Manasi Rachh

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Manasi Rachh
Manasi Rachch at the screening of Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein.jpg
Manasi Rachch at the screening of Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2011-present

Manasi Rachh is an Indian actress and model. She made her debut in 2011 with the film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge and was noted for her performance in the Karan Johar movie Student of the Year . She is also noted for her ads as well as her work in theatre. [1]

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Early life and career

Manasi Rachh was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She did her schooling at Little Angel’s High School in Maharashtra and finished her bachelor's in mass media. She debuted in Bollywood, portraying the role of the fierce Neha in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011). This performance made director Karan Johar notice her talent. So he auditioned her for the role of Shruti Pathak and won the role, alongside other debutants Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, and Varun Dhawan, in Student of the Year (2012). Manasi continues to act in plays and films, on TV, and on the big screen. She recently appeared in a web series It's Not That Simple (2018) as Natasha (Nats) aired on Voot with other featured cast members Swara Bhaskar, Purab Kohli and Sumeet Vyas. She also played Maddy in season 2 of the Indian TV series 24 (2016).

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRefs
2011 Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge Neha Hindi Debut
2012 Student of the Year Shruti Pathak Hindi
2015 Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein Nina Hindi Lead Role
2016Khaatti Meethi SettingMehar Gujarati Lead Role [2]
2018Storm in a TeacupAditi Hindi Short film
2020 Vickida No Varghodo Vidya Gujarati Lead role [3]
2020My Sun Sets To Rise AgainAsha English Short film
2021Millennial Zindagi Gujarati Web film
2023Welcome Purnima Gujarati Lead role

TV series

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2014Love by ChanceShaina Bindass
2016 24 Maddy Colors TV Season 2
2016 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Aarohi Bindass Season 4
2017–presentIndian Martial Arts - Ek ItihaasAnchor Epic
2023–presentHu Tu Ane Hu Tu Tu Tu Colours Gujarati

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatform
2018 It's Not That Simple Natasha (Nats) Voot
2018Screwed UpRuha
2018Truth or Tamanna? [4] Jackie Voot
2021Hindmata [5] Sudha Nath Eros Now
2022Moh Maya MachineOho Gujarati
2023 Scoop Neha Gupta Netflix

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