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Dev Joshi | |
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Born | Dev Dushyant Kumar Joshi 28 November 2000 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | |
Spouse | Aarti Kharel (m. 2025) |
Honours | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar |
Website | www |
Dev Joshi (Dev Dushyant Kumar Joshi, born 28 November 2000) [1] [2] is an Indian television actor known for portraying the role of Baalveer in Baalveer franchise. He has worked in more than 20 Gujarati movies and many advertisements. [3] He is also known for playing the role of teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Chandrashekhar.
Dev Joshi was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat [4] with his parents Dushyant Joshi and Devangna Joshi. [5] [6] He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad as a student of Political Science. [7]
On January 19, 2025, Dev Joshi became engaged to Aarthi Kharel in Nepal. [8] [9] On February 25, 2025, he married Aarthi Kharel.
Joshi, sometimes known as Baalveer, [10] started acting at a young age in stage performances, theatre, advertisements and regional Gujarati shows.
He made his debut on Hindi television as Young Shukra in 2009-2010 which aired on NDTV Imagine. He also played the lead role of Young Shaurya in Kashi - Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora in 2010.
In 2012, he was cast in the lead role for Baal Veer in Baalveer which aired on Sony SAB. [11] After playing this role until 2016, he moved on to play teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Star Bharat's show Chandrashekhar . He returned to Sony SAB to play Baalveer in sequels, Baalveer Returns , Baalveer 3 and Baalveer 4 . [11]
Joshi applied to be a part of DearMoon project crew, the first private lunar orbital mission. In 2022, he was selected to participate with seven others who were to fly to the Moon aboard a SpaceX lunar flight. [12] [13] He was to be the youngest crew member and first Indian to fly around the Moon. [14] [15] The mission was scheduled to occur in 2023 aboard the SpaceX Starship. [16] Citing delays to the Starship program, the dearMoon project was cancelled in 2024. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006–2007 | Lucky | Unknown | [18] | |
2009–2010 | Mahima Shani Dev Ki | Young Shukra | ||
2009–2010 | Hamari Devrani | Tejas | ||
2010 | Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora | Young Shaurya | ||
2011 | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Markandeya Rishi | Cameo | |
2012–2016 | Baalveer | Baalveer/Ballu | [19] | |
2018 | Chandrashekhar | Teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad | ||
2019–2021 | Baalveer Returns | Baalveer / Happy Pandey / Kaal | [20] | |
2020 | Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga | Baalveer | Cameo | |
2020 | Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein… With Alia | |||
2023 | Baalveer 3 | Baalveer / Veer Bhardwaj | ||
2024 | Baalveer 4 | [21] [22] | ||
2025 | Baalveer 5 |
Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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2020 | Meri Hai Maa | Tarsh | [ citation needed ] |
2022 | Apni Yaari | Javed Ali | [23] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2013 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Child Artist (Male) | Baalveer | [24] [25] |
2014 | ||||
2015 |