Prajakta Koli is an Indian YouTuber who makes comedy videos. She is popularly known by her YouTube name "MostlySane". Her videos are focused mostly on observational comedy related to daily life situations.
Career
She began her career in media at Fever 104 FM radio station in Mumbai as an intern before launching her YouTube channel in 2015. Koli has collaborated with mainstream Bollywood actors such as Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Vicky Kaushal. She performed at the "YouTube FanFest" in Delhi in 2018 and in Mumbai in 2019. In December 2018, she recorded a national TV commercial for WhatsApp which deals with the prevention of propaganda and spreading fake news through the messaging app. In February 2019 she was part of Forbes' list of 30 under 30 and in Outlook Business Magazine's list of Women of Worth and Entrepreneur India's list of 35 under 35 along with winning Cosmopolitan's YouTuber of the Year award. In January 2020, she was included in the annual "Cool list" of the gossip magazineGrazia India, and in April 2020 she was featured on the cover of the magazine BW Businessworld as part of their Most Influential Women's list. In 2020 she announced the launch of her YouTube Originals show Pretty Fit, where she interviews other celebrities including Kareena Kapoor, Neha Kakkar, Sanya Malhotra, RJ Malishka, Mithila Palkar and Sumukhi Suresh, who are made to perform various tasks. The first episode was released on 21 January. In July 2020, Koli released a short film, Khayali Pulao, about female empowerment in rural Haryana.
Social initiatives
#iPledgeToBeMe
On World Mental Health Day in 2016, Koli launched her campaign #iPledgeToBeMe which addresses mental health, well being and body shaming. She shared her experiences of body shaming and wrote a rap song, "Shameless", in May 2017. The video features Raftaar, RJ Malishka and Mithila Palkar.
#GirlsCount
In 2018, she participated in the #GirlsCount campaign for One.Org which dealt with the importance of girl's education.
In May 2018, she was one of the content creators participating in YouTube's Creators for Change program. She made a music video named "No Offence" for her Creators For Change Project, which was shown in the United Nations as part of their International Day of Tolerance where she represented India. In a special episode of Creators For Change in 2020, Koli and two other YouTube content creators, Liza Koshy, and Thembe Mahlaba, interviewed girls in different countries about their opportunities for education, and discussed the topic with Michelle Obama.
