Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai

Desai at a promotional event for Bol Bachchan in Mehboob Studio, 2012
Born 12 September 1988[1]
Surat, Gujarat, India[2]
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]

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.[4][5]

Desai with Rock On!! team at music launch

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.[4]

Her next film was Life Partner (2009).[6] In July 2010, she appeared in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.[7]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Rock On!! Sakshi Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2009 Life Partner Prachi Jageda
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Mumtaaz Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 Teri Meri Kahaani Mahi Special Appearance
2012 Bol Bachchan Radhika Raghuvanshi Nominated--Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress
2013 I, Me Aur Main Gauri Dandekar
2013 Policegiri Sehar
2014 Ek Villain Dancer In Song Awari
2015 Ghayal Once Again TBA Filming

Television

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prachi Desai, happy birthday!". Zee News India. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "I am lucky:Prachi Desai". Times of India. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Prachi Desai is new face of Neutrogena cosmetics in India". Mid-Day. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I am not quitting 'Kasamh Se': Prachi Desai". MSN Entertainment. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Prachi Desai wants to 'rock on' with Shahid and Hrithik". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Prachi couldn't handle saree in Life Partner". One India. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prachi Desai.