Before stepping into the world of Bollywood with Suniel Shetty and Saif Ali Khan-starrer, 'Surakshaa' in 1995, Monica made her acting debut with a Telugu movie called 'Taj Mahal' in the same year.
Apart from sharing the screen with Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in 'Jodi No.1', Monica has also appeared in Salman Khan and Urmila Matondkar-starrer, 1999 romantic drama, 'Janam Samjha Karo'.
Born in 1975 in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, Monica Bedi found herself in the middle of the storm after the news of her dating gangster Abu Salem broke out. In 2002, the actor got arrested with her then-gangster boyfriend, Abu Salem in Portugal on the charges of having fake and forged documents. She served in jail for two years.
After being away for years from showbiz, the actor made a remarkable comeback in the second edition of the popular reality show, 'Bigg Boss'. After 'Bigg Boss' she went on to appear in other reality shows like, 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 2' and 'Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl'.
Apart from reality shows, Bedi has also appeared in television dramas like Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saraswatichandra' and 'Bandhan'.
Monica who was a popular face of Bollywood back in the 90s has appeared in several Telugu and Punjabi movies. As far as Hindi film is concerned, the actor was last seen on 'Tada' in 2003 which starred Dharmendra, Mukesh Khanna, and Sharad Kapoor in lead roles.
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