Prashant Raj Sachdev
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Prashant Raj Sachdev is a model turned actor from Mumbai, who recently landed the role of Jai, originally played by Amitabh Bachchan in Ramesh Sippy's Sholay being remade currently by Ram Gopal Varma as Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay.
He is also, with model Sahil Shroff, the only Indian team on the AXN Network's Amazing Race Asia reality/adventure TV show.
[edit] Biography
Personal:
Born 23 January 1980, Mumbai (then Bombay), India
Education:
Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai
Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi (Graduated batch of 1998)
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi (Graduated batch of 2001)
Professional:
First ad campaign was for Benzer
Worked in Event Management with Percept D'Mark (PDM India), Showdiff
Milestones & Achievemnts:
2004 - First runner up in Grasim Mr. India
2005 - "Mr. Model of the Universe" 2005 in Quito, Ecuador
2006 - bollywood debut, chosen to play the role of Jai in Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
Appeared in several Lakme India Fashion Week shows in Mumbai and Delhi
Sachdev, who is 6'3", has done rump and print campaigns in India, Sri Lanka, and Ecuador.
[edit] Citations
http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/prashant_raj/
http://www.prashantrajsachdev.com
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=20061202030920562b88a3efb
