Vaishali Desai |
Vaishali at the IIJW,2010 as the Show Stopper for a jewelery Brand.
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Born | December 18 India |
Occupation | Model, Bollywood Actress |
Relatives | Vidyut Desai (father) Priti Desai (mother) Jaituni Desai (sister) Hariyali Desai (sister) |
Early life[edit]
Vaishali Desai was born to Vidyut Desai and Priti Desai.Desai is the grandniece of
Manmohan Desai. Vaishali was brought up in
Bangalore. Vaishali did her schooling in
Sophia High School, Bangalore. She finished her graduation in Psychology in Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. After her
Miss India contest she shifted her base to Mumbai along with her family not only for modeling but also for her further studies. She has two sisters named Jaituni Desai and Hariyali Desai. Jaituni Desai is also a model and was a contestant in the Miss India contest.
Vaishali was doing ramp shows in Bangalore and was a top model. Her first show was when she was fourteen. But her major break and entry in the acting world was with her first commercial for Ponds Dreamflower Talc. And later was seen in ads like Tanishq, Compaq, Raymonds. Vaishali has however not changed her name to Vyshalee Desai as given in her debut film
Kal Kissne Dekha.
Modelling and advertisements[edit]
She was seen in a
Compaq laptop ad and in the very famous
Raymond ad and is now being seen in another Tanishq ad with Nafisa Ali. She has done ads for products like Swarnam Oil, Power detergent, etc. Vaishali was seen in an ad with
Shah Rukh Khan for Sunfeast and in a Dabur Gulabari ad. Vaishali did her first video for
Kumar Sanu for the song "Aisa na dekho Mujhe." Later she did three videos for the band
Euphoria. She did "Soneya" with them which was followed by "
Mehfuz" which was directed by
Pradeep Sarkar.
Vaishali had participated in the Elite Look of the Year contest and was the second runner-up. Vaishali participated in the Pond's Femina Miss India contest and was the third runner-up becoming the Miss India International even though she wasn't in the five finalists. Vaishali then left in the same year for the Miss International contest in Tokyo but failed to win due to her having conjunctivitus. Vaishali has done ramp shows for top Indian designers. She has participated in the Lakme Fashion week, Dhaka Fashion, and Sri Lankan Fashion week and done shows for L'Oreal, moschino, etc. She has done a lot of print and editorial work.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
2009 | All India Achievers Conference | ARCH OF EXCELLENCE AWARD in recognition of commendable accomplishments in the field of Entertainment & Performing Arts(cinema and television). | Won |
2010 | Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun | Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine. | Nominated |
2010 | All India Achievers Conference | KALA SHIKHAR AWARD in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments in the field of Performing Arts (Cinema) | Won |
2011 | Gauravvanti Gujarati Award | Performing Arts | Won |
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