Mouni Roy (Bengali pronunciation: [mou̯ni rae̯]; born 28 September 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television and films.

[6] She then portrayed Sati in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev and Meera in Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq.

[11] Her mother Mukti was a theatre artist, and her father Anil Roy was an office superintendent of the Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad.

[4][12] She completed her graduation from Miranda House[13] and studied mass communication at Jamia Milia Islamia at her parents' insistence, but left the course midway and went to Mumbai to try her luck in the Hindi film industry.

[15][16] Roy started her career with the Ekta Kapoor drama Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2006, portraying Krishna Tulsi opposite Pulkit Samrat and Akashdeep Saigal.

She attained fame after portraying Sati in Life OK's mythological series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, opposite Mohit Raina, from 2011 to 2014.

[23][24] In 2013, she played the lead as Meera, opposite Aditya Redij, in Life OK's Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq.

[25] In 2014, Roy participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 along with Punit Pathak, and she finished in fourth place.

[26] In 2015, Roy returned to television with Ekta Kapoor's supernatural series Naagin, portraying Shivanya opposite Arjun Bijlani.

[33] Jyoti Sharma Bawa of Hindustan Times noted, "Roy as Akshay's wife Monobina is just the right mixture of crotchety and charming.

"[34] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare stated: "Mouni infuses the film with a dash of sensuality and her stern wife's role adds a bit of a comic touch as well.

[44] Joginder Tuteja from Rediff.com stated, "Mouni Roy shows conviction in playing her part and is in a different avatar from her earlier performances.

Tushar Joshi of India Today noted, "Roy as the villain is terrific and breaks the Naagin stigma with this career-altering performance.

"[50] Prateek Sur from News18 wrote, "The real find of the film, Roy is simply terrific and really holds herself in this elaborate cast and effortlessly shines as the nemesis.

[52] In 2023, Roy made her web debut with Milan Luthria's Sultan of Delhi opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin and Anjum Sharma.

[56] Writing for Hindustan Times, Devansh Sharma stated, "Mouni does get some moments to shine, especially a close-up shot where reel life echoes the real, but her arc is strictly work-in-progress.

[76][77][78] In March 2023, Roy performed in various cities in the United States for "The Entertainers" tour,[79] alongside Akshay Kumar, Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi, Sonam Bajwa, Aparshakti Khurana, Stebin Ben and Zahrah S Khan.

[86] Roy has received two Filmfare Awards nominations: Best Female Debut for Gold and Best Supporting Actress for Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.