Prachi Desai
| Prachi Desai | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
12 September 1988[1] Surat, Gujarat, India[2] |
| Ethnicity | Gujarati |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006—present |
Prachi Desai (born 12 September 1988[1]) is an Indian Bollywood film and television actress. She started her television career as the lead protagonist in successful TV drama Kasamh Se on Zee TV. She made her Bollywood career with the 2008 film Rock On!!. Her other notable features includes Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Bol Bachchan (2012) and I, Me Aur Main (2013). She is also the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Goa Tourism and Neutrogena products in India.[3] Desai also a brand ambassador of Luxlyra.
Early life and background
Prachi Desai was born in Surat, Gujarat to Niranjan Desai and Ameeta Desai. She has one sister named Esha Desai.[4]
Desai has studied in St. Joseph Convent,[5] Panchgani and completed her schooling till ninth grade in Surat. She has completed her higher studies in Sinhagad College in Pune.[6]
Career
2006 brought a new turn in Prachi's life when she got selected to play the lead role in Ekta Kapoor's television drama Kasamh Se, she was cast as Bani, opposite TV actor Ram Kapoor.[7][8] The show won her several awards including the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role.
Prachi then entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa the Indian version to BBC Strictly come dancing on September 7, 2007 with Choreographer Deepak Singh. Prachi impressed the judges every week, but was ultimately eliminated on November 10, 2007 but entered the contest again via the Wildcard entry on November 23, 2007. Prachi then landed a spot in the Grand Finale of the dance show on December 15, 2007 and won the 1st place against her other contestants. Prachi Desai was awarded the Dancing star of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa[9]
Also She Worked in The TV Series Kasauti Zindagi Ki as (Prachi Chauhan) her role was Cameo Only She also did a two-day cameo in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, which was aired on Star Plus. She played a school student in Prerna’s school.
Desai then made a transition to the film industry in 2008. Her first film was Rock On!! (2008), directed by Abhishek Kapoor, where she played the wife of Farhan Akhtar.[2] Desai had to leave Kasamh Se to act in Rock On.[7]
Her next film was Life Partner (2009).[10] In July 2010, she appeared in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.[11]
She back in 2012 with Two Films Teri Meri Kahaani She did a Cameo role.[12] Prachi then appeared in full-fledged role in Bol Bachchan
opposite Abhishek Bachchan, along with Ajay Devgn and Asin.[13]
The film proved to be the biggest box office success for Prachi till date.[14]
Her next films for 2013 was I, Me Aur Main with John Abraham, Chitrangada Singh,[15] and She did another Film Policegiri Starring With Sanjay Dutt[16] after that in 2014 She appeared In Item Number For EK VILLAIN in a song called "Awari"[17]
in 2015 Prachi Selected to playing former cricket captain Azharuddin’s wife Naureen in his biopic film Azhar [18] and she will again play the wife of Farhan Akhtar
in Rock On!! 2 the sequel of Rock On!![19] the two films should releases in 2016[20][21]
Acting career
Filmography
| Years | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rock On!! | Sakshi | |
| 2009 | Life Partner | Prachi Jageda | |
| 2010 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Mumtaaz | |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Kahaani | Mahi | |
| 2012 | Bol Bachchan | Radhika Raghuvanshi | |
| 2013 | I, Me Aur Main | Gauri Dandekar | |
| 2013 | Policegiri | Sehar | |
| 2014 | Ek Villain | Awari | Special appearance |
| 2016 | Rock On!! 2 | Sakshi | Filming[22] |
| 2016 | Azhar | Naureen Azhar | Filming[23] |
Television
| Years | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2008 | Kasamh Se | Bani Walia | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Prachi Chauhan | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Contestant | Hindi | Won[24] |
| 2010 | C I D (TV series) | Herself[25] | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Asia Uncut with Jon Niermann (TV series) | Herself[26] | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | Herself |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Show | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kasamh Se | Indian Telly Awards | Best Fresh New Face (Female) | Won[27] |
| 2006 | Kasamh Se | Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple (Shared with Ram Kapoor) | Won[27] |
| 2006 | Kasamh Se | Kalakar Awards | Best Actress (Television) | Won[28] |
| 2007 | Kasamh Se | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Won[29] |
| 2008 | Kasamh Se | Indian Telly Awards | Special Recommendation | Won[30] |
References
- 1 2 "Prachi Desai, happy birthday!". Zee News India. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- 1 2 "I am lucky:Prachi Desai". Times of India. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai is new face of Neutrogena cosmetics in India". Mid-Day. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai family, childhood photos". Celebrity family wiki. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai goes back to school". mid-day. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- 1 2 "I am not quitting 'Kasamh Se': Prachi Desai". MSN Entertainment. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai wants to 'rock on' with Shahid and Hrithik". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai takes away Jhalak Dikhla Jaa pie". http://www.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 2016-01-08. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Prachi couldn't handle saree in Life Partner". One India. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai features in Teri Meri Kahaani | Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama". www.bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Bol Bachchan stars Asin and Prachi Desai at Mehboob studios". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "4th Weekend Worldwide Box Office Collections Of BOL BACHCHAN". www.boxofficecapsule.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "I Me Aur Main Review". Koimoi. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Policegiri Cast & Crew, Policegiri Bollywood Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Filmibeat". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai's smouldering act in her Ek Villain item song". www.bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai Plays Cricketer's Wife in Azhar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Prachi Desai gets fitter and leaner for 'Rock On 2' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Farhan Akhtar starrer ‘Rock On 2’ to release on November 11". The Indian Express. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Azhar first look: Emraan Hashmi dons blue for Azharuddin biopic : Bollywood, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "'Rock On!! 2' shoot to begin this August". The Times of India.
- ↑ staff (21 May 2015). "Azhar first look: Emraan Hashmi dons blue for Azharuddin biopic". India Today. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Winners, Judges & Hosts | XYJ.in". www.xyj.in. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "CID - Epsiode 641 - Once Upon A Time in Mumbai".
- ↑ "Asia Uncut with Jon Niermann Episode dated 7 February 2010". line feed character in
|title=at position 29 (help) - 1 2 "Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2006".
- ↑ "Winners of Kalakar Awards" (PDF).
- ↑ "Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2007".
- ↑ "Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2008".
- ↑ "Bollywood actress Prachi Desai holds Best Actress award for her film 'Rock On' during a 'Dabur Vatika Anandalok Puraskar 2008' in Kolkata - Photogallery". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Lions Gold Awards - Prachi Desai".
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