Manasi Parekh is an Indian actress, singer, producer and content creator. She is known for her roles as Gulaal in

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's ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' and Maya in ''

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''.

Personal life

Manasi Parekh is a

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

born and brought up in

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. Although born in Mumbai, she is culturally inclined toward

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

and frequently visits Gujarat. She grew up listening to music and is a fan of Purshottam Upadhyaya. She is married to musician

Parthiv Gohil Parthiv Gohil (born 18 February 1976) is a playback singer for Indian films including ''Devdas'', ''Saawariya'', '' Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'', and ''Kisaan''. He is known in Gujarati Cinema for hit songs ''Aasmani'', ''Thai Jashe'', and ''Son ...

. They have a daughter

Career

Manasi made her debut in acting with the serial ''

Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' is an Indian television series which aired on MTV India from 25 October 2004 to 18 May 2005. It was produced by Balaji Telefilms. It starred Karan Singh Grover, Panchi Bora, Barkha Sengupta, Manasi Parekh and Yash T ...

'' in 2004 but became popular in Star One's ''

India Calling ''India Calling'' is an Indian television series that aired on Star One from 14 November 2005 to 5 October 2006. Plot Chandni is the middle class girl living in Jalandhar who adores her elder sister, Mini Didi / Manisha Kapoor. Manisha is ...

'' in 2005. She won Zee TV's singing reality show ''Star Ya Rockstar''. Manasi appeared in Star Plus' prime time show ''

Gulaal Gulal or abir ( bn, আবীর) or abhir ( or, ଅଭୀର) is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for the typical Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the ...

''. She was also seen in shows like 9X's ''Remote Control'' and Star One's ''Laughter Ke Phatke''. She appeared in the

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romance film ''

Leelai ''Leelai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Louis and produced by Ramesh Babu. It stars débutantes Shiv Panditt and Manasi Parekh in lead roles along with Santhanam and Suhasini Raju in pivotal roles. Th ...

'' alongside actor

Shiv Panditt Shiv Pandit (born 21 June 1984), known professionally as Shiv Panditt, is an Indian actor, model, emcee, radio jockey and television host. He is the brother of Gayatri Pandit, who has been an assistant director on the films ''Desi Boyz'' (2011 ...

, which was released in April 2012. Manasi made her Hindi debut with ''Yeh Kaisi Life'' which premiered at the IFFI Festival in Goa. A trained classical singer, Gohil has provided vocals for films such as

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's ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden ...

''. In 2019, she made her debut as a producer through the Gujarati webseries ''Do Not Disturb''. In 2020, she debuted in

Gujarati cinema Gujarati cinema, also known as Gollywood or Dhollywood, is the Gujarati language film industry. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its ince ...

with ''

Golkeri ''Golkeri'' () is a Gujarati comedy drama film directed by Viral Shah and produced by Manasi Parekh and Parthiv Gohil under banner of Soul Sutra Studio. It is written by Viral Shah and Amatya. The film starring Malhar Thakar and Manasi Parekh ...

''.

Television

Films

Short films

Webseries

Theatre

Home production

References

External links

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