Pratibha Advani is a television anchor, filmmaker, producer, entrepreneur and media personality. She is the daughter of LK Advani, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and former deputy prime minister of India.
Wiki/Biography
Pratibha Advani was born in 1968 in Gujarat (55 years old; as of 2024). She studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce for Bachelor’s degree in Zoology. Pratibha is thinking about the future of genetic engineering. After completing her studies, Pratibha took an active part in her father’s political movement for several years.
She inherited her love for movies from her father LK Advani and started her career as a media personality by hosting various talk shows.
appearance
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and husband
Pratibha belonged to the Sindhi family. She is the daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister of India LK Advani and the late Kamla Advani. She has a brother, Jayant Advani.
Pratibha Advani and her father
Pratibha Advani and her parents
Pratibha Advani with her parents and brother
Prathibha is married to hotel executive Kailash Thadani. However, the couple parted ways just a few years into their marriage.
Pratibha Advani’s husband
Profession
Pratibha started her career as a media personality by hosting talk shows like ‘Namaste Cinema’ and ‘Retake with Pratibha Advani’.
Later, she produced TV shows like Take Care and Yaddein, which were aired on Doordarshan. She made her television debut as a television anchor on SAB TV’s show “Swayam”. She also produced a patriotic documentary “Ananya Bharati”. In May 2003, she founded the media company “Swayam Infotainment” and became the founder and director of the company. Pratibha served as the Chief Financial Officer of NIIT Technologies Limited from August 16, 2010 to May 7, 2015, and became the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Communications Limited on May 8, 2015.
Favorites
- Movies: “LOC”, “Lagaan”, “Mission Kashmir”
- TV Show: Kunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include watching movies, writing, reading, and doing yoga.
- Although she comes from a political family, she chose media as her career direction. She has made a good name for herself in the media.
- Pratibha calls her father “Dada”.
- According to Pratibha, her favorite audience is her family. She always arranges a special movie screening at home for her father LK Advani, who is a film buff.
- In 1996, she covered the elections in Moscow and Singapore. She said in an interview that while in Moscow, she had to change 20 saris in four days because she was busy with hourly news reports.
- On March 31, 2024, her father LK Advani was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, by President Droupadi Murmu.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna on LK Advani on March 31, 2024
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education