Disha Vakani Explained

Disha Vakani Padia
Birth Name:Disha Vakani
Birth Place:Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Education:Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1997-2019
Children:2
Known For:Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Disha Vakani Padia[1] is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal as Daya Jethalal Gada in Sony SAB's popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Early life

Disha Vakani was born 17 August 1978[2] [3] Gujarat.[4]

Career

Disha was introduced to theatre at a very young age by her father Bhim Vakani, a noted Gujarati theatre personality. Her career in acting kick-started as a child theatre-artiste with her father. She then graduated in the Dramatic arts from Gujarat College and went on to work in popular plays such as kamal Patel v/s Dhamal Patel, Baa Retire Thai Che and Lali Lila. [5] She has played supporting roles in Hindi films like Devdas (2002) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).[6] She has played the lead role of Dayaben Gada in SAB TV's sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah since 2008.[7] [8] [9] Her brother Mayur Vakani also plays her on-screen brother Sundarlal or Sundar. She went on maternity leave in September 2017 and did not return to the show as of 2024.[10] [11]

Personal life

She married a Mumbai-based chartered accountant named Mayur Padia on 24 November 2015.[12] [13] On 27 November 2017, the couple became parents to a baby girl.She gave birth to a baby boy in May 2022.[14]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguage
1997PinkyHindi
1999Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang RatoParulGujarati
Phool Aur AagHindi
2002Paiso Maro ParmeshwarGujarati
DevdasSakhiHindi
2005Yasmin
2006Jaana... Let's Fall in LoveSalma Disa
2008Jodhaa AkbarMadhavi
C KkompanyRailway employee's widow
Love Story 2050Maid

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Shubh Mangal SavadhanSanskriti
2004KhichdiNurse
2005Instant KhichdiNishaEpisode 2
Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti HaiSchool Teacher
2004–2005AahatBina
2008–2017, 2018, 2019Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahDaya Jethalal Gada
2014CIDGuest

Awards

YearAwardCategoryShowResultRef
2008Indian Television Academy AwardsITA Award for Best Actress - ComedyTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
20099th Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actress - Comedy
20103rd Zee Gold AwardsBest Comic Actor (Popular)
10th Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
2012Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards IndiaFavorite Actress – TV[15]
2014Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actress - Comedy
2015
2016Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards IndiaFavorite Character — TV (Female)
2017Favorite Actress – TV[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-02-24 . TMKOC's Daya Ben AKA Disha Vakani Performs Ashwamedh Yagya Puja With Her Husband And Kids - Watch . 2024-07-24 . Times Now . en.
  2. Web site: Disha Vakani Birthday: B-Grade फिल्म में 'कमसिन' बनीं थीं Dayaben, जेठालाल की पत्नी बनने के बाद बदली किस्मत . 2023-05-25 . DNA Hindi . hi.
  3. News: Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older . 17 August 2015 . 17 August 2015 . . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424055637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-turns-a-year-older/liveblog/48508072.cms . live.
  4. Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction . 16 March 2014 . Saas Bahu aur Saazish . 0:36 . YouTube.
  5. News: 30 December 2011 . I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103004/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms . 11 November 2013 . 14 May 2013 . Mumbai Mirror.
  6. News: Pretty women . Jhumari Nigam-Misra . 12 November 2009 . 14 May 2013 . 22 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922201913/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html . live.
  7. News: Comedy Inc . 1 July 2010 . 14 May 2013 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015838/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/comedy-inc/640054/0 . live.
  8. News: Character's the KING . The Indian Express . 25 November 2010 . 14 May 2013 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015852/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/characters-the-king/715489/0 . live.
  9. News: Funny female bone . The Times of India . 21 June 2009 . 14 May 2013 . 24 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/mumbai/28175223_1_gujarati-daya-housewife . live.
  10. Web site: Confirmed! Disha Vakani not returning as Dayaben on 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' . 23 January 2019 . dna . en . 19 February 2019 . 20 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002732/https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-confirmed-disha-vakani-not-returning-as-dayaben-on-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-2711350 . live.
  11. Web site: Asit Modi on replacing Disha Vakani on Taarak Mehta Ko Ooltah Chashmah: No one is bigger than the show . 4 April 2019 . India Today . en . 8 April 2019 . 5 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405145918/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/asit-modi-on-replacing-disha-vakani-on-taarak-mehta-ko-ooltah-chashmah-no-one-is-bigger-than-the-show-1494171-2019-04-04 . live.
  12. News: Dayaben of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' aka Disha Vakani ties the knot . . 25 November 2015. 26 November 2015 . 27 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127020644/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-dayaben-of-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-aka-disha-vakani-ties-the-knot-2148416 . live.
  13. Web site: TV actress Disha Vakani ties the knot! . India Today . 24 November 2015 . 16 February 2017 . 16 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216220009/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dayaben-of-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-disha-vakani-ties-knot-with-chartered-accountant-mayur/1/530340.html . live.
  14. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-disha-vakani-aka-dayaben-becomes-a-mother-to-baby-boy-this-is-her-second-child/articleshow/91763054.cms
  15. Web site: Dilip Joshi and Disha Vakani from the TV show Taraka Mehta, at 1st Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India 2013, held at Filmcity, in Mumbai, on November 14, 2013. . 2024-02-17 . photogallery.indiatimes.com.
  16. Web site: Nick India Announces Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2017 India Nominations . 17 February 2024 . en.