Disha Vakani

Disha Vakani
Disha at ITA awards
Born	Disha Wakani 17 September 1984 (1984-09-17) (age 27)[1] Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present.

Disha Vakani grew up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She is an Indian TV actress who appears mainly in TV serials, but have also acted in some bollywood films and TV commercials. She lives in Goregaon, Mumbai. She is popularly known as "Daya Gada", because of her character in the popular comedy serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah which airs on SAB TV.^[2] She appeared in the Tide commercial.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role
1997	Kamsin: The Untouched	Unknown
1999	Phool Aur Aag	Unknown
2002	Devdas	Sakhi
2005	Mangal Pandey: The Rising	Yasmin
2006	Jaana... Let's Fall in Love	Salma Disa
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Madhavi
	C Kkompany	Widow of a Railway Employee

Television

• Instant Khichdi (2005) (for one episode) as a thief and school teacher
• Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008–present) as Daya Gada

Awards

Indian Telly Awards

• 2009: Best Actor in Comic Role (Female); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah^[3]
• 2010: Best Actor in Comic Role (Female); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah^[4]

Indian Television Academy Awards

• 2009: Most Popular Actor in Comic Role (Female); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah^[5]

Zee Gold Awards

• 2010: Best Actor in Comic Role (Female); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

New Talent Awards

• 2009: Best New Actor in Comic Role; Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah^[6]

References

1. ^ Nigam-Misra, Jhumari (2009-11-12). "Pretty women". India Today. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
2. ^ SAB TV. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". http://www.sabtv.com/comedy/show.php?id=6. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
3. ^ "Indian Telly Popular Awards 2009 – Winners". http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/winners/winners.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
4. ^ "Indian Telly Popular Awards 2010 – Winners". http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
5. ^ "The Indian Television Academy Awards 2009 – Winners". http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2009. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
6. ^ "New Talent Awards 2009 – Winners". http://newtalentawards.tellychakkar.com/y2k11/previous_winners_2009.php. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 

External links

• Disha Vakani at the Internet Movie Database

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