Deeksha Joshi

Deeksha Joshi (born 4 December 1992) is an Indian actress from Gujarat who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry. She made her acting debut in 2017 with the film Shubh Aarambh, followed by Karsandas Pay & Use (2017), Sharato Lagu (2018), Dhunki (2019), establishing herself as a leading actress in Gujarati cinema.[1]

Deeksha Joshi
Deeksha Joshi at a promotional event.
Born (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early life

Deeksha was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as the daughter of Hem Joshi and Rashmi Joshi on 4 December 1992. Later her family moved to Ahmedabad, she did her schooling from Eklavya School, Ahmedabad and studied English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad [2]

Career

Deeksha debuted with the movie Shubh Aarambh, directed by Amit Barot in 2017. She then starred in other two movies Karsandas Pay & Use and Colorbaaj in the same year.[3] Karsandas Pay & Use was her first Commercially successful film.

Her next project was Sharato Lagu alongside Malhar Thakkar.[4] This was also a commercial success. She won the GIFA best actress of the year in 2018 for her role in Sharato Lagu. The film and her performance was both critically and commercially acclaimed. Her next venture was Dhunki starring with Pratik Gandhi which was acclaimed critically.[5] In 2020, Deeksha received the Critics' Choice Film Awards Best Actress (Gujarati) for Dhunki. Deeksha did the titular role in the romantic comedy film Luv Ni Love Storys directed by Durgesh Tanna which was also released in 2020.[6][7]

She will make her Bollywood debut with the Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar directed by Divyang Thakkar.[8] She will be also seeing in Chandresh Bhatt's untitled venture opposite Esha Kansara and Gaurav Paswala.[9][10]

Filmography
Key
Denotes film(s) that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Language Notes
2017 Shubh Aarambh Riddhima Amit Barot Gujarati Debut film
Karsandas Pay & Use Jaya Krishnadev Yagnik
Colorbaaj Tanvi Zanane Rajsingh
2018 Sharato Lagu Savitri Neeraj Joshi
2019 Dhunki Shreya Anish Shah
2020 Luv Ni Love Storys Preeti Durgesh Tanna
376 D[11] Sandhya Gunveen Kaur & Robin Sikarwar Hindi Debut In Bollywood
Jayeshbhai Jordaar TBA Divyang Thakkar Hindi
Untitled TBA Chandresh Bhatt Gujarati Filming


Awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA) Best Actress Sharato Lagu Won [12]
International Gujarati Film Festival Best Actress Karsandas Pay and Use
2020 Critics' Choice Film Awards Best Actress(Gujarati) Dhunki

References
  1. "Deeksha Joshi's Movies That Gained Acclaim And Should Be On Fans' Quarantine Watch-list".
  2. "I never felt the need to bunk in college: Deeksha Joshi". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "It's the end of the road for formula films, fresh content will thrive in 2020: Deeksha Joshi". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. World, Republic. "Romantic Gujarati movies that are a must-watch this Valentine's Day". Republic World. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Deeksha Joshi shares the motion poster of her upcoming film 'Dhunki'". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. "Photos: Deeksha Joshi, Vyoma Nandi and Shraddha Dangar gear up for 'Love Ni Love Storys' promotion". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. "Casting director Avani Soni talks about discovering the best talents from the Gujarati entertainment industry". mid-day. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. Hungama, Bollywood (4 December 2019). "The first look of Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar justifies the title of the film! : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. "Deeksha Joshi, Avani Soni, Pratik Gandhi and the entire cast of 'Love Ni Love Storys' pose for a happy picture". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. "મળો ચંદ્રેશ ભટ્ટના ડ્રીમ પ્રોજેક્ટની લીડ સ્ટાર કાસ્ટને". www.gujaratimidday.com (in Gujarati). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. "Exclusive! Deeksha Joshi: '376 D' is a courtroom drama that deals with a law that doesn't exist - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. GIFA 2018, retrieved 5 February 2020
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