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Monica Bedi
Monica was just a 10-month-old when her father migrated to Norway. Monica was born in Chabbewal village, 15 km from Hoshiarpur. She got into films after she met producer Manoj Kumar in England while she was studying English literature at Oxford in 1992. Manoj’s son Kunal was her classmate. Manoj Kumar is believed to have launched her film career along with his son Kunal. 1995 could have been the year when Monica got involved with the underworld.
NRI, Monica Bedi acted in:
- Tada
- Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
- Jodi No.1
- Jaanam Samjha Karo
- Kaala Samrajya
- Lohpurush (1999)
- Tirchhi Topiwale
- Kalicharan
- Ek Phool Teen Kante
- Jeeyo Shaan Se
- Khilona
- Ashique Mastana
- Suraksha
Soon, she was flooded with offers in Telugu as she has no qualms with exposing to any extent. "She had obliged whatever demands the producers had made without any reservations.
Indiainfo correspondent met several producers to know more about Monica. It is learnt that she had always been very greedy and used to do 'anything' for money. "I think that's why she had got more offers in Telugu than in Bollywood though she hails from Punjab, " said a producer who had worked with her.
Monica Bedi came to Mumbai from Delhi to try her luck in the film industry. It was here that she came in contact with Mukesh Duggal, a film producer, who took her to Dubai for a stage show.
In Dubai, he introduced Monica to Abu Salem. Salem helped Monica get work in Hindi movies. In turn, it is alleged, Monica passed on information about film personalities to Salem.
It is believed that during this time she made acquaintances with Abu Salem, underworld don, who was then hiding in Hyderabad. Police say that with his help, she had acted in Sunil shetty's KALA SAMRAJYA, Salman Khan's JANAM SAMJAKARO.
As the CBI has traced the genesis of her passports to Kurnool, a town in AP, state police have begun digging her links with local Mafia. Police found that Abu Salem used her in forefront to get the passports, as it is easy to get a passport being heroine's husband.
Monica was arrested in Lisbon in September 2002 along with her companion Abu Salem, one of India's most wanted men who is accused of masterminding a series of bombings that ripped through Mumbai's commercial district in March 1993 killing more than 250 people.
"I regret meeting him. The only hope I have is my asylum request and I implore the authorities to take into account that I am a person, I am not Abu Salem's shadow," she told a weekly newspaper.
In 2004, Monica wrote an emotional letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to get her extradition to India stopped, as she feared harassment at the hands of law enforcing agencies.
She pleaded her innocence despite being caught with alleged underworld don Abu Salem, one of the main accused in Mumbai's serial blasts of 1993.
Monica pleaded in her letter that she had nothing to do with the criminal acts of Salem and she be allowed to return to Norway
Mini Biography
Monica is a Capricornian, born on January 18th 1975 in the Village of Chabbewal in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Her dad's name is Prem Kumar Bedi, her mom's name is Shakuntala (nee Chawla), she has a brother, Bobby, who was married in 1998 to a girl from Tanda near Hoshiarpur. Her dad was a registered medical practitioner. In 1976 the Bedi family immigrated to Norway to start their own garment business. At that time Monica was 10 months old.
In 1992 Monica traveled to study English Literature in England's Oxford University. It is here that she met with Bollywood film actor-producer, Manoj Kumar.
Shortly thereafter she traveled to Bombay and met with another film producer, Mukesh Duggal, and was reported to have suffered considerable abuse at his hands. Mukesh Duggal was subsequently killed.
It was through Abu Salem's contacts that Monica was able to get some acting roles, beginning with a movie in Telugu.
She did return to her hometown in 1995 and it was during this time that bandits attacked and killed her grandparents, severely injuring her mom. Shakuntala decided to live with her brother, Krishan Chawla in Delhi, and refused to re-locate to Norway. Her husband, her son and his family, as well as nephews, nieces, and sister-in-law, Kanta, re-located to Norway, leaving Kanta's husband, Purshotam, behind to take care of the property in Chabbewal.
Monica married Abu, changed her religion to Islam, her name to Fauzia, acquired two sets of passports from Bhopal and Hyderbad, and both re-located to Lisbon, Portugal in 2001 from their present location in Dubai, UAE.
Monica challenges had only begun for a year later both were arrested by the Portuguese Police, and in November, 2003, she was sentenced to 2 years in prison for possessing forged travel documents.
After her sentence was over, she and Abu were extradited to India to face more criminal charges. In desperation Monica wrote letters to the Indian President and Prime Minister - in vain.
In September 2006 Monica was found guilty by the Special Court of CBI which convicted her and awarded 5-years rigorous imprisonment on the charges of cheating, criminal planning and for using fake passport.
Monica is currently facing charges of Forgery in the fake passport case from Bhopal.
Ironically none of her family in India were aware of her plight until she was arrested in Lisbon.
Although no longer a star, Monica Bedi continues to attract media attention all over India. A lot her fans and well-wishers hope that this young and attractive young woman will overcome her challenges and return to the silver screen.
In 1992 Monica traveled to study English Literature in England's Oxford University. It is here that she met with Bollywood film actor-producer, Manoj Kumar.
Shortly thereafter she traveled to Bombay and met with another film producer, Mukesh Duggal, and was reported to have suffered considerable abuse at his hands. Mukesh Duggal was subsequently killed.
It was through Abu Salem's contacts that Monica was able to get some acting roles, beginning with a movie in Telugu.
She did return to her hometown in 1995 and it was during this time that bandits attacked and killed her grandparents, severely injuring her mom. Shakuntala decided to live with her brother, Krishan Chawla in Delhi, and refused to re-locate to Norway. Her husband, her son and his family, as well as nephews, nieces, and sister-in-law, Kanta, re-located to Norway, leaving Kanta's husband, Purshotam, behind to take care of the property in Chabbewal.
Monica married Abu, changed her religion to Islam, her name to Fauzia, acquired two sets of passports from Bhopal and Hyderbad, and both re-located to Lisbon, Portugal in 2001 from their present location in Dubai, UAE.
Monica challenges had only begun for a year later both were arrested by the Portuguese Police, and in November, 2003, she was sentenced to 2 years in prison for possessing forged travel documents.
After her sentence was over, she and Abu were extradited to India to face more criminal charges. In desperation Monica wrote letters to the Indian President and Prime Minister - in vain.
In September 2006 Monica was found guilty by the Special Court of CBI which convicted her and awarded 5-years rigorous imprisonment on the charges of cheating, criminal planning and for using fake passport.
Monica is currently facing charges of Forgery in the fake passport case from Bhopal.
Ironically none of her family in India were aware of her plight until she was arrested in Lisbon.
Although no longer a star, Monica Bedi continues to attract media attention all over India. A lot her fans and well-wishers hope that this young and attractive young woman will overcome her challenges and return to the silver screen.
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