Navratri 2024: Mouni Roy Might Be The Highest Paid, But With 142 Crore Net Worth Guess The Richest Actress To Play Maa Durga On Screen, ‘Zor Se Bolo Jai Mata Di!’
Many actresses have played Maa Durga on small screen including Mouni Roy but you will be surprised to know who is the richest of them all.
Mouni Roy Played Maa Durga In Devon Ka Mahadev Killing Mahishasur (Photo Credit – YouTube)
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It is time for another festival, and Hindus all around are celebrating Chaitra Navratri and Gudi Padwa together. While the festival comes along with worshipping the 9 Devis, there have been actresses, from Mouni Roy to Sonarika Bhadoria, who have portrayed the 9 Devis on-screen.
Mouni Roy, who played Sati in TV’s one of the most-loved mythological shows, Devon Ka Dev: Mahadev played Maa Durga to kill Mahishasur. Meanwhile, Sonarika, who played Devi Parvati, turned Maa Kali to kill Raktabeej.
Mouni definitely has been one of the highest-paid actresses on Indian Television, but she is not the richest actress who played Devi Durga on-screen. In fact, Mouni’s worth falls short of almost 100 crore when it comes to the actress with the highest net worth to play Devi Durga!
It is Hema Malini, with a net worth of 142 crore, the richest actress on Indian Television to play Goddess Durga. The OG Basanti of the silver screen stepped into television during the 90s and was loved by everyone when she played the host of Doordarshan’s serial Rangoli. In 1999, she played Maa Durga in a TV Series titled Jai Mata Ki, which was aired on Doordarshan.
The series was directed by Puneet Issar and starred an actress with a lot of veterans, including Issar. The show ran for almost a year; here is a clip from Cinevista’s YouTube channel where you can see the nine avatars of Devi Durga, played by Hema Malini herself.
The First Photoshoot
However, the Sholay actress turned into Devi Durga for the first time when she was only 14 or 15 years old. She transformed into the Goddess for a photoshoot and shared the picture once on her Instagram. It was shot in AVM Studios in Chennai way before her Hindi debut with Raj Kapoor in Sapnon Ka Saudagar.
The Journey Of Devi Durga On-Screen
After Hema Malini, many actresses have played the nine avatars of Goddess Durga on-screen. Dalljeet Kaur played Maa Durga in a TV Series called Maa Shakti, while Indrani Halder also played Maa Durga in Maa Shakti. Pooja Banerjee played Adishakti in Devon Ka Dev Mahadev, while Pooja Banerjee played Maa Kaali in Mahakali.
Stay tuned to Koimoi for more such stories on the Goddesses of Indian Television.
