Arvind Trivedi was an Indian actor and politician from Gujarat. He, alongside his brother Upendra Trivedi, was prolific in Gujarati cinema for over 40 years. He became a household name for playing the role of Ravana in television series Ramayan (1987). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Sabarkantha, Gujarat as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sameer Rajda is an Indian actor who works in the Gujarati cinema. He is the son of writer and director Mulraj Rajda.
Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the Gujarati language film industry. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inception.
Kevi Rite Jaish is a 2012 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain. The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels' – a Gujarati farmer community – migration to the U.S. Over the last half century, thousands of Patels have migrated to the US and have come to dominate its motel industry. The film stars Divyang Thakkar, Veronica Kalpana-Gautam, Tejal Panchasara, Kenneth Desai, and Anang Desai. The success of the film started a "new wave" in the Gujarati cinema.
Bey Yaar is a 2014 Indian Gujarati-language coming-of-age film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film is about friendship and two friends. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Divyang Thakkar, Pratik Gandhi, Amit Mistry, Samvedna Suwalka. The film was released on 29 August 2014, to positive reviews and became a box-office success. It completed 50 weeks in theatres. The film was screened at New York Indian Film Festival, becoming the first ever Gujarati film hosted by the festival.
Ajit Merchant was an Indian music composer and director.
Govindbhai Patel was Gujarati filmmaker known for his superhits Dhola Maru and Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya.
Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema.
Thai Jashe! is a 2016 Indian Gujarati film written and directed by Nirav Barot. It is about the struggles of a middle class man to achieve his goals in the metrocity Ahmedabad. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Malhar Thakar, and Monal Gajjar. The film was released on 3 June 2016.
Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya is a 1998 Indian Gujarati film directed by Govindbhai Patel. It is one of the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time.
Pranlal Kharsani, better known by his stage name P. Kharsani, was a Gujarati stage, television and film actor.
Bhikhudan Govindbhai Gadhvi is an Indian folk singer and songwriter, known as a proponent of Dayro, a narrative singing tradition of Gujarat. He is a recipient of the Gujarat Gaurav Award of the Government of Gujarat and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to folk music.
Chor Bani Thangaat Kare is a 2017 Gujarati comedy, drama film directed by Rahul Bhole and written by Rahul Bhole, Chetan Dhanani, Mehul Vyas and Vinit Kanojia. It is produced by Arpan Pandya with Creative Producer Harsh Parmar and Supervising Producer Sachi Rathod under the banner of Reelium Films. The film stars Amit Mistry, Bijal Joshi, Prem Gadhavi, Manan Desai, Ojas Rawal, Nimrit Vaishnav, Sharad Sharma, Annapurna Shukla, Jineeta Rawal and Prashant Barot. The soundtrack album is composed by Sachin–Jigar, while lyrics for the songs were written by Niren Bhatt. Filmed mostly in Ahmedabad, the film is a comedy of errors about the lead character Rajkumar Trivedi, aka Robin, who suffers from Kleptomania and his only way of recovering is by finding true love. The film released on 21 July 2017 to a universally positive response from critics and audiences.
Kishorsinh Hinduji Solanki is a Gujarati poet and novelist from Gujarat, India. He is an editor of Shabdasar, a Gujarati literary magazine.
Jigardan Gadhavi, also known as Jigrra, is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, performer, and music composer from Ahmedabad, India. He made his debut in Gujarati cinema with the film Hardik Abhinandan. He is best known for his works in the Gujarati cinema for the songs "Vhalam Aavo Ne" from the film Love Ni Bhavai, "Mane Kahi De" from the film Karsandas Pay & Use, "Chaand Ne Kaho" from the film Chaal Jeevi Laiye! and some of his single songs like Dhimo Varsad, Mogal Taro Aashro, and Mogal Aave. He has also composed music for the films Hardik Abhinandan, I Wish, and Lapet.
Roma Manek is a Gujarati actress. She has worked in many Gujarati films as lead actress and as Madri in the television serial Mahabharat.
Jesal Toral is a 1971 Indian Gujarati devotional film written and directed by Ravindra Dave. It proved to be one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema and ran for 25 weeks in theatres.
Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi, also known as Kavi Dad, was a Gujarati poet and folk singer from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.
Kinjal Dave is an Indian folk singer and actor from Gujarat.
