Kunika


Kunickaa Sadanand Lal, also known as Kunika, is an Indian TV actor, producer and social activist. She is known for her various characters in many Indian films as a villain and in comic roles.
Also a singer, she has released three pop albums titled Lakhon Mein Ek released in 1996, and Kunika which was released in 2002. She released her third album named Joombish on 2 May 2006.

Personal life

She, along with her business partner, created restaurants called "White the Italian café", "Zingcafe", "Majestica – The royal banquet hall" and a spa called "Exhale", in Goregaon in suburban Mumbai. The partnership however ended in 2007.
Kunika has conducted, organised and participated in over 100 stage shows in India and around the world. She is also running an event company called Karma Events and Entertainment.
Kunickaa Sadanand Lal has been actively involved in social activities like AIDS awareness campaigns for last 20 years.
She launched Tara Charitable Trust on 15 August 2005. This trust aims at rebuilding lives of destitute people, helping the underprivileged and providing medical, educational and emotional succor to the needy. She is a trustee to the NGO CHIP, Mumbai, which is actively working for child health and education.

TV and film career

Since her teenage years, Kunika was keen to join the Indian TV industry as an actress. After doing a few TV serials in Delhi, she went to Mumbai to act in films. Manju Asrani, wife of well known comic actor Asrani gave Kunika a first break as an actress in a TV serial. Her second break was a role in the TV serial Adalat, directed by Dheeraj Kumar. Kunika began her film career at the age of 28 in a 1988 horror Hindi movie named Kabrastan. She was mainly involved in negative roles and bold scenes in the bulk of her movies. Kunika has done 110 films in 25 years.
Swabhimaan a TV serial, where she played an 18-year-old mother was a breakthrough role that won her many plaudits. Then, negative roles in films like Beta, Gumraah and Khiladi followed.
She acted in a TV serial called Kana Phoosi on Doordarshan and in Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara on Star Plus. She was also seen in the reality TV show Box Cricket League on Sony Entertainment as a fielder from the team Pune Anmol Ratn, while most recently she played the character of Rani Durgavati in the TV serial Akbar Birbal on Big Magic. She is currently seen in &TV show Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls as a loud goan Christian Juliet Bai.

Filmography and Television

Films

YearFilmRoleNote
2018Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2Celina's motherPakistani Film-
2016BhouriKaki--
2014FuglyDevi's mother--
2011Yeh DooriyanMrs. Arora --
2011MonicaJudge --
2006Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya YaarRammi--
2006Men Not Allowed--
2006Tom, Dick, and HarryJassi H. Singh--
2005Padmashree Laloo Prasad YadavPradyuma's mother-in-law--
2005Page 3--
2004Meri Biwi Ka Jawab NahinPrakash's wife--
2004'Minister Rameshwari Verma--
2004Suno SasurjeeMrs. Kiran Kumar--
2003Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah RamjiBengali lady--
2003Khanjar: The KnifePammi's girlfriend--
2003AndaazEngagement party guest--
2003'Prema Malini --
2003Kyon?Mrs. Desai --
2002Tum Jiyo Hazaron SaalMrs. Kapur--
2001'Sweety Aunty--
2001Dil Ne Phir Yaad KiyaSmt. Chopra --
2000Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho GayaManjula--
2000Woh Bewafa Thi--
2000ShikaarSree's nurse--
1999'Shanti--
1999'Nurse Lily--
1998WajoodMrs. Chawla-
1998MaharajaMrs. Singh--
1998TamannaActress--
1998QilaNeelam Daniel--
1998Jaane JigarLady in the beach-
1998Pyaar Kiya to darna kyaMrs. Khanna--
1997Dil Kitna Nadan haiGuest appearance--
1997KoylaRaseli--
1997Judge MujrimDancer --
1997Raja Ki Aayegi BaraatSharda Devi--
1997Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against LawMrs. Deodhar--
1996ShastraSonia--
1996FarebBrinda --
1996LoaferWoman who flirts with Bhiku--
1996Apne Dam ParMamiji--
1995TakkarSheena Vasudev--
1995The DonCollege professor--
1995BaaziRani--
1995JawabSobhraj's mistress --
1995KismatBanhke's wife--
1994Hum Hain BemisaalTutisha's girl--
1994MohraFlora--
1994Chhoti BahooShobha--
1994Aa Gale Lag JaaMrs. Jagatpal Sharma--
1994AndazShobha --
1993Kasam Teri Kasam--
1993TadipaarMohinidevi's secretary--
1993Chandra MukhiLily--
1993Khoon Ka Sindoor--
1993GumrahFemale cop in Hong Kong--
1993KohraKitty--
1993Meri AanNagina Bai--
1993Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi--
1993The MonsterKonica--
1993King UncleKamla, Ashok's mother --
1992Heer RanjhaBigo--
1992Aaj Ka Goonda RajChanda--
1992KhiladiJulie--
1992Zakhmi SipahiCameo, in song "O Chaila"--
1992Meera Ka Mohan--
1992Siyasat--
1992Bewaffa Se WaffaNagma's aunt--
1992BetaKunika--
1991Kaun Kare KurbanieRape Victim--
1991KurbaanGayatri--
1991Do MatwaleKunika --
1991Ayee Milan Ki Raat--
1991Dushman DevtaKamli --
1991ParakramiUnreleased movie-
1991Vishnu-DevaaSamppat's mistress--
1991Jeena Teri Gali Mein--
1991Jungle Beauty--
1991HaqueAsha – Bittu's mistress--
1990MajboorSushila--
1990'Dhanraj's girlfriend --
1990ThanedaarMunni --
1990AgneekaalMadhu A. Saxena--
1990Doodh Ka KarzMunnijaan--
1990Bandh DarwazaKamya P. Singh--
1990Amavas Ki Raat--
1989Sachai Ki TaqatLaxmi--
1989Jaisi Karni Waisi BharniPyarelal's wife--
1989MujrimMaria --
1988KabrastanKitty--

Television shows