Prajakta Koli aces the desi look for visit to IIT Roorkee, fans are all hearts for her simplicity

Content creator-turned-actor Prajakta Koli was at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) this past week.

Prajakta Koli, star of Netflix's Mismatched, was at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) this past week. The content creator-turned-actor was at the institution to speak with the students as part of the promotional tour of her new book. She posted pictures from her visit on her Instagram, leading to many fans commenting on how she was acing the traditional look in a simple salwar suit. (

Prajakta Koli visited IIT-Roorkee this past week.

Prajakta Koli at IIT-Roorkee

Prajakta shared pictures from her visit to IIT-Roorkee on Instagram on Monday. The actor shared a carousel post and wrote alongside, “Good morning to everyone but especially to @iitroorkee ♥️ Thank you!” The actor is currently promoting her new book titled Too Good To Be True.

In the pictures, Prajakta wore a simple green and orange salwar suit and paired it with minimal makeup. Fans went gaga over her minimalistic and desi look. One commented, “This is so good that she is keeping it natural.” Another added, “Love the design of your kurta.”

Prajakta Koli's recent interview

Recently, Prajakta appeared on the YouTube channel of Yuvaa along with her father Manoj Koli, where the actor broke down, and asked her father if it was difficult for him to manage that situation.

Manoj said, "At that time, I was working in a multi-level marketing company. There was a new trend in India at that time. At that time, 1999-2000, I put a lot of money into that company, near about ₹11 lakh, all my savings and the company went bankrupt. After that, I went blank...At that time I drove a taxi, nothing was working, I had no money for monthly expenses at home. I tried my level best to get help from relatives and friends but didn't get it. My last option was to break your piggy bank, and that amount helped us with the expenses for that month. I can say with pride that we Prajakta's support the help to manage our family, started from then."

Prajakta Koli's career

Prajakta started her career as an RJ in Mumbai. She then quit her career and launched her YouTube channel MostlySane. In 2020, she released a short film, Khayali Pulao. Prajakta has acted in the Netflix series Mismatched (2020). Season two of the web series aired in 2022, while season three premiered in 2024. She made her film debut with Jugjugg Jeeyo in 2022. The film starred Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, and Neetu Kapoor.