Zalak Desai

Zalak Desai
Born	(1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai Mooh Boli Shaadi RadhaKrishn Anupamaa
Spouse	Neerav Shah ​ (m. 2020)​
Parent	Falguni Desai (mother)

Zalak Desai (born 21 December 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. 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 Patel Kothari in Anupamaa.[1]

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 Patel Kothari opposite Rahil Azam in StarPlus' Anupamaa.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The Helping Hand	Parul	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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	Chaaya	Episode: "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 Patel Kothari		[15]

References

1. "Holi special: TV stars share their plans and memories | The Times of India". The Times of India. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
2. "Jhalak Desai sailing in two boats!". Thaindian News.
3. "On a romantic note". Tribuneindia. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
4. Maheshwri, Neha. "Zalak Desai to return with Shashi Sumeet's next". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
5. "'Muh Boli Shaadi' to replace 'Humsafars'". The Indian Express. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. "Photos: Launch of the new TV show 'Muh Boli Shaadi'". mid-day. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
7. IANS (12 February 2015). "'Muh Boli Shaadi' to replace 'Humsafars'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
8. "RadhaKrishn actress Zalak Desai to enter Rupali Ganguly starer Anupamaa". The Times of India. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
9. "Forced efforts mar authenticity". The Indian Express.
10. "Nikhil confesses his feelings for Anmol in Muh Boli Shaadi". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
11. "The makers of 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' are coming up with 'Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain'! (PICS)". PINKVILLA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
12. "Review: 'Siya Ke Raam' unfolds Sita's version of the Ramayan". The Quint. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
13. "Star Plus' 'Namah' Spends WHOPPING Amount On VFX; Read On To Know!". Abp Live. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
14. "Zalak Desai on RadhaKrishn: As an actor this show has taught me versatility and enhanced my acting skills". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
15. "Zalak Desai on the success of Anupamaa: It is the hard work of every single individual involved". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

External links

• Zalak Desai at IMDb
• Zalak Desai on Instagram