Mayuri Kango is a former Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films and Hindi TV series. She was appointed as Industry Head by Google India in 2019.
Wiki/Biography
Mayuri Kango was born in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She attended St. Francis de Sales High School, Aurangabad. She pursued her bachelor’s degree from Deogiri College, Aurangabad. She pursued an MBA in marketing and finance from Baruch College, the Zicklin School of Business in New York.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: light gray brown
Eye color: hazel green
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
husband and children
Mayuri Kango married Aditya Dhillon, an NRI, on December 28, 2008. In 2011, the couple gave birth to a son.
Kango Mayuri and her husband
Kango Mayuri and her son
Profession
actor
Movie
Kango Mayuri made her debut with the 1995 National Award-winning film Naseem, in which she played the lead role of Naseem.
Movie “Naseem” poster
She played the role of Sweety Anand in the film Papa Kahte Hain (1996), which received wide acclaim from the audience.
Movie “Papa Kahte Hain” poster
Some of her other notable Bollywood films include Betaabi (1997), Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), Badal (2000) and Jeetenge Hum (2001).
Mayuri Kango and Arshad Warsi in stills from the movie “Betaabi”
Apart from Bollywood films, she also appeared in the Telugu film “Vamsi” (2000), in which she played the role of Sneha.
television
Mayuri Kango made her television debut in 2001 with the TV series “Nargis” which aired on DD-Metro. In the same year, she appeared in the TV series “Thoda Gham Thodi Khushi”, “Dollar Bahu”, “Kaahin Kissii Roz” and the musical TV series “Rangoli”. Some of the other TV series she has worked on include “Kittie Party” (2002), “Karishma – Miracle of Destiny” (2003), “Kkusum” (2003) and “Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat” (2004).
Poster of the show “Kittie Party”
music videos and drama
In 1997, she appeared in the music video “Ram Ratan Dhan Payo”.
Mayuri Kango in the song “Ram Ratan Dhan Payo”
She also appeared in the drama “Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein”, playing the role of Zarina Khanna.
Corporate positions
360i
In 2007, she joined digital agency “360i” as deputy media manager. She worked there for nearly two years, planning and implementing digital marketing campaigns for companies including NatGeo and Red Roof Inn.
Omnicom Media Group
She served as a director at Omnicom Media Group Inc. in partnership with Resolution Media for over a year (February 2009 to June 2010). There, she led Resolutions Media’s SEM operations for PepsiCo, Monster and Electrolux.
Digitalis
In June 2010, she joined global marketing and technology agency “Digitas” as Associate Director. There she led Delta’s search operations. She resigned in July 2012 after more than two years on the job.
Zenith
She worked as Chief Digital Officer at “Zenith”, an ROI agency in Gurgaon, Haryana. She oversees the agency’s digital strategy. She left the agency after working there for more than four years (July 2012 to December 2016).
Acting
Mayuri Kango was the Managing Director of performance marketing agency “Performics” in Gurgaon, India. She worked there for more than two years (June 2016 to March 2019).
Google India
In March 2019, Kango was appointed Head of Industry – Agency Partnerships at Google India.
Facts/Trivia
- Kango Mayuri revealed in an interview that she started acting in dramas since she was a child. She said that because her mother was a theater artist, she followed her mother into the theater world and became interested in acting ever since.
- She revealed in an interview that she had passed the entrance exam to the Indian Institutes of Technology but later decided to pursue a career in acting at the age of 15; however, she left the film industry in 2007 and started working in corporate companies.
- After getting married in 2003, Kango moved to the United States, where he worked from 2004 to 2012. In 2012, after the birth of her son, she moved back to India.
- She believes film actors should complete their studies and have a backup option before quitting the film industry. She said of this in an interview:
People should complete their studies before coming to Bollywood in search of their big break. Especially for actresses, their acting careers only last about ten years. There is a backup option. ”
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