Monica Bedi, one of the best Bollywood and TV actress was born on January 18, has been the girlfriend of underworld don Abu Salem. Monica had a great desire to work in Bollywood and Salem had a lot of influence in Bollywood, due to which Monica got Bollywood's first break. The film 'Janam Samjha Karo', written by Rajkumar Santoshi, was released in April 1999.

The lead actor of the film was Salman and Urmila Matondkar, but Salem's fear was so much that the entire focus of the film got towards Monica and continued to handle the Urmila side role.

According to Abu Salem, he was married to Monika in a mosque in Los Angeles. And because she used to live separately, Abu Salem sent her notice of giving divorce or continue staying with him. After coming back from the jail, Monica Bedi turned her back to the TV and acting world.

After this she attended several shows like: Big Boss-2 (2008), Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl (2009) and Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (2009). Most recently, Monika is busy shooting for her Punjabi film and is enjoying her life. Monica Bedi is an actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s.