Parna Pethe is an Indian film & theatre actress who has appeared in many

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films and experimental plays.

Early life

Parna was born and raised in

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. She studied at Abhinava Vidyalaya School and graduated from

Fergusson College Fergusson College is an autonomous public-private college offering various courses in the streams of arts and science in the city of Pune, India. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society. Professor Vaman Shivram Apte was its fir ...

, Pune. She started acting while she was studying at Fergusson. She has been a

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dancer since she was 8.

Personal life

She dated

Alok Rajwade Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays. Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He ...

for 6 years before tying the knot, on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune.

Career

Pethe was one of the founding members of ''

Natak Company Natak Company is a Pune-based theatre troupe. Its previous members include Nipun Dharmadhikari, Alok Rajwade, Amey Wagh, Siddharth Menon, Abhay Mahajan and Parna Pethe. In 2018, the group celebrated its 10th anniversary by organising a theat ...

'', in 2008. She was also part of the theatre troupe,

Aasakta Kalamanch Aasakta Kalamanch (also known popularly as Aasakta) is a Pune-based theatre troupe. Its alumni include Radhika Apte, Sagar Deshmukh, Pradeep Vaidya, Ashish Mehta, Varun Narvekar, Sarang Sathaye, and Omkar Govardhan. History Aasakta Kalamanch ...

. In 2014,she appeared in

Rama Madhav ''Rama Madhav'' is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language historical drama directed by Mrinal Kulkarni, It takes place during the Peshwa era. ''Rama Madhav'' was released on 8 August 2014. Plot The story starts from where Chhoti Rama is playing. All sh ...

, in which she played the titular character along with Alok Rajwade. In 2016, she appeared in the movie '' YZ''. She replaced

Sakhi Gokhale Sakhi Gokhale (born 27 July 1993) is a Marathi television and theatre actress. She known for her portrayed in ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' as Reshma Inamdar and '' Dil Dosti Dobara'' as Pari. Early life and education Gokhale attended Sahyadri Sch ...

in the famous play,

Amar Photo Studio ''Amar Photo Studio'' is a two-act Marathi play directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari, featuring Amey Wagh, Sakhi Gokhale, Suvrat Joshi, Pooja Thombre and Siddhesh Purkar. The first show was on August 13, 2016 at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, K ...

in 2018. In 2019, she was part of an online short film series, titled ''Safe Journeys'', opposite Suvrat Joshi. She would be seen next in ''Medium Spicy'', directed by

Mohit Takalkar Mohit Ratnakar Takalkar (Marathi: मोहित टाकळकर) (born 18 August 1977) is an Indian theatre director, filmmaker, film editor, screenwriter and actor from Pune, Maharashtra. He has led and spawned a movement in Marathi experi ...

. Pethe is also the curator of ''Kaan Drushti'', a series of theatre related talks by Natak Company. In 2022, she started sharing the stage with her father Atul Pethe for the first time in a play called ''Adlay Ka…?'' directed by

Nipun Dharmadhikari Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari (born in 1987) is a Marathi writer, actor, and director. He is known for the revival of Sangeet Natak(Musicals) and long five act plays. Early life & personal life Dharmadhikari's early education was in a convent ...

Films

Theatre

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pethe, Parna 1990 births Living people Marathi actors People from Pune Actresses in Marathi cinema Indian film actresses Indian theatre people Indian theatre directors