Gayatri Joshi

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Gayatri Joshi
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Joshi in 2018
Born
Nagpur, Maharastra, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics
Occupations
Years active1999–2004
Known for Swades
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Vikas Oberoi
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Gayatri Joshi is an Indian former actress, video jockey, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India International in the year 2000 and represented India at Miss International 2000. She starred in the 2004 film which is Swades , her only acting credit to date. [1] She is married to businessman Vikas Oberoi since 2005.

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Personal life and education

Joshi studied at Mount Carmel High School in Nagpur, and when the family re-located to Mumbai, she was enrolled in the J. B. Vachha High School. After completing her schooling, she went on to study in Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. [2] She modelled for brands such as Godrej, LG, Ponds, Bombay Dyeing, Sunsilk, Philips, as well as with Shah Rukh Khan in Hyundai advertisements. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college.[ citation needed ]

She was one of the five finalists of the 1999 Femina Miss India Contest. Later She was crowned Miss India International 2000 and represented India at the Miss International 2000 beauty pageant in Japan. Subsequently, she returned to modelling and appeared in the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar 2001.

On 27 August 2005, she married Vikas Oberoi, a promoter of Oberoi Construction and subsequently retired from the film industry. [3] [4]

Career

Joshi started her career by becoming a video jockey on Channel V India. She then left to pursue her dream of winning the Femina India beauty pageant. Joshi was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant, [5] and was crowned on Sony Entertainment Channel through voting by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan. [5] She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos of Jagjit Singh's "Kaghaz Ki Kashti" and Hans Raj Hans' "Jhanjaria". [2]

While still attending college, she modelled for Bombay Dyeing, Philips, Pond's, Godrej, Sunsilk and LG, as well as Hyundai advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan. [2] She has also modelled for the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001. She made her Bollywood film debut in December 2004 with Ashutosh Gowarikar's Swades , opposite Shahrukh and Kishori Ballal, [6] [7] [8] which received strong acclaim from Indian film critics.

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2004 Swades Debut lead role film. The only film she ever worked in.

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Swades actress Gayatri Joshi and husband Vikas Oberoi escape safely as their car meets with an accident in Italy".
  2. 1 2 3 Basu, Arundhati (5 February 2005). "Reaching for the stars". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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