Prachee Shah Pandya

Prachee Shah Paandya, also known as Prachi Shah, is an Indian actress and Kathak dancer who appears in Hindi and Gujarati films and television. She is best known for her role as Pooja Hemant Virani in Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

Early life and career Shah is a Gujarati Jain by birth but her family has lived in Maharashtra for three generations. In an interview she admitted not knowing how to speak Gujarati but being fluent in Marathi because of her upbringing.

She is a trained Kathak dancer and has performed in dance shows both nationally and internationally. She trained with her guru Ganesh Hiralal ji, of the seventh generation of the Hiralal family of the Jaipur gharana and holds the Guinness World Record for performing 93 spins in one minute and in 2015 was appointed as the Kathak ambassador by the Government of India.

In 2019, Shah attended the Cannes Film Festival moderating a session discussing women in global cinema.

Personal life Shah has been married to filmmaker Vishwas Paandya since 9 December 2005. She gave birth to their daughter Khiana in 2009 and subsequently took a year off from work.

Filmography

Film Year Title Roles Language Notes 2000 Hey Ram Lavani Dancer Tamil Simultaneously shot in Hindi 2005 Pak Pak Pakaak Bhutya/Sakharam's wife Marathi 2010 Isi Life Mein Pragriti Khandelwal Hindi 2011 Haunted – 3D Mrs. Stephens 2012 Ichar Tharla Pakka Radhika Marathi Student of the Year Mrs. Shah Hindi 2013 Akaash Vani Vani's Maami 2014 Raja Natwarlal Raghav's wife 2015 ABCD 2 Padmashri Durga Devi 2020 Laxmii Girija's wife 2023 Chhatriwali Nisha Kalra 2024 Udan Chhoo Gujarati Do Patti Shobhana Pundir Hindi

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000-2004 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Pooja Hemant Virani 2000–2002 Koshish Ek Asha Bhavna 2001 Manzilein Apani Apani Priya 2000–2001 Kundali Vidhi Viraj Agarwal 2002 Kahin Diyaa Jale Kahin Jiyaa Payal 2003 Piya Ka Ghar Yashoda Rakesh Sharma 2002-2008 Bhabhi Seema 2003-2005 Karan - The Detective Namita 2006–2008 Rangoli Herself / Host 2006–2007 Kesar Kesar 2007–2009 Kayamath Premlata Shah 2009–2010 Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam Mrs. Brijbhushan Mathur 2013–2015 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir Kalindi Kirloskar 2016–2017 Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman Sharda Solanki 2019 Modi: Journey of a Common Man Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi 2026 Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya Sushma Tripathy