Pernia Qureshi

Pernia Qureshi is a Pakistani stylist, fashion entrepreneur and classical dancer.[2] She is married to Sahil Gilani.[3][4]

Pernia Qureshi
Quershi at Lakme Fashion Week in 2016
Born
Pernia Qureshi
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Kuchipudi dancer, stylist
Spouse(s)Arjun Prasad
(m. 2011; div. 2012)[1]
Sahil Gilani(m.2018)
Websiteperniaqureshi.com

Life and career

From a young age she trained as a Kuchipudi dancer, under the dance couple Raja-Radha Reddy.[5] She has performed across India, with performances of Sufi music by Abida Parveen, and dance transliteration of the Urdu poems of Minu Bakshi.[6]

Pernia has worked as a stylist for Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Conde Nast; and designed costumes for the Bollywood film Aisha.[7]

Pernia played a courtesan in Muzaffar Ali's drama film set in pre-independence India, Jaanisaar, opposite Imran Abbas Naqvi.[8][9][10] The movie was released on 7 August 2015.[9]

Personal life

In 2011, Qureshi married Arjun Prasad, a London-based accountant. The couple divorced in 2012. In 2019 she married Sahil Gilani.[11] Pernia Qureshi is a US citizen.[12]

Ecommerce platform

She launched an e-commerce website, Pernia's Pop-Up Shop, in 2012.[13] The site offers India's premier designers to a global clientele. Pernia's Pop-Up Shop was acquired by Purple Style Labs in 2019.

Filmography

References
  1. "Pernia Qureshi I will marry when the time is right".
  2. "A style guide by ace designer Pernia Qureshi on kinder wardrobe staples". Financialexpress. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. "I'd swipe Randeep Hooda right, says stylist/actor Pernia Qureshi". www.hindustantimes.com.
  4. "Fashionista". sunday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. "Bright Young Thing". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. "Pernia Qureshi and Imran Abbas Khan in Jaanisaar". Times Of India. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. "Bright young thing". indiatoday.intoday.in.
  8. "Imran Abbas is the life of 'Jaanisaar'". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. "First look of Pernia Qureshi and Imran Abbas Naqvi starrer Jaanisaar revealed!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. "'Jaanisaar': Check Pernia Qureshi's royal avatar". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. Iyer, Sanyukta (7 August 2015). "Pernia Qureshi: I will marry when the time is right". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. "Centre's stand sought on plea by Qureshi's daughter".
  13. "Pernia Qureshi on building your own brand in the fashion industry". Lifestyle Asia India. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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