Prachi Desai is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bollywood movies and Television shows. She is well known for her role in Ekta Kapoor’s television show Kasamh Se in which she played the role of Bani. She is the brand ambassador and the face of Goa Tourism and Neutrogena products in India.
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Wiki/Biography
Prachi Desai was born on Monday, 12 September 1988 (age 35 years; as of 2023) in Surat, Gujarat. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. Prachi studied till the ninth standard at St. Joseph’s Convent School. For her higher studies, she went to Sinhagad College in Kondhwa, Pune. Along with college, she attended small modelling workshops in Pune.
Picture of Prachi Desai’s childhood
Prachi Desai’s childhood picture with her mother
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): 34-26-34
Family
Prachi Desai belongs to a Gujarati family.
Parents and Siblings
Prachi’s father, Niranjan Desai, is a professor. Her mother’s name is Ameeta Desai. She has one sister, Esha Desai.
Prachi Desai with her mother and sister
Prachi Desai with her sister Esha
Husband and Children
Prachi Desai is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
Reportedly, Prachi Desai and Rohit Shetty dated each other after they met on the sets of his film Bol Bachchan. It was rumoured that Rohit had issues with his wife Maya Shetty and then secretly started dating Prachi. However, Rohit’s wife refused to give him a divorce, and with time, Prachi stepped out of the relationship.
Rohit Shetty with Prachi Desai
Signature/Autograph
Prachi Desai’s Autograph
Career
Film
In 2008, Prachi Desai began her career with the Bollywood film Rock On. In 2009, her next film, Life Partner was released with Tushar Kapoor as her co-star. In 2010, she appeared in the film Once Upon a Time in Mumbai opposite Emraan Hashmi. In 2012, Prachi got a lead role opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the film Bol Bachchan. It was Prachi’s highest-grossing film of all time with a collection of 165 crores. In 2013, she appeared in the film I, Me Aur Main. In 2016, she appeared in the film Azhar, which was the biopic of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. Prachi played the role of Naureen, Mohammad Azharuddin’s wife. In 2016, she appeared in the sequel to Rock On in which she played the role of Farhan Akhtar‘s wife.
Web Series
In 2021, Prachi made her OTT debut with a murder mystery, Silence… Can You Hear It?, alongside Manoj Bajpayee.
Poster of Prachi Desai’s debut OTT movie Silence… Can You Hear It?
TelevisionĀ
In 2006, Prachi Desai made her debut in the television industry with Ekta Kapoor‘s show Kasamh Se in which she played the role of Bani Kapoor.
In 2007, she won a dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa along with choreographer Deepak Singh.
Prachi Desai with her trophy on winning Season 2 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
In the same year, Prachi appeared in a cameo role for the television show Kasautii Zindagii Kay.
Commercials
Prachi Desai has appeared in a detergent commercial with Salman Khan.
She has also featured in many other TV commercials like Neutrogena, Lyra, Nyle shampoo, Sofy, etc.
Music Video
Prachi Desai has featured in a music video Rihaahe with Mr World 2016 Rohit Khandelwal. The song was released on 22 June 2021 and is sung by Yasser Desai.
In 2014, she appeared in an item number ‘Awari’ in the movie Ek Villian.
Controversies
“Hypocrisy Queen Prachi Desai”
In 2020, Ajay Devgan took to Twitter to celebrate the 8-year anniversary of Bol Bachchan, but he forgot to tag a few other co-actors including Prachi Desai. She replied to his tweet and expressed her anger for not mentioning her name in the tweet. Soon Ajay Devgan fans bashed her and began a trend on Twitter “HYPOCRISY QUEEN PRACHI DESAI.” They dig out old tweets where Prachi didn’t tag Ajay Devgan while celebrating two year anniversary of the movie. [1]CNN-News18
Victim of Casting Couch
Prachi Desai revealed in an interview that she had faced Casting Couch in Bollywood. In an interview, she talked about an incident when she was asked to compromise in order to get a role in a big project. Further, she said,
I think very direct propositions were also made to me to get cast in a certain big film but I had outright said no. And even after saying no, the director called again. And I still said that I am not interested in your film. I think I am very honest and upfront. I donāt like beating around the bush.”
Nepotism in Bollywood
In an interview, Prachi Desai accepted that Nepotism has hampered her career, and it existed in Bollywood. In an interview, she talked about nepotism and said,
See, thatās a reality that is best accepted; there is no point denying it. It has been there, it is there, and itās probably going to be there. But today, Iām loving the fact that the audience is deciding a lot. So, as long as the audience supports, there will be space for everyone.ā [2]Hindustan Times
Awards
- 2011: Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) Award for Once Upon a Time in Mumbai at IIFA, Ā Zee Cine Award, Star Guild Award, and Stardust Award
- 2006: Best Fresh New Face (Female) for the show Kasamh Se at Indian Telly Awards
- 2006: Indian Telly Award for Best Onscreen Couple for the show Kasamh Se at Indian Telly Awards
- 2007: Best Actress in a Lead Role for her show Kasamh Se at Indian Telly Awards
- 2008: Telly Award Special Recommendation Award
- 2009: Dabur Vatika Anandalok Puraskar Award for Rock On
Car Collection
Prachi Desai owns a BMW 3 series car. In addition to this, Prachi also owns a Tata Harrier.
Favourites
- Colour: White, Pink, and Blue
- Actor: Hrithik Roshan
- Actress: Kangana Ranaut
- Singer: Rekha Bhardwaj
- Movie: Dil Chahta Hai
Facts/Trivia
- Prachi Desai has a pet cat, Zorro.
Prachi Desai with her pet Zorro
- She has been featured on the cover of the magazines like Femina, Better Homes, and Gardens India.
Prachi Desai on the cover page of Femina Magazine
Prachi Desai featured on the cover of Better Homes magazine
- Prachi Desai has walked for various designers at Lakme Fashion Week India.
Prachi Desai at Lakme Fashion Week 2018
- Prachi Desai has 8.2M followers on Facebook, 4M on Instagram, and 1.4M followers on Twitter.
- Prachi, in an interview, revealed that she flew to another country to surprise the person she was dating. Later, she found out that the person lied to her and was not present there. Further, she said,
Iāve flown across countries for someone. When I had spoken to āhimā on the phone, he said he was in a particular country. I believed him and flew across to give him a surprise. But when I reached there, I realised that he had lied. He was not there! I made the most of it and holidayed alone. Thatās how you cope with it, you give yourself a good time.” [3]Hindustan Times
References
| ↑1 | CNN-News18 |
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| ↑2 | Hindustan Times |
| ↑3 | Hindustan Times |
