Shalmalee Desai is an Indian actress and television writer. She is the ex-wife of famous TV actor Avinash Sachdev. She is famous for her role as Sojal Agnihotri in the TV series “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?” Ek Baar Phir’ (2013), aired on StarPlus.
Wiki/Biography
Shalmalee Desai was born on Friday, March 17, 1989 in Pune, Maharashtra (34 years old; as of 2023). She attended San Gregorio High School in Mumbai. She later attended Ramnivasrua Junior College. In 2009, she pursued her BA in Psychology from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. She then pursued MBA in Marketing from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai. In 2020, she received her Masters in Digital Marketing from UCD Michael Smurfit Business School, Dublin, Ireland. She has also completed a screenwriting course from Whistling Woods International Academy, Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Shamari Desai and her father
Shamari Desai and her mother
husband
She married TV actor Avinash Sachdev on June 12, 2015. Avinash and Shalmalee first met on the sets of the TV show “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?” Ek Baar Phir’ (2013) and started dating after some time. They divorced in 2017.
Avinash Sachdev and Shalmeeli Desai’s wedding photos
Profession
Corporate positions
Ze Entertainment Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Shalmalee Desai started her career in June 2011 as a Marketing Management Trainee with Zee Networks. She left the company in November 2011 after completing six months of training. She rejoined the company as assistant brand manager in September 2021 and has been there for nearly a year.
DViO digital
In March 2021, she started working as a client partner at a digital agency in Mumbai called ‘DViO Digital’. She worked there for nearly seven months and left the company in September 2021.
Varma Events Pvt.Ltd.
In November 2017, she joined event services company ‘Vama Events Pvt. Ltd’ as an account manager. After working there for a year and a half, she resigned from the company in April 2019. But she rejoined in June 2023 company as a project manager.
acting
Shalmalee Desai made her television debut with the reality show “Lux The Chosen One” (2012), which aired on UTV Stars. In the show, she participated as a contestant and also became the winner.
Shalmalee Desai in still “Lux The Chosen One”
In 2013, she hosted the show “Just Khans” on UTV Stars. In the same year, she made her debut as an actress in the TV series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir”, which airs on StarPlus. She plays the role of Sojal Agnihotri in the show.
Shalmalee Desai appears in a still from the TV show “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?”Ek Bal Phil
In 2014, she played Mrs. Bhagat Dev in Sony TV’s Indian crime drama Encounter. In the same year, she guest-starred in the On StarPlus TV series “Ek Haseena Thi”. She made a guest appearance in the TV mini-series “Gulmohar Grand” (2015). In 2017, she starred in the short film “August 16th”.
Shalmalee Desai in the short film “August 16” stills
screenwriter
In 2016, Shalmalee began working as a writer at Shoonya Square Productions. She wrote the script for Colors TV’s TV show “Thapki Pyar Ki” (2016). In 2017, she wrote the script for the TV show “Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee”, which aired on StarPlus.
Facts/Trivia
- She is a trained Kathak dancer with 15 years of formal training.
- She is also a golfer.
- She was often spotted drinking on various occasions.
Shamari Desai drinks
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