Zalak Desai

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Zalak Desai
Born (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009present
Known for Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai
Mooh Boli Shaadi
RadhaKrishn
Anupamaa
Spouse
Neerav Shah
(m. 2020)
ParentFalguni Desai (mother)

Zalak Desai (born 21 December 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. [1] Desai is known for her portrayal of Sarala Ambar Raghuvanshi in Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai , Anmol Singh in Mooh Boli Shaadi , Rukmini in RadhaKrishn and Khyati Kothari in Anupamaa .

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Life and career

Zalak is the daughter of Gujarati actress Falguni Desai. She was born and brought up in Mumbai. [2] Zalak started her career at the age of 16 in serial Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai in 2009, just after she completed her 10th standard with 90 percentage aggregate from R.N. Shah High School, Mumbai. [3] [4] [ failed verification ] She took a break to complete her 12th and graduation in B.Sc Biotechnology from Mithibai College (University of Mumbai) and returned in the Sony Entertainment Television's serial Mooh Boli Shaadi in 2015. Later, she worked in the serial Mooh Boli Shaadi . [5] She played Komal in Laado 2. [6] [7]

In December 2019 she started playing goddess Rukmini alongside Sumedh Mudgalkar and Mallika Singh in Star Bharat's RadhaKrishn until it off-aired in January 2023. She married Neerav Shah on 27 December 2020. Since January 2025, she is playing Khyati Kothari opposite Rahil Azam in StarPlus' Anupamaa . [8]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020The Helping HandParulShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009–2010 Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai Sarala Amber Raghuvanshi [9]
2015 Mooh Boli Shaadi Anmol Singh [10]
Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain Pinky [11]
2015–2016 Siya Ke Ram Shanta [12]
2017 Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka Nikita
2017–2018 Laado 2 Komal Singh Choudhary Kriplani
2018 Laal Ishq ChaayaEpisode: "Siddhak Ka Shrap"
2019 Namah Lakshmi Narayan Saraswati [13]
2020 Shubharambh Darshana Reshammiya
2019–2023 RadhaKrishn Rukmini [14]
2022 Padmavati
2024 Karmadhikari Shanidev Dhamini
Kashi Vishwanath Lakshmi
2025–present Anupamaa Khyati Kothari [15]

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