Dev Joshi

Dev Joshi
Joshi in 2020
Born	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Baalveer
Spouse	Aarthi Kharel ​ (m. 2025)​
Honours	Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Website	www.devjoshi.in

Dev Joshi (born 28 November 2000) 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. ^[1] He is also known for playing the role of teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Chandrashekhar.

Life and education

Dev Joshi was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat ^[2] with his parents Dushyant Joshi and Devangna Joshi. ^{[3] [4]} He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad as a student of Political Science. ^[5]

On 19 January 2025, Dev Joshi became engaged to Aarthi Kharel, in Nepal. ^{[6] [7]} On 25 February 2025, Dev Joshi married Aarthi Kharel.

Career

Joshi, sometimes known as Baalveer, ^[8] 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. ^[9] 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 . ^[9]

Proposed Spaceflight

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. ^{[10] [11]} He was to be the youngest crew member and first Indian to fly around the Moon. ^{[12] [13]} The mission was scheduled to occur in 2023 aboard the SpaceX Starship. ^[14] Citing delays to the Starship program, the dearMoon project was cancelled in 2024. ^[15]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006–2007	Lucky	Unknown		[16]
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		[17]
2018	Chandrashekhar	Teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad
2019–2021	Baalveer Returns	Baalveer / Happy Pandey / Kaal		[18]
2020	Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga	Baalveer	Cameo
2020	Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein… With Alia
2023	Baalveer 3	Baalveer / Veer Bhardwaj
2024	Baalveer 4			[19] [20]
2025	Baalveer 5

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2020	Meri Hai Maa	Tarsh	[ citation needed ]
2022	Apni Yaari	Javed Ali	[21]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Child Artist (Male)	Baalveer	[22] [23]
2014
2015

References

1. "This is why Dev Joshi will be missing from sets of SAB TV's Baalveer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
2. "Dev Joshi: Latest News, Videos and Photos | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. "Meet the TV actors who cannot travel without their parents". The Times of India. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
4. "Exclusive - Mother's Day - Baalveer Returns' Dev Joshi: I owe my success to my mom - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
5. "Politics interests me a lot: Dev Joshi". Times of India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. "Baalveer actor Dev Joshi announces good news as he gets engaged in Nepal; drops stunning PIC with his fiancee Aarti". PINKVILLA. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
7. "Baal Veer actor Dev Joshi engaged in Nepal, shares photo with fiancee". India Today. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
8. "Remember these famous child actors? They have grown-up to be hotties". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
9. "Dev Joshi: I have the power to change the world through my on screen characters". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
10. dearMoon Crew Announcement! | 月周回プロジェクトdearMoon クルー発表 , retrieved 8 December 2022
11. "India's Dev Joshi, K-Pop star TOP and more: Meet the crew of SpaceX's first trip to the moon". Firstpost. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
12. Meet the dearMoon Crew - Dev D. Joshi | デヴ・D・ジョシー , retrieved 10 December 2022
13. "Baalveer will go to moon, this time for real—Dev Joshi makes SpaceX crew". ThePrint. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
14. "Indian actor Dev Joshi to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's crew for SpaceX moon trip". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
15. "Notice of Project Cancellation" (PDF). dearMoon. 1 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
16. "The little showman". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
17. "The little showman". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
18. "Baalveer returns: Dev Joshi to returns in new avatar; Pavitra Punia to be seen as the evil force". Times of India. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
19. "Baalveer Season 4 Promo Reveals Exciting Adventures And New Antagonists; Show To Stream On THIS OTT Platform". English Jagran. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
20. "Baalveer Season 4 Promo Promises More Action And Adventure, Show To Stream On Sony Liv". News18. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
21. "देव जोशी का गीत अपनी यारी 12 को होगा लांच" (in Hindi). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
22. "Indian Telly Awards 2013". IndianTelevision. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
23. "Indian Telly Awards 2014". IndianTelevision. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

• Dev Joshi at IMDb
• Dev Joshi on Instagram