Deeksha Joshi
Deeksha Joshi 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).
Deeksha Joshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Early life
Deeksha was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as the daughter of Hem Joshi and Rashmi Joshi. Later her family moved to Ahmedabad. completed her schooling from Eklavya School, Ahmedabad and studied English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
Career
Deeksha made her 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. Karsandas Pay & Use was her first Commercially successful film.
Her next project was Sharato Lagu alongside Malhar Thakkar. 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. 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.
She made her Bollywood debut in the Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar directed by Divyang Thakkar. She will be also seen in Chandresh Bhatt's untitled project opposite Esha Kansara and Gaurav Paswala.
Filmography
| 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 | Sandhya | Gunveen Kaur & Robin Sikarwar | Hindi | Debut In Bollywood | |
| 2022 | Prem Prakaran | Chandresh Bhatt | Gujarati | ||
| Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Preeti | Divyang Thakkar | Hindi | ||
| Fakt Mahilao Maate | Sneha | Jay Bodas | Gujarati | ||
| 2022 | Vaahlam Jaao Ne | Reena | Hardik Gajjar | ||
| 2023 | Lakiro | Richa | Darshan Ashwin Trivedi |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA) | Best Actress | Sharato Lagu | Won | [non-primary source needed] |
| International Gujarati Film Festival | Best Actress | Karsandas Pay & Use | |||
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Film Awards | Best Actress(Gujarati) | Dhunki |
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