Deeksha Joshi Explained

Deeksha Joshi
Birth Place:	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma Mater:	St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2017–present

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).

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 ^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]}

She made her Bollywood debut in the Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar directed by Divyang Thakkar.^[6] She will be also seen in Chandresh Bhatt's untitled project opposite Esha Kansara and Gaurav Paswala.^{[7] [8]}

Filmography

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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^[9]
2022	Prem Prakaran		Chandresh Bhatt	Gujarati
	Jayeshbhai Jordaar	Preeti	Divyang Thakkar	Hindi	^[10]
	Fakt Mahilao Maate	Sneha	Jay Bodas	Gujarati	^[11]
2022	Vaahlam Jaao Ne	Reena	Hardik Gajjar		^[12]
2023	Lakiro	Richa	Darshan Ashwin Trivedi		^[13]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA)	Best Actress	Sharato Lagu
	International Gujarati Film Festival	Best Actress	Karsandas Pay & Use
2020	Critics' Choice Film Awards	Best Actress(Gujarati)	Dhunki

Notes and References

1. Web site: I never felt the need to bunk in college: Deeksha Joshi . The Times of India . en . 5 February 2020.
2. Web site: It's the end of the road for formula films, fresh content will thrive in 2020: Deeksha Joshi . The Times of India . en . 6 February 2020.
3. Web site: Deeksha Joshi shares the motion poster of her upcoming film 'Dhunki' . The Times of India . en . 5 February 2020.
4. Web site: Photos: Deeksha Joshi, Vyoma Nandi and Shraddha Dangar gear up for 'Love Ni Love Storys' promotion . The Times of India . en . 5 February 2020.
5. Web site: Casting director Avani Soni talks about discovering the best talents from the Gujarati entertainment industry . 21 December 2019 . mid-day . en . 5 February 2020.
6. Web site: The first look of Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar justifies the title of the film! : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama . Hungama . Bollywood . . 4 December 2019 . en . 5 February 2020.
7. Web site: Deeksha Joshi, Avani Soni, Pratik Gandhi and the entire cast of 'Love Ni Love Storys' pose for a happy picture . The Times of India . en . 5 February 2020.
8. Web site: મળો ચંદ્રેશ ભટ્ટના ડ્રીમ પ્રોજેક્ટની લીડ સ્ટાર કાસ્ટને . 22 August 2019 . gujaratimidday.com . gu . 5 February 2020.
9. Web site: Exclusive! Deeksha Joshi: '376 D' is a courtroom drama that deals with a law that doesn't exist - Times of India . 15 December 2020 . The Times of India . en.
10. Web site: BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera! . 26 September 2021 . Bollywood Hungama . 26 September 2021.
11. Web site: Fakt Mahilao Mate Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos eTimes . .
12. Web site: Vaahlam Jaao Ne Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos. Times of India . 2023-04-30.
13. Web site: Filmmaker Darshan Ashwin Trivedi unveils the poster of 'Lakiro' - Times of India . 22 October 2022 . The Times of India . en.