Gayatri Joshi
Born:
March 20, 1977 (1977-03-20) (age 31)
Flag of India Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active:
2004 - present
Spouse(s) :
Vikas Oberoi (27 August, 2005 - present)
Gayatri Joshi (Marathi: गायत्री जोशी born March 20, 1977 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a model turned Bollywood actress. Her first and only film, is the 2004 released, Swades.Her parents are maharashtrian .
Biography
Early life
She began her modeling career in 1996 while still in college. She studied at the JB Vachha High School in Dadar in Central Mumbai and Mt. Carmel High School when she was in Nagpur.
Career
She was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant, and was crowned Sony Entertainment Channel's My Miss India-voted by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan. She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos of Jagjit Singh’s Kaghaz Ki Kashti and Hansraj Hans’ Jhanjaria.
While she was still in college, she modeled for Bombay Dyeing, Philips, Ponds, Godrej, Sunsilk, LG as well as the Hyundai ad with Shahrukh Khan. She has also modeled for Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001.
She made her Bollywood debut in December 2004 in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s film Swades opposite Shahrukh Khan.
Personal life
She got engaged to Vikas Oberoi on June 23, 2005 in Las Vegas [1]. They married in Mumbai on August 27, 2005. Present during the wedding were Isha Koppikar, Twinkle Khanna (Akshay Kumar, who is Vikas' friend, could not attend as he was filming in Canada), Bhushan and Kishen Kumar of T-Series, Rakesh Roshan and Abbas-Mastan. [1]
She gave birth to a baby boy, named Vihaan on September 1, 2006. [2] She also gave birth to a baby boy on 27th May 2008.
Filmography
* Swades (2004) ... Gita/Gitlee
* Dream Time(2009)... Sheera
Awards
* 2005, Bollywood Movie Awards, Best Female Debut, Swades.
* 2005, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Swades.
* 2005, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, Swades.
* 2005, Global Indian Film Awards, Best Newcomer, Swades
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