Prachee Shah Paandya
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.