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Introduction : Who is Pragati Mehra ?
Pragati Mehra is a Hindi TV actress, most popular for her role in the long-running Colors Show Uttaran.
Family, Education and Interesting Facts :
- Along with acting, Pragati has been an ad model too and done close to 50 commercials.
- She is a Punjabi who was born and brought up in Delhi, but stays in Mumbai to pursue her career.
- Her family included her parents and her brother.
- Her education includes a degree in Fashion design, though most people in her family were doctors.
Salary, TV Career and Profession :
- She started her career as a Radio Jockey on AIR in 1999. She even anchored the Olympics in 2000 on Doordarshan.
- Her TV career debuted in the Punjabi language with a show on Zee Punjabi. Post-2002, she quit radio completely and moved her attention to the only TV. She hosted Yeh Hai Bollywood talk show for more than 7 years.
- Over the years, Pragati has played a number of roles in Hindi serials.
- She played the role of Maheshwari in Zee TV’s popular show Chhoti Bahu. During the shooting of this serial, she faced a number of mishaps such as flower vase falling on her head. She needed medical assistance during this.
- Another character she played was Jodha in Akbar Birbal. But after a few months, in October 2016, she was unceremoniously ousted from the show & actress Delnaaz Irani was brought back. Pragati had to file a complaint with CINTAA regarding this issue
- Her most famous character till date was Divya Jyoti Thakur in Colors’ show Uttaran.
- She has played a role on Life OK’s show Tumhari Paakhi.
Social Media Presence :
- Pragati is active on a number of Social Media accounts, most prominently Twitter (now called X) and Instagram. Her Twitter (now called X) handle is Basanti Ki Beti & has over 20,000 tweets!
- On her Instagram account, she posts a number of photos related to travel, memories of her family and friends with cute captions.
