Prachi Desai

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Prachi Desai
Cast of 'Bol Bachchan' interview at Mehboob studio 04 Prachi Desai.jpg
Desai promoting Bol Bachchan in 2012
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 31)[1]
Surat, Gujarat, India[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Prachi Desai[1] (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She started her television career as the lead protagonist in the successful TV drama Kasam Se on Zee TV. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2008 film Rock On!!. Her other notable features include Life Partner (2009), 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 is also a brand ambassador of Lux Lyra.[4][5] In an April 2021 interview, Prachi Desai opened up about her casting couch experience for a big film.[6]

Early life and background[]

Desai was born in Surat, Gujarat, to Niranjan Desai and Ameeta Desai.[2] She has one sister named Esha Desai.[7]

Desai studied in St. Joseph Convent School,[8] Panchgani and completed her schooling until ninth grade in Surat. She completed her higher studies in Sinhagad College in Pune.[9]

Career[]

In 2006, Desai 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.[10][11] The show won her several awards, including the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role.

Desai then entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the Indian version of BBC Strictly Come Dancing on 7 September 2007 with choreographer Deepak Singh. Desai was eliminated on 10 November 2007, but entered the contest again via a wildcard entry and ultimately won the competition. Desai was awarded the Dancing Star of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[12]

Desai also appeared in two episodes of the Star Plus television series Kasauti Zindagi Ki in a cameo. She portrayed a student at Prerna's school.

Desai with Rock On!! team at music launch

Desai then made the 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.[10]

Her next film was Life Partner (2009).[13] In July 2010, she appeared in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.[14]

In 2012, she appeared in Teri Meri Kahaani in a cameo role.[15] Desai then appeared in a lead role in Bol Bachchan opposite Abhishek Bachchan, along with Ajay Devgn and Asin.[16] The film proved to be Desai's biggest box office success till date.[17]

Desai next appeared in I, Me Aur Main (2013) with John Abraham and Chitrangada Singh.[18] She did another film, Policegiri with Sanjay Dutt.[19] In 2014, she appeared in an item number for Ek Villain in a song called "Awari".[20]

In 2016, Desai played former cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin's wife, Naureen in his biopic film, Azhar opposite Emraan Hashmi.[21][22] She again played the wife of Farhan Akhtar in Rock On 2, a sequel to Rock On!!. The film was released on 11 November 2016.[23][24]

Desai returned to the silver screen after almost 4 years with the Zee 5 film 'Silence...Can You Hear It?' released on 26 March 2021 also starring Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Mathur, Sahil Vaid, Vaquar Sheikh and Barkha Singh.

She even performed in a music video, Rihaahe with Mr.World 2016 Rohit khandelwal which released on 22 June 2021. The song was sung by singer Yaseer Desai. The song was well appreciated by the audience.

Her next film as a lead actress is the dark fantasy movie - Kosha, which is directed by Amman Advaita and produced by Abhay Raj Kanwar.[25]

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[]

Years Title Role Notes
2008 Rock On!! Sakshi Debut film
2009 Life Partner Prachi Jadeja
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Mumtaaz Lead role
2012 Teri Meri Kahaani Mahi
Bol Bachchan Radhika Raghuvanshi
2013 I, Me Aur Main Gauri Dandekar
Policegiri Sehar
2014 Ek Villain Dancer Special appearance in song "Awari"
2016 Azhar Naureen Azhar
Rock On 2 Sakshi
2017 Carbon Pari Short film
2021 Silence... Can You Hear It? Sanjana Bhatia Released on Zee5
2022 KoshaFilms that have not yet been released Sonia Sawant Post-production
ForensicFilms that have not yet been released Disha Dandekar Filming

Television[]

Years Title Role Notes
2006–2009 Kasam Se Bani Dixit (Bani Jai Walia) / Durga Dasgupta / Maithili Mitra / Anamika Dasgupta Lead role
2006 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Prachi Chauhan Extended cameo
2007 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Contestant Winner[26]
2010 C.I.D. Herself[27] Episodic guest
Asia Uncut with Jon Niermann Herself[28] Guest
2012 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Herself to Promote film Bol Bachchan[29] Guest
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Herself Guest
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show Herself to Promote film Azhar & RockOn2 Guest
Naagin Herself to Promote film Azhar Guest
2021 "IMPL Herself Guest to promote her film Silence:Can You Hear It?

Music videos[]

Year Title Singer(s) Co-Actor(s) Role Label Ref.
2021 Rihaee Yasser Desai Rohit Khandelwal Preeti DRJ Records [30]

Awards and nominations[]

Year [a] Award Category Film / TV Series Result Ref.
2006 Indian Telly Awards Best Fresh New Face (Female) Kasamh Se Won [31]
Best Onscreen Couple (Shared with Ram Kapoor) Won
2007 Zee Rishtey Awards Favourite Bhabhi-Nanand Rishta (Shared with Ashwini Kalsekar) Won
Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [32]
2008 Special Recommendation Won [33]
2009 Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Rock On!! Nominated [34]
Stardust Award Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominated [35]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Nominated [36]
Anandalok Puraskar Awards Best Actress (Hindi) Won [37]
Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated [38]
2011 Best Supporting Actress Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Nominated [39]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [40]
Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won [41]
Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [42]
Stardust Awards Best Actress in an Ensemble Cast Won [43]
Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Won [44]
2013 Stardust Award Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Bol Bachchan Nominated [45]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References[]

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  4. ^ "Lyra brand about four years ago and had roped in actor Prachi Desai as its brand ambassador". 5 April 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Lux Lyra – Prachi Desai". 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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