Mouni Roy (born 28 September 1985)[1] is an Indian television actress and model. One of the most popular actresses of India, she is primarily known for her roles as Krishnatulsi inKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, and Sati inDevon Ke Dev...Mahadev and for playing Shivanya Ritik Singh and Shivangi Rocky Pratap Singh in Naagin.[2][3] She also played Meera in Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq.[4] She was a contestant and finalist onJhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014. She is a trainedKathak dancer.
Roy was born on 28 September 1985 in Cooch Behar’s Gandhi colony, West Bengal in aBengali family. Her grandfather, Shekhar Chandra Roy was a well-known Jatra theater artist. While her mother Mukti is a theatre artist, her father Anil Roy is an office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad. She did her schooling till class 12th from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Babuhat Cooch Behar and then went to Delhi. She took up mass communication at Jamia Milia Islamia at her parents' insistence, but left the course midway and went to Mumbai to try her luck in films. She finished her part 1 exams and did not return to Delhi after that.
Roy was born on 28 September 1985 in Cooch Behar’s Gandhi colony, West Bengal in aBengali family. Her grandfather, Shekhar Chandra Roy was a well-known Jatra theater artist. While her mother Mukti is a theatre artist, her father Anil Roy is an office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad. She did her schooling till class 12th from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Babuhat Cooch Behar and then went to Delhi. She took up mass communication at Jamia Milia Islamia at her parents' insistence, but left the course midway and went to Mumbai to try her luck in films. She finished her part 1 exams and did not return to Delhi after that.
