Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini or Mayuri, is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi films, and has also appeared in a number of Kannada and Tamil films.
She has done more than 80 projects as an actress. Since her debut in Prema Kosam (1999), she has acted in over 50 films and co-starred with noted actors like Venkatesh, Balakrishna, Sudeep, Shivarajkumar, Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Jagapati Babu and Rajasekhar.
Early life Born in Chandigarh to an army officer, Flora began her schooling in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. She continued her education in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi. Her family then moved to Kolkata, where she started pursuing a modeling career. She participated in the Miss Kolkata beauty pageant.
Career Flora made her acting debut in the 1999 Telugu film Prema Kosam. The producer of the film rechristened her as Asha Saini; some years later she would adopt a new screen name, Mayuri, as per the advice of an astrologer, before eventually reverting to her original name.
The actress subsequently played supporting roles in more than a dozen Telugu-language films, such as Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), in the next three years.
She appeared in the film Narasimha Naidu (2002), It was for some time the most notable film in her filmography, and it led to her being referred to as "Lux Papa" thereafter.
In 2002, Flora made her first Hindi-language film, starring in the T. P. Aggarwal-produced Bharat Bhagya Vidhata. Her second Hindi film, Love in Nepal (2004), also produced by Agarwal, saw her paired with Sonu Nigam.
Flora has appeared in several Kannada-language films, too, including Giri, starring Srinagara Kitty, and Nammannna, starring Sudeep.
In March 2008, she was arrested in Chennai for supposedly having forged visa documents, and was subsequently banned from the Tamil film industry. She claimed innocence, and the ban was lifted a couple of weeks later.
Three films in which Flora Saini stars – the Telugu-language Broker, and two Kannada-language films, Vismaya Pramaya and Vah Re Vah – were released on 31 December 2010.
She received The Great Daughter of Soil Award in Mauritius for her anti-poverty work there in 2010.
She was then seen in season 2 of web-series Gandii Baat with Anveshi Jain, where she played a lead role. Recently, Saini was seen in many web series and notably worked in Mayanagari-City of Dreams of Hotstar.
In 2015, Flora Saini appeared in MSG: The Messenger starring Gurmeet Ram Rahim. She played the role of a daughter, Muskan, with Jayshree Soni as Kasam and Olexandra Semen as Alice.
In October 2019 Flora Saini made her debut in Bengali web series Dupur Thakurpo on hoichoi. In the 3rd season of the series, she played the iconic role of Phulwa Boudi.
In 2023, she appeared as Rani Gulkanda in Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan.
In 2025, Flora would make an appearance on Star Maa, with her participation in Bigg Boss Telugu 9. However, she would be evicted on Day 35, after completing a month in the show.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Language Notes 1999 Prema Kosam Aishwarya Telugu 2000 Antha Mana Manchike Nisha Sabse Bada Beiman Hindi Yeh Hai Green Signal Manasunna Maraju Telugu Chala Bagundi Ganga 2001 Cheppalani Vundi Sardukupodaam Randi Nisha Timepass Akka Bavekkada Shilpa Navvuthu Bathakalira Narasimha Naidu Sandhya Prematho Raa Anitha Rowdysheeter Subhakaryam Nuvvu Naaku Nachav Asha 2002 O Chinnadana Asha Adrustam Smita / Pinky Kodanda Rama Sangeetha Kannada Sontham Asha Telugu Cameo appearance Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Shabnam Hindi 2003 Ottesi Cheputunna Telugu Cameo appearance 2004 Love in Nepal Maxi Hindi 143 TV reporter Telugu Swamy Special appearance Gajendra Kausalya Tamil 2005 Giri Kannada Mr. Errababu Telugu Special appearance Nammanna Rani Kannada Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu Manju Tamil 2006 Kusthi Abhi 2008 Michael Madana Kamaraju Mandira Telugu Swagatam Deepthi Kuselan Tamil Special appearance Dheemaku Indira Devi Kannada Chedugudu Telugu Dindigul Sarathy Tamil Special appearance 2009 Aa Intlo Pallavi Telugu Junction Special appearance 2010 Comedy Express Naane Ennul Illai Tamil Kanagavel Kaaka Special appearance Broker Ganapathi's wife Telugu Vismaya Pramaya Meera Kannada Vaare Vah Adi's boss 2011 Chattam Telugu Special appearance Money Money, More Money 2012 Dabangg 2 Hindi Cameo appearance as reporter 2013 CID Eesha Kannada Aakasamlo Sagam Vasu Telugu Main Lead Sahasra Special appearance 2014 Paisa Yaar N Panga Meera Punjabi Ya Rab Hindi Lakshmi Swarna 2015 MSG: The Messenger Muskan Dhanak Gypsy Woman Guddu Ki Gun Nurse 2016 Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Natasha 2017 Begum Jaan Maina 2018 StreeStree 2019 Fraud SaiyaanShraddha 2020Bahut Hua SammanSapna Rani Darbaan Charul Tripathi 2021 12 'O' Clock Maya D'Souza 200 Halla Ho Poornima Chaddi Mrs.Chaddha 2022 36 Farmhouse Mithika Singh 2023 Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan Rani Gulkanda - Queen of Paanthukistan
Television Year Series Role Language Notes2019 Apna News Aayega Hindi 2020 Mere Sai – Shraddha Aur Saburi Suvarna Bai, a female singer and dancer A mythological TV serial, show premiered in Sony Entertainment Television.2025Bigg Boss Telugu 9ContestantTelugu
Web series All web series are in Hindi language, otherwise noted the language.
Year Series Role Platform Notes 2016Maid in IndiaMaidWebtalkies2016A.I.SHA My Virtual GirlfriendMariyam JamesArre OTT2018 Gandii Baat SajelliALTBalaji S02E01 X.X.XRukmani Lalwani S01E012018- 2019Inside EdgeAyesha DewanAmazon PrimeSeason 1 Recurring; Season 2 Main2019Wanna Have A Good Time Ullu BombersMinister's WifeZEE5 Dupur ThakurpoPhulwa Boudi Hoichoi Bengali webseries Mayanagari: City of DreamsMystery Woman Hotstar 2020Aarya Radhika "Rads" Season 1 Recurring2020PaurashpurNayantaraZEE5, ALTBalaji Recurring 2021Akkad Bakkad Rafu ChakkarP.C Amazon Prime 2023Rana NaiduKavya Netflix 2023The Trial (Indian TV series)Anisha Menon Disney+Hotstar
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