- Gayatri Joshi
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Gayatri Joshi
गायत्री जोशी
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|3|20
location = flagicon|IndiaMumbai ,Maharashtra ,India
yearsactive = 2004 - present
spouse = Vikas Oberoi (27 August, 2005 - present)
birthname = Gayatri Joshi.Gayatri Joshi (
Marathi : गायत्री जोशी born20 March ,1977 inMumbai ,Maharashtra ,India ) is a model turnedBollywood actress. Her first and only film, is the 2004 released, "Swades ".Biography
Early life
Gayatri Joshi, was born to
Marathi -speaking parents and is a graduate of Sydenham College,Mumbai . 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 inNagpur .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 inJapan . She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos ofJagjit 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" oppositeShahrukh Khan .Personal life
She got engaged to
Vikas Oberoi onJune 23 ,2005 in Las Vegas [http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/935_gayatri-joshi-to-marry-builder-vikas-oberoi-in-august.html] . They married in Mumbai on27 August ,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. [ [http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20050829-3.html Gayatri Joshi ties the knot : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com ] ]She gave birth to a baby boy, named Vihaan on
1 September ,2006 . [http://www.indiafm.com/] She also gave birth to a baby boy on 27th May 2008.Filmography
* "
Swades " (2004) ... Gita/Gitlee
* "Dream Time "(2009)... SheeraAwards
* 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"References
External links
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* [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BA88E306E4A38238 Swades - aesthetics and hermeneutics of Gîtâ's gaze] YouTube playlist (edited & compiled by Sunthar Visuvalingam)
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