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Kunicka
Kunicka
	Kunika at the screening of Sonata
Born	Kunika Sadanand; Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, lawyer
Years active	1988–2018
Relatives	Kabir Sadanand (brother); Deepak Tijori (brother-in-law)

Kunika Sadanand Lal is an Indian actress, advocate, 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 (A Mystical Journey) 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, organized 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 (Children In Progress), 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.^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Note
2018	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Celina's mother	Pakistani Film
2016	Bhouri	Kaki
2014	Fugly	Devi's mother
2011	Yeh Dooriyan	Mrs. Arora (as Kunickaa S. Lal)
	Monica	Judge (as Kunickaa Lal)
	Jihne Mera Dil Luteya	Mrs. Bajwa	Punjabi Film
2006	Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar	Rammi
	Men Not Allowed
	Tom, Dick, and Harry	Jassi H. Singh
2005	Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav	Pradyuma's mother-in-law
2005	Page 3	Monaz Modi
2004	Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin	Prakash's wife
	Insaaf: The Justice	Minister Rameshwari Verma
	Suno Sasurjee	Mrs. Kiran Kumar
2003	Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji	Bengali lady
	Khanjar: The Knife	Pammi's girlfriend
	Andaaz	Engagement party guest
	Talaash: The Hunt Begins...	Prema Malini (as Kunika Lal)
	Kyon?	Mrs. Desai (as Kunika Lal)
2002	Tum Jiyo Hazaron Saal	Mrs. Kapur
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Sweety Aunty
2001	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001 film)	Smt. Chopra (Sonia's mother)
2000	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	Manjula
	Woh Bewafa Thi
	Shikaar	Sree's nurse
1999	Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United^[2]	Shanti
1999	Daag: The Fire	Nurse Lily
1998	Wajood	Mrs. Chawla
	Maharaja	Mrs. Singh

	Qila	Neelam Daniel
	Jaane Jigar	Lady in the beach
	Pyaar Kiya to darna kya	Mrs. Khanna
1997	Dil Kitna Nadan hai	Guest appearance
	Koyla	Rasili
	Judge Mujrim	Dancer (in song "Khatra Shabnam Ka")
	Tamanna	Actress
	Dhaal	Mrs. Deodhar
1996	Shastra	Sonia
	Fareb	Brinda (prostitute)
	Loafer	Woman who flirts with Bhiku
	Apne Dam Par	Mamiji	Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat	Sharda Devi
1995	Takkar	Sheena Vasudev
	The Don	College professor
	Baazi	Rani
	Jawab	Sobhraj's mistress (uncredited)
	Kismat	Banhke's wife
1994	Hum Hain Bemisaal	Tutisha's girl
	Mohra	Flora
	Chhoti Bahoo	Shobha
	Aa Gale Lag Jaa	Mrs. Jagatpal Sharma
	Andaz (1994 film)	Shobha (uncredited)
1993	15th August (1993 film)	Phulwa
	Kasam Teri Kasam
	Tadipaar	Mohinidevi's secretary
	Gardish	Shiva's Elder Sister
	Chandra Mukhi	Lily
	Khoon Ka Sindoor
	Gumrah	Female cop in Hong Kong
	Kohra	Kitty
	Meri Aan	Nagina Bai
	Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi
	The Monster	Konica
	King Uncle	Kamla, Ashok's mother (Guest appearance)
1992	Dil Hi To Hai (1992 film)	Flower seller
	Heer Ranjha	Bigo
	Aaj Ka Goonda Raj	Chanda
	Khiladi	Julie
	Zakhmi Sipahi	Cameo, in song "O Chaila"
	Meera Ka Mohan
	Siyasat
	Bewaffa Se Waffa	Nagma's aunt
	Beta	Kunika
1991	Kaun Kare Kurbanie	Rape Victim
	Kurbaan	Gayatri
	Do Matwale	Kunika (Pyare's fiancée) (as Kunica)
	Ayee Milan Ki Raat
	Dushman Devta	Kamli (as Kunica)
	Parakrami		Unreleased movie
	Vishnu-Devaa	Samppat's mistress
	Jeena Teri Gali Mein
	Jungle Beauty
	Haque	Asha – Bittu's mistress
1990	Majboor	Sushila
	Baaghi: A Rebel for Love	Dhanraj's girlfriend (as Kunica)
	Thanedaar	Munni (as Kunica)
	Agneekaal	Madhu A. Saxena
	Doodh Ka Karz	Munnijaan
	Bandh Darwaza	Kamya P. Singh
	Amavas Ki Raat
1989	Paanch Paapi^[3]
	Sachai Ki Taqat	Laxmi
	Kahan Hai Kanoon	Rita
	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni	Pyarelal's wife
	Mujrim	Maria (uncredited)
1988	Kabrastan	Kitty

Television shows

Year	Show	Role
2015-16	Akbar Birbal	Rani Durgavati
2015	Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls^[4]	Mrs. Juliet
2015	Sasural Simar Ka^{[citation needed]}	Thakurayan / Thakurain
2014-15	Box Cricket League	Contestant
2014	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara	Anisha James Waterson
2012	Kanaphusi	Mother in law
2010-11	Sanjog Se Bani Sangini	Naani
2003	Strivers & Achievers^[5]	Anchor
2003	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Mrs. Malini (Models Judge)
2001	CID	Rakhi
2001	Aashirwad
2001	Dollar Bahu	Charu's friend
2002	Kittie Party	Vasundhara
1998-2000	Sparsh
1995	Swabhimaan	Nishi Malhotra
1990	The Sword of Tipu Sultan	Yasmin Khan