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Prachee Shah Paandya
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Model, Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Vishwas Paandya ​(m. 2005)​
Children	1

Prachee Shah Paandya, also known as Prachi Shah, is an Indian actress and Kathak dancer who appears in Hindi films and television. She is best known for her role as Pooja Hemant Virani in Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

Early life and career

Shah is a Gujarati Jain by birth but her family has lived in Maharashtra for three generations. In an interview she admitted not knowing how to speak Gujarati but being fluent in Marathi because of her upbringing. Prachi gained significant popularity for playing Tulsi's sister in-law in the hugely successful serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. This led to multiple roles in serials produced by Ekta Kapoor up until she took a break from acting to focus on parenthood.

She is a trained Kathak dancer and has performed in dance shows both nationally and internationally. She trained with her guru Ganesh Hiralal ji, of the seventh generation of the Hiralal family of the Jaipur gharana and holds the Guinness World Record for performing 93 spins in one minute and in 2015 was appointed as the Kathak ambassador by the Government of India.

In 2019, Shah attended the Cannes Film Festival moderating a session discussing women in global cinema.

Personal life

Shah has been married to filmmaker Vishwas Paandya since 9 December 2005. She gave birth to their daughter Khiana in 2009 and subsequently took a year off from work.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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14. "Prachee Shah Paandya: An actor should have the ability to do the most usual things, in an unusual way - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
15. "Rashtra Kavach Om box office collection Day 4: Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjana Sanghi's film sees decline". India Today. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
16. "Prachee Shah Pandya Speaks Up On Boycott Culture, Says 'Social Media Needs To Be Used Wisely'". News18. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
17. "Makers of 'Udan Chhoo' unveil new poster featuring Deven Bhojani and Prachee Shah Pandya". The Times of India. 2 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
18. "I don't obsess over lead roles: Prachi - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
19. "Prachee Shah Paandya: So what if I'm playing a mother to two grown-ups? - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
20. "Modi – Journey of a Common Man actor Mahesh Thakur: We have depicted only real-life events from Narendra Modi's life". 4 April 2019.

External links

• Prachi Shah at IMDb
• Prachi Shah at Bollywood Hungama

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