Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti was born in the Sindhi-speaking Jhangiani family in Mumbai ,India. She studied in Jai Hind College , Mumbai . She is fluent in Hindi and English.
Preeti first made her appearance in a music video titled 'Chui Mui Si Tum Lagti Ho’ from Rajshri Music opposite South Indian actor, Abbas. This video became a hit, and so did Preeti , as well as the Koala bear icon. This paved her way to appear in three movies during the year 1999 - one in Malyalam ‘Mazhavillu’ and 2 in telegu,’Thammadu’ opposite Superstar Pawan Kalyan and ‘ NarasimhaNaidu ‘ opposite superstar Balakrishna.
She made her Hindi debut quite dramatically with Yash Raj Films 'Mohabbatein' , directed by Aditya Chopra opposite Bollywood stalwarts such as Amitabh Bachchan, and Shahrukh Khan. This movie was a huge success and virtually launched her career. She played the role of a young widow and became a household name due to the popularity of her role and acting .
She did several successful films after this with big banners , namely, Aawara Pagal Deewana and Annarth with the Feroz Nadiadwala banner starring Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty among others, Wah Tera kya Kehna and Ssukh with Govinda, LOC with J.P. Dutta, opposite Akshaye Khanna and many others such as Chaahat, Chehera, Sauda, Jane Hoga Kya, With Luv Tumhaara, Victoria 203 and the Superhit Chand Ke Paar Chalo
She got married to fellow actor Parvin Dabas on March 23, 2008 and they started their company Swen Entertainment Pvt Ltd and produced the critically acclaimed ‘Sahi Dhande, Galat Bande’, which won several awards including being showcased as the Indian Panorama selection of the India International film festival. It also won the Bronze Palm Award at the Houston Film festival.
The couple has since ventured into sports and have jointly founded India’s premiere Armwrestling League, known as The Pro Panja League. The first season premiered on the Sony Sports network on 28th July 2023 to August 11th 2023 and was a huge success amassing more than 35 Million unique viewers across the country. It came to be known as the world’s best production in Armwrestling . Actor and entrepreneur Suniel Shetty also came on board as a minority stake holder in the league.
The league is preparing for its next season in October 4th 2024, to be held in Mumbai and airing live again on the Sony Sports network . The company also owns and runs several media websites such as the very popular The MMA India Show, The Sports India Show , The Fitness India Show and Monsoon Weddings, among others .
Preeti Jhangiani is also the President of the National federation People’s Armwrestling Federation India ( PAFI ) , affiliated to the international bodies WAF (World Armwrestling Federation ) and AAF ( Asian Armwrestling Federation)
TMDB mini biography by: Ashvin Borad
