Mayoori Kango


Mayoori Kango is a former Indian actress from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in Bollywood. In 2019, she joined Google India as India industry head – agency business.

Acting career

While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza, who offered her the role of the female protagonist in his film Naseem, a Bollywood film based on the Babri Masjid demolition. First she declined the offer as she had to appear for her HSC board exams. But later, after some discussion with the director, accepted the role.
Mahesh Bhatt was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film Papa Kehte Hai. Though the film was not a critical or commercial success, her acting received generally positive reviews. She was later seen in films like Betaabi, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet and Badal. She moved to television appearing in serials Dollar Bahu and Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny where she played the daughter of Karishma Kapoor.

Personal life

Kango completed her schooling from Saint Francis De Sales in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar and was a student at Deogiri College, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Her mother is a noted stage actress, which sparked her interest in acting.
She married an NRI named Aditya Dhillon on 28 December 2003, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. They had a son in 2011.
She later moved to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business. She was formerly the Managing Director for Performics, a leading digital media agency a part of the French group Publicis. Currently, she is working as India industry head – agency business for Google India.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1995NaseemNaseemSaeed Akhtar Mirza
1996Papa Kehte HaiSweety AnandMahesh Bhatt
1997BetaabiReshmaRajesh Kumar Singh
1999Hogi Pyaar Ki JeetPreeti SinghP. Vasu
1999Meray Apney
2000BadalSoniRaj Kanwar
2000Papa The GreatK. BhagyarajSpecial Appearance
2000 JungSanjay GuptaSpecial Appearance
2000ShikariN. ChandraItem Song
2000VamsiSnehaB. Gopal
2001Jeetenge Hum
2008Kashmir Hamara Hai

Television

Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kutumb TV seriesKya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kayamath TV seriesKarishma – The Miracles of Destiny TV series as MansiKkusum TV series as Saakshi Aaryaman Oberoi Kittie Party TV seriesRangoli Dollar Bahu TV seriesThoda Gham Thodi Khushi TV series as Neha

Theatre

Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein... Zarina Khanna