I enjoy pottery, balloon sculpting says Prachi Desai Not many know that Bollywood actress Prachi Desai, who rose to fame with films like Rock On!! and Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, loves balloon sculpting, pottery and dancing. She also loves globe trotting and feels travelling has made her a better person. “I started working at a young age. So I never got time to learn things that I always wanted to. Like I want to learn classical dancing. I enjoy pottery and balloon sculpting too. It’s fun and relaxing,”…
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Quick Five: Prachi Desai – My image and I
Quick Five: Prachi Desai – My image and I Prachi Desai, the “Kasamh Se” girl who made her film debut with “Rock On!!”, is back with “I, Me Aur Main”, now playing in theatres. The actor, who was in the Capital recently for the promotion of her film, says, “Delhi is the place I always connect to. I’m here every month but only for work purposes. I would rather chill out in Delhi and have some fun.” Excerpts from an interview: How would you describe your role in in About…
Read MorePrachi Desai : TV is a regressive medium
Prachi Desai : TV is a regressive medium She made it big with television, but actor Prachi Desai does not approve of how the medium has become today and feels that it is regressive in nature. “I think, I was a part of TV in a more fortunate time. Even though my story was of a girl being in love with an older man, it was a slightly modern drama as compared to what it is right now. It is extremely regressive,” says the actor who has since graduated to…
Read MorePrachi Desai: I deserve better
Prachi Desai: I deserve better It’s drilled into an entertainment journalist’s head that celebrities that we meet can’t ever really be our friend. But Bollywood’s rising star Prachi Desai makes you want to doubt that theory. Well, almost. Billed as Bollywood’s preferred star for girl-next-door roles, her responses are artless and makes her seem far less synthetic than her peers. It’s almost as if this Bollywood equivalent of Katherine Heigl has no agenda up her sleeve other than to have a heart-to-heart chat. “Personally, I think I deserve better,” said…
Read MorePrachi Desai: I am lucky
Prachi Desai: I am lucky We know her best as the sari-clad, dutiful wife and daughter-in-law on a daily soap or the dancing diva on a reality show. Surprisingly, Prachi Desai does have a link with the visual arts. “Both, my father and uncle have worked in several plays. My uncle, Mahesh still does theatre. But, I myself did not have any exposure to it during my childhood,” says the Gujarat-born Prachi. That is, until out of curiosity, she auditioned for a popular production house’s new serial. She was then…
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