Koena Mitra Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Names Earned	'The Saki Girl'
Profession	Actress, Model
Famous For	Dancing in the item number 'Saaki Saaki' from the film "Musafir"
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.7 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Bollywood: Musafir (2004) as 'Lara' Tamil: Aasal (2010) Bengali: Besh Korechi Prem Korechi (2015)
Achievements	• Won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India in 2003 • First Runner-up Miss Intercontinental Pageant 2003
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 January 1984 (Saturday)
Age (as in 2020)	36 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal
School	South Point High School, Kolkata
College/University	• Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata • Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Los Angeles
Educational Qualification	PG in Psychology
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hobbies	Swimming, Driving cars, Watching movies, Partying
Tattoo(s)	Chinese characters imbibed on the right side of her neck
Controversies	• In 2019, Poonam Sethi filed a case against Koena claiming that Koena had borrowed money from Poonam and had failed to return it. Koena gave Poonam the check of Rs. 3 lakhs which bounced at the bank. Later, Poonam sent Koena a legal notice, to which Koena didn't respond. After the hearing of the case, the metropolitan court held Koena guilty and sentenced her 6 months of simple imprisonment including the sum of Rs. 4.64 Lakh including the interest component of 1.64 Lakh, which she had to pay to Poonam. According to Koena, the case was completely fake and she was being framed in the matter. • In August 2017, Koena Mitra was troubled by abusive calls from a person, who had been calling her from unknown numbers. Hence, she registered a case against the person, and the case was booked under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC. • She was badly criticized for undergoing a disastrous nose job in 2010. Due to which, she lost many projects. • In 2009, there were rumours that she took money for appearing in Jharkhand's CM's rally. But later CBI officials denied the rumours.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Mette Merral
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Vishwanath Mitra (Chartered accountant) Mother- Krishna Mitra (School Teacher)
Siblings	She has a younger sister
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Bengali Cuisine, Mustard Prawn Curry, Grilled fish and chicken
Favourite Actor	Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan
Favourite Actress	Kajol, Madhuri Dixit
Poet	Rabindranath Tagore
Favourite Singer	Kishore Kumar
Politicians	Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi
Travel Destination	Barcelona
Favourite Sportsperson(s)	Mary Kom, Bajrang Punia

Some Lesser Known Facts About Koena Mitra

• Koena’s name is the symbolism of the bond between her and her mother; as her name is derived from the Koyna River, a tributary of the river Krishna. Her mother’s name is Krishna.
  

  Childhood Photo of Koena with her mother

• Koena Mitra started her career as a model when she was 14 years old.

• Koena has shot the commercials for various brands such as ACP Whisky, Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, and Maruti Alto and has walked the ramp for many fashion weeks in Milan and Beijing.
  

  Koena Mitra during fashion show

• Before starting her acting career, she was featured in the music videos of the songs such as Stereo Nation’s Ishq, Aaj Ki Raat, Akh Teri, and Channo by Jasbir Jassi.

• Koena Mitra started her filmy career with the item song “Khullam Khulla” in the film “Road” in 2002, but her official debut as a lead actor was in 2004 with the movie “Musafir.”
  

• After making her appearance in the “Saaki Saaki,” from the film “Musafir” (2004), she became very famous and entered the league of the girl-to-watch-out-for.

• In 2009, she appeared for the first time in a Tamil film “Ayan” (2009) in the item number ‘Honey Honey.’

• She is a fitness freak and also an animal lover. She is often seen posting her photos with the animals on her social media accounts.
  

  Koena Mitra with animals

• In 2010, Koena Mitra went under the knife and got a nose job done. However, it did not go well with her, and it became a topic of discussion for everyone, due to which, she was criticised and had to lose many projects at that time.
  

• In 2011 she went to Los Angeles to learn filmmaking and improve her acting skills. She spent four and a half years there and bagged a few projects in LA. Two of them are- “The Story of Naomi” and “Dark Romance.” 

• She is highly religious and is a devotee of Goddess Durga and Lord Krishna.
  

  Koena Mitra worshipping Goddess Durga

• In 2019, Koena contested the reality TV show “Bigg Boss 13,” which was aired on Colors TV as a celebrity contestant of the show. Click here to check the complete list of Bigg Boss 13 contestants.

• Here’s an interesting video about Koena Mitra’s biography: