Prachi Desai is a very popular name in the world of television in the recent times. She has conquered the heart of millions by her character portrayal of Bani Walia in the very popular Balaji show `Kasamh Se`. From Punjabi `kuris` to Americanised Indians Prachi Desai has managed to rule the hearts of one and all. In this particular serial she has inspired many teenage girls by the facing all the adversities of her life single-handedly. This brilliant actress was born on 12th September 1988 in the Indian state of Gujarat. She completed her schooling from Surat in Gujarat and then moved to finish her studies from Pune. She had barely managed to complete her junior college when she got a call from the Balaji Production house for the audition of the role of Bani in the then to-be-launched soap `Kasamh Se`. Acting was her passion since childhood so she could not help herself but made her entry in the glamour world in such a tender age.

Prachi Desai catapulted to fame with the Balaji show `Kasamh Se` which is aired on Zee Television every day at 9p.m. Her strong willed character in this serial has become the role model for many teenage girls who are desperate to carve their identity by themselves. For a while Prachi Desai also made a brief appearance in another popular Balaji soap `Kasauti Zindagi Kay` in which she did a cameo as a school student in Prerna`s (played by Shweta Tiwari) school. Though it is less famous than that of `Kasamh Se` she has managed to make a mark in the hearts of the viewers of tellydom. She is also the youngest participant in the celebrity dance show `Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa` which is regarded as the Indian version of `Dancing With The Stars`. In this show her choreographer is Deepak Singh who has been the choreographer for Yash and Gauri Tonk in the second season of `Nach Baliye`. Prachi Desai has also won a host of awards in such a short span in her career. She has won two awards in the 6th Indian Tellyv Awards for the category of `Couple of the Year` along with Ram Kapoor (Jai Walia of Kasamh Se) and also `Fresh New Face of the Year`. She has also won the Best Actress Award in the 15th Kalakar Awards, which was held on January 14, 2006 at the Science City Auditorium in the `City of Joy` Kolkata. She has also bagged the Best Actress award for the role of Bani Walia in the 2007 Sansui Television Awards.

In her personal life she is a happy-go-lucky person and likes to live her life on her own terms. She puts up at Lokhandwala with her mother Ameeta Desai. Her hobbies include sports, acting, listening to music and sketching. Her elder sister Esha is her best friend with whom she shares a very friendly rapport. In the near future she also plans to try her luck in Bollywood movies and claims that she would like to act in a serious movie. Her mantra in life is `Rise even higher`. If she were given to describe her character in five words her choice of words would be bubbly, naughty, ambitious, hardworking and also like her character of Bani in `Kasamh Se`. Ekta Kapoor however describes her as "an over grown baby". She claims "I am happy to get a chance so early in my life". She claims that she has won the hearts of many by her acting skills and now she aims to win the hearts of many youngsters by her dancing skills. Her fans however wish her all the best for her future endeavors.



In 2006, she won fresh face of the year, and Best couple of the year with Ram Kapoor, in Indian Telly Award Function. In 2007, she received the Best Female Actor of the year for `Kasam Se`.