# Prajakta Koli (प्राजक्ता कोली)
**Prajakta Koli** (प्राजक्ता कोली; born 1993) is an Indian YouTuber, actor, and author, known primarily by her online persona **MostlySane**, the name of her YouTube channel launched in February 2015. She became one of India's most prominent digital creators with [observational comedy](https://www.edgepedia.org/observational-comedy) about everyday Indian life, and later transitioned into mainstream acting with Netflix's Mismatched and Bollywood films, and into writing with a debut romance novel.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Mumbai, India; raised in Thane[1](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli) • [2](https://www.mansworldindia.com/covers/prajakta-koli-and-her-mostly-insane-journey) |
| YouTube channel | MostlySane, launched February 2015 with the video "Five Types of Singles on Valentine's Day"[3](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money) • [4](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/A-chat-with-emerging-YouTube-sensation-Prajakta-Koli-17165191) |
| Subscribers | About 7.2 million on YouTube as of 2025-2026[5](https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA/youtube) |
| Acting breakthrough | Dimple Ahuja in Netflix's Mismatched (2020), her first lead role in a streaming show[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-rohit-saraf-on-netflix-series-mismatched-7053653/) • [7](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-saying-goodbye-to-mismatched-i-have-been-dimple-for-almost-seven-years-now-exclusive-101778488145932.html/) |
| Bollywood debut | Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022), as Ginny, sister of Varun Dhawan's character[8](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-diving-into-horror-with-andhera-theres-no-sunshine-here-10186336/) |
| Climate advocacy | UNDP India's first Youth Climate Champion, January 2022[9](https://india.entrepreneur.com/entrepreneurs/the-insane-journey-of-creator-prajakta-koli/449636) |
| Debut novel | Too Good To Be True (2025), No.1 on Amazon India's bestseller list within 24 hours of pre-orders opening[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/bengaluru/2024/Dec/16/the-book-was-never-a-plan) |
## Early career and radio
Koli grew up in Thane, near Mumbai, with the goal of becoming a radio jockey from a young age. She interned at Fever 104 FM, a radio station in Mumbai, and worked there for about a year as an intern and then an RJ.[2](https://www.mansworldindia.com/covers/prajakta-koli-and-her-mostly-insane-journey) • [11](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/prajakta-koli.html) She found the work disappointing; as she later described it, she "sucked at the job" and realized the career was not what she had imagined.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-rohit-saraf-on-netflix-series-mismatched-7053653/)
A turning point came through a meeting with Sudeep Lahiri, Vice President of Content and Strategy at One Digital Entertainment, who encouraged her to try making YouTube videos.[3](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money) • [12](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/how-hrithik-sparked-prajakta-kolis-youtube-story) At the time she did not know what "YouTube" meant as a career path.[12](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/how-hrithik-sparked-prajakta-kolis-youtube-story) Her parents were initially reluctant to let her pursue it, and she asked them for a year to prove herself.[4](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/A-chat-with-emerging-YouTube-sensation-Prajakta-Koli-17165191) • [11](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/prajakta-koli.html)
## MostlySane on YouTube
Koli launched her channel in February 2015. Her first video, "Five Types of Singles on Valentine's Day", a five-minute monologue about types of single people, drew over 1,000 views within minutes of being uploaded.[4](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/A-chat-with-emerging-YouTube-sensation-Prajakta-Koli-17165191) • [3](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money) Within a month she left radio and committed to YouTube full time.[3](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money)
Her content is rooted in observational comedy about Indian family and middle-class life. She played multiple recurring characters, including a mother, a father, and a younger brother named Montu, in what has been described as a "Sane Universe" of skits.[13](https://joinmedigitalmedia.in/mostlysane) She has described her approach as relatable rather than relying on shock value: "All my content is observational and I try to keep it real and clean, so that everyone enjoys it."[4](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/A-chat-with-emerging-YouTube-sensation-Prajakta-Koli-17165191) One early viral hit was "10 Hilarious Words Delhi-ites Use" in June 2015.[14](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/lifestyle/story/queen-of-content-prajakta-koli-takes-us-inside-her-life-as-a-popular-youtuber-1239456-2018-05-23)
She distinguished criticism from trolling, saying she values criticism but does not engage with trolling, which she considers "not my fight to fight."[15](https://www.cosmopolitan.in/life/features/story/exclusive-prajakta-koli-keeping-things-real-virtual-world-667560-2022-10-20) By 2019, the channel had 3.4 million subscribers and was described as one of India's top women YouTube channels.[3](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money) By 2026 it had around 7.2 to 7.3 million subscribers and roughly 1,470 to 1,475 videos.[5](https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA/youtube) • [16](https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA/youtube/media-stats)
## Acting career
Koli's acting debut came with the short film *Khayali Pulao* in 2020.[13](https://joinmedigitalmedia.in/mostlysane) • [17](https://www.whosthat360.com/fashion/prajakta-koli-breaking-barriers-and-building-a-legacy-8697764) Her breakthrough role was **Dimple Ahuja** in *Mismatched*, a young adult Netflix series directed by Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dharmadhikari, based on Sandhya Menon's novel *When Dimple Met Rishi*, which began streaming in November 2020.[6](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-rohit-saraf-on-netflix-series-mismatched-7053653/) • [18](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/didnt-face-any-bias-youtuber-prajakta-koli-on-turning-actor-with-mismatched-179420/) She said she faced no bias on set as someone from a social media background and went through auditions like any other actor.[18](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/didnt-face-any-bias-youtuber-prajakta-koli-on-turning-actor-with-mismatched-179420/) The show ran for multiple seasons; the fourth and final season was announced at a Next on Netflix event in Mumbai in February 2026.[7](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-saying-goodbye-to-mismatched-i-have-been-dimple-for-almost-seven-years-now-exclusive-101778488145932.html/)
Her Hindi film debut came in the family comedy *Jugjugg Jeeyo* (2022), produced by [Dharma Productions](https://www.edgepedia.org/dharma-productions) and directed by Raj Mehta, in which she played Ginny, sister of [Varun Dhawan](https://www.edgepedia.org/varun-dhawan)'s character and daughter of characters played by [Anil Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/anil-kapoor) and Neetu Kapoor.[8](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-diving-into-horror-with-andhera-theres-no-sunshine-here-10186336/)
She later took on a very different role in *Andhera*, an investigative supernatural thriller on Amazon Prime Video created by Gaurav Desai and directed by Raaghav Dar, produced by [Excel Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/excel-entertainment), in which she played a paranormal YouTuber named Rumi alongside Priya Bapat and [Karanvir Malhotra](https://www.edgepedia.org/karanvir-malhotra).[8](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-diving-into-horror-with-andhera-theres-no-sunshine-here-10186336/) In 2026 she made her [Marathi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/marathi-cinema) debut with *Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam*, released on 1 January 2026, a move she described as deeply personal given her Marathi mother tongue.[19](https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/pdf/20260203_1770069649-389.pdf) • [7](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-saying-goodbye-to-mismatched-i-have-been-dimple-for-almost-seven-years-now-exclusive-101778488145932.html/) Other projects include *Single Papa* with Kunal Kemmu on Netflix and *Operation Safed Sagar*.[20](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/single-papa-star-prajakta-koli-says-she-knew-she-had-to-do-the-show-even-before-she-got-to-reading-the-script/articleshow/126504935.cms) • [7](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-saying-goodbye-to-mismatched-i-have-been-dimple-for-almost-seven-years-now-exclusive-101778488145932.html/)
## Writing
Koli's debut romance novel *Too Good To Be True* was published in early 2025 by HarperCollins India. It follows Avani, a hopeless romantic who works in a bookstore, and Aman, a textile tycoon, in a dual point-of-view narrative.[21](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-interview-on-debut-novel-too-good-to-be-true-i-know-large-chunk-of-my-audience-are-not-inherent-readers-101738643954806.html) The book reached No.1 on Amazon India's bestseller list within 24 hours of pre-orders opening.[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/bengaluru/2024/Dec/16/the-book-was-never-a-plan) She has said she read about 200 romance books starting in 2022 as preparation for writing it, and described writing as one of the most challenging things she has done.[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/bengaluru/2024/Dec/16/the-book-was-never-a-plan) • [22](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/hyderabad/2025/Apr/08/prajakta-koli-writing-is-one-of-the-most-challenging-things-ive-done) The novel later expanded into an audiobook through a collaboration with Audible.[23](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-netflix-adapting-her-book-srk-inspiring-her-love-for-romance-exclusive-interview-101778490028623.html/)
A review in *The Indian Express* was critical, calling the novel formulaic and saying it offered "nothing fresh" in its writing, characters, and dialogues.[24](https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/prajakta-kolis-too-good-to-be-true-offers-nothing-fresh-9837559/)
## Advocacy
Koli has used her platform for social campaigns since early in her career. Around 2015, a few months after starting her channel, she began conversations around body positivity that expanded into mental health, education, gender equality, and inclusivity, with climate action coming later.[25](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/prajakta-koli)
Her **#iPledgeToBeMe** campaign, launched around [World Mental Health Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-mental-health-day) 2016, addressed body shaming; it began with a call-to-action video, grew out of thousands of messages from fans about their experiences, and led to the music video "Shameless", a 2017 rap with Raftaar written from her own experience of being body-shamed.[26](https://mostlysane.in/about/) • [1](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli) She has also run the **Real Talk Tuesdays** series, featuring interviews on social issues; in 2021 she used it to interview five women entrepreneurs funded by the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls.[27](https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/prajakta-koli-gets-real-five-women-entrepreneurs/)
In January 2022 she became India's first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion.[9](https://india.entrepreneur.com/entrepreneurs/the-insane-journey-of-creator-prajakta-koli/449636) In that role she spoke at the SDG Pavilion at the UN General Assembly in September 2023, interviewing filmmaker and SDG advocate [Richard Curtis](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-curtis).[28](https://unpartnerships.un.org/videos/prajakta-koli-meets-richard-curtis-creator-studio) She has attributed her interest in climate issues partly to her own background: "I am a Koli (from the fisherfolk community) so I know that due to global warming, our marine biodiversity is going for a toss."
[29](https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/maharashtra-day-2026-prajakta-koli-says-my-pride-in-my-mother-tongue-is-growing-every-day)
## Recognition and personal life
In July 2025 she became the first Indian content creator named to TIME's TIME100 Creators list, according to one profile of her.[1](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli) In 2024, NDTV named her Climate Influencer of the Year.[1](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli)
She married Vrishank Khanal, a lawyer she had known for over a decade, in 2025, with a traditional Marathi ceremony in Karjat on 25 February 2025.[17](https://www.whosthat360.com/fashion/prajakta-koli-breaking-barriers-and-building-a-legacy-8697764) • [1](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli) • [29](https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/maharashtra-day-2026-prajakta-koli-says-my-pride-in-my-mother-tongue-is-growing-every-day)
## References
1. [Prajakta Koli (MostlySane) - Influencer Profile, People Fortunes](https://peoplefortunes.com/listings/prajakta-koli)
2. [Prajakta Koli And Her 'Mostly Insane' Journey, Man's World India](https://www.mansworldindia.com/covers/prajakta-koli-and-her-mostly-insane-journey)
3. [Internet stars Prajakta Koli and Kabita Singh show how to make money and build a career on YouTube, YourStory HerStory](https://yourstory.com/herstory/2019/03/prajakta-koli-kabita-singh-youtube-stars-career-money)
4. [A chat with emerging YouTube sensation Prajakta Koli, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/A-chat-with-emerging-YouTube-sensation-Prajakta-Koli-17165191)
5. [MostlySane Net Worth and Income YouTube Channel Statistics, SPEAKRJ Analytics](https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA/youtube)
6. [Mismatched felt like the perfect project to step out of YouTube universe, says Prajakta Koli, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-rohit-saraf-on-netflix-series-mismatched-7053653/)
7. [Prajakta Koli on saying goodbye to Mismatched, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-saying-goodbye-to-mismatched-i-have-been-dimple-for-almost-seven-years-now-exclusive-101778488145932.html/)
8. [Prajakta Koli on diving into horror with Andhera, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-diving-into-horror-with-andhera-theres-no-sunshine-here-10186336/)
9. [The Insane Journey of Creator Prajakta Koli, Entrepreneur India](https://india.entrepreneur.com/entrepreneurs/the-insane-journey-of-creator-prajakta-koli/449636)
10. ['The book was never a plan', The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/bengaluru/2024/Dec/16/the-book-was-never-a-plan)
11. [Prajakta Koli - Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/prajakta-koli.html)
12. [Prajakta Koli: How Hrithik Roshan's Bang Bang visit sparked her YouTube career, Nation Press](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/how-hrithik-sparked-prajakta-kolis-youtube-story)
13. [Prajakta Koli Actor, Join Me Digital Media](https://joinmedigitalmedia.in/mostlysane)
14. [Queen of content Prajakta Koli takes us inside her life as a popular YouTuber, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/lifestyle/story/queen-of-content-prajakta-koli-takes-us-inside-her-life-as-a-popular-youtuber-1239456-2018-05-23)
15. [Exclusive: Prajakta Koli on keeping things real in a virtual world, Cosmopolitan India](https://www.cosmopolitan.in/life/features/story/exclusive-prajakta-koli-keeping-things-real-virtual-world-667560-2022-10-20)
16. [MostlySane YouTube Video Stats, SPEAKRJ Stats](https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA/youtube/media-stats)
17. [Prajakta Koli: Breaking Barriers and Building a Legacy, Whosthat360](https://www.whosthat360.com/fashion/prajakta-koli-breaking-barriers-and-building-a-legacy-8697764)
18. [Didn't face any bias: Youtuber Prajakta Koli on turning actor with 'Mismatched', The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/didnt-face-any-bias-youtuber-prajakta-koli-on-turning-actor-with-mismatched-179420/)
19. [Tuesday 03 February 2026, The Peninsula Qatar](https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/pdf/20260203_1770069649-389.pdf)
20. ['Single Papa' star Prajakta Koli says 'she knew she had to do the show', The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/single-papa-star-prajakta-koli-says-she-knew-she-had-to-do-the-show-even-before-she-got-to-reading-the-script/articleshow/126504935.cms)
21. [Prajakta Koli interview on debut novel Too Good To Be True, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-interview-on-debut-novel-too-good-to-be-true-i-know-large-chunk-of-my-audience-are-not-inherent-readers-101738643954806.html)
22. [Prajakta Koli: Writing is one of the most challenging things I've done, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/hyderabad/2025/Apr/08/prajakta-koli-writing-is-one-of-the-most-challenging-things-ive-done)
23. ['100%, I'd love that': Prajakta Koli on Netflix adapting her book, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-on-netflix-adapting-her-book-srk-inspiring-her-love-for-romance-exclusive-interview-101778490028623.html/)
24. [Prajakta Koli's Too Good to be True offers nothing fresh, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/prajakta-kolis-too-good-to-be-true-offers-nothing-fresh-9837559/)
25. [Prajakta Koli, Revamp Magazine](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/prajakta-koli)
26. [About - MostlySane](https://mostlysane.in/about/)
27. [Prajakta Koli gets real with five women entrepreneurs, YouTube Blog](https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/prajakta-koli-gets-real-five-women-entrepreneurs/)
28. [Prajakta Koli meets Richard Curtis, UN Office for Partnerships](https://unpartnerships.un.org/videos/prajakta-koli-meets-richard-curtis-creator-studio)
29. [Maharashtra Day 2026: Prajakta Koli Says, 'My Pride In My Mother-Tongue Is Growing Every Day', Free Press Journal](https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/maharashtra-day-2026-prajakta-koli-says-my-pride-in-my-mother-tongue-is-growing-every-day)
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