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| name = Shalmalee Desai<br />
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| birth_place = Mumbai, India. <br />
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| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]], (psychology)<br />[[Master of Business Administration ]] (marketing)<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actress]]|television writer}}<br />
| years_active = 2012–present<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Avinash Sachdev]]|2015|2017|reason=divorced}}<br />
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'''Shalmalee Desai''' (born 17 March) is an Indian television writer and actress mainly known for the role of Sojal in the Hindi television show ''[[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iss Pyaar Ko... cast reunite at Geetanjali's 'house warming' party|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/iss-pyaar-ko-cast-reunite-geetanjalis-house-warming-party-150806|website=Tellychakkar|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref> She was the winner of the [[UTV Stars]] reality show ''Lux The Chosen One'' in 2012.<ref name=Winner>{{cite web|title=Palatial pleasures|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/palatial-pleasures/987820/1|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], Shalmalee worked with television channel [[Zee Marathi]] as a management trainee after completing an [[MBA]] from Welingkar College in 2011.<ref name=Winner /> Shalmalee is a trained [[Kathak]] dancer as well as a golfer.<ref name="Cat Deeley">{{cite web|title=I idolise Cat Deeley|url=http://www.punemirror.in/entertainment/bollywood/I-idolise-Cat-Deeley/articleshow/31655486.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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After winning in the reality show ''Lux The Chosen One'' in 2012, she became the official face of [[UTV Stars]] channel for the year 2013.<ref name=Winner /> The same year, she secured her first television role in the television show ''[[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir]]''. After completing a screenwriting course at [[Whistling Woods International Institute]], she made her writing debut with popular television drama series ''[[Thapki Pyar Ki]]'' in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/actress-shalmalee-desai-turns-writer-170107|title=Actress Shalmalee Desai turns writer|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|newspaper=Tellychakkar.com|access-date=2017-01-07}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
In 2015, Desai married her ''[[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir]]'' co-star [[Avinash Sachdev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47704119.cms|title=Celeb' Hush Hush Wedding|website=TIO|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/avinash-sachdev-and-shalmalee-desais-wedding-diaries-view-pics/|title=Avinash Sachdev and Shalmalee Desai’s wedding diaries|website=Bollywood life|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shocking-break-ups-of-tv-actors-here-the-list/avinash-sachdev-and-shalmalee-desai-are-officially-divorced/photostory/62135839.cms|title=Avinash Sachdev and Shalmalee Desai are officially divorced - Shocking break-ups of TV actors, here's the list|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref><br />
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==Television work==<br />
===Actor===<br />
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! Year !! Show !! Role!! Comments <br />
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| 2012 ||''Lux The Chosen One''|| Contestant / Winner || {{Won}}<ref name=Winner /><br />
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| 2013 || ''Just Khans''|| Host||<br />
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| 2013–2015 || ''[[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir]]''|| Sojal Agnihotri || Supporting role<ref name=Ipkkndebp>{{cite web|title=Iss Pyaar Ko... cast reunite at Geetanjali's 'house warming' party|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/iss-pyaar-ko-cast-reunite-geetanjalis-house-warming-party-150806|website=TC|accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (TV series)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' ||Sagarika Ganguli|| Cameo<br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Encounter (Indian TV series)|Encounter]]''||Mrs. Dave|| Supporting role <br />
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| 2015 || ''[[Gulmohar Grand]]'' || Avanti ||Episodic role<br />
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|}<br />
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===Writer===<br />
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! Year !! Show !! Channel !! Comments <br />
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|2016–2017 || ''[[Thapki Pyar Ki ]]'' || [[Colors TV]] || <ref name=":0" /> <br />
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|2017<br />
|''[[Ek Aastha Aisi bhi (TV series)|Ek Aastha Aisi bhi]]'' <br />
|[[Star Plus]] <br />
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|}<br />
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