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Mandira Bedi to mark 25 years in showbiz with memoir Happy For No Reason

Popular film and television actress Mandira Bedi, who rose to prominence after headlining Indian television’s first daily soap Shanti (1994), is set to add a new feather to her cap. Bedi has just revealed that she is currently busy writing her memoir. Titled Happy For No Reason, the memoir will mark her 25 years in showbiz.

Talking to an Indian daily, Mandira Bedi said, “With utmost gratitude, I look at my life having taken the most blessed and divine turns these last 25 years in entertainment. Each passing year, it has been getting and feeling better than the year gone by. I have lived life, going with the flow, and that has brought me to the only goal I ever hoped to get to — being happy from within”.


In her upcoming memoir, which is expected to hit the stands in coming months, Bedi will talk about being truly content with what she has achieved in life. She will also reflect on reaching a healthy balance of work and home life.

Apart from Shanti, Mandira Bedi has also starred in several other successful Hindi shows including Aurat (1999), Dushman (2001), Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001-2003) and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi (2003. She has also appeared in such films as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) and Vodka Diaries (2018).

Apart from acting in films and fiction shows, Bedi has also hosted a number of non-fiction shows on Indian television. Some of them include Fame Gurukul (2005), Deal Ya No Deal (2005-2006) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star (2008). She will next be seen in the Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Saaho. The action entertainer is set to release on 30th August, 2019.

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