Monica Bedi has led a controversial life, but now her imprisonment and affair with gangster Abu Salem are all behind her and she is living new innings in showbiz. On her birthday, here's a look at her journey...

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Monica Bedi shared this throwback picture on Instagram and captioned it - "Perhaps not everyone is aware that I've been brought up in #Norway, sharing a treasured memory from my school in Drammen, Norway on this Children's Day. I've lived 16 years there before I came back to India and Yes, I can speak Norwegian quite fluently. Let's see who all can spot the Mini 'Me', comment below"
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Monica Bedi studied literature from Oxford University, United Kingdom. Simultaneously, she completed her acting education from Delhi University.

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Monica Bedi started her career as an actress in Bollywood films during the mid-nineties. She was barely 20 when she first faced the camera.
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Monica Bedi made her acting debut with Telugu film 'Taj Mahal' which was directed by the legendary D Rama Naidu. In the same year (1995), she made her Bollywood debut - Surakshaa, starring Suniel Shetty, Saif Ali Khan and Aditya Pancholi. However, the film fared poorly at the Box Office and Bedi hardly got any recognition for her role.