Dolly Mattoo (née Minhas) (born 8 February 1968) is an Indian actress and former model, well known for winning the Miss India Universe contest in 1988. She has acted in

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, and

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

films. She has also worked in Hindi TV shows such as '' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' and ''

Choti Sarrdaarni ''Choti Sarrdaarni'' () is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama television series produced by Cockcrow and Shaika Entertainment. It premiered on 1 July 2019 on Colors TV and ended on 10 June 2022 completing 810 episodes. It starred Nimrit A ...

''. During the 1990s, she worked in negative shades in Mukesh Khanna's popular serial ''Mahayoddha'' as Rajkumari Bijli and in '' Shaktimaan'' as Shaliyaa - Catwoman; considered as India's first actress to play Catwoman (including

Ashwini Kalsekar Ashwini Kalsekar is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Marathi and Hindi television and film industry. She is known mostly for her collaboration with Hindi movies directors Sriram Raghavan, Rohit Shetty, and Ram Gopal Varma. S ...

, whom with she shared the screen as her elder sister). She is currently acting in ''

Shaadi Mubarak ''Shaadi Mubarak'' () is an Indian drama television series produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It premiered on 24 August 2020 on Star Plus. It stars Rati Pandey and Manav Gohil. The final episode was broadcast on 20 April 2021. Plot Pre ...

'' as Kushala Tibrewal.

Biography

She belongs to Punjab and was raised in Chandigarh. She fell in love with the director of her first film, Anil Mattoo, whom she eventually married. She later acted in some

and

films and

TV serials.

Television

* ''Hindustani'' (1996-1999) * ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (1998) * '' Shaktimaan'' (1999) * ''

Ramayan The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages ...

'' (2001-2002) * '' Vishnu Puran'' (2003) * ''Mamla Gadbad Hai'' (2001) * ''Zindagi Milke Bitange'' (2001) * '' Aisa Des Hai Mera'' (2006) * '' Grihasti'' (2008) * '' Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (2010) * ''

Behenein ''Behenein'' is an Indian television soap opera, broadcast on Star Plus from 8 February 2010 to 29 April 2011. Produced by JD Majethia's Hats Off productions, it starred Aalesha Sayed, Shiju Kataria, Adaa Khan and Ojaswi Oberoi. This is the ...

'' (2010/2011) * ''

Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story is a SAB TV comedy TV show.The show was produced by JD Majethia and Aatish Kapadia from Hats off Productions and co-produced by Rajesh Kumar, Ashish Khurana and Rajat Vyas from 3 Cheers Production. Plot S ...

'' (2011/2012) * '' Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka'' (2012) * ''

Punar Vivah ''Punar Vivaah'' (International Title: ''Married Again'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired on Zee TV from 20 February 2012 replacing '' Bhagonwali-Baante Apni Taqdeer'' till 17 May 2013. The show was set in the city of Bhopal an ...

'' (2013) * ''

Savdhaan India ''Savdhaan India – India Fights Back'' ( ''Attention India! – India Fights Back'') is an Indian Hindi-language crime show aired by Star Bharat. The series is hosted by Ashutosh Rana, Tisca Chopra, Sushant Singh, Gaurav Chopra, Mohnish Be ...

'' (2014) * ''Hukum Mere Aaka...'' * '' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' (2015) * ''Kota Toppers'' (2015) * '' Adhuri Kahaani Hamari'' (2015) * ''

Dil Se Dil Tak ''Dil Se Dil Tak'' ( From heart to heart) is an Indian Hindi-language love triangle show that was loosely based on the 2001 Bollywood film '' Chori Chori Chupke Chupke''. The series aired on Colors TV from 30 January 2017 to 1 June 2018 and st ...

'' * ''

Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka ''Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka'' () is an Indian romantic drama series which premiered on 4 June 2018 on Colors TV. It was produced by Sunjoy Waddhwa by Sphere Origins. The show focused on changing relationships, love triangles and extra marital ...

'' * ''

'' (2019–2022) * ''

'' (2020–2021) * '' Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin'' (2021)

Filmography

Hindi films

* ''Dastoor'' (1991) * '' Mr. Bond'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras ( This Year) is a 2002 Indian Hindi language action romance film. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar. Plot U.S. based Anjali Thapar has repeated dreams of a parallel life in India, the te ...

'' (2002) * '' Pyaar Mein Twist'' (2005) * '' Don Muthu Swami'' (2008) * '' Good Luck!'' (2008) * '' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015) * ''

Kabir Singh ''Kabir Singh'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under T-Series Films and Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde under Cine1 Studi ...

'' (2019)

Swedish films

* ''

Bombay Dreams ''Bombay Dreams'' is a Bollywood-themed musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black and the book by Meera Syal and Thomas Meehan, originally produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The London production opened in 2002 and ran for two ...

'' (2004)

Punjabi films

* ''

Mitti Wajaan Maardi ''Mitti Wajaan Maardi'', (English: The Soil Calls, 2007) is an Indian Punjabi film directed by Manmohan Singh. Plot There is a moving saga of Punjabis who go abroad for better prospects but circumstances prevent them from returning to their h ...

'' (2007) * ''Sat Sri Akal'' (2008) * '' Tera Mera Ki Rishta'' (2009) * ''

Mel Karade Rabba ''Mel Karade Rabba'' is a 2010 Punjabi film directed by Navaniat Singh and written by Dheeraj Rattan; produced by Rajan Batra and Vivek Ohri; it stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Neeru Bajwa in the lead roles. Pop singer Gippy Grewal made his acting ...

'' (2010) * '' Jatt & Juliet 2'' (2013)

Kannada films

* ''

Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege ''Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dwarakish and produced by P. Balaram. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Dolly Minhas and Bindiya. The music is scored by Raj–Koti and ...

'' (1993) * '' Mr. Mahesh Kumar'' (1994) * '' Musuku'' (1994) * '' Makkala Sakshi'' (1994) * '' Yama kinkara'' (1995) * '' Chiranjeevi Rajegowda'' (1995) * '' Mr. Vasu'' (1996) * '' Honey Moon'' (1996) * '' Rambo Raja Revolver Rani'' (1996) * ''

Kalavida ''Kalavida'' () is a 1997 Kannada-language film produced, written, directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran. The rest of the cast includes Heera Rajagopal, Roja, Umashree, Raghuvaran amongst others. The music was composed by Hamsalekha and wa ...

'' (1997)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minhas, Dolly 1968 births Living people Actresses from Chandigarh Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Indian film actresses Indian soap opera actresses Indian television actresses Female models from Chandigarh Femina Miss India winners Miss Universe 1989 contestants Punjabi people 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses