Mayoori Kango: Ghar se nikle hi… kuch door chalne hi… you must have heard and seen this song a lot, the innocent face seen in this song is of Mayuri Kango. Mayuri has worked in many films, and after films, Mayuri also worked in television. But after this, she got married and settled abroad, then her life took a U-turn and she became the industry head of Google, let's know this inspiring story of Mayuri Kango.
Born on 15 August 1982 in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mayuri Kango is 42 years old. Mayuri's father Bhalchandra Kango is a politician associated with the Communist Party of India. Mayuri's mother Sujata Kango has been an actress and because of her Mayuri also came into this industry. Mayuri is the only daughter of her parents and she wanted to move forward in business. Mayuri did her schooling at St. Francis School in Aurangabad and then she did her further studies at Devgiri College in Aurangabad. Mayuri was good at studies and since childhood, she had dreamt of becoming the CEO of a big company. But she came into films.
How did Mayuri Kango come into films?
When Mayuri was doing 12th, she came to Mumbai with her mother, her mother Sujata was shooting for a film in Mumbai and Mayuri was with her. When director Saeed Akhtar Mirza saw Mayuri, he felt that he had found the heroine of his film. The name of the film was Naseem and this film later won the National Award. When Mayuri got this offer, she was surprised, she was young and was only studying, but later she said yes to this role. Mayuri Kango was studying at IIT Kanpur and dropped her studies for the film. Mayuri later worked with big actors like Ajay Devgan, Mahesh Babu, and Sanjay Dutt. Mayuri played the lead role in the film Naseem, in which her mother Sujata also worked. Veteran lyricist and Shabana Azmi's father Kaifi Azmi also worked in this film, in the film he played the role of Mayuri's grandfather.
Mayuri Kango became Mahesh Bhatt's heroine
When filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt saw Mayuri in Naseem, he was impressed by her. He signed Mayuri opposite Jugal Hansraj in his film 'Papa Kehte Hain', and the song 'Ghar Se Niklte Hi' from this film became a big hit. The film was released on the big screen in the year 1996. The film was a hit and Mayuri started focusing on films. Mayuri Kango worked in Betaabi, Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet and Mere Apne. In the year 2000, Mayuri was seen in a supporting role in Rani Mukherjee's film Badal.
Mayuri Kango was called 'unlucky' by the film industry
When Mayuri made her mark in the film industry, she started getting offers for many films, she signed many films. But whatever films Mayuri signed, they were not made for some reason or the other. People started calling Mayuri unlucky and gradually she started getting fewer films. She appeared in small roles in one or two films but did not get the lead role. After this, Mayuri tried her hand in the South industry but she did not get success here either. After this, Mayuri took the path of television and worked in TV serials, which included shows like Nargis, Kahin Kisi Roz, Dollar Bahu, Kitty Party, Kusum, Karishma, and Kya Hadsa Kya Haqeeqat. But Mayuri had lost interest in acting.
Mayuri said goodbye to films
Mayuri married an NRI businessman Aditya Dhillon in the year 2003 and said goodbye to the film world forever. She shifted to America with her husband. But here her old love was awakened and that was business studies. Mayuri worked hard and got a scholarship and studied MBA. Mayuri worked in big companies there for years, then she became a mother of a son and it was becoming difficult to handle the son along with the career, but Mayuri did not want to leave the job. Mayuri was offered the role of CEO in a big company in India, she came to India with her 11-month-old son and here she had to work very hard, because she wanted to justify her title. In India, people knew Mayuri only as a heroine and to prove herself, Mayuri worked very hard, and attended every meeting. Mayuri is now the mother of a son. After marrying Aditya Dhillon, Mayuri went to America. By going to America, Mayuri fulfilled her childhood dream. The result of her hard work was that in the year 2019, Google included her in the company as India's Head of Industry. Mayuri has been with Google for 5 years and is known for her excellent work. Under her leadership, Google's gross ad revenue in India reached Rs 28,000 crore.
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