Vaishali Thakkar (Hindi: वैशाली ठक्कर; born 25 July in Bombay) is an Indian theatre and television actress. She is best known for portraying the comic role of Praveena in the popular show Star Plus TV series Baa Bahoo Aur Baby.

Biography

Vaishali Thakkar was born on 25 July in Mumbai. She is a veteran of Indian television. She has been associated with the Gujarati theatre for a very long time because her father also played an active role in Gujarati theatre. Her brother Hemal is a popular television producer. She started her career with Gujarati plays and then moved on to doing the long-running series, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, followed by a stint in the TRP-tripping show Baa Bahoo Aur Baby on Star Plus channel where her screen role as Praveena made her a household name. However, her character was killed mid-way through the series much to the disappointment of the audience, as the producers claimed her character had not "developed" the way they wanted it to. Currently, she is playing the role of Damini Ragendra Bharti in the series Uttaran.

Thakkar is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati.