Prajakta Mali (born 8 August 1989) is an Indian actress known for her work in

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film and television. She was born in Pandharpur and brought up in Pune. She started her career with

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's ''Suvasini'' in 2011. Later, she appeared in

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's '' Julun Yeti Reshimgathi'' in 2013. Currently she is hosting

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's ''

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''.

Early life

She studied B.A. and M.A. in Performing Arts in “Bharatnatyam” at Lalit Kala Kendra,

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. She was also awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Culture for higher studies in Bharatnatyam.

Career

Prajakta was seen in Marathi television

show "Suvasini" in the year 2011. She was later seen playing the role of Meghna Desai in

's show Julun Yeti Reshimgathi in the year 2013. She was also seen in the

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’s Marathi feature film "Kho-Kho" in the year 2013. In 2014, she played the role of Bijli in the Marathi film Sangharsh starring

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. Next, in 2017 she was seen as Girija in

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along with

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.She is seen in the September 2017 movie

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, opposite Suvrat Joshi. She hosted Marathi television shows Maharashtrachi Hasya Jatra for

from 2018 to 2020 and Mast Maharashtra travel show in the year 2020 for

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Marathi, unless otherwise noted the language.''

Television

References

External links

* * Living people 1989 births Indian film actresses Actresses in Marathi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Marathi television Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni {{india-actor-stub