Antara Biswas

Antara Biswas (born 21 November 1982), better known by her stage name Monalisa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi television and has previously worked in Bhojpuri language films.

She has also appeared in Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language films.

Antara Biswas was born to a Bengali Hindu family on 21 November 1982.

She adopted the stage name of Monalisa at the behest of her uncle.

She studied at Julien Day School in Elgin Road, South Kolkata, and graduated from Ashutosh College of the University of Calcutta, earning a BA degree in Sanskrit before starting out a few years ago as a small-time TV actress and model in Odia video albums.

She acted in several low-budget films before making her debut in Bollywood with Blackmail, starring Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty.

She then acted in South Indian films before coming to notice through her role in Tauba Tauba opposite Amin Gazi.

She acted in a Kannada film titled Jackpot.

In 2010, The Hindu reported that Monalisa (along with Rinku Ghosh) was the most sought after actress in the Bhojpuri film industry.

In February 2022, she participated in Star Plus' Smart Jodi with her husband, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot.

In December 2022, she portraying Rama in Dangal TV's sitcom Favvara Chowk: Indore Ki Shaan.

She participated as a contestant of reality series Bigg Boss 10 in 2016.

She is best known for portraying Mohana Rathod in Star Plus's supernatural drama series, Nazar.

She married Bhojpuri actor Vikrant Singh Rajpoot in the Bigg Boss house on 17 January 2017.