Prashant Raj

09 Jan, 1980 | Mumbai

Actor/Lyricst/Director

Biography

Prashant Raj Sachdev is a model and actor from Mumbai, who debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's remake of Ramesh Sippy's Sholay: Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. His second film Toss was released on August 28, 2009. It was also the debut vehicle for Roadies' Rannvijay Singh and co-starred Aarti Chhabria and Ashmit Patel. In Aag, he played the role of Raj, originally played by Amitabh Bachchan as Jai. The original name of the film was Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay; however, due to copyright concerns, the name had to be changed. He has also been, with model Sahil Shroff, the only Indian team on the AXN Network's The Amazing Race Asia reality/adventure TV show. Education He went to Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai. And Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. He graduated in the batch of 1998. He completed his education from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. He graduated in the batch of 2001. Professional His first ad campaign was for Benzer. He worked in an event management company with Percept D'Mark (PDM India), Showdiff. Milestones and Achievements In 2004, he was adjudged as the First Runner Up in Grasim Mr. India. In 2005, he was won the "Mr. Model of the Universe" 2005 in Quito, Ecuador. In 2007, he made his Bollywood debut as he was chosen to play the role of Jai in Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay. He appeared in several Lakme India Fashion Week shows in Mumbai and Delhi. Sachdev, who is 5'10.5", has done ramp and print campaigns in India, Sri Lanka and Ecuador.