali Gali’ and appeared in the digital Balaji webseries ‘Mehrunissa’.
Her most recent and is her playing a role in the superhero trilogy Brahmastra directed by Ayan Mukherjee and is produced by Karan Johar . She is co-starring with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt , Amitabh Bachchan and the film is set for its release in 2019.
Mouni Roy will also be seen the in film ‘RAW –Romeo Akbar Walter opposite John Abraham. She has also signed for the film Mogul opposite Aamir Khan and with Rajkumar Rao for the film ‘Made In China’. She also has signed a film ‘ Bole Chudiyan’.
With three major films in her kitty, Mouni Roy made her smooth transition from the small screen to the big and is all set to surprise the audience with her performance in Bollywood.
Her first stint was as a background dancer for a song in the film Nahi Hona in 2004.
Mouni Roy is famous for her television roles and is known best for her role as Krishna Tulsi in the popular soap, ‘ Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ in 2007. She was then seen as Sati in ‘Devon Ke Dev Mahadev’ and as Shivanya/ Shivangi Singh in ‘Naagin’. She played the role of Meera in ‘Junoon-Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq’ and was one of the contestant and be the finalist for the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014.
A trained Kathak dancer , Mouni Roy made her first debut role in the sports biopic , ‘ Gold’ opposite Akshay Kumar
Mouni Roy who started her career in the television in 2007 opposite to Pulkit Samrat , has also participated in the first season of Zara Nachke Dikha along with Karishma Tanna and Jennifer Winget. She won in this season for the best dancer. Roy in 2008 appeared in Pati Patni Aur Who along with Gaurav Chopra and was later in the role of Roop in ‘Do Saheliyaan’.
Her breakthrough and success in the television industry was in the period 2011 to 2017.
In 2011 Mouni Roy got her new break for films in a Punjabi movie, ‘ Hero Hitler in Love’ and got her fame as Meera opposite Aditya Rediij in ‘ Life Ok’s Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq. followed by her role of Sati in mythological series Devon Ke Dev Mahadev.
Thereafter Mouni did several television serials and participated in many television dance competitions and reality shows.
In 2018 Mouni got her break in Bollywood with the film opposite Akshay Kumar for the film ‘ Gold’directed by Reema Kagti . She received positive response for her performance and the film emerged as a commercial success.
She made a special appearance in K.G.F. Chapter 1 in the item song, ‘ Gali Gali’ and appeared in the digital Balaji webseries ‘Mehrunissa’.
Her most recent and is her playing a role in the superhero trilogy Brahmastra directed by Ayan Mukherjee and is produced by Karan Johar . She is co-starring with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt , Amitabh Bachchan and the film is set for its release in 2019.
Mouni Roy will also be seen the in film ‘RAW –Romeo Akbar Walter opposite John Abraham. She has also signed for the film Mogul opposite Aamir Khan and with Rajkumar Rao for the film ‘Made In China’. She also has signed a film ‘ Bole Chudiyan’.
With three major films in her kitty, Mouni Roy made her smooth transition from the small screen to the big and is all set to surprise the audience with her performance in Bollywood.
| # | Released Date | Type | Credited As | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Dec 2025 | Film | Actress | Penthouse |
| 2 | 17 Jun 2024 | Film | Actress | Mogul |
| 3 | 29 Dec 2023 | Film | Actress | The Virgin Tree |
| 4 | 09 Sep 2022 | Film | Supporting Actress | Brahmastra Tamil |
| 5 | 09 Sep 2022 | Film | Actress | Brahmastra |
| 6 | 10 Dec 2021 | Film | Actress | Velle |
| 7 | 18 Sep 2020 | Film | Actress | London Confidential |
| 8 | 25 Oct 2019 | Film | Actress | Made In China |
| 9 | 05 Apr 2019 | Film | Actress | Romeo Akbar Walter |
| 10 | 15 Aug 2018 | Film | Actress | Gold |
