Prashanth Sambargi (Bigg Boss Kannada 8) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Hometown: Belgaum, Bangalore
Age: 40 Years
Education: MBA
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Veera Prashanth Sambargi [1]Twitter |
Profession(s) | Businessman, Social Activist, Film Producer, and Film Distributor |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8” |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | July 2003: Number One DAE (Dhirubhai Ambani Entrepreneurship) Program PAN India Award, presented by Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman Reliance Industries, at DAKC Bombay December 2003: Award for the highest number of CDMA handset sold from a retail outlet in a year- Jayanagar Reliance World August 2005: Runner up Best Business Partner 2005/06. April 2006: Letter of Excellence From Circle Head for contribution to NPI Business (New Products Incentives) September 2006: “The Platinum Disc Award” for Best Innovative Marketing for the Kananda movie “Aishwarya” September 2007: Best online B2C NPI Business at Reliance World |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 6 October 1980 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2020) | 40 Years |
Birthplace | Belgaum, Bangalore |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Belgaum, Bangalore |
School | Webster High School, Bangalore (1998-1990) |
College/University | • PES College of Management Bangalore (1995-1998) • TASMAC College, Bangalore (1998-2000) |
Educational Qualification | • Bachelor of Business Management • MBA [2]LinkedIn |
Political Inclination | BJP |
Controversies | • The South Indian actress Sruthi Hariharan filed two police complaints against him in Bengaluru for threatening to kill her in 2018. [3]The News Minute • The Central Crime Branch in Bengaluru issued a notice to him to investigate his involvement in the drug menace in the Kannada film industry in 2020. In his statement, Prashanth said that the main convicts in the drug case Sanjjanaa Galrani and Congress MLA Ahmed Khan had met each other in 2019 at a casino. Later, Ahmed denied all such claims and filed a complaint against Prashant for lying in front of the officials. [4]Deccan Herald |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Name Not Known |
Children | He has two sons, and one of his sons’ name is Adithya Sambargi. (Image in wife section) |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Range Rover Audi |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Prashanth Sambargi
- Prashanth Sambargi is a South Indian businessman, social activist, film producer, and film distributor.
- In 2001, he started his career as a direct selling agent in Bangalore.
- A year later, he joined, Reliance Infocomm as DSA-CDMA, and he worked there for almost 6 years.
- He then started working at Reliance World in the sales and marketing department, and later, he worked in the business development department in the same company.
- In 2009, he founded a real estate brokerage firm ‘Mars Realty’ in partnership. Later, he started another real estate company ‘VIP Square.’
- He wrote a letter to his son’s school principal in 2014 to ban using brown paper for covering books in the school as the plastic paper on the cover causes damage to the environment in the long run. He said,
Children need to be taught the importance of protecting the environment. The teachers at my son’s school have done a good job and Adithya does not even make paper rockets for fun. By creating awareness, we can eliminate this practice from our system for a better tomorrow.” [5]New Indian Express
- Prashanth Sambargi has also worked as South Indian actor Arjun Sarja‘s media manager.
- In various Indian films, he has worked as a brand builder and advertising technician.
- In 2019, he featured in the Kannada music video ‘Belesona Kannada’ featuring CT Ravi (Former Minister of Kannada Culture of Karnataka) and Kannada actors Komal Kumar, Jayram Karthik, and Dharma Keerthiraj.
- He has also sung the victory song ‘Modi Geluvu’ in 2019.
- In 2020, he revealed that the South Indian actress Sanjjanaa Galrani the main convict in the drug case (2020) had converted to Islam and was hiding it from the public. [6]News Karnataka
- He participated in the Colors Kannada TV reality show ‘Bigg Boss Kannada 8’ (2021) hosted by the famous South Indian actor Sudeep. He was brutally trolled by the netizens for his mannerisms and showing inappropriate behaviour towards the female contestants in the Bigg Boss house. [7]English Sakshi
- In his leisure time, Prashanth loves to play Tennis.
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