Mouni Roy became a household name with her stint in Ektaa Kapoor’s Naagin . But before that, she was a part of many television shows since she made her acting debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi . It was the hit TV show Naagin that brought her immense success.
Because of a chance encounter, when she was just a college student, the actor has now shared how it all began.
The series has been renewed for a season 2. She was also seen in the 2025 film The Bhootnii, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Singh, and Palak Tiwari. Mouni Roy took a trip down memory lane and reflected on her journey in the latest episode of Farah Khan’s YouTube vlog. The actor had studied English Honours at Delhi’s Miranda House and pursued a master’s degree in mass communication from Jamia Millia Islamia. That’s exactly how it came to be. It was Kyunki, where I played Smriti [Irani] di’s grand-grand daughter. On the work front, Mouni was last seen in Varun Dhawan’s film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai . The film also stars Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur in lead roles and is directed by David Dhawan. The film failed to elicit the expected response at the box office. Mouni also featured in the web series, Ab Hoga Hisaab, which also featured Sanjay Kapoor, Shaheer Sheikh, Avinash Mishra, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Harman Singha and Aasheema Vardaan.
When Farah asked her how she landed her first role, Mouni said, “I was walking outside the university. Somebody from Ekta Ma’am’s team saw me walking on the road, and tapped me on the shoulder and said…” Mouni giggled and said, “But it really happened.
Mouni also shared that she did not move to Mumbai with the intention of building a long-term acting career. “When I came to Bombay, we were doing Indian street theatre, so I thought I would come for a summer job. But she fell in love with the city and the rest is history.
I would work for three or four months and then go back to Delhi,” she said.
