Ketki Dave

Ketki Dave
Dave in 2010
Born	(1960-06-23) 23 June 1960 (age 65) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actress, Stand-up comedian
Years active	1983 – present
Spouse	Rasik Dave ​ ​ (m. 1983;died 2022)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Pravin Joshi (father) Sarita Joshi (mother)
Relatives	Purbi Joshi (sister) Sharman Joshi (cousin) Manasi Joshi Roy (cousin) Arvind Joshi (uncle)

Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and Hindi television and has also starred in many Gujarati films. She is widely popular for playing Daksha Virani in the iconic tv soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi , and its sequel Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 . ^[1] She has appeared in several films, including Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya , Money Hai Toh Honey Hai , Kal Ho Naa Ho , and Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain . She has also worked in many television productions, including the reality shows Nach Baliye 2 , ^[1] Bigg Boss Season 2 , ^[2] and Behenein . ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Ketki was born on 23 June 1960 to Sarita Joshi, an actress, ^[5] and Pravin Joshi, a theatre director. She has a younger sister, Purbi Joshi, who is also an actress and anchor. She was married to the actor Rasik Dave, who died on 30 July 2022. Together, they ran a Gujarati theatre company. ^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Serial	Role
1995	Jeevan Mrityu
1995	Aahat	Megha
1996–1997	Hasratein	Manasi
2000–2008	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Daksha Virani
2001	Ye Dil Kya Kare
2002	Sanjivani	Dr. Madhavi Dholakiya
2006	Nach Baliye 2	Contestant (10th place)
2007	Comedy Circus 1	Contestant
2008	Bigg Boss 2	Contestant (12th place)
	Comedy Circus - Kaante Ki Takkar	Contestant
2010–2011	Behenein	Nimafui
	Ram Milaayi Jodi	Ketki Masi
2012	Aahat	Herself
2012–2013	Pavitra Rishta	Snehlata Khandeshi
	Aaj Ki Housewife Hai... Sab Jaanti Hai	Sarla
2014–2015	1760 Saasumaa	Ganga Katariya
2016	Tamanna	Baa
	Naya Mahisagar	Diwaliben Mehta
2017	TV, Biwi aur Main	Priya's mother
2018	Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka	Herself, Nandini's Mother
2019	Mere Sai Shradha aur Saburi	Kamla Tai
2021–2022	Balika Vadhu 2	Gomati Anjaariya
2022–2023; 2024	Pushpa Impossible	Kunjbala Parikh
2025–present	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2	Daksha Virani

Films

Year	Film	Role
1983	Kissi Se Na Kehna	Shyamoli
1988	Falak	Julie
	Kasam	Padma
1990	Dil	Herself
1999	Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet	Shalini
	Mann	Madhu
2001	Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa	Vimala
2002	Kitne Door Kitne Paas	Koki Patel
2003	Parwana	Kamini Haryanvi
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Sarlaben Patel
2005	Yaaran Naal Baharan	Geeta Thakur
2006	Love in Japan	Mrs. Mehta
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Bobby's mother
2009	Straight	Gujju Bai
2010	Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain	Gujarati lady
	I Hate Luv Storys	Simran's mom
2016	Sanam Re	Visitor's wife
2017	Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay	Sarla Mehta

References

1. Jagirdar, Sarabjit. "Ketki Dave returns to small screen in negative role". Indo-Asian News Service.
2. "Shilpa Shetty's 'Bigg Boss' kick-starts, contenders promise fireworks". Indo-Asian News Service.
3. Bhopatkar, Tejashree (5 February 2010). "Ketki Dave packs a new punch!". Sampurn.
4. The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television. Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved on 23 October 2015.
5. Singh, Monica (8 September 2010). "Sarita Joshi has more work offers than her daughters!". Sampurn. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
6. "Couple Star In Comedy". Leicester Mercury. 10 April 2003.

External links

• Ketki Dave at Bollywood Hungama
• Ketki Dave at IMDb