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Mouni Roy (born 28 September 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and Hindi television. She made her acting debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2006). Roy became one of the highest-paid Hindi television actresses after starring as a shape-shifting serpent in the supernatural thriller Naagin (2015–2016) and its sequel Naagin 2 (2016–2017). She is a receipent of various awards including Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards.

After featuring in several other shows, she gained wider attention for playing Sati in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2011). She has participated in Zara Nachke Dikha (2008) and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 (2014).

Roy made her film debut with Hero Hitler in Love (2011) and her Hindi film debut with Gold (2018). She received critical acclaim for her performance as Junoon in Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022).

Early life and education
Roy was born in Cooch Behar, West Bengal on 28 September 1985 into a Bengali Hindu family. Her grandfather, Shekhar Chandra Roy was a well-known Jatra theatre artist. Her mother Mukti was a theatre artist, and her father Anil Roy was an office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad. She did her schooling till class 12th from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Baburhat, Cooch Behar and then went to Delhi.

She took up mass communication at Jamia Milia Islamia at her parents' insistence, but left the course midway and went to Mumbai to try her luck in the Bollywood film industry. She finished her part 1 exams and did not return to Delhi after that. Mouni had an interest in acting since her childhood and cited actresses Madhubala, Madhuri Dixit and Waheeda Rehman as her acting idols.