Mandira Bedi started her career with Doordashan's tele-serial 'Shanti' (1994) for which she received national acclaim. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Mandira with her glamour image shot to international fame with 'Extraa Innings' of World Cup Cricket 2003 on Sony Max. She stepped into films as a supporting actress with 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' (1995). This beauty with her dazzling smile proved her talents and capabilities in both the small screen as well as the big one. Mandira acted as a psychiatrist in the Tamil film 'Manmadan' (2004) and as a busy media correspondent with no time for her family in 'Divorce' (2005). In real life, this well-known media personality is happily married to movie director Raj Kaushal.