Pernia Qureshi Explained

Pernia Qureshi
Birth Place:Pakistan
Occupation:Entrepreneur, Kuchipudi dancer, stylist
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Pernia Qureshi is an Indian-American stylist, fashion entrepreneur and classical dancer based in Delhi and Mumbai.[2] [3] [4]

Life and career

Qureshi was born in Pakistan to Indian businessman Moin Akhtar Qureshi who is from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh,[5] and Pakistani actress Nasreen Qureshi.[6] [7] [8] She did her schooling from Woodstock School in Mussoorie, India and is an alumnus of George Washington University.[9] [10]

From a young age she trained as a Kuchipudi dancer, under the dance couple Raja-Radha Reddy.[11] She has performed across India, with performances of Sufi music by Abida Parveen, and dance transliteration of the Urdu poems of Minu Bakshi.[12]

Pernia has worked as a stylist for Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Conde Nast; and designed costumes for the Bollywood film Aisha.[13]

Pernia played a tawaif in Muzaffar Ali's drama film set in pre-independence India, Jaanisaar, opposite Imran Abbas Naqvi.[14] [15] [16] The movie was released on 7 August 2015.[15]

Personal life

In 2011, Qureshi married London-based Indian accountant Arjun Prasad. The couple divorced in 2012.[17] In 2019 she married Indian businessman Sahil Gilani.[18] Pernia Qureshi acquired US citizenship in 2008, thus relinquishing her Indian citizenship, but has held a Person of Indian Origin Card.[19]

Ecommerce platform

She launched an e-commerce website, Pernia's Pop-Up Shop, in 2012.[20] The site offers India's premier designers to a global clientele. Pernia's Pop-Up Shop was acquired by Purple Style Labs in 2019.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Pernia Qureshi I will marry when the time is right. . 7 August 2015 .
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPOJqAh98Yc Home Tour: Pernia Qureshi’s Bright And Airy Apartment In Mumbai
  3. Web site: A style guide by ace designer Pernia Qureshi on kinder wardrobe staples . 2022-11-22 . Financialexpress . 8 September 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: I'd swipe Randeep Hooda right, says stylist/actor Pernia Qureshi. www.hindustantimes.com.
  5. News: Reddy. Sujata. 2015-02-12. We get a good night's sleep, says Pernia Qureshi. The Economic Times. 2020-05-22.
  6. https://shaadiwish.com/blog/2021/07/27/pernia-qureshis-sisters-wedding/ All About Pernia Qureshi’s Sister’s Wedding Bash In Delhi
  7. Web site: Fashionista Extraordinaire: Pernia Qureshi. Sunday Magazine. 23 January 2014. 12 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055112/http://sunday.com.pk/people/23-Jan-2014/fashionista-extraordinaire-pernia-qureshi#.VkQv8LcrLIX. 4 March 2016. dead. My trips to Pakistan have always been very good. Pakistan is like home to me. I have family there, I was born in Pakistan and my mother is from Pakistan..
  8. News: Salman Khan is my dream actor to work with!: Pernia Qureshi. DNA India. I am only speaking Urdu in the film and it wasn't a problem because I am from UP, my father is from Rampur, my mother is from Pakistan.
  9. https://www.woodstockschool.in/alumni-spotlight-kilang-yanger-02/ Alumni Spotlight – Kilang Yanger '02
  10. https://img.perniaspopupshop.com/press/aug17/femina-2.pdf Re-designing The Game
  11. Web site: Bright Young Thing. 4 May 2011. India Today. 26 Feb 2015.
  12. Web site: Pernia Qureshi and Imran Abbas Khan in Jaanisaar. Times Of India. 31 March 2015.
  13. News: Bright young thing. indiatoday.intoday.in.
  14. Web site: Imran Abbas is the life of 'Jaanisaar'. 23 January 2015. Indian Express. 26 Feb 2015.
  15. Web site: First look of Pernia Qureshi and Imran Abbas Naqvi starrer Jaanisaar revealed!. 11 March 2015. Bollywood Life. 31 March 2015.
  16. Web site: 'Jaanisaar': Check Pernia Qureshi's royal avatar. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705082705/http://www.indiaglitz.com/jaanisaar-check-pernia-qureshis-royal-avatar-hindi-news-128149. dead. 5 July 2015. India Glitz. 31 March 2015.
  17. News: Iyer. Sanyukta. Pernia Qureshi: I will marry when the time is right. 7 August 2015. The Times of India. 4 March 2019.
  18. https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/see-photos--pernia-qureshi-gets-married-to-beau-sahil-gilani-in-turkey-21838152 Pernia Qureshi gets married to beau Sahil Gilani in Turkey
  19. News: Centre's stand sought on plea by Qureshi's daughter. . 27 February 2019 .
  20. Web site: Pernia Qureshi on building your own brand in the fashion industry. 2019-04-02. Lifestyle Asia India. en-US. 2020-05-22.

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