Prachi Desai is an Indian film and TV actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India.
Prachi was born in Gujarat, India. She studied in St Joseph Convent, Panchgani and completed her schooling till 9th grade in Surat. Then she went to Pune for higher studies. She studied in Pune in Sinhagad College. Her first film was Rock On! where she played the wife of Farhan Akhtar. Prachi had to leave her very successful role of “Bani” in Kasam Se to act in Rock On. Her next movie is Life Partner. She is currently working on Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, a film to be released in mid 2010. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.
Acting was her passion since childhood – her father and uncle had done various Gujarati plays – but she started with a short modeling workshop. She went to Pune for higher studies and had almost finished her junior college when her pictures were sent to Balaji Telefilms and she got a call for an audition for Kasamh Se. She had just turned 17 when her career began on Kasamh Se and left her studies for a while. She is now continuing with her correspondence course. She has also starred in her first movie Rock On!! Which was released on 29 August 2008 and Farhan Akhtar as her co-star.
