India’s leading content creator, Prajakta Koli, widely known as her YouTube alter-ego MostlySane, seems to be on an endearing global winning spree!
The 2020 Creators For Change YouTube Original Documentary which focusses on Michelle Obama, in conversation with Prajakta, Liza Koshy and Thembe Mahlaba, has been nominated under the category of Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special for the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards to be aired on streaming services Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and Paramount+ on 25th June 2021. The nominated series tracked the experiences of adolescent girls in Vietnam, India, and Namibia overcoming adversity to pursue their education. Prior to her rendezvous with Michelle Obama, Prajakta had travelled to Lucknow and interacted with the students of Prerna Foundation to get a better perspective on the challenges of education in smaller districts and towns of India.
Aside from this massive feat, her maiden acting innings will be recognised globally with her short film, Khayali Pulao, being screened at North America's oldest and most prestigious Indian film festival, the New York Indian Film Festival which will be held from June 4th to June 13th 2021. The film, produced by One Digital Entertainment, revolves around a 17-year-old small town girl’s attempt to get into the local girl's handball team. The film navigates between her struggles as an amateur handball enthusiast to her triumph in breaking ancient stereotypes and traditional archetypes associated with womenfolk. With grassroot-level girl empowerment forming the crux of the narrative, the film which won critical acclaim subjectively touched upon themes like inevitability of freedom of choice, banishment of archaic prejudices and importance of street hustle.
Prajakta Koli states, “My quote - this news is unbelievable. The Emmys are such prestigious awards. Being nominated for a project this special is a win in itself. Big hugs to YouTube and Michelle Obama for giving me the opportunity of being a part of something so amazing. Another very special project has been ‘Khayali Pulao’. A film, very very close to my heart. Getting noticed across the globe on such a precious platform is our honour. Thanks to the jury of the New York Indian Film Festival”
On the workfront, after her notable acting stint in Netflix’s Mismatched, Prajakta will be seen essaying a pivotal role in 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo’ also starring Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani.
With over 6.1 million subscribers on YouTube and over 3.7 million followers on Instagram, Prajakta Koli aka MostlySane is a household name acknowledged for narrating relatable comic skits that have a strong connect with viewers. Known for being an active campaigner for socially relevant youth centric issues, she tackled subjects such as body image and online bullying with “Shameless” as part of her campaign #iPledgeToBeMe which she launched on World Mental Health Day in 2016. Being a global ambassador for YouTube's Creators For Change, she threw light on trolling, female subjugation and homophobia through “No Offence” which was showcased on International Tolerance Day at the United Nations headquarters in New York. In 2018 Prajakta was seen in WhatsApp’s first ever TVC which addressed the importance of not spreading fake news. Later in the same year she partnered with YouTube for Social Impact Girl’s Education campaign, with Instagram on their Safer Internet Week campaign and One.org for their Girl Education campaign. In 2019 she was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their annual Goalkeepers Summit.
Recently India’s foremost female content creator announced Pretty Fit, a light-hearted six-episode fitness-based chat show featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sanya Malhotra, Malishka Mendonsa, Mithila Palkar, Neha Kakkar and Sumukhi Suresh. Being one of the first creators in the world to interview American technology veteran, Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube , Pretty Fit also marked a first for the 26-year-old digital superstar who became India’s first content creator to have her own YouTube Originals. Prajakta was part of Unite, a 24 hours live streamathon organised by Call to Unite and Room To Read to promote education amongst children during this pandemic and included global personalities like George Bush, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner and many more.
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