Manasi Parekh

Manasi Parekh is an Indian actress, singer, producer and content creator. She is known for her roles as Gulaal in Star Plus's Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal and Maya in Sumit Sambhal Lega. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2024 for her portrayal of Monghi in the film Kutch Express.^[1][2]

Manasi Parekh
Parekh in 2013.
Born	Mumbai
Education	B. A. in English Literature
Occupation(s)	Actress, model and singer
Years active	2004 - present
Known for	Gulaal, Sumit Sambhal Lega
Spouse	Parthiv Gohil ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	1
Relatives	Mahesh Parekh (father), Manisha Parekh (mother)

Personal life

Manasi Parekh is a Gujarati who was born and brought up in Mumbai.^[3] Despite being born in Mumbai, she has a strong cultural connection to Gujarat and frequently visits the state. She grew up with a fondness for music and is a fan of Purshottam Upadhyaya.^[3] She is married to musician Parthiv Gohil, and they have a daughter.^[4]

Career

Mansi was inclined towards music and acting since her school days. She actively participated in school events and was a part of Channel V's pop star (Season 2) in 2003, where she was one of the 8 finalists alongside Ayushman Khurrana. She made her acting debut in the serial Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi in 2004, but gained popularity through Star One's India Calling in 2005. She won Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar. Manasi also appeared in Star Plus' prime-time show Gulaal, and was also seen in shows like 9X's Remote Control and Star One's Laughter Ke Phatke. In April 2012, she appeared in the Tamil romance film Leelai alongside actor Shiv Panditt.^[5] Manasi made her Hindi debut with Yeh Kaisi Life, which premiered at the IFFI Festival in Goa.

In 2019, she made her debut as a producer with the Gujarati web series Do Not Disturb.^[6] In 2020, she made her debut in Gujarati cinema with Golkeri which was commercially successful.^[7] At the 70th National Film Awards, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2024 for her portrayal of Monghi in the film Kutch Express, becoming the first Gujarati actress to receive this honor.^[1][2][8] Her next horror comedy film Jhamkudi (2024) was a commercial success.^[8]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2004—2005	Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi	Rashmi
2005	Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai	Tanya	Guest appearance
2005—2006	India Calling	Chandini
2005	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Kuki Bajaj
2006	Kkavyanjali	Akshara
2007	Aahat	Millie	Special appearance, Episode 2
	Four	Taranpreet
2008	Remote Control	Bubbly
2009	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar	Kavita
2010	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai	Guest (as Gulaal)	Special appearance
	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
2010—2011	Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal	Gulaal
2010	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4	Guest	Dance performance in finale
2011	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Guest (as Gulaal)	Special appearance
	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
	Sasural Genda Phool
	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
	Kuch Toh Log Kahenge	Mandira	Guest Appearance
	Star Ya Rockstar	Contestant	Winner
2012	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Mahhi	Cameo role
2013	Saraswatichandra	Karuna
2014	Ishq Kills	Contract killer
2015	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Guest (as Maya)	Special appearance to promote Sumit Sambhal Lega
2015—2016	Sumit Sambhal Lega	Maya	Sumit's wife	[9]
2016–2017	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki	Kritika	Cameo role
2017	Gangaa	Guest	Special appearance
	Bigg Boss 11		To support Hiten Tejwani
2019	Kitchen Champion 5		Contestant Along with Juhi Parmar	[10]

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2012	Leelai	Malar	Tamil
2019	Uri: The Surgical Strike	Neha Kashyap	Hindi		[11]
2020	Golkeri	Harshita	Gujarati	Also producer
2022	Dear Father	Alka
2023	Kutch Express	Monghi		Also producer
	Congratulations	Ragini
2024	Ittaa Kittaa	Kavya			[12]
	Jhamkudi	Kumud		Also producer

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Laddoo	Mo	[13]

Web series

Year	Title	Channel	Role	Notes	Platform
2017	Bin Bulaaye Mehman	Shitty Ideas Trending	Jahnvi	Supporting	YouTube
	The Right Time	Shitty Ideas Trending	Shreya	Lead
	Truth or Dare	TVF's Girlyapa	Sonu
2018	Supermoms With Manasi[14]	Manasi Parekh FB Page	Host	Chat Show	Facebook
	Do Not Disturb[15]	MX Player Originals	Meera	Drama	MX Player

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Location
2012-2014	Maro Piyu Gayo Rangoon	Heli	Lead	Globe to Globe Festival, London

Home production

Year	Title	Role	Format
2017	Tum Bhi Na	Singer, Artist	Music Video

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category	Ref.
2024	Kutch Express	Silver Lotus Award	Best Actress	[16]

References

1. "Manasi Parekh reacts to winning National Film Award for Best Actress: Big win for me as a working mother". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2024.
2. "National Awards 2024: Nithya Menen, Manasi Parekh Win Best Actress For Thiruchitrambalam, Kutch Express". News18. 16 August 2024.
3. Jambhekar, Shruti (10 April 2014). "Manasi Parekh Gohil's love for Gujarati culture". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. "Manasi Parekh Gohil: With Nirvi's birth, many things became insignificant for me". The Times of India. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021.
5. "Hindi actors learn Tamil for good performance in 'Leelai'". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
6. "Manasi Parekh Gohil turns producer; dons a dual role of actor and producer for 'Do Not Disturb'". The Times of India. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019.
7. Jambhekar, Shruti (27 May 2020). "Malhar Thakar and Manasi Parekh starrer Golkeri all set for a digital release". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
8. Hungama, Bollywood (19 August 2024). "Manasi Parekh on winning the National Award for Kutch Express, "It's a great sense of validation for my hard work" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
9. "'Gulal' fame Manasi Parekh Gohil back on television!". Daily Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
10. "It's Mom Juhi Parmar Versus Mom Manasi Parekh in 'Kitchen Champions'". India West. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019.
11. "'Friends were jealous of me', says Manasi Parekh Gohil who plays Vicky Kaushal's sister in URI". Daily News Analysis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019.
12. "Raunaq Kamdar and Manasi Parekh's 'ITTAA KITTAA' to release on February 9, 2024". The Times of India. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
13. "Laddoo - Kumud Mishra - Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films". LargeShortFilms on YouTube. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
14. "Perizaad Zorabian Is the First Guest on Manasi Parekh's Chat Show". Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
15. "Sumit Sambhal Lega actress Manasi Parekh produces first Gujarati web series". India Today. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
16. "National Film Awards, India (2024)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

• Manasi Parekh at IMDb
• Manasi Parekh on Instagram