Rachana Parulkar
Born (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2009 – present
Known forSaat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar
Ek Mutthi Aasmaan
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap

Rachanaa Parulkar is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2009 with Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar portraying Savri Singh. Parulkar is best known for her portrayal of Kalpana Jadhav Singhania in Ek Mutthi Aasmaan and Maharani Ajabde Punwar in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.[1]

Personal life

Parulkar is a trained Kathak dancer[2] and a student of Uma Dogra. She completed her training from Uma Dogra's School of Kathak.[3]

Career

Parulkar made her acting debut in 2009 with Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar portraying Savri Singh.[4] She then appeared as Rano in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, the same year.

From 2010 to 2012, she portrayed Akruti in Sapnon Se Bhare Naina alongside Dishank Arora.[5] In 2012, she appeared in an episode of Gumrah as Kanak Dagar.[6]

Parulkar portrayal of Kalpana "Kalpi" Jadhav Singhania[7] in Ek Mutthi Aasmaan opposite Ashish Chaudhary from 2013 to 2014, proved as a major turning point in her career.[8]

Parulkar achieved further success with her portrayal of Maharani Ajabde Punwar[9] opposite Sharad Malhotra in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap from 2014 to 2015.[10]

In 2019, she portrayed Parvati in Namah alongside Tarun Khanna.[11] She also appeared in an uncredited role in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.

Since 2022, Parulkar is seen portraying Shivani Pawar in Maddam Sir.[12]

Media image

In UK-based newspaper Eastern Eye's 50 Sexiest Asian Women List, Parulkar ranked 29th in 2014[13] and ranked 40th in 2015.[14]

Television

Year Serial Role Notes Ref.
2009 Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar Savri Singh [15]
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Rano
2010–2012 Sapnon Se Bhare Naina Akruti
2012 Gumrah Kanak Dagar Season 1 [16]
2013–2014 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Kalpana "Kalpi" Jadhav Singhania [17]
2013 Doli Armaano Ki Herself Special appearance
2014–2015 Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Maharani Ajabde Punwar [18]
2019 Namah Parvati
2022 Maddam Sir Shivani Pawar [12]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Un­known Uncredited role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar aka Maharani Ajabde is crazy about M&M's!". The Times Of India. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Three-day Antarang festival in Hyderabad regaled city's Kathak admirers". The Times Of India. 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Denishua, HPA. "School of Kathak | Uma Dogra". umadogra.com.
  4. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar on Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar: Call me Saawari". The Times Of India. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "आम लड़की की कहानी है पार्वती वजे, गौरव बजाज और रचना पारुलकर का नया धारावाहिक 'सपनों से भरे नैना'". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Popular Hindi songs, now titles of TV shows: From Bade Achhe Lagte Hain to Sapnon Se Bhare Naina". India Today. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar & newbie Shirini Singh as leads in Ek Mutthi Aasmaan". Times Of aindia. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "New twist in Rachana Parulkar and Ashish Chaudhary's 'Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'". Times Of India. 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar excited over new look in '…Maharana Pratap'". The Indian Express. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Consummation scene tough to enact: Rachana Parulkar on Maharana Pratap". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar is the new Parvati after Chhavi Pandey quits show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Rachanaa Parulkkar, Praachi Bohra and Sulbha Arya to join SAB TV's Maddam Sir". Times Of India. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Priyanka Chopra is crowned the world's sexiest asian woman 2014". Hindustan Times. 4 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Meet the Sexiest Asian Women of 2015". Rediff. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rachanaa Parulkar: I am just thankful that my family and I managed to survive Cyclone Fani". Times Of India. 8 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Crime is the next big space on TV: Ekta Kapoor on her show Gumrah". India Today. 7 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Rachana Parulkar on her exit from Ek Mutthi Aasmaan: I would like to walk out with dignity". Times Of India. 5 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Rachana Praulkar enjoys playing the character of Ajabde in Maharana Pratap". 10 October 2014.
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