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
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]
