Priyanka Bassi is an Indian model turned actress. She was born on August 21, 1983 in Delhi where she also brought up. She was a product of the Barry John’s Theatre Group and also a trained Kathak dancer. Priyanka used to join and won in many beauty pageants in Delhi. As a model, she donned modeling for brands like BSL Suitings, Santoor and more. She was also a known face to several music videos including the Channi Singh’s Para Hoja Soniye.
She started her acting career as Tanya in the 2004 Hindi soap, Dekho Magar Pyaar Se on STAR Plus. Then, she auditioned and was debuted as Sheena Malik, a Bollywood actress in
Bombay Talking
; the second English television soap that was produced in India in 2005. She received nomination at the Indian Telly Awards in 2006 for her performance in the series and it also gave her an instant fame and popularity. She became more famous for her portrayal as Cadet Naina Singh Ahluwalia, a young and beautiful fearless woman, wounded by her brother’s death in the television series, Left Right Left on SAB TV where she received several nominations including the Best Actress award at the Indian Telly Awards in 2007. Priyanka also received the Idea Glamour Star of the Year award in the same year. In 2008, she joined the Hindi reality show, Mr. & Ms. TV on Sony TV. The actress went missing after this and returned in the romantic comedy soap,
Rang Badalti Odhani
as Samaira, best friend of Shantanu Khandelwal (played by
Karan Tacker
) on STAR One. Then in 2011, she played as Kaya, a sophisticated and mature homicide investigator in the drama series, Surya: The Super Cop on Sony Entertainment Television. Later, she joined the reality show, Survivor India but she was eliminated in the 5th episode. She has donned an episodic in the thriller series,
Fear Files
: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasveerein on Zee TV.
Priyanka is a fan of the popular,
Aamir Khan
. She also like to read books about film and television acting. She was also romantically linked to
Karan Wahi
but the two denies the rumor and explained that they are just friends and attended the same school back in Delhi. They were even neighbors before they entered the industry. As of the meantime, the actress is currently waiting and wanted to make it big in Bollywood.