Mahek Chahal (born 1 February 1979) is an
Norwegian
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actress and model who works in
Hindi
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films and television. She began her acting career in 2002 with
Telugu
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film ''
Neetho
''Neetho'' is a 2002 Telugu romance film directed by John Mahendran, starring Prakash Kovelamudi and Mahek Chahal in their debut roles. The film marked the debut of K. Raghavendra Rao's son Prakash Kovelamudi (Suryaprakash). Despite the film's f ...
'' and later made her
Hindi
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debut with ''
Nayee Padosan'' in 2003. She was also seen in several songs appearances for
Hindi
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,
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
,
Punjabi and
Tamil
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films. In 2011, Chahal participated in
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
History
It was launched on 2 ...
reality show ''
Bigg Boss 5
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During the launch on 2 October, fourteen hand-picke ...
'' and emerged as the runner-up.
In 2021, she participated in stunt-based reality show ''
Khatron Ke Khiladi 11''. Chahal is best known for portraying the role of Shesh Naagin Mahek in
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's supernatural franchise ''
Naagin 6
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The first season aired from 1 November 2015 to 5 June 2016. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijla ...
''.
Career
Early work ( 2002–2011)
She made her film debut in 2002 with the
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
film ''
Neetho
''Neetho'' is a 2002 Telugu romance film directed by John Mahendran, starring Prakash Kovelamudi and Mahek Chahal in their debut roles. The film marked the debut of K. Raghavendra Rao's son Prakash Kovelamudi (Suryaprakash). Despite the film's f ...
'' playing Shalini and later made
Hindi
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debut with romantic-comedy
''
Nayee Padosan'' playing Pooja Iyengar (A south Indian girl) the film was a moderate success at the box office. She also did item number in the film ''
Chameli'' (2004). Chahal next performed in a
Punjabi movie ''
Dil Apna Punjabi
''Dil Apna Punjabi'' (English: ''Our Heart is Punjabi'') is a Punjabi feature film. It was released on 3 September 2006. It stars Harbhajan Mann, Neeru Bajwa and Dara Singh. The film was produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani, wri ...
'' playing Lisa Kaur.
In 2008, she was seen in supporting roles in
Hindi
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films ''
Wanted'' playing Shaina and ''
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna
''Main Aurr Mrs Khanna'' () is a 2009 Indian romance film starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sohail Khan in lead roles with Nauheed Cyrusi, Yash Tonk and Bappi Lahiri in supporting roles while Preity Zinta and Deepika Padukone make brief ...
'' playing Tia Roberts. She did several appearances in
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
,
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
and
Hindi
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films. Chahal made her television debut with ''
C.I.D.'' in 2009.
''Bigg Boss'' and more (2011–2018)
In 2011, she was participated in
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's reality show
Bigg Boss
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in its 5th season where she survived fifteen weeks and emerged as the runner-up. Chahal was also featured in Norwegian reality show Fristet in same year.
She then did an item number in the comedy film ''
Yamla Pagla Deewana
''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Samir Karnik, featuring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol in the lead roles. The film marks the second pair-up between the Deol family, after ''A ...
'' (2011). She also starred in ''
Karar: The Deal'' (2014). Chahal launched her clothing line Mahek Chahal clothing in Norway. She was again appeared in
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's reality show ''
Bigg Boss Halla Bol
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'' in 2015 where she came as a Challenger she stayed there three weeks until got evicted by facing public votes.
Chahal was also seen as contestant in ''
Power couple
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'' along with
Ashmit Patel
Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and was seen on ''Bigg Boss''.
Personal life
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. She then did item number in Tamil film
Gethu and later appeared as guest in comedy show ''
Comedy Nights Bachao
''Comedy Nights Bachao'' (English: ''Comedy Nights, Help!'') was an Indian Hindi-language comedy television series which premiered on 5 September 2015. The series used to air on Sunday nights on Colors TV. The series was a reality show with a ...
''.
In 2016, she was seen portraying Manjulika an
antagonist
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Etymology
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in
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's supernatural thriller ''
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''. In 2018 she was appererad in
Hindi
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film
Nirdosh
''Nirdosh'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Pradeep Rangwani and Subroto Paul. It stars Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Fadnis, Ashmit Patel, Maheck Chahal and Mukul Dev. The film was released on 19 January 2018. Casting by S ...
. It was reported that she would appear as the dancer in
Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan, but
Sara Khan was cast for the cameo appearance.
Television comeback 2021–present
She was seen as contestant in stunt-based reality show ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'' which is film in
Cape Town
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, South Africa where she finished at 11th place.
Recently, she was seen portraying Shesh Naagin Mahek Gujral the
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.
Etymology
The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...
in
Ekta Kapoor
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's popular supernatural thriller franchise ''
Naagin 6
''Naagin'' () is an Indian supernatural fiction television series about shape-shifting serpents produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.
The first season aired from 1 November 2015 to 5 June 2016. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijla ...
'' on
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
.
Filmography
Films
As dancer
Television
Special appearances
See also
*
List of Hindi film actresses
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The following are some of the most popular Indian actresses of their decades:
...
References
External links
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Living people
1979 births
Actresses from Oslo
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Norwegian film actresses
Norwegian television actresses
Norwegian female models
Punjabi people
Norwegian people of Punjabi descent
Norwegian people of Indian descent
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Punjabi cinema
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Hindi television
Actresses of Indian descent
Norwegian expatriates in India
European actresses in India
European actresses in Bollywood
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
21st-century Norwegian actresses