Badlani was born on 27 January 1986 in Mumbai, India. She follows Hinduism as religion. She had chosen fashion photographer as profession since she had studied Graphics Designing in college.

She made her first appearance in a Coca-Cola commercial alongside Aamir Khan. She had also worked for several brands such as Fair and Lovely, Vatika, Hansel. In 2004, she had a Cameo appearance in movie Naach (2004 film). In 2005, she again had a cameo role in Silsilay, which she followed with modeling. She also appeared in The Fashion Magazine where she ranked at the 24th position in the list of Most attractive women in India. In 2007, she appeared in Zee TV's serial Jabb Love Hua.^[5] Currently^[when?], Priya Badlani is a sixth year associate at a leading American law firm in Hong Kong.