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{{short description|Indian | {{short description|Indian former netball player and actress}} | ||
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'''Prachi Tehlan''' (born 2 October 1993) is an Indian netball and basketball player, and an actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/prachi-tehlan-on-netball-acting-and-women-in-sports-5223.html|title=Prachi Tehlan on women in sports|publisher=Femina|date=12 May 2016}}</ref> 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. | '''Prachi Tehlan''' (born 2 October 1993) screen name Prachika is an Indian former netball and basketball player, and an actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/prachi-tehlan-on-netball-acting-and-women-in-sports-5223.html|title=Prachi Tehlan on women in sports|publisher=Femina|date=12 May 2016}}</ref> 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.{{cn|date=October 2021}} 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 ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'' on [[Star Plus]] in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Netball-captain-turned-actress-asked-to-lose-15-kilos-for-her-show/articleshow/50753305.cms|title=Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show|publisher=Times of India|date=28 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/diya-aur-baati-star-prachi-tehlan-jmc-girls-represent-true-women-power/articleshow/61563132.cms|title=Diya Aur Baati star Prachi Tehlan: JMC girls represent true women power|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 November 2017}}</ref> | She made her acting debut in the TV series ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'' on [[Star Plus]] in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Netball-captain-turned-actress-asked-to-lose-15-kilos-for-her-show/articleshow/50753305.cms|title=Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show|publisher=Times of India|date=28 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/diya-aur-baati-star-prachi-tehlan-jmc-girls-represent-true-women-power/articleshow/61563132.cms|title=Diya Aur Baati star Prachi Tehlan: JMC girls represent true women power|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
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===Netball=== | ===Netball=== | ||
[[File:Prachitehlan.png|thumb|right|Prachi in an event]] | [[File:Prachitehlan.png|thumb|right|Prachi in an event]] | ||
*Won a Gold Medal in [[National Games of India| | *Won a Gold Medal in [[2011 National Games of India|34th 2011 National Games]]. | ||
*Played Inter College thrice and scored 1st position. | *Played Inter College thrice and scored 1st position. | ||
*Represented Delhi in Senior Nationals. | *Represented Delhi in Senior Nationals. | ||
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==Acting career== | ==Acting career== | ||
Prachi decided to accept an offer from [[Shashi Sumeet Productions]] and make her acting debut with side character role in the highly rated TV drama ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'', on [[Star Plus]] channel in January 2016. She lost 15 kg (33 lbs) of weight to prepare for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Netball-captain-turned-actress-asked-to-lose-15-kilos-for-her-show/articleshow/50753305.cms|title=Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=28 January 2016}}</ref> Prachi stated her reasons to put her sporting career on hold due to the lack of opportunities and sponsors for female players of netball and basketball in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/prachi-tehlan-excited-to-shoot-in-rann-of-kutch/articleshow/62384875.cms|title=Prachi Tehlan excited to shoot in Rann of Kutch|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=1 April 2018}}</ref> | Prachi decided to accept an offer from [[Shashi Sumeet Productions]] and make her acting debut with side character role in the highly rated TV drama ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'', on [[Star Plus]] channel in January 2016. She lost 15 kg (33 lbs) of weight to prepare for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Netball-captain-turned-actress-asked-to-lose-15-kilos-for-her-show/articleshow/50753305.cms|title=Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=28 January 2016}}</ref> Prachi stated her reasons to put her sporting career on hold due to the lack of opportunities and sponsors for female players of netball and basketball in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/prachi-tehlan-excited-to-shoot-in-rann-of-kutch/articleshow/62384875.cms|title=Prachi Tehlan excited to shoot in Rann of Kutch|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=1 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, she played a leading actress role in the Punjabi movie ''[[Bailaras]]'' . She was last seen in Malayalam movie ''[[Mamangam]]'' (2019) Which was a box office flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/prachi-tehlan-on-mammootty-film-mamangam-6158359/|title=Mammootty suggested me to watch The Crown|publisher=[[The Indian Express|Indian Express]]|accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite | In 2017, she played a leading actress role in the Punjabi movie ''[[Bailaras]]'' . She was last seen in Malayalam movie ''[[Mamangam]]'' (2019) Which was a box office flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/prachi-tehlan-on-mammootty-film-mamangam-6158359/|title=Mammootty suggested me to watch The Crown|publisher=[[The Indian Express|Indian Express]]|accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mamangam-must-be-watched-on-the-big-screen-prachi-tehlan/article30016381.ece|title=Mamangam must be watched on the big screen: Prachi Tehlan|work=[[The_Hindu_(newspaper)|The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=19 November 2019|last1=Kumar|first1=Pradeep}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prachi-tehlan-the-role-in-mamangam-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-me-since-my-acting-debut/articleshow/71243359.cms|title=The role in Mamangam was the best thing to happen to me since my acting debut|website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> Tehlan was considered for one of the lead female roles in ''[[Ram (film)|Ram]]'' opposite [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Express News Service|title=Prachi Tehlan in talks to join Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph's 'Ram'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/15/prachi-tehlan-in-talks-to-join-mohanlal-jeethu-josephs-ram-2089623.html|accessdate=18 January 2020|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=15 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[https://newzfresh.com/prachi-tehlan/ Prachi Tehlan Biography] | * {{sports links}} | ||
* [https://newzfresh.com/prachi-tehlan/ Prachi Tehlan Biography] | |||
* [http://www.prachitehlan.com Official Website] | * [http://www.prachitehlan.com Official Website] | ||
* {{imdb name|8670999}} | * {{imdb name|8670999}} | ||