Prachi Desai

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prachi Desai

• Prachi grew up in Mumbai.

  

• She won many prizes for her participation in various dance and acting competitions during her school and college days.

• During her graduation, she started working as a model. She sent a few pictures of her to Balaji Telefilms who then called her for an audition.

• While she was in class 12 preparing for her board exams, she decided to audition for Ekta Kapoor’s TV serial. She auditioned for it and got selected.

• She left her graduation mid-way when she was selected for the TV serial Kasamh Se opposite Ram Kapoor.

• While shooting for Kasamh Se, she got a call from the director of the film Rock On!! (2008) to meet him in his studio. She was called for an audition for a role opposite Farhan Akhtar. She got selected in the audition round.

• Due to her prior commitment to Kasamh Se, she used to work for both Rock On!! and Kasamh Se at the same time.

• In 2007, she won the reality TV dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2.

  

• She has acted in various Hindi TV serials like ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ (2007), ‘CID’ (2010), ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (2012), and ‘Naagin’ (2016).

  

• She has also acted in a few Hindi films such as ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’ (2010), ‘Bol Bachchan’ (2012), ‘Azhar’ (2016), ‘Rock On 2’ (2016), and ‘Forensic’ (2022).

  

• She appeared in the song Awari from the 2014 Hindi film ‘Ek Villain.’
  

• In 2016, she denied the offer of appearing in an advertisement in Pakistan.

• She acted in the Hindi music video ‘Rihaee’ in 2021.

  

• Prachi once shared that she was asked for sexual favours by a filmmaker to cast her in a film.

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Wedding Affair, TMM, Beauty & Salon, and Femina.

  

• She is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Winnie. Prachi Desai has a pet cat Zorro.

  

• She has walked the ramp in various ace fashion shows.

  

• She regularly practices yoga to remain fit.

  

• Prachi is often spotted consuming alcohol at parties and events.

  

• She is considered an OTA (one-take artiste).

• She is very close to Ekta Kapoor and her family.

• She loves eating chocolates.