Remember Jugal Hansraj’s heroine in the 1996 film ‘Papa Kehte Hai’, Mayuri Kango? Well, the gorgeous diva, who stole many hearts with her beauty and acting in films like ‘Naseem’, ‘Betaabi’, ‘Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet’among others, quit acting in 2009.
She was last seen in a minor role in the Kareena Khan and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Kurbaan’ and since then has been missing from the silver screen.
And while Mayuri Kango may be away from the limelight, she sure has a fulfilling life where she is pursuing the job of her dreams.
Let us know more about her.
1. Jugal Hansraj’s ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ co-star Mayuri Kango: Hindi film industry debut
Mayuri Kango entered films Saeed Akhtar Mirza directed 1995 film ‘Naseem’ also starring Kaifi Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Seema Kelkar among others. Soon after, Mahesh Bhatt offered her ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ opposite Jugal Hansraj and she became a rage. Fans were in awe of her beauty and talent and she was hailed as one of the most promising actresses of the 90s. She was later seen in films like Betaabi (1997), Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) and Badal (2000). She was last seen in a minor role in the Kareena Khan and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Kurbaan’ and since then has been missing from the silver screen.
2. Jugal Hansraj’s ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ co-star Mayuri Kango: Television career
After having tried her luck in films, Mayuri also appeared in several television shows like ‘Kaahin Kissii Roz’, ‘Dollar Bahu’, ‘Kittie Party’, ‘Kkusum’,
‘Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny’. The last show she did was in 2004 titled ‘Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat’.
3. Jugal Hansraj’s ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ co-star Mayuri Kango: Background
Mayuri Kango completed her schooling at Saint Francis De Sales Aurangabad and is an alumnus of Deogiri College, Aurangabad.
4. Jugal Hansraj’s ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ co-star Mayuri Kango: Family life
After having tried her luck in films and television, Mayuri gradually started distancing herself from the entertainment industry. She did very few films and appeared in fewer TV shows. Later, Mayuri Kango married an NRI named Aditya Dhillon in December 2003, in Aurangabad. They had a son in 2011, Kiyaan. Mayuri later shifted to New York with her husband and got an MBA in marketing and finance from City University of New York-Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business.
5. Jugal Hansraj’s ‘Papa Kehte Hai’ co-star Mayuri Kango: Professional life
Mayuri Kango worked as Managing Director for Performics for some years and in 2019 she started working as the Industry Head for Google India.
