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{{short description|Indian film and television actress}} |
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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1978)}} |
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'''Disha Vakani Padia'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=TMKOC's Daya Ben AKA Disha Vakani Performs Ashwamedh Yagya Puja With Her Husband And Kids - Watch |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmahs-daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-performs-ashwamedh-yagya-puja-with-her-husband-and-kids-watch-article-107966818 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal as Daya Jethalal Gada in ]'s popular sitcom '']''. |
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'''Disha Vakani Padia''' (born 17 August 1978); known professionally as '''Disha Vakani''', is an Indian actress who predominantly works in ] films and television.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=TMKOC's Daya Ben AKA Disha Vakani Performs Ashwamedh Yagya Puja With Her Husband And Kids - Watch |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmahs-daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-performs-ashwamedh-yagya-puja-with-her-husband-and-kids-watch-article-107966818 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> Vakani is widely known for her portrayal of ] in India's longest-running ], '']''. She is also known for her role in the films '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gujarat comes alive on TV|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Gujarat-comes-alive-on-TV/articleshow/17293926.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=23 October 2018|date=23 October 2018|first=Shruti|last=Jambhekar|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024083759/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Gujarat-comes-alive-on-TV/articleshow/17293926.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
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== Early life == |
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Disha Vakani was born 17 August 1978<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Disha Vakani Birthday: B-Grade फिल्म में 'कमसिन' बनीं थीं Dayaben, जेठालाल की पत्नी बनने के बाद बदली किस्मत |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/entertainment/television/news-tmkoc-fame-disha-vakani-aka-dayaben-played-lead-role-b-grade-film-kamsin-untouched-4045496 |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=DNA Hindi |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-turns-a-year-older/liveblog/48508072.cms |title=Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=17 August 2015 |newspaper=] |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424055637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-turns-a-year-older/liveblog/48508072.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> in ].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTo5dPDFMU |title=Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction |date=16 March 2014 |publisher=Saas Bahu aur Saazish |time=0:36 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |
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Disha Vakani was born 17 August 1978<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Disha Vakani Birthday: B-Grade फिल्म में 'कमसिन' बनीं थीं Dayaben, जेठालाल की पत्नी बनने के बाद बदली किस्मत |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/entertainment/television/news-tmkoc-fame-disha-vakani-aka-dayaben-played-lead-role-b-grade-film-kamsin-untouched-4045496 |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=DNA Hindi |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-turns-a-year-older/liveblog/48508072.cms |title=Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=17 August 2015 |newspaper=] |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424055637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/daya-ben-aka-disha-vakani-turns-a-year-older/liveblog/48508072.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> in ], ].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTo5dPDFMU |title=Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction |date=16 March 2014 |work=Saas Bahu aur Saazish |time=0:36 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Her brother, Mayur Vakani is also an actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lesser Known siblings of Hindi television |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bhai-dooj-2023-from-disha-vakani-and-mayur-vakani-to-jannat-zubair-and-ayaan-zubair-lesser-known-siblings-of-television/amp_etphotostory/105230198.cms |date=15 November 2023 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=The Times of India|language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TMKOC's Mayur Vakani aka Sundar paints a beautiful portrait of his sister Disha |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/telly-talk/article/pic-inside-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmahs-mayur-vakani-aka-sundar-paints-a-beautiful-portrait-of-his-sister-disha/597432 |date=27 May 2020 |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=Zoom TV|language=}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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== Career == |
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] as her famous role of Daya Gada, a fictitious character in the serial '']'']] |
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] as her famous role of ], a fictitious character in the serial '']'']] |
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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. |
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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. |
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<ref name="mirror11">{{cite news |date=30 December 2011 |title=I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103004/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms |archive-date=11 November 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> She has played supporting roles in ] like '']'' (2002) and '']'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news |title=Pretty women |author=Jhumari Nigam-Misra |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html |date=12 November 2009 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922201913/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She has played the lead role of Dayaben Gada in ] sitcom '']'' since 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Comedy Inc |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/comedy-inc/640054/0 |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015838/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/comedy-inc/640054/0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Character's the KING |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/characters-the-king/715489/0 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015852/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/characters-the-king/715489/0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Funny female bone |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Funny-female-bone/articleshow/4681848.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=21 June 2009 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/mumbai/28175223_1_gujarati-daya-housewife |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-confirmed-disha-vakani-not-returning-as-dayaben-on-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-2711350 |title=Confirmed! Disha Vakani not returning as Dayaben on 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' |date=23 January 2019 |website=dna |language=en |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=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 |title=Asit Modi on replacing Disha Vakani on Taarak Mehta Ko Ooltah Chashmah: No one is bigger than the show |date=4 April 2019 |website=India Today |language=en |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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<ref name="mirror11">{{cite news |date=30 December 2011 |title=I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103004/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms |archive-date=11 November 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> She has played supporting roles in ] like '']'' (2002) and '']'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news |title=Pretty women |author=Jhumari Nigam-Misra |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html |date=12 November 2009 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922201913/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Pretty+women+/1/70595.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She has played the lead role of ] in ] sitcom '']'' since 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Comedy Inc |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/comedy-inc/640054/0 |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015838/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/comedy-inc/640054/0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Character's the KING |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/characters-the-king/715489/0 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015852/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/characters-the-king/715489/0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Funny female bone |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Funny-female-bone/articleshow/4681848.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=21 June 2009 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/mumbai/28175223_1_gujarati-daya-housewife |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-confirmed-disha-vakani-not-returning-as-dayaben-on-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-2711350 |title=Confirmed! Disha Vakani not returning as Dayaben on 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' |date=23 January 2019 |website=dna |language=en |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=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 |title=Asit Modi on replacing Disha Vakani on Taarak Mehta Ko Ooltah Chashmah: No one is bigger than the show |date=4 April 2019 |website=India Today |language=en |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=Dear Taarak Mehta, you were our peak comfort content for 14 years |work=The Print |date=21 May 2022 |accessdate=16 September 2023 |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/dear-taarak-mehta-you-were-our-peak-comfort-content-for-14-years-now-its-time-to-retire/963666/ |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616155030/https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/dear-taarak-mehta-you-were-our-peak-comfort-content-for-14-years-now-its-time-to-retire/963666/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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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.
She has played supporting roles in Hindi films like Devdas (2002) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008). She has played the lead role of Daya "Dayaben" Jethalal Gada in SAB TV's sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah since 2008. 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.