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Prachi Desai (born 12 September 1988)[1] 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] In an April 2021 interview, Prachi Desai opened up about her casting couch experience for a big film.

Prachi Desai
Desai in 2016
Born	(1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 34)[1] Surat, Gujarat, India[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Early life and background

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

Desai studied in St. Joseph Convent School,[5] Panchgani and completed her schooling until ninth grade in Surat. She completed her higher studies in Sinhagad College in Pune.

Career

Television career and breakthrough (2006-2008)

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.[6] It was her acting debut.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.[7]

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.

Film debut and success (2008-2016)

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.

Her next film was Life Partner (2009) with Tushhar Kapoor,Genelia D'Souza,Fardeen Khan,Govinda and Amrita Rao.

In July 2010, she appeared in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.[8]

In 2010 she shot with Rajeev Khandelwal for Vikram Tuli's film called Main Jokerr which was to be released in 2011 but film never released due to its title problems.

In 2012, she appeared in Teri Meri Kahaani in a cameo role.[9] Desai then appeared in a lead role in Bol Bachchan opposite Abhishek Bachchan, along with Ajay Devgn and Asin. The film proved to be Desai's biggest box office success until date.

Desai next appeared in I, Me Aur Main (2013) with John Abraham and Chitrangada Singh. She did another film, Policegiri with Sanjay Dutt.

In 2014, she appeared in an item number for Ek Villain in a song called "Awari".

In 2016, Desai played former cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin's wife, Naureen in his biopic film, Azhar opposite Emraan Hashmi.[10][11] 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.[12][13]

Hiatus, return and further career (2017-present)

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 also 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.

On 24 June 2022 she was seen in Hindi film Forensic,a remake of Malayalam film co-starring Vikrant Massey and Radhika Apte, where she played the role of Dr.Ranjana.

At Amazon Prime Meeting in 2022 it was revealed that Desai will be making her Telugu debut with supernatural web series Dhootha with Naga Chaitanya and Parvathy.

She is even committed to star as a lead actress in the dark fantasy movie - Kosha, which is directed by Amman Advaita and produced by Abhay Raj Kanwar.[14]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Years	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Rock On!!	Sakshi Shroff
2009	Life Partner	Prachi Jadeja / Prachi Bhavesh Patel
2010	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai	Mumtaaz
2012	Teri Meri Kahaani	Radhika Desai
	Bol Bachchan	Radhika Raghuvanshi
2013	I, Me Aur Main	Gauri Dandekar
	Policegiri	Sehar Al Ameri
2014	Ek Villain	Dancer	Special appearance in song "Awari"
2016	Azhar	Naureen Azhar
	Rock On 2	Sakshi Shroff
2017	Carbon	Pari	Short film
2021	Silence... Can You Hear It?	Inspector Sanjana Bhatia
2022	Forensic	Dr. Ranjana Gupta/Shashi
	Kosha	Sonia Sawant	Post-production

Television

Years	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006–2009	Kasam Se	Bani Dixit Walia/Durga Dasgupta/Maithili Mitra/Anamika Dasgupta
2006	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Prachi Chauhan	Extended cameo
2007	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2	Contestant	Winner
2010	C.I.D.	Herself	Guest	[15]
2012	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Herself	Guest	[16]
2016	Naagin	Herself	Guest
2022	Dhootha	TBA	Telugu Web Series	[17][18]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Role	Ref.
2021	Rihaee	Yasser Desai	Preeti	[19]

Awards and nominations

Year [lower-alpha 1]	Award	Category	Film / TV Series	Result	Ref.
2006	Indian Telly Awards	Best Fresh New Face (Female)	Kasamh Se	Won
		Best Onscreen Couple (Shared with Ram Kapoor)		Won
2007		Best Actress in a Lead Role		Won	[20]
2008		Special Recommendation		Won	[21]
2009	Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Female	Rock On!!	Nominated	[22]
	Stardust Awards	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female		Nominated	[23]
	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Star Debut of the Year – Female		Nominated	[24]
	Anandalok Puraskar Awards	Best Actress (Hindi)		Won	[25]
	Filmfare Awards	Best Female Debut		Nominated	[26]
2011		Best Supporting Actress	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai	Nominated	[27]
	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[28]
	Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role		Won	[29]
	Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[30]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female		Won
	Stardust Awards	Best Actress in an Ensemble Cast		Won	[31]
2013		Best Breakthrough Performance – Female	Bol Bachchan	Nominated	[32]

Notes

References

External links

• Prachi Desai at IMDb 
• Prachi Desai at Bollywood Hungama

На других языках

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[ru] Десаи, Прачи

Прачи Десаи (англ. Prachi Desai, гудж. પ્રાચી દેસાઇ; род. 12 сентября 1988 года) — индийская актриса , снимающаяся в фильмах на хинди, получившая популярность благодаря роли Бани Дикшит/Валия в сериале «Обещание».

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