Pallavi Purohit is an Indian actress from Mumbai who has appeared in several TV shows since 2006, television commercials, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada movies. Pallavi is best known for her key roles as Padmini in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Damini Verma in Malayalam movie Mr. Fraud opposite Mohanlal, Sangeetha in Malayalam movie Silence opposite Mammootty, Savita Pathare in Hindi movie Kaanchi opposite Mithun Chakraborty and, recently, as Smita in Kannada movie "Manasmita" opposite Atul Kulkarni.
Early life Her father is from Palakkad but she was brought up in Karnataka. Pallavi completed her Business Management and Hotel Management and began working with Oberoi Hotel in Bengaluru. She decided to give up the job and become an actress.
Career She has worked in several shows for Balaji Telefilms. She was selected for the role of Gayatri in the show Karam Apnaa Apnaa. Thereafter she played the role of Gunn on Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki. She later replaced Arunima Sharma as one of the three female leads in the role of Rano in Zee TV's Kasamh Se. She played the role of Urvashi Sanghvi in Basera and has worked on other shows including Peehar (as Dr. Sara), Bajega Band Baaja (as Dilpreet), Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha, Sanskar, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat and the TV series Sujata. She worked on Bairi Piya playing the part of Chiggy Bahu and later appeared in Jyoti in the role of Asha.
Pallavi played Rohini Patwardhan in Sapnon Se Bhare Naina and Padmini in Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. Pallavi quit the show after signing up for a lead role opposite Mammootty in V. K. Prakash directed Malayalam movie Silence. Simultaneously, she also worked in a Subhash Ghai directed movie Kaanchi. Thereafter, in 2014, she acted as one of the three lead heroines opposite Mohanlal in B. Unnikrishnan directed movie Mr. Fraud. She played Goddess Lakshmi in the Kannada show HaraHara Mahadev which was a remake of 'Devon ke dev: Mahadev'. She played the lead actress as "Smita", a classical dancer, in the Kannada movie "Manasmita" opposite Atul Kulkarni.
Filmography
Film Film Year Role Paired With Language NotesSilence2013 Sangeetha Mammootty Malayalam Debut Malayalam movie as female leadMr. Fraud2014 Damini Verma Mohanlal Malayalam As a female lead Kaanchi2014 Savita Pathare Mithun Chakraborty Hindi Debut Bollywood movie Manasmita2022 Smita Atul Kulkarni Kannada Debut Kannada movie as a female lead
Television Show Name Language Role NotesSati...Satya Ki ShaktiHindi TV DebutParrivaar Sanskaar Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha Santaan Sujata Man Mein Hai VisshwasHindi Karam Apnaa ApnaaHindiGayatriKahaani Ghar Ghar KiHindiGunn Krishna AgarwalKasamh SeHindiRanoPeeharHindiDr. SaraRaja Ki Aayegi BaraatHindiNamkiBajega Band BaajaHindiDilpreetBaseraHindiUrvashi SanghviBairi PiyaHindiChiggy BahuJyotiHindiAsha SisodiaSapnon Se Bhare NainaHindiRohini PatwardhanMadhubala - Ek Ishq Ek JunoonHindiPadmini ChaudhuryHaraHara MahadevaKannadaLakshmiDo Duniya Ek Dil Hindi Pallavi Chauhan
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Show/Film Role Result2012 Colors Golden Petal Awards 2012 Most Bhavuk Personality Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Padmini http://colors.in.com/in/golden-petal-awards/category/13.html/ 2013 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor (Popular) in a Supporting Role 2012 - Female Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Padmini https://www.bizasialive.com/12th-indian-telly-awards-winners-list/2013 6th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Supporting Actor (Female) Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Padmini
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