Name: | Preeti Desai |
Occupation: | Actor |
Gender: | Female |
Height: | 173 cm (5′ 9”) |
Birth Day: | September 29, 1984 |
Age: | 36 |
Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England |
Zodiac Sign: | Libra |
Preeti Desai
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Family Members
# | Name | Relationship | Net Worth | Salary | Age | Occupation |
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#1 | Hemlata Desai | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
#2 | Jitendra Desai | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
#3 | Anjlee Desai | Siblings | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
#4 | Abhay Deol | $1 Million – $2 Million (Approx.) | $16 million | 44 | Actor |
Physique
Height | Weight | Hair Colour | Eye Colour | Blood Type | Tattoo(s) |
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173 cm (5′ 9”) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Before Fame
In 2006, she broke into the entertainment world by being crowned Miss Cleveland. She went on to win the title of Miss Great Britain the following year.
Biography
Biography Timeline
Desai was crowned Miss Cleveland and then went on to win Miss Great Britain in 2007. As a British Indian, she was the first woman of Indian heritage to win the title. She was crowned Miss Great Britain after the previous winner was disqualified and the country voted her to take over as the winner.
Desai moved to Mumbai in 2008 to start her career as a fashion model. Being represented by ace photographer Atul Kasbekar, she appeared on the cover of L’officiel magazine with super star Shahrukh Khan as her 1st assignment. That assignment was followed right away with her 2nd assignment: the Kingfisher Calendar 2008. Desai was also selected to be solely on the cover of the Kingfisher Calendar special edition.
In October 2009, Desai was announced as the new face of the retail apparel company Provogue along with Indian actor Hrithik Roshan. Desai was also featured with Italian designer Leonardo Ferragamo of Salvatore Ferragamo for L’Officiel magazine and walked for fashion designer Christopher Kane in a Fashion Week.
Desai got herself a super model status in India in a short span of two years before she started acting for her first feature film in 2011.
Desai made her film debut in a feature film Shor in the City which was released in April 2011. It is directed by Raj Nidimoru and D. K. Krishna, and is produced by Balaji Telefilms’ Ekta Kapoor. Desai plays the role of the female protagonist Sharmili opposite Indian-American actor Sendhil Ramamurthy. The film is a thriller drama, set in contemporary Mumbai with three separate but interrelated storylines, of which one is in English and the other two are in Hindi.
Desai was listed as one of Time’s 50 Most Desirable Women and People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2011.
Desai was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York in October 2012 presented by SAIFF and HBO. Shor in the City was officially selected for the Pusan International Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival in 2011. The film won the Best Director Award at MIAAC in New York.
Top Indian designer Anita Dongre known for never using showstoppers in her runway shows, for the first time in August 2012 asked Desai to close the show at fashion week. Questioning Dongre on why she wanted Desai to don the final piece, Anita Dongre said “I saw no one else but Preeti in my showstopper design, she makes all my designs look beautiful, and she has the right elegance, confidence and poise.”
In 2014, Desai was seen in the lead role opposite Abhay Deol for the feature film titled One by Two directed by Devika Bhagat and produced by Amit Kapoor.
In 2017, Desai played the role of Jen Green in the thriller The Bachelor Next Door directed by Michael Feifer. The film starred Michael Welch, Tyler Johnson, and Haylie Duff. Her other work includes The Work Wife on Amazon Prime, where she played the role of Katie, and Saving My Baby on Lifetime.
In 2019, Desai shot for the comedy pilot series Woman Up written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones for ABC and 20th Century Fox Television. The series features Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Tawny Newsome as her co-stars.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Preeti Desai is 37 years, 8 months and 27 days old. Preeti Desai will celebrate 38th birthday on a Thursday 29th of September 2022.
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