Vaishali Thakkar

Not to be confused with Vaishali Takkar.

Vaishali Thakkar
Thakkar in December 2013
Born	Vaishali Thakkar Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Uttaran

Vaishali Thakkar ^[1] is an Indian theatre and television actress. She portrayed the comic role of Praveena in the Star Plus TV series Baa Bahoo Aur Baby , the supporting role of Damini in the Colors TV TV series Uttaran and Kusum in the Star Plus television series Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 . ^[2]

Career

Vaishali Thakkar was born in Mumbai. Her father worked in Gujarati theatre, and she first appeared in Gujarati plays. She had a role in the TV series Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka , and then in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby where she played Praveena. She subsequently appeared as Damini Ragendra Bharti in the Colors TV series, Uttaran . ^[3]

Thakkar is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Angel	Priya Chawla	Debut film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2002	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka	Bharti
2000	Kahani Saat Pheron Ki	Savri
2000–2004	Shaka Laka Boom Boom	Lalita
2004	Shubh Mangal Savadhan	Sonu
2004–2005	Main Office Tere Aangan Ki	Susheela
2004–2006	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Nilima Verma	Guest appearance in episode 30 of season 1
2005–2008	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Praveena Thakkar	2005: Won — ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2006: Won — Gold Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2006–2009	Teen Bahuraaniyaan	Maya Gheewala
2008–2015	Uttaran	Damini Ragendra Bharti	2010: Won — ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2011: Won — BIG Television Awards
2009	Shakuntala	Maharani Gandhari
2014	Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap	Maan Kanwar
2015	Baal Veer	Hany (Dadi Bua)
	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Manjari
2016	Malaikat Kecil Dari India	Mrs. Behnaz
	Tuyul & Mbak Yul Reborn	Herself	Guest
2016–2017	Yeh Vaada Raha	Kaki
2017	Har Mard Ka Dard
2018–2019	Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop [4]	Kaushalya Ben
2018	Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie	Jigna Ben
2020	Maddam Sir	Head Constable/Warden Babita Sarkar	Guest appearance
2021	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2	Kusum Patel
	Kuch Toh Hai: Naagin Ek Naye Rang Mein	Priya's former guardian	Cameo
2022	Sanjog	Sarita
2023–2024	Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin	Surekha Yashwant Bhosle
2025	Jhanak	Ketki Parekh

References

1. 'TV soaps change tracks by popular demand: Vaishali Thakkar' The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2012 12.00AM IST
2. "Vaishalee Thakkar opens up on role in 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2': I like characters that are dark & complex". pinkvilla.com. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
3. "Vaishali Thakkar not tired of playing mother on small screen". The Indian Express. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
4. "I never want to repeat myself in the same genre: Uttaran actress Vaishali Thakkar - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

External links

• Vaishali Thakkar at IMDb
• Vaishali Thakkar at Bollywood Hungama
• Vaishali Thakkar on Instagram