Prachi Tehlan is an Indian former netball and basketball player, and an actress. Prachi is the former captain of the India national netball team which represented India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and in other major Asian Championships in 2010-11. Under her captaincy, the Indian team won its first medal in 2011 South Asian Beach Games. She has been given the title of “Queen of The Court” by The Times of India & “Lass of The Rings” by The Indian Express. She is the brand ambassador of Netball Development Trust India for 2011-2017.She made her acting debut in the TV series Diya Aur Baati Hum on Star Plus in January 2016.She made her film debut as Nimmy in the Punjabi film Arjan opposite Roshan Prince directed by Manduip Singh in 2017.

Early life and education

Tehlan did her schooling from Montfort Senior Secondary School, Delhi. She graduated in B.Com (Hons.) from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi and completed her PG Diploma in Marketing Management from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad. She had enrolled in Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, GGSIP University, Delhi where she completed her Masters in Business Administration (HR and Marketing).She has worked on various projects in Development Bank of Singapore, Deloitte, Accenture and 1800Sports.in. She is contributing to a project named UDAAN - Skills to Succeed for Mobilization, Training and Employment of youth from Jammu and Kashmir under National Skill Development Council, Delhi.Tehlan did her schooling from Montfort Senior Secondary School, Delhi. She graduated in B.Com (Hons.) from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi and completed her PG Diploma in Marketing Management from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad. She had enrolled in Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, GGSIP University, Delhi where she completed her Masters in Business Administration (HR and Marketing).She has worked on various projects in Development Bank of Singapore, Deloitte, Accenture and 1800Sports.in. She is contributing to a project named UDAAN - Skills to Succeed for Mobilization, Training and Employment of youth from Jammu and Kashmir under National Skill Development Council, Delhi.

Sports career

She started her sports career with basketball playing at the national level while still in school. She was selected to attend the Indian Camp thrice in 2004, in Cuttack, Odisha.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.*2002-2007**Played 2 sub junior nationals (under-14), Pondicherry and Karnataka. (2002–03) **Represented Delhi 8 times in under-17 category out of which the team secured a position three times. Played on the grounds of- Kotkapura (Punjab), Chittoor (AP), Gotan (Rajasthan), Kangra (HP), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Chandigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Hyderabad etc.**Represented Delhi 3 times in under-19 category and secured 1st position all the three times. Played on the grounds of Delhi.*2008**2008: Secured 1st position in Basketball inter-college and got 1st position in Inter University in Bhubaneshwar and All India in Nelloor*2009**2009: Secured 1st position in inter-college Basketball and participated in Inter University held in Punjab.

Acting career

Prachi decided to accept an offer from Shashi Sumeet Productions and make her acting debut with side character role in the highly rated TV drama ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'', on Star Plus channel in January 2016. She lost 15 kg (33 lbs) of weight to prepare for the role. Prachi stated her reasons to put her sporting career on hold due to the lack of opportunities and sponsors for female players of netball and basketball in India. In 2017, she played a leading actress role in the Punjabi movie ''Bailaras'' . She was last seen in Malayalam movie ''Mamangam'' (2019) In 2017, she played a leading actress role in the Punjabi movie ''Bailaras'' . She was last seen in Malayalam movie ''Mamangam'' (2019) Tehlan was considered for one of the lead female roles in ''Ram'' opposite Mohanlal.

Personal life

In August 2020, Prachi Tehlan married Delhi-based Rohit Saroha in Delhi. They got seprated in January 2022 after she filed A Complaint In Delhi Police against her husband Rohit Saroha for domestic violence.