Mayoori Kango

Mayoori Kango is a former Indian actress from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in Bollywood. In 2019, she joined Google India as India industry head – agency business.[1]

Not to be confused with Mayoori (actress).

Mayoori Kango
Born
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFormer Actress
Years active1995–2009
Spouse
Aditya Dhillon
​
(m. 2003)​

Acting career

While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza, who offered her the role of the female protagonist in his film Naseem (1995), a Bollywood film based on the Babri Masjid demolition. First she declined the offer as she had to appear for her HSC board exams. But later, after some discussion with the director, accepted the role.[2]

Mahesh Bhatt was impressed by her performance and offered her the lead role in his next film Papa Kehte Hai (1996). Though the film was not a critical or commercial success, her acting received generally positive reviews. She was later seen in films like Betaabi (1997), Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) and Badal (2000). She moved to television appearing in serials Dollar Bahu (2001) and Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny (2003) where she played the daughter of Karishma Kapoor.

Personal life

Kango completed her schooling from Saint Francis De Sales in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar and was a student at Deogiri College, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Her mother is a noted stage actress, which sparked her interest in acting.

She married an NRI named Aditya Dhillon on 28 December 2003, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.[3][4][5] They had a son in 2011.

She later moved to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business. She was formerly the Managing Director for Performics, a leading digital media agency a part of the French group Publicis. Currently, she is working as India industry head – agency business. for Google India.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
1995NaseemNaseemSaeed Akhtar Mirza
1996Papa Kehte HaiSweety AnandMahesh Bhatt[7][8]
1997BetaabiReshmaRajesh Kumar Singh[9]
1999Hogi Pyaar Ki JeetPreeti SinghP. Vasu[10]
Meray Apney(Unreleased)[11]
2000BadalSoniRaj Kanwar[12]
Papa The GreatK. Bhagyaraj
JungSanjay GuptaSpecial Appearance (Song)[13]
ShikariN. ChandraItem Song
VamsiSnehaB. Gopal[14]
2001Jeetenge Hum
2008Kashmir Hamara Hai[15]

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
1997 Ram Ratan Dhan Payo

Television

Theatre
  • Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein... Zarina Khanna[20][21]

References
  1. "Mayoori Kango is now Google India industry head – agency business". The Indian Express. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. "Mayuri Kango interview" Archived 19 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, YouTube
  3. "Mayuri and Aditya" Archived 31 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Featured couple
  4. Lalwani, Vickey, "Nache Mayuri... to wedding bells" Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, IndianTelevision, 27 December 2003
  5. Lalwani, Vickey, "Wedding of the Year" Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, IndianTelevision, 31 December 2003
  6. Amritanshu Mukherjee (5 April 2019). "National Award-winning film actress Mayoori Kango now heads Google's Industry-Agency partnership". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. "Kaun Banega Celebrity Crorepati?" Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Screen Weekly, 10 November 2000 (The Morning Breeze) (1995)
  8. Gupta, Pratim D., "Saeed Mirza ko phir gussa kyon aaya" Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Telegraph, 19 February 2008
  9. India today Archived 6 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Volume 22, Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1997, Pg. 75
  10. Abrol, Anjali, "Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Review" Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Planet Bollywood
  11. "Aamir Khan in valley for shooting" Archived 11 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Tribune, 10 April 1999
  12. Abrol, Anjali, "Badal Movie Review" Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Planet Bollywood
  13. Abrol, Anjali, "Jung Film Review" Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Planet Bollywood
  14. "Typical slam-bang action flick", Screen Weekly, 20 October 2000
  15. John, Ali Peter,"The Power of His Pen" Archived 3 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Screen Weekly
  16. Lalwani, Vickey, "Dangerous flames" Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, IndianTelevision, 28 June 2003
  17. "Rangoli, a musical programme on film songs airing on Doordarshan, will be donning a new look after the Dheeraj Kumar promoted Creative Eye struck a deal with the national broadcaster to produce and market the programme". 6 April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  18. Jha, Subhash K, "Thank God for Neena Gupta", Screen Weekly
  19. Khosla, Mukesh, "Small screen dreams" Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Tribune, 25 March 2001
  20. "The Show Kango On", Screen Weekly
  21. Cine blitz, Volume 29, Issue 1, Blitz Publications, 2003
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