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Manini De

Manini Mishra at the First look launch of 'Identity Card'
Manini Mishra at the First look launch of 'Identity Card' Image: Wikimedia Commons. Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0

Overview

Manini De is an Indian film and television actress, known principally for her work in Hindi-language television serials. She gained wide recognition for portraying Katiya in the horror anthology Ssshhhh...Koi Hai and Pari Kapadia in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, and is also remembered for the recurring role of Dr Sonali Barwe in the long-running crime procedural C.I.D.

Key facts

Name Manini De
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress (television and film)
Notable television roles Katiya in Ssshhhh...Koi Hai; Pari Kapadia in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin; Dr Sonali Barwe in C.I.D.; Shagun in Laado 2; Rajrani Param Dhillon in Dalchini
Active in Hindi television and films

Career

Manini De has worked extensively in Hindi television, appearing across several genres including supernatural drama, family drama and crime procedurals. Her breakthrough came with Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, where she played Katiya, followed by the role of Pari Kapadia in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, the Indian adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. She also featured as Dr Sonali Barwe in C.I.D., one of Indian television's longest-running crime series.

In addition to these roles, she has appeared in numerous other television serials and in films.

Recent television work

  • Laado 2 – played the role of Shagun.
  • Dalchini – portrayed Rajrani Param Dhillon from November 2023 to April 2024.

Significance

Through a career spanning multiple popular Hindi serials, Manini De has been a recognisable presence on Indian television, contributing to landmark shows in the supernatural, family-drama and crime-procedural formats.

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