Rachana Parulkar Explained

Rachana Parulkar
Birth Date:10 October 1990
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:2009 – present
Known For:Saat 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 .

From 2022 to 2023, she portrayed Shivani Pawar in Maddam Sir.[12]

Media image

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

Filmography

Television

YearSerial RoleNotesRef.
2009Saat Phere - Saloni Ka SafarSavri Singh[15]
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa DilRano
2010–2012Sapnon Se Bhare NainaAkruti
2012GumrahKanak DagarSeason 1[16]
2013–2014Ek Mutthi AasmaanKalpana "Kalpi" Jadhav Singhania [17]
2013Doli Armaano KiHerself Special appearance
2014–2015Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana PratapMaharani Ajabde Punwar[18]
2019NamahParvati
2022-2023Maddam SirShivani Pawar

Films

References

  1. Web site: Rachana Parulkar aka Maharani Ajabde is crazy about M&M’s!. 20 May 2018. The Times Of India.
  2. Web site: Three-day Antarang festival in Hyderabad regaled city’s Kathak admirers. 7 March 2018. The Times Of India.
  3. Web site: Denishua. HPA. School of Kathak Uma Dogra. umadogra.com.
  4. Web site: Rachana Parulkar on Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar: Call me Saawari. 10 June 2018. The Times Of India.
  5. Web site: आम लड़की की कहानी है पार्वती वजे, गौरव बजाज और रचना पारुलकर का नया धारावाहिक 'सपनों से भरे नैना'. Dainik Bhaskar. 2 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Popular Hindi songs, now titles of TV shows: From Bade Achhe Lagte Hain to Sapnon Se Bhare Naina. India Today. 2 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Rachana Parulkar & newbie Shirini Singh as leads in Ek Mutthi Aasmaan. Times Of aindia. 5 July 2019.
  8. Web site: New twist in Rachana Parulkar and Ashish Chaudhary's ‘Ek Mutthi Aasmaan’. 5 June 2014. Times Of India.
  9. Web site: 2015-08-01. Rachana Parulkar excited over new look in ‘…Maharana Pratap’. 2021-05-31. The Indian Express. en.
  10. Web site: Consummation scene tough to enact: Rachana Parulkar on Maharana Pratap. 2021-05-31. The Indian Express. en.
  11. Web site: Rachana Parulkar is the new Parvati after Chhavi Pandey quits show - Times of India. 2021-05-31. The Times of India. en.
  12. Web site: Rachanaa Parulkkar, Praachi Bohra and Sulbha Arya to join SAB TV's Maddam Sir. 1 October 2022. Times Of India.
  13. Web site: Priyanka Chopra is crowned the world's sexiest asian woman 2014. Hindustan Times. 4 December 2014.
  14. Web site: Meet the Sexiest Asian Women of 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510223605/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/meet-the-sexiest-asian-women/20151210.htm . 10 May 2013 . 15 May 2016 . Rediff . live.
  15. Web site: Rachanaa Parulkar: I am just thankful that my family and I managed to survive Cyclone Fani. Times Of India. 8 May 2019.
  16. Web site: Crime is the next big space on TV: Ekta Kapoor on her show Gumrah. September 7, 2012. India Today.
  17. Web site: Rachana Parulkar on her exit from Ek Mutthi Aasmaan: I would like to walk out with dignity. 5 June 2017. Times Of India.
  18. Web site: Rachana Praulkar enjoys playing the character of Ajabde in Maharana Pratap. 10 October 2014.