Rashami Desai is an Indian Television Actress, Model, Swimmer, and Dancer. She is a multitalented girl. She worked in a lot of movies and TV shows. Rashami has worked in Hindi, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Assamese Language movies and shows.
Rashami Desai’s real name is Shivani Desai. She also changed her Onscreen name to Divya Desai. In Bhojpuri Movie world she is better known as Divya Desai.
Rashami is a tattoo lover and she also has a tattoo on her right ankle which is a tattoo of a lotus flower. She loves to do traveling and she is such a foodie girl. Rashami can’t live without pizza and coffee. Her life wasn’t easy without her father but she struggled to achieve her dreams without giving up.
Personal Details
Rashami Desai was born on 13th February 1986 in Nagaon, Assam. Desai belongs to a Gujarati family and she has a brother.
| Name: | Divya Desai |
| Viral/Nick Name: | Rashami Desai |
| Birthday(DOB): | 13 February 1986 (Thursday) |
| Age: | 34 years old |
| Profession: | Acting, Modelling, Dancer |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Hometown: | Gujrat, India |
| Debut Movies/Serials: | Assamese film- Kanyadaan (2002)in a Cameo Role Bollywood film –Yeh Lamhe Judaaik Ke (2004) in Special Appearance Bhojpuri film –Balmabada Nadaan (2004) Gujarat film –superstar (2017) as Anjali Kapadia TV show – Raavan as mandodari (2006) |
| Current Address: | Mumbai, India |
Physical Stats
| Height: | In Feet: 5 Feet 3 Inches In Cm: 160 Cms In Mtr: 1.60 Mtr. |
| Weight: | In Kg: 56 Kgs In Lbs: 123.5 Pounds |
| Breast Size | 36 Inches |
| Waist Size | 24 Inches |
| Hip Size | 32 Inches |
| Body Figure | 36-28-32 |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Back |
| Zodiac Sign: | Rashami Desai’s Zodiac Sign is Aquarius. |
Rashami Desai Family
Rashami Desai lost her father in her childhood. Her mother did everything for her and she supported her in her career as well. She has a brother who supported her as well.
| Father: | Ajay Desai |
| Mother: | Rasila Desai (Teacher by Profession) |
| Brother: | Gaurav Desai |
| Sister: | Not known |
Rashami Desai Education
Rashami has completed diploma in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai.
| School: | J.B that primary school, Borivali East, Mumbai |
| College: | Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Rashami Desai Career:
When she was pursuing her diploma she got offers for acting in Movies. She did her debut film in the Assamese, Bollywood, Bhojpuri, Gujarat film industry. Rashami also did a TV show known as Raavan (2017).
She got a huge frame for her TV show “Uttaran” as a character of Tapasya Raghubenrda Pratap Rathore. In 2015 she participated in the “ Nach Baliye 7” dancing reality show with her ex-husband “Nandis Sandhu “.
In 2019 she took part in “Bigg Boss 13” as a contestant and she also came in the top 5 in this show. Rashami Desai was the third runner up in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2019. She has worked in Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri film industry, etc.
She has worked in lots of ‘B’ grade movies like “yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke”,” Balmabada Naadan”, “Gazab Bhail Rama”, “ “Gabbar Singh”, “Kangana khagan change Piya Ke angina”, “ Pappu ka Pyar Hogali”, and “That Pyarba”.
Rashami Desai became 3rd Runners up in the TV reality show Big BOSS Season 13. Sidharth Shukla won the show and Asim Riaz became the Runners up. Some notable TV Stars who also participated in the show are Shehnaz Kaur Gill, Paras Chhabra, Mahira Sharma, and Vishal Aditya Singh.
Awards & Recognitions
- Rashami got Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in Negative Role for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2010)
- She got BIG Star Entertainment Award for Best Television Actor Female for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2010)
- She got Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in Negative Role for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2011)
- Rashami got Apsara Award for Best Negative Actress for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2011)
- She won big Television Award for BIG Nam keen Character Female Fiction for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2011)
- She earSiddharthours Golden Petal Award for Best Onscreen Jodi with Siddharth Shukla for the TV seriseriall Se DilTak” (2017)
- Rashami Desai received the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress in Negative Role Popular for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2010)
- She got Indian Telly Award for Most Popular Negative Actor Female for the TV serial “Uttaran” (2010).
Boyfriend/Affair/Husband:
She was married to Nandish Sandhu on 12 February 2012. Nandish is an Indian TV Actor and Model. He worked with Rashami in TV Serial Uttaran from 2009-2012. Both developed a relationship and went on to marry each other in 2012.
Their relationship was going very well but after some time there were many problems which came into their married life. There was a rumor that came across the public domain. That the couple got a divorce because of the pregnancy misconceptions of the actress. Their relationship ended in 2015.
| Marital Status: | Divorced with Actor Nandish Sandhu. |
| Boyfriend: | Nandish Sandhu, Lakshjalwani, Siddharth Shukla, Arhaan khan |
Rashami Desai Social Media
| Instagram ID: | Her Instagram ID is IamRashamiDesai |
| Facebook ID: | Her Facebook Page is TheRashamiDesai |
| Twitter ID: | Her Twitter Handle is TheRashamiDesai |
Net worth/Income/Salary
| Net Worth: | Her Net Worth is estimated to be Rs.20 Crores (approximately) |
| Income/Salary: | She charges approximately Rs.50,000-1,00,000 per TV Episodes. She charged Rs.55000 per Episode for the TV show Tapasya Uttaran in 2014. |
Interests & Passion
| Favourite Actor: | Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan |
| Favorite Actress: | Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt |
| Passion: | Acting |
| Interests: | Swimming, acting, modelling, watching news channel, Driving.l, dancing, Travelling. |
| Favourite Destination: | U.S.A |
| Favorite Food: | Pizza, coffee |
| Fitness: | Very Strict about Fitness. |
Lesser Known Facts:
- Rashami Desai was on Khatron Ke Khiladi reality TV show and she got eliminated and brought back in the show as a wild card contestant.
- She married her co-star Nandish Sandhu who was also in the show Uttaran.
- Rashami was cheated on by Arhaan in the Reality Show Bigg Boss SEASON-13.
- She can be contacted at [email protected] for any inquiries.
- She is one of the Highest Paid Television Actress in the Industry.
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