The Married Woman Star Monica Dogra Comes Out As Pansexual; Reveals She Has Loved A Woman [Exclusive]
In a heart-to-heart with her fans on Instagram on March 23, Monica Dogra aka Peeplika Khan from The Married Woman answered all questions about her sexuality with honesty. Read on to know more.
Singer-songwriter
and
actor
Monica
Dogra
is
being
appreciated
for
her
role
in
Ekta
Kapoor's
web
series
The
Married
Woman
that
released
on
Women's
Day
2021
on
AltBalaji.
Monica
plays
the
role
of
Peeplika
Khan
in
the
series,
a
bold
and
straightforward
artist
who
identifies
as
pansexual.
The
story
is
about
the
connection
between
Peeplika
and
Astha
(Ridhi
Dogra
in
the
titular
role)
against
societal
norms.
Seeing
Monica
Dogra's
on-point
acting
in
The
Married
Woman,
many
fans
have
been
wondering
if
she
is
a
bisexual
in
real
life,
or
has
experienced
love
with
a
woman.
Not
that
actors
have
to
have
experienced
what
they
are
portraying,
but
the
energy
could
be
felt
in
Monica's
portrayal.
In
a
heart-to-heart
with
her
fans
on
Instagram
on
March
23,
Monica
Dogra
answered
all
questions
about
her
sexuality
with
honesty,
and
also
about
her
celebrity
crushes.
FilmiBeat
confirmed
the
same
with
Monica.
Read
on
to
know
more.
In
her
Instagram
Ask
Me
Anything
session
titled
'Honoring
you.
Honoring
me',
when
a
fan
directly
asked
her,
"Are
you
bisexual?",
Monica
Dogra
replied,
"Generally
hate
labels.
But
pansexual
feels
more
honest..."
Earlier
this
month,
there
was
a
report
that
Monica
Dogra
has
come
out
as
pansexual
while
promoting
The
Married
Woman
at
the
Awadh
Queer
Pride
in
Lucknow
through
video
conferencing.
Now,
she
has
done
it
openly
on
Instagram
and
garnered
support
from
fans.
In
the
#AMA,
when
another
fan
asked
Monica
Dogra
whether
she
has
ever
thought
of
falling
for
a
woman,
the
actor
replied
in
a
video
recording,
"I
haven't
thought
of
it
-
but
it's
happened.
Umm...that's
why
I
really
relate
to
The
Married
Woman.
I
never
intended
to
(fall
for
a
woman),
but
it
happened."
The
actor
and
Shaa'ir
and
Func
singer
went
on
to
speak
about
her
first
woman
crush.
"My
first
female
crush
was
a
woman
who
worked
at
the
bar
that
I
bartended
at.
She
was
half-Japanese
and
half-white,
and
she
also
was
a
dominatrix."
Another
fan
asked
Monica
Dogra
who
her
celebrity
crushes
were
-
male
and
female.
"I
don't
really
have
crushes
on
celebrities
that
way
but
I
definitely
vibed
with
Johnny
Depp
and
the
image
of
him,
and
Tabu
is
just
like...uh...she's
amazing!"
Monica
Dogra
made
her
film
debut
with
Aamir
Khan
Productions'
Dhobi
Ghat
in
2010
and
was
impressive
in
the
film.
The
Married
Woman
is
not
the
first
time
she
has
represented
or
essayed
a
queer
character.
Her
other
projects
that
were
kind
of
controversial
at
the
time
for
these
roles
include
a
music
video
for
the
DJ
Nanok
song
Lay
You
Down
ft.
Ray
Dee,
where
she
is
seen
kissing
and
getting
intimate
with
singer
Anushka
Manchanda
in
an
artistic
depiction,
and
a
short
film
called
Relapse.
The
Married
Woman
is
the
No.2
web
series
on
streaming
platforms
in
India
for
two
weeks
in
a
row
since
it's
release
on
March
8,
with
almost
5
million
views.
An
adaptation
of
Manju
Kapoor's
book
A
Married
Woman
and
directed
by
Sahir
Raza,
The
Married
Woman
is
being
especially
loved
by
womenfolk
for
the
sensitive
portrayal
of
the
leading
ladies' connection
and
their
beautiful
chemistry
on
screen.
The
songs
are
also
on
loop
on
many
playlists.
Fans
want
a
second
season
of
The
Married
Woman
right
away,
but
Monica
Dogra
expressed
that
they
are
expecting
it
too
soon,
considering
the
amount
of
effort
that
has
gone
into
creating
the
first
season.
The
actor
also
went
on
to
speak
about
her
favourite
scene
in
the
web
series,
where
she
has
to
hit
a
man,
and
how
everyone
applauded
her
for
it
on
set.
We
really
hope
to
see
Monica
Dogra
in
more
such
powerful
roles!
Her
docu-series
Woman
with
Gloria
Steinem
was
nominated
at
the
Emmy
Awards
2016
for
Outstanding
Non-Fiction.
Going
by
the
reviews
of
The
Married
Woman,
it
seems
it
may
get
some
nominations
at
the
International
Emmys.
What
do
you
think?
Among
international
celebrities,
singer-actor
Miley
Cyrus
was
the
first
to
come
out
as
pansexual
back
in
2016.
Another
popular
singer-actor,
Halsey,
is
among
the
latest
ones
to
identify
as
pansexual.