Betta Naan Stop

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]

Betta Naan Stop
Born	Prateek Sachdeva (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 32) Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Drag queen, Model, Dancer

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]