Monikangana Dutta
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Moni Kangana Dutta is an Indian model
and actress based in Mumbai
. She hails from Guwahati
, Assam
and studied at the Matreyi College, University of Delhi.
. The win resulted in her shifting base from India to Paris for two years, during which she walked the ramp for fashion designers like Vivienne Westwood
, Yoji Yamamoto, Christian Dior
, Leonard
, and Chloe
. She also modeled for Mac Cosmetics. She was hailed as an exotic Indian beauty by the international press like the New York Times. She appeared in editorials for Vogue
, Elle
, Tank Magazine
and Italian Harper’s Bazaar and has walked in Paris Fashion Week
, India Fashion Week
, Milan Fashion Week
and Australian Fashion Week
. On her subsequent return from Paris, she became the most sought-after model in India
and went on to do television commercials for leading apparel and jewellery brands.
She is represented by the IMG Models
.
directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
and starring Aishwarya Rai
and Hrithik Roshan
.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress based in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. She hails from Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and studied at the Matreyi College, University of Delhi.
Modeling
In 2001, Dutta won the Metropolitan Top Model Contest of FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The win resulted in her shifting base from India to Paris for two years, during which she walked the ramp for fashion designers like Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.-Early life:...
, Yoji Yamamoto, Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...
, Leonard
Leonard
-Fiction:*Leonard Hofstadter a character on The Big Bang Theory*Ego Leonard, a Lego-man from a virtual world. He is also the pseudonym for the unknown sculpture of three 8-foot tall Lego men.-Places:United States*Leonard, California...
, and Chloe
Chloe
Chloe is a first or given name for girls, especially popular in England. The name comes from the Greek , meaning "young green shoot" and is one of the many names of the Greek goddess Demeter...
. She also modeled for Mac Cosmetics. She was hailed as an exotic Indian beauty by the international press like the New York Times. She appeared in editorials for Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Tank Magazine
Tank Magazine
Tank Magazine is a quarterly UK magazine that focuses on lifestyle, art, architecture, literature and fashion.-Background:Tank magazine, first published in September 1998, is produced by the independent publishing company Tank Publications Ltd., who also publish "O:Magazine" by Tank, the luxury...
and Italian Harper’s Bazaar and has walked in Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Paris, France with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation...
, India Fashion Week
India Fashion Week
The India Fashion Week , is an event organized and promoted by the Fashion Design Council of India and sponsored by Wills Lifestyle.It is a fashion week and held in the national capital of India, New Delhi annually....
, Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year....
and Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week is an annual fashion industry event showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian and Asia Pacific Designers...
. On her subsequent return from Paris, she became the most sought-after model in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and went on to do television commercials for leading apparel and jewellery brands.
She is represented by the IMG Models
IMG Models
IMG Models is one of the major international modeling agencies, currently representing only female models. Its mother office is in New York City, with branches in Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong. It is a division of New York, NY-based IMG...
.
Acting
She made her debut in the 2010 Indian film, GuzaarishGuzaarish
Guzaarish is a 2010 Hindi drama romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles. The film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of SLB Films and UTV Motion Pictures.The first look of Guzaarish was...
directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...
and starring Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
and Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...
.