Mandana Karimi is an Iranian model and actress, who worked in Bollywood films and reality shows.During her childhood, Mandana was a shy girl who spent most of her time in her room playing with papers, cameras, and colours.Mandana was born to an Indian Iranian father and a Persian Iranian mother.Mandana Karimi once said in an interview that she looks different from her brothers.According to Mandana, she grew up watching Iranian movies. Sholay was the first Bollywood film that Mandana watched at the age of eight.Before getting into modelling, Mandana had joined the air hostess academy in Dubai.When Mandana was 20 years old, she did a photoshoot of herself for her friend’s university project. Her pictures were liked and praised by everyone, this created an interest for modelling in Mandana.As per Mandana during her modelling days, she got many offers from India, however, she rejected them.She had the privilege to work with worldwide renowned fashion designers like Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, JJ Valaya, Satya Paul and Anna Singh.She also did ad commercials with celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan.