Janki Bodiwala

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Janki Bodiwala
Born (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Janki Bodiwala (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Gujarati films. She is known for Chhello Divas (2015), Chhutti Jashe Chhakka (2018), Naadi Dosh (2022), Vash (2023) and its remake in her debut Bollywood film, Shaitaan (2024). [1]

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Early life

Bodiwala was born on 30 October 1995 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Bharat and Kashmira Bodiwala. [2] [3] She has a brother Dhrupad Bodiwala. [4] She has done her schooling from M K Secondary & Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad. She did her graduation in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science, Gandhinagar. [5] She also participated in Miss India 2019 where she was in the top 3 finalist of Miss India Gujarat.

Career

Bodiwala made her acting debut in the Gujarati film, Chhello Divas , written and directed by Krishnadev Yagnik. [6] The film released on 20 November 2015 in 231 screens worldwide with positive reviews from critics and commercial success. [7]

In 2017, she acted in O! Taareee, [8] Tamburo [9] and Daud Pakad. [10] She later appeared in films like Chhutti Jashe Chhakka , [11] Tari Maate Once More (2018) and Bau Na Vichaar (2019). [12] She appearrd in Krishnadev Yagnik's Naadi Dosh (2022) along with Yash Soni. [13] [14] In 2023, she starred in Vash, which was a blockbuster film, and Bodiwala's performance was applauded by the audience.

In 2024, she made her Bollywood debut alongside Ajay Devgn, Jyothika, and R. Madhavan in Shaitaan, the remake of "Vash," where she reprised her role as Aarya in the film. [15]

Media

Bodiwala was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 50 in 2019. [16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Chhello Divas Pooja
2017O TaareeeDeepa
Tamburo Dimple
Daud PakadPriyankaGuest Appearance
2018 Chhutti Jashe Chhakka Ankita
Tari Maate Once More Aaisha
2019 Bau Na Vichar Shivani
2022 Naadi Dosh Riddhi
Tu Rajee ReDisha [17]
2023 Vash Aarya [18]
2024 Shaitaan Janhvi RishiRemake of Vash ; Hindi debut
Trisha on the Rocks!TrishaFilming [19]

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