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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Panchi Bora
| image = Photo Of Panchi Bora From The 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards 2010.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Photo of Panchi Bora From The 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2004–present
| occupation = [[model (person)|Model]], [[actress]]
}}

'''Panchi Bora''' is an [[India]]n television actress and model from [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Panchi-no-time-for-love/articleshow/2263012.cms|title=Panchi, no time for love|date=2007-08-08|author=Nishant|access-date=2013-08-28|work=The Times of India}}</ref> She plays lead roles in the series ''[[Kayamath]]'' and ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]'', before working in the Telugu film industry.

==Life & Career==
Panchi Bora originally hails from [[Assam]]. Her father is a retired army officer who settled in [[Pune]] after his retirement.<ref name="hindu2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/17/stories/2007021700640100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222230903/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/17/stories/2007021700640100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-02-22 |title=Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Television : Twice lucky! |date=2007-02-17 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> She wanted to become a lawyer and enrolled at the [[ILS Law College]] in [[Pune]]. During her first year in college, she appeared in commercials and television advertisements. She worked alongside her mother in a Tata Indicom commercial,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/news/2008/panchi-bora-cloud-nine-251108.html |title=Panchi Bora is on cloud nine – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=2008-11-25 |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> and got a break in a Cadbury advertisement.<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/09sli2.htm |title=rediff.com: When Ekta Kapoor tracked down Panchi Bora! |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref>

Ekta Kapoor, head of [[Balaji Telefilms]], saw the advertisement and asked her to audition for ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'',<ref name="rediff1"/> the first ever soap to be aired on [[MTV India|MTV]].<ref name="hindu2007"/> She played a radio jockey, Ananya Puri, one of the main leads in the series. After ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'', she took a break and decided to complete her graduation. She quit her law studies and enrolled at the [[Fergusson College]], Pune,<ref name="hindu2007"/> where she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree.<ref name="rediff2">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/09sli3.htm |title=rediff.com: When Ekta Kapoor tracked down Panchi Bora! |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> Ekta Kapoor then approached her again for a role in Balaji Telefilms' series ''[[Kayamath]]''. Bora said that initially she was not interested in the role but that after Ekta Kapoor persisted and narrated the script to her, she took it up as she found it interesting.<ref name="rediff2"/> She played the central role of Prachi in ''Kayamath'', who according to Bora was "a simple girl, very shy and attached to her family" and "unlike me in real life".<ref name="hindu2007"/> After ''Kayamath'' she had a break (2009–2012) then she came back with ''Bid Aai'' also on [[STAR Plus]]. In 2010, while in Russia, she was selected to play the female lead in an English-language Russian TV production titled ''The Hindu – The Indian''.<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/panchi-flies-to-moscow/article1-496605.aspx |title=Panchi flies to Moscow |work=Hindustan Times |date=2010-01-12 |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> She played Maya, an Indian girl, who she described as "extremely spiritual" and shot for it in parts of North India and Moscow.<ref name="hindustantimes1"/> In 2012, she made an appearance in ''[[Gumrah: End of Innocence]]'' in which she played a fun loving girl Neelam who aspires to be a designer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Panchi-Bora-back-with-Gumrah/articleshow/13592871.cms |title=Panchi Bora back with Gumrah |work=The Times of India |date=2012-05-28 |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref>

She made her feature film debut in the 2011 Telugu film ''Akashame Haddu''. About her performance in the film, [[The Hindu]] wrote, "Panchi Bora is gorgeous and slips easily into the role of a two timer".<ref>{{cite web|author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aakasame-haddu-love-guru-weaves-the-magic/article2442150.ece |title=Aakasame Haddu – Love guru weaves the magic |work=The Hindu|date=2011-09-10 |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> Her second film was ''[[Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?]]'', in which she was paired with [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/news-archives/december-2011/panchi-bora-heaps-praises-on-balakrishna-041211.html |title=Actress Panchi Bora | Lakshmi Manchu |publisher=CineGoer.com |date=2011-12-04 |access-date=2014-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014805/http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/news-archives/december-2011/panchi-bora-heaps-praises-on-balakrishna-041211.html |archive-date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In ''Yamini Chandrasekhar'' she played the titular character, Yamini, an archaeology student.<ref>{{cite web|author=M. L. Narasimham |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/yamini-chandrasekhar-the-mystery-deepens/article5668066.ece |title=Yamini Chandrasekhar: The mystery deepens |work=The Hindu|date=2014-02-08 |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2011 || ''Aakasame Haddu'' || Kirti || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?]]'' || Visalakshi || Telugu
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Dhamarukam]]'' || Kavita || Telugu
|-
| 2014 || ''Yamini Chandrasekhar'' || Yamini || Telugu
|-
| 2014 || ''Prabhanjanam'' || Pranita || Telugu
|-
| 2019 || ''[[22 Yards]]'' || Shonali ||[[Hindi]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[It's My Life (film)|It's My Life]]'' || Kajal || [[Hindi]]
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]''
| Ananya Puri
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[Kahiin to Hoga|Kahiin To Hoga]]''
| rowspan="3" | Guest (as Prachi)
| rowspan="3" | Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]''
|-
| ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]''
|-
| 2007–2009
| ''[[Kayamath]]''
| Prachi Milind Mishra
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2008
| ''[[Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]''
| rowspan="3" |Guest (as Prachi)
| rowspan="3" |Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]''
|-
| ''[[Kasturi (TV series)|Kasturi]]''
|-
| ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
| Neelima
|
|-
| ''[[Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 3)|Bigg Boss 3]]''
| Guest
| Spent 3 days
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''The Hindu''
| Maya
| Russian series<br/>Nominated, Best Actress of Drama Series at [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rwstudio.com/about/about/ |title=Russian World Studios |publisher=Rwstudio.com |access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Keshav Pandit (TV series)|Keshav Pandit]]''
| Sonu Juneja
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Gumrah: End of Innocence]]''
| Neelam
| Episodic appearance
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Gangaa]]''
| Jhanvi Sagar Chaturvedi
|
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of Indian television actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4414400}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Pune]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Assamese cinema]]
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[[Category:Female models from Assam]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]

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