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Mandana Karimi shared on Instagram her choice to go away India attributable to lack of assist. She is banned from Iran and criticized India’s response to Khamenei’s loss of life.
Mandana Karimi shared a video on Instagram.
Actor and mannequin Mandana Karimi has opened up about her choice to go away India, addressing the controversy surrounding her latest remarks. In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday, the previous Bigg Boss contestant clarified that whereas she plans to maneuver in another country, she can not return to her homeland, Iran, as a result of she has been banned from getting into it.
Karimi’s assertion comes days after an interview by which she stated she hoped to relocate to Iran. The remark rapidly went viral and triggered widespread trolling on-line, with many accusing her of criticising India.
Within the video, the actor defined the scenario and stated that returning to Iran is just not an choice for her. “I’ve been banned from Iran 10 years in the past. I can not return to Iran. Sure, I’m leaving India; I’m transferring out of India, however I’m not going again to Iran. I’m upset at India as a result of for the previous few months, I didn’t get any assist in India, and all of the sudden, when Khamenei is lifeless, when Israel and America’s identify has come into the image, everybody has an opinion in India. Everyone seems to be on the streets, they usually can truly mourn for Khamenei, which I couldn’t do it, and I nonetheless can not do it.”
She additionally stated that she has been dwelling beneath strict security measures attributable to safety issues. Based on Karimi, the scenario has pressured her to maintain her location personal even from shut pals. “Due to the safety causes, I’ve been caught at one place, and none of my even closest pals have my location due to security causes, and nonetheless I’m attempting to speak to the media to amplify the voices of Iranians. I haven’t been appearing in films for the previous six years. That was my choice to cease appearing in films.”
In the identical video, Karimi careworn that regardless of leaving Iran at a younger age, the nation stays deeply necessary to her. She stated her latest interviews and social media posts usually are not about private publicity however about drawing consideration to the scenario in Iran.
For the previous a number of months, Karimi has been actively sharing movies and posts on Instagram discussing developments in Iran and urging folks to assist the nation.
Born Manizeh Karimi on Could 19, 1988, in Tehran, the actor has each Iranian and Indian roots. Her father is Iranian whereas her mom is Indian, and he or she spent her early years in Tehran earlier than ultimately constructing a profession in India.
Earlier than getting into the leisure business, Karimi labored as an air hostess. She later moved into modelling and appeared in a number of worldwide campaigns. In 2010, she got here to Mumbai on a brief modelling task and later determined to relocate to town in 2013 to pursue appearing.
Throughout her profession in India, she featured in commercials alongside a number of Bollywood stars, together with Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor.
Karimi made a short look within the movie Roy earlier than touchdown a lead position in Bhaag Johnny. She additionally appeared in Fundamental Aur Charles, the place she performed the assistant of the serial killer Charles Sobhraj. In 2016, she was seen within the comedy Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3.
She gained wider recognition after taking part within the actuality present Bigg Boss 9 in 2015, the place she completed because the second runner-up.
Through the years, Karimi has additionally been vocal about points throughout the movie business. In 2018, she accused Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 director Umesh Ghadge of sexual harassment. She additionally levelled related allegations towards filmmaker Sajid Khan and later stated she meant to distance herself from Bollywood after Khan appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss 16.
Karimi later appeared within the tv present Ishqbaaaz and was additionally a contestant on the fact sequence Lock Upp.
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March 06, 2026, 17:32 IST
