Rachanaa Parulkkar is an Indian actress who works in

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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 ''

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'' and

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in ''

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''.

Personal life

Parulkar is a trained

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dancer and a student of

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. She completed her training from Uma Dogra's School of Kathak.

Career

Parulkar made her acting debut in 2009 with '' Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar'' portraying Savri Singh. She then appeared as Rano in '' Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'', the same year. From 2010 to 2012, she portrayed Akruti in ''

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'' alongside Dishank Arora. In 2012, she appeared in an episode of '' Gumrah'' as Kanak Dagar. Parulkar portrayal of Kalpana "Kalpi" Jadhav Singhania in ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' opposite

Ashish Chaudhary ''Ashish Chaudhary'' (born 21 July 1978) is an Indian television actor who has acted in many Hindi films and TV shows. He is best known for portraying Boman in the comedy films ''Dhamaal'' and ''Double Dhamaal'', winning '' Fear Factor: Khatron ...

from 2013 to 2014, proved as a major turning point in her career. Parulkar achieved further success with her portrayal of

opposite

Sharad Malhotra Sharad Malhotra (born 9 January 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Hindi television and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in '' Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag''. His first major role w ...

in ''

'' from 2014 to 2015. In 2019, she portrayed

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in '' Namah'' alongside Tarun Khanna. She also appeared in an uncredited role in '' Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl''. Since 2022, Parulkar is seen portraying Shivani Pawar in ''

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''.

Media image

In UK-based newspaper ''

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''s 50 Sexiest Asian Women List, Parulkar ranked 29th in 2014 and ranked 40th in 2015.

Filmography

Television

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parulkar, Rachana Indian television actresses Living people 1990 births