Dev Joshi

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Dev Joshi
Dev Joshi selfie 2020.jpg
Joshi in 2020
Born
Dev Dushyant Kumar Joshi

(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 25)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known for
Spouse
Aarti Kharel
​
(m. 2025)​
Honours Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Website www.devjoshi.in

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.

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Life and education

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 Aarti Kharel in Nepal. [8] [9] On February 25, 2025, he married Aarti Kharel.

Career

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]

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. [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]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006–2007 Lucky Unknown [18]
2009–2010 Mahima Shani Dev Ki Young Shukra
2009–2010 Hamari Devrani Tejas
2010Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz KoraYoung Shaurya
2011 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Markandeya RishiCameo
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 BaalveerCameo
2020 Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein… With Alia
2023 Baalveer 3 Baalveer / Veer Bhardwaj
2024 Baalveer 4 [21] [22]
2025 Baalveer 5

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2020Meri Hai MaaTarsh[ citation needed ]
2022Apni Yaari Javed Ali [23]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2013 Indian Telly Awards Best Child Artist (Male) Baalveer [24] [25]
2014
2015

References

  1. ↑ "Children conferred national awards all smiles at R-Day parade". The Times of India. 26 January 2019. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1561007
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Dev Joshi: Latest News, Videos and Photos | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Meet the TV actors who cannot travel without their parents". The Times of India. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Politics interests me a lot: Dev Joshi". Times of India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Baal Veer actor Dev Joshi engaged in Nepal, shares photo with fiancee". India Today. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Remember these famous child actors? They have grown-up to be hotties". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Dev Joshi: I have the power to change the world through my on screen characters". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ↑ dearMoon Crew Announcement! | 月周回プロジェクトdearMoon クルー発表 , retrieved 8 December 2022
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Meet the dearMoon Crew - Dev D. Joshi | デヴ・D・ジョシー , retrieved 10 December 2022
  15. ↑ "Baalveer will go to moon, this time for real—Dev Joshi makes SpaceX crew". ThePrint. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Indian actor Dev Joshi to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's crew for SpaceX moon trip". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Notice of Project Cancellation" (PDF). dearMoon. 1 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "The little showman". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "The little showman". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Baalveer Season 4 Promo Promises More Action And Adventure, Show To Stream On Sony Liv". News18. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "देव जोशी का गीत अपनी यारी 12 को होगा लांच" (in Hindi). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Indian Telly Awards 2013". IndianTelevision. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "Indian Telly Awards 2014". IndianTelevision. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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