Betta Naan Stop

Betta Naan Stop
Born
Prateek Sachdeva

(1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Known forDrag queen, Model, Dancer

Prateek Sachdeva, better known as Betta Naan Stop, is an Indian drag queen,[1] model,[2] and dancer from India.[3] Betta is the mainstream drag artist in the Indian LGBT Community.[4] Prateek is one of the headliner performers at Lalit Group's Queer nightlife club chain, Kittysu.[5]

Biography

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Prateek started his career as a dancer[6] with Ashley Lobo’s DanceWorx. He got a scholarship in Melbourne, and he was trained further in musical theater[7] before returning home to Delhi. When Violet Chachki performed at Kitty Su Delhi’s sixth anniversary, Prateek decided to attend in drag.[8] That's when he realized he wanted to be a drag queen.[9] Sachdeva started working on and experimenting more with drag after a series of make-up sessions with his flight-attendant sister and after watching Paris Is Burning and several seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.[10] His first performance was as part of a sex-education workshop at St. Columbus School in the capital.[11][12] It wasn’t planned, but soon he was up on stage breaking out his best moves.[13]

In one of the interviews, Prateek said "I think anyone who has any kind of following and influence[14] should use their platforms for betterment of the society. Sometimes you being your authentic self is a big move in itself!".[15] In case, there is someone who wants to be like you, can see for themselves your journey and your achievements, your challenges and tribulations.[16]

In 2023, Betta Naan Stop was featured as a Judge in a reality show Make Me Up Season 1.[17] Prateek has also been listed under Forbes 30 under 30, one of the only drag queens to make it to the list after Sushant Divgikar in 2020.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Bold and Beautiful: from Mumbai to Hyderabad, these drag queens are setting the stage ablaze". Condé Nast Traveller India. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ "How Drag Queens Have Been Managing During The Lockdown | Bingedaily". bingedaily.in. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ "6 Gorgeous Indian Drag Queens To Follow Now, Cos It Is Pride Month". iDiva. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ "Meet Betta Naan Stop, the Indian drag queen with the best dance moves". Vogue India. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  5. ^ "The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group and The Keshav Suri Foundation mark Pride Month". BW Hotelier. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  6. ^ "Dance away your pandemic blues with dance/movement therapy (DMT)". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  7. ^ "betta naan stop | Radioandmusic.com". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  8. ^ "From Prateek Sachdeva to Betta Naan Stop: How this Indian drag queen takes 'pride' in her own identity | Indian With Pride". India Today. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  9. ^ "Men, too, wore heels throughout history. So what changed along the way?". Vogue India. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  10. ^ "Don't be a drag, be a queen". Mid-day. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  11. ^ "Why drag queens are reading stories to kids - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  12. ^ "India's Youngest Performing Drag Queen Has a Betta Who Is Her Mama". www.vice.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  13. ^ "Drag queen Betta Naan Stop rules the roost at her workplace". Mintlounge. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  14. ^ Aich, Anindita (2021-07-21). "Some Indian Drag Queens You Should Follow Right Away!! -". Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  15. ^ People, Dear Straight (29 January 2020). "Betta Naan Stop". Dear Straight People. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  16. ^ Vashisht, Radhika (2019-04-02). "Embracing drag". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  17. ^ Make Me Up (Drama), Aayush Kumar, Harshdeep Kaur, Samarth Saini, 2021-12-10, retrieved 2023-08-31{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ^ "Prateek Sachdeva". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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