Monica Castelino


Monica Castelino is an Indian former actress, who has primarily appeared in the Hindi film industry. After portraying the lead role in the Tamil film Minsara Kanna, Castelino appeared in glamorous roles in Hindi films throughout the 2000s. In the 2010s, she worked on several Hindi television shows including The Kapil Sharma Show.

Career

After portraying a supporting role as the protagonist's sister in the Hindi film Kaalia, Castelino made her debut in a lead role through K. S. Ravikumar's 1999 Tamil romantic thriller film Minsara Kanna, appearing opposite Vijay in a leading role. Simran was the first choice to play as lady lead, but due to her other commitments she opted out and Castelino was subsequently signed on. She shot with the team in Chennai, Switzerland and Germany, notably filming the "Un Per Solla" song in the Alps. The film opened to average reviews and collections at the box office, with the actress gaining mixed reviews for her work. She briefly changed her stage name to Anjani/Madhuri for numerological reasons, before reverting to Monica.
Her last successful movie, "Mo mana khali tori paen", was opposite Sidhant Mohapatra. Failure to get further opportunities saw Castelino play a glamorous lead role in a low budget Hindi adult film Kama Sundari, before playing a similar supporting role in Meri Partigya, which had Mithun Chakraborty in the lead role. She was later seen in an item number in Shikaar, performing a club dance song in the climax of the film. In 2004, she signed on to work on Men Not Allowed, where she portrayed a lesbian woman in love with a woman portrayed by Payal Rohatgi. She then continued to play glamorous roles in Hindi films in the late 2000s.
In the 2010s, Castelino moved on to portray roles in television serials and notably featured in Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai, Dr. Madhumati On Duty and Gupp Chupp in lead roles. She regularly also worked on shows produced by Optimystix Entertainment. In 2017, she joined the Hindi comedy programme, The Kapil Sharma Show, as a regular cast member.

Personal life

Castelino was married to an assistant director, Satyaprakash Singh, in 2010. The pair separated within a year after she complained of his adultery and harassment.

Filmography

;Feature films
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1997KaaliaKalaHindi
1999Minsara KannaAishwaryaTamil
2000MadhuriMadhuriTelugucredited as Anjana
2001Kama SundariSundariHindi
2002Meri PartigyaHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in item song
2004ShikaarHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in item song
2005Mo Mana Khali Tori PaeneHerselfOdiaSpecial appearance in item song
2006Men Not AllowedUrmilaHindi
2006Rafta Rafta – The SpeedShilpaHindi
2007UndertrialSameena HussainHindi

;Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2009Maniben.com
2010Pyaar Kii Ye Ek KahaaniMiss Shanaya
2011R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya
2011Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Uljhi NiyatiSharmila
2012Haunted Nights
2014Tu Mere Agal Bagal HaiVictoria Bai
2014Comedy Classes
2014Akbar BirbalRupali / Roop
2015The Great Indian Family Drama
20152025 Jaane Kya Hoga AageMonica
2016Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle
2016Dr. Madhumati On Duty
2016Gupp ChuppLovely Kohli
2017Har Mard Ka DardMallika
2017The Kapil Sharma ShowVarious roles
2017Y.A.R.O Ka TashanSushmitha Kapoor
2017Aadat Se Majboor (TV series)Ranjan's fake wife
2017PartnersPhullorani
2018KhichdiPremavarsha
2020 Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!Gandhari