Prachi Tehlan
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Occupation(s) | Actress, basketball & netball player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prachi Tehlan is an Indian former netball and basketball player, and an actress.[1] Prachi is the former captain of the India national netball team which represented India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and in other major Asian Championships in 2010-11.[2]Under her captaincy, the Indian team won its first medal in 2011 South Asian Beach Games. She has been given the title of “Queen of The Court” by The Times of India & “Lass of The Rings” by The Indian Express. She is the brand ambassador of Netball Development Trust India for 2011-2017.
She made her acting debut in the TV series She made her film debut as Nimmy in the Punjabi film Arjan opposite Roshan Prince directed by Manduip Singh in 2017.
Early life and education
Tehlan did her schooling from
She has worked on various projects in
Sports career
She started her sports career with basketball playing at the national level while still in school. She was selected to attend the Indian Camp thrice in 2004, in Cuttack, Odisha.
Basketball
- 2002-2007
- Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03)
- Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.
- Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.
- 2008
- 2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor
- 2009
- 2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.
Netball
- Won a gold medal in 34th 2011 National Games.
- Played Inter College thrice and scored 1st position.
- Represented Delhi in Senior Nationals.
- Played Indo-Singapore series, 2010 held in Delhi & Noida, won it by 5-0.
- Captain of the team in 7th Youth Asian Championship, 2010 held in Delhi.
- Participated and captained the Senior Indian Netball Team in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi.
- Represented India and was captain of the senior team in 6th Nation Cup, Singapore-2010.
- Represented India and was captain of Indian team in 2011 South Asian Beach Games. The team bagged a silver medal. This was the first ever medal won by Indian team at an international level.
Acting career
Prachi decided to accept an offer from
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2017 | Arjan | Nimmy | Punjabi | |
Bailaras | Sonali | |||
2019 | Mamangam
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Unnimaya | Malayalam | |
TBA | Trishanku[11] | Nakshathra | Telugu | |
TBA | Ram | TBA | Malayalam |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Diya Aur Baati Hum | Arzoo Rathi | Television debut |
2017–2018 | Ikyawann | Susheel Parekh | lead role |
2019 | Band Baja Bandh Darwaza |
Recognition
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- India won its first international medal under her captaincy in South Asian Beach Games, 2011 (Oct), Sri Lanka.
- Youngest Captain of any Netball in the Commonwealth Games 2010.
- Awarded as Sports Women of the Year 2010 by Jesus and Mary College and recognized as a Sports Achiever in Delhi University Achievers List.
- Short films made by Delhi Ajtak, Pragya T.V, Focus T.V, Living India by Ayur Group and NDTV. (2010, 2011)
- Subject of various articles published by leading newspapers, magazines and internet-
- NDTV (2011) featured as one of the top 10 Hottest Sports Women in India.
- India Today (2010) featured as one of the Top 10 Glamorous faces of Commonwealth Games-2010.
- Sports Keeda (2010),
- Cupid speaks(2010),
- Hindustan Times (2010),
- Times of India (2010), article “Queen of the Courts”.
- Amar Ujala (2010,2011);
- Indian Express (2005), article “Lass of the Rings”.
- Chief Guest on various sports meets and social events(2010- 2012)
- Chief Guest at IIM Kashipur sports meet (2016)
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Sports Meet (2010) with Sushil Kumar and Dhanraj Pillay
- Terry For Marathon with Satpal Singh and Mohammad Azruddin (2010)
- Guest at Limca Book of Records with Vijender Singh, Jwala Gutta, Gagan Narang, Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar, etc.(2011)
- Chal Leh Bhag Leh Sports Event
- Deepalaya School Sports Meet (2011)
- Dev Samaj School Sports Meet (2012)
- KAPSONS for its Brand Promotion, Kirti Nagar, 2012
See also
References
- ^ "Prachi Tehlan on women in sports". Femina. 12 May 2016.
- ^ https://indiaeducationdiary.in/prachi-tehlan-came-stand-p-t-usha-sports-player/
- ^ "Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show". The Times of India. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Diya Aur Baati star Prachi Tehlan: JMC girls represent true women power". The Times of India. 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show". The Times of India. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Prachi Tehlan excited to shoot in Rann of Kutch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Mammootty suggested me to watch The Crown". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "The role in Mamangam was the best thing to happen to me since my acting debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Express News Service (15 January 2020). "Prachi Tehlan in talks to join Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph's 'Ram'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Silpa Rajan (19 June 2021). "Prachi Tehlan exclusively spills the beans on her Telugu debut film 'Trishanku'". The Economic Times.
Arora, Lakshay (19 December 2022). "FIFA World Cup 2022 Final, Argentina vs France Live: Lionel Messi shines as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to win World Cup". NEWS PARADY. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
External links
- Prachi Tehlan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Prachi Tehlan Biography
- Official Website
- Prachi Tehlan at IMDb