Mona Shourie Kapoor (3 February 1964 – 25 March 2012) was an

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, film producer, and

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. She was the daughter of Sattee Shourie and first wife of

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producer

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and also the mother of actor

Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance '' Ishaqzaade'' whic ...

Early & personal life

Shourie was born in

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on 3 February 1964. She was married to

from 1983 to 1996 and had two children, son

and daughter Anshula Kapoor. Arjun is an

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who made his acting debut with the 2012 film, '' Ishaqzaade''. Anshula, after graduating from

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went to the Barnard College of Columbia University in New York and was working with

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. After splitting from Boney Kapoor in 1996, Mona continued to live with her in-laws. She lived there with her two children until her death on 25 March 2012. Mona Kapoor's popular films, as a film producer, were '' Sheesha'' and ''

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'', under ''S. G. S. Films''. She also produced the popular television show, '' Yug''.

Career

Mona Kapoor was the CEO of Future Studios, an indoor shooting studio in Mumbai. Mona had a multi-faceted career; she successfully handled the manpower for 'Business Aids' & 'Machine Exports', in which she was a partner. As a director of FCL, she was the production co-ordinator for '' Sheesha'' and ''

''. She also served as a jury member of the Indian Telly Awards, in 2005.

Producer

She produced successful television shows like Hera Pheri (on Star Plus featuring

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, Reema Lagoo and Tanaaz Curim), Yug (on Doordarshan), Wilayatee Babu (on Doordarshan) and Kaise Kahoon (TV).

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was the receiver of few accolades. She had also production coordinates the films Sheesha and

. She had worked in 2 films, 5 television shows, and she was a businesswoman. She was also seen with Karan Razdan, Singer Taz,

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and

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. She had also worked with Sattee Shourie and Archana Shourie.

Channels

She produced television shows. She had also coordinated in producing the TV Shows, including Kaise Kahoon and Yug. She had produced TV shows like Hera Pheri, Yug, Vilayatee Babu, Sheesha, and

. Her shows were also shown on Star plus.

Family Support

She was supported by her daughter Anshula Kapoor and her son

and Sanjay Kapoor, her brother-in-law. Kapoor has also production coordinated (Show setup) many television shows in the 1980s.

Death

Kapoor died due to multiple organ failure after battling with

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and hypertension on 25 March 2012 in presence of her children.

References

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