Prachi Tehlan

Prachi Tehlan
Tehlan at Mumbai Press Meet
Personal information
Born (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 31)
Delhi, India
Alma materMontfort Senior Secondary School
Jesus & Mary College
University of Delhi
IMT Ghaziabad
Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies
GGSIPU, New Delhi
Occupation(s)Actress, basketball & netball player
Years active2016–present
Parents
  • Narender Kumar (father)
  • Poonam Tehlan (mother)
Websitewww.prachitehlan.com
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2007–2011 Delhi
Years National team(s) Caps
2008–2011  India 24
Medal record
Netball
Representing  India
South Asian Beach Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hambantota

Prachi Tehlan (born 2 October 1993)[1] is an Indian actress and former netball and basketball player.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5] She made her film debut as Nimmy in the Punjabi film Arjan opposite Roshan Prince directed by Manduip Singh in 2017. She is active in Punjabi and Malayalam Cinema.

  1. ^ "Birthday girl Prachi Tehlan recalls her childhood birthday celebrations". The Times of India. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Prachi Tehlan on women in sports". Femina. 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Prachi Tehlan came up to stand with P.T. Usha as a sports player". 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Netball captain-turned- actress asked to lose 15 kilos for her show". The Times of India. 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Diya Aur Baati star Prachi Tehlan: JMC girls represent true women power". The Times of India. 9 November 2017.