Koena Mitra is an Indian actor, model, dancer, reality television personality, and entrepreneur who has been a part of many movies including Apna Sapna Money Money, Dark Romance, Heyy Babyy, Road, Asal, Besh Korechi Prem Korechi, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Dhool, Insan, Musafir, Aggar, Anamika, Ayan, and Bhai Land. She has also been a contestant on television shows such as Bigg Boss 13, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3, and Fear Factor India.
Born Name
Koena Mitra
Nick Name
Koena
Koena Mitra as seen at the audio release of ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ in 2006 (Bollywood Hungama / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality
Education
Koena Mitra attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute as well as has received training in western dance forms, basketball, swimming, and tennis.
Occupation
Actor, Model, Dancer, Reality Television Personality, Entrepreneur
Family
Father – Vishwanath Mitra (Chartered Accountant)
Mother – Krishna Mitra (School Teacher)
Siblings – Koena Mitra has a younger sister.
Manager
Koena Mitra has been signed with Committed Artists Entertainment, Talent Management Company, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Build
Voluptuous
Koena Mitra as seen in an Instagram post in August 2020 (Koena Mitra / Instagram)
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
65 kg or 143.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Koena Mitra has dated –
Mette Merral – She was romantically involved with Turkish pilot Mette Merral in the past.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Koena Mitra is of Bengali descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Pouty lips
Brand Endorsements
She has done endorsement work for brands like Mirinda, Durex, Always, and Playboy.
Koena Mitra in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Koena Mitra Facts
She was in school when she started her modeling pursuits.
Koena Mitra won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India 2001 and later became one of the top-12 semifinalists of Miss Intercontinental Pageant in Germany.
She made her debut film appearance in the item number titled Khullam Khulla from the 2002 Hindi-language road thriller film Road.
In 2004, she played Lara in the Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film Musafir and gained much popularity for her appearance in the song O Saki Saki. She worked in the film alongside Anil Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Sameera Reddy, and Sanjay Dutt.
Koena Mitra brought to life the character of Natasha Kapoor, a psychiatrist, in the 2005 Hindi crime thriller film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, a remake of the 2003 Hollywood crime drama movie Confidence. This was her first lead role in a movie and her co-stars for the project included Fardeen Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Feroz Khan, and Rohit Roy.
She was a contestant on Fear Factor India in 2007 and concluded her journey as a finalist.
She was seen as Malini in the 2008 Hindi-language film Anamika.
In 2015, Koena Mitra was cast as Kajal in the Bengali language action comedy film Besh Korechi Prem Korechi, a remake of the 2014 Telugu-language movie Loukyam.
She appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss 13 in 2019 and was evicted on Day 14.
Koena Mitra was among the top 10 most searched personalities in India on Google in 2019.
