Deeksha Joshi

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Deeksha Joshi
Born
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Deeksha Joshi is an Indian actress from Gujarat who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry. She made her acting debut in 2017 with the film Shubh Aarambh, followed by Karsandas Pay & Use (2017), Sharato Lagu (2018), Dhunki (2019).

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Early life

Deeksha was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as the daughter of Hem Joshi and Rashmi Joshi. Later her family moved to Ahmedabad. completed her schooling from Eklavya School, Ahmedabad and studied English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad [1]

Career

Deeksha made her debuted with the movie Shubh Aarambh, directed by Amit Barot in 2017. She then starred in other two movies Karsandas Pay & Use and Colorbaaj in the same year. [2] Karsandas Pay & Use was her first Commercially successful film.

Her next project was Sharato Lagu alongside Malhar Thakkar. This was also a commercial success. She won the GIFA best actress of the year in 2018 for her role in Sharato Lagu. The film and her performance was both critically and commercially acclaimed. Her next venture was Dhunki starring with Pratik Gandhi which was acclaimed critically. [3] In 2020, Deeksha received the Critics' Choice Film Awards Best Actress (Gujarati) for Dhunki. Deeksha did the titular role in the romantic comedy film Luv Ni Love Storys directed by Durgesh Tanna which was also released in 2020. [4] [5]

She made her Bollywood debut in the Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar directed by Divyang Thakkar. [6] She will be also seen in Chandresh Bhatt's untitled project opposite Esha Kansara and Gaurav Paswala. [7] [8]

Filmography

Key
Denotes film(s) that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguageNotes
2017Shubh AarambhRiddhimaAmit Barot Gujarati Debut film
Karsandas Pay & Use Jaya Krishnadev Yagnik
ColorbaajTanviZanane Rajsingh
2018 Sharato Lagu SavitriNeeraj Joshi
2019 Dhunki ShreyaAnish Shah
2020 Luv Ni Love Storys PreetiDurgesh Tanna
376 DSandhyaGunveen Kaur & Robin Sikarwar Hindi Debut In Bollywood [9]
2022Prem PrakaranChandresh Bhatt Gujarati
Jayeshbhai Jordaar Preeti Divyang Thakkar Hindi [10]
Fakt Mahilao Maate SnehaJay Bodas Gujarati [11]
2022 Vaahlam Jaao Ne ReenaHardik Gajjar [12]
2023 Lakiro Richa Darshan Ashwin Trivedi [13]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA)Best Actress Sharato Lagu Won [14] [ non-primary source needed ]
International Gujarati Film FestivalBest Actress Karsandas Pay & Use
2020Critics' Choice Film AwardsBest Actress(Gujarati) Dhunki

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  2. ↑ "It's the end of the road for formula films, fresh content will thrive in 2020: Deeksha Joshi". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Deeksha Joshi shares the motion poster of her upcoming film 'Dhunki'". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Photos: Deeksha Joshi, Vyoma Nandi and Shraddha Dangar gear up for 'Love Ni Love Storys' promotion". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Casting director Avani Soni talks about discovering the best talents from the Gujarati entertainment industry". mid-day. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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  7. ↑ "Deeksha Joshi, Avani Soni, Pratik Gandhi and the entire cast of 'Love Ni Love Storys' pose for a happy picture". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "મળો ચંદ્રેશ ભટ્ટના ડ્રીમ પ્રોજેક્ટની લીડ સ્ટાર કાસ્ટને". gujaratimidday.com (in Gujarati). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive! Deeksha Joshi: '376 D' is a courtroom drama that deals with a law that doesn't exist - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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