Sakshi Pradhan

Sakshi Pradhan’s professional career started with television . Her career spanned across with television, films and digital space. She made her debut in 2011 horror film Mallika and later garnered appreciation for her work in web series and on digital platforms. She earned significant praise for her role as Rani the Host in ZEE5 Travel Show series, called Kissed by the Poison in 2019 and in its sequel Poison 2 in 2020, a performance that led to an ITA Award nomination for Best Actress category. 

She is a travel host and she started her career at the age of 18 she won the Season 2 of the reality show MTV Splits villa. Shortly after that she was a part of the reality television debut in Bigg Boss Season 4. 

Sakshi Pradhan appeared in several projects under the banner Balaji Telefilms including Naagin 3 in 2018, Ragini MMS Returns in the same year and Zombie Horror Comedy Booo: Sabki Phategi in 2019. Throughout her career she has taken on diverse roles in various web series and anthology films such as Badman in 2016, Truth of Tamanna in 2018 and in Peshawar in the 2019. Beyond acting she has extensively worked as a travel host where in she participated in the show Kissed By The Sea, Mauritius and continues to be an active figure in the Indian entertainment Industry. Sakshis is recognised for her versatile role and bold screen presence.

Sakshi Pradhan marked a significant milestone in her transition from Indian Reality Television to International Cinema. She has attended multiple prestigious festival primarily representing her cross-cultural and Hollywood projects. 

Sakshi Pradhan made her Cannes debut in 2023 to promote her first international project, the Hollywood-Bangladeshi action thriller, MR-9:Do Or Die. The trailer of the film was launched at the festival. Sakshi has a pivotal role alongside Hollywood stars like Frank Grillo and Michale Jai White. 

It was a red-carpet fairytale moment nothing that the international producers and director Asif Akbar chose Cannes as the global platform for the film’s promotion and premiere. 

In 2024, Sakshi returned to the Cannes for the French Riviera for her second appearance and the momentum continued with her international career and promotion on the digital projects.

Known for her bold and glamorous fashion sense, Sakshi took to Indian designers on the global stage.

She garnered lot of attention on her 2024 visit, not just with her own appearance but also for her vocal support of fellow Indian creators at the international festival alongside of viral fashion sensations like Nancy Tyagi, praising the rise of the diversity in Indian talent at the Cannes.