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	{{~~Infobox~~ actress		{{short description\|Indian actress (born 1978)}}
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			{{Infobox person
	\| caption = Disha Vakani
	\| ~~birthname~~ = Disha Vakani		\| name = Disha Vakani Padia
			\| birth_name = Disha Vakani
	\| location = ]
			\| birth_date = {{birth_date and age\|1978\|08\|17\|df=yes}}
	\| occupation = Actress
			\| birth_place = ], ], India
	\| yearsactive = 1997–present
			\| education = ], Ahmedabad
	\| spouse = none
			\| occupation = Actress
			\| years_active = 1997-present<!-- if she is a 'former' actress, then how is she still active? -->
			\| father =
			\| relatives = Mayur Vakani (brother)
			\| spouse = {{marriage\|Mayur Padia\|24 November 2015}}
			\| children = 2
			\| website =
			\| image = DishaVakani1.jpg
			\| caption = Vakani in 2011
			\| imagesize =
			\| known for = '']''
	}}		}}

			'''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>

			== Early life ==
			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>

			== Career ==
	'''Disha Vakani''' is an Indian TV actress who appears mainly in TV serials but also in some bollywood films & also in commercial of 'Tide'.
			] as her famous role of ], a fictitious character in the serial '']'']]
	And her very popular comedy serial is Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah on ].
			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.
			<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>

			==Personal life==
			She married a ]-based ] named Mayur Padia on 24 November 2015.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-dayaben-of-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-aka-disha-vakani-ties-the-knot-2148416 \|title=Dayaben of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' aka Disha Vakani ties the knot \|newspaper=] \|date=25 November 2015\|access-date=26 November 2015 \|archive-date=27 November 2015 \|archive-url=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 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="India Today 2015">{{cite web \|title=TV actress Disha Vakani ties the knot! \|website=India Today \|date=24 November 2015 \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dayaben-of-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-disha-vakani-ties-knot-with-chartered-accountant-mayur/1/530340.html \|access-date=16 February 2017 \|archive-date=16 February 2017 \|archive-url=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 \|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 November 2017, the couple became parents to a baby girl.<ref name=":0" />
			She gave birth to a baby boy in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=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 \| title=Exclusive! Disha Vakani aka Dayaben becomes a mother to baby boy, this is her second child \| newspaper=The Times of India \| date=24 May 2022 }}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
			===Films===
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			{\|class="wikitable sortable"
			! Year
			! Title
			! Role
			! Language
			! class="unsortable"\| Notes
			! class="unsortable"\| Ref.
	\|-		\|-
			\| 1997
	! Year !! Films !! Role
			\| '']''
			\| Pinky
			\| ]
			\|
			\|<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2015-04-15 \|title=Disha Vakani doesn't regret her past \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/disha-vakani-doesnt-regret-her-past/articleshow/46929739.cms \|access-date=2024-01-19 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			\| 1998
	\| 1997 \|\| ] \|\|\| N/A
			\| ''Mahisagar Na Moti''
			\| Geeta
			\| rowspan="2" \| ]
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|1999
	\| 1999 \|\| ] \|\|\| N/A
			\| ''Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato''
			\| Parul
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			\| '']''
	\| 2002 \|\| ] \|\|\| Sakhi
			\| {{Unknown}}
			\| Hindi
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="2"\| 2002
	\| 2005 \|\| ] \|\|\| Yasmin
			\| ''Paiso Maro Parmeshwar''
			\| {{Unknown}}
			\| Gujarati
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			\| '']''
	\| 2006 \|\| ] \|\|\| Salma Disa
			\| Sakhi
			\| rowspan="6" \| Hindi
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			\| 2005
	\| rowspan=2 \| 2008 \|\| ] \|\|\| Madhavi
			\| '']''
			\| Yasmin
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927824.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 \| work=Variety\| title=The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey Movie Review \| first=Derek \| last=Elley \| date=4 August 2005}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			\| 2006
	\| ] \|\|\| Widow of Railway Employee
			\| ''Jaana... Let's Fall in Love''
			\| Salma Disa
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \| 2008
			\| '']''
			\| Madhavi
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-jodhaa-akbar/59060-8.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113120210/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-jodhaa-akbar/59060-8.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 November 2008\|title=Masand's Verdict: Jodhaa Akbar\|website=IBN Live\|access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| Asha Trivedi
			\| Special appearance
			\|
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| Maid
			\|
			\|
	\|}		\|}

	==~~T.V Serials~~==		===Television===
			{\|class="wikitable sortable"
	*"]" (2008-present) ...as Daya Gada
			! Year
	*"]" (For one episode) as a High Class Maid
			! Title
			! Role
			! class="unsortable"\| Notes
			! class="unsortable"\| Ref.
			\|-
			\| 2002
			\| '']''
			\| Mehul's makeup artist
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2003
			\| ''Shubh Mangal Savadhan''
			\| Sanskriti
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2004
			\| '']''
			\| Various characters
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2004–2005
			\| '']''
			\| Bina
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2005
			\| '']''
			\| Nisha
			\| Guest appearance
			\|
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| School Teacher
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2006
			\| '']''
			\| Kinari
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url = https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/shows/gujarati-flavour-on-prime-time-tv/articleshow/31458718.cms \|title = Gujarati flavour on prime time TV \|work = The Times of India \|access-date = 10 November 2018 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181116174732/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/shows/gujarati-flavour-on-prime-time-tv/articleshow/31458718.cms \|archive-date = 16 November 2018\|url-status = live \|df = dmy-all
			}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| 2008–2017, 2018, 2019
			\| '']''
			\| rowspan="2"\| ]
			\|
			\|<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>
			\|-
			\| 2014
			\|'']''
			\| Special appearance
			\|<ref>{{Cite news\|title=CID and Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to have a Mahasangram episode \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Tarak-Mehta-Ka-Oolta-Chashma-to-have-a-Mahasangram-episode/articleshow/37645778.cms\|access-date=3 June 2020\|website=The Times of India\|date=2 July 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>
			\|}

	==~~Awards~~==		==Accolades==
			], 2011]]
	*For best actress in Comic Female in 8th & 9th ]
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			! Year
			! Award
			! Category
			! Work
			! Result
			! Ref
			\|-
			\|2008
			\|]
			\|]
			\| rowspan="10" \|''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''
			\| rowspan="7" {{won}}
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2009
			\| ]
			\| ] (Popular)
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2009 \|title=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com \|publisher=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com \|access-date=19 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909212242/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2009 \|archive-date=9 September 2015 }}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\|]
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2010
			\| ]
			\| Best Comic Actor (Popular)
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/boro-plus-gold-awards-10/articleshow/6070450.cms \|title=Boro Plus Gold Awards '10 \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=8 April 2019 \|archive-date=9 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409234956/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/boro-plus-gold-awards-10/articleshow/6070450.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ] (Popular)
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com:80/y2k10/winners.php \|title=The Tenth Indian Telly Awards \|publisher=Tellyawards.indiantelevision.com \|access-date=19 February 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618104207/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com:80/y2k10/winners.php \|archive-date=18 June 2019 }}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2012
			\|]
			\|Favorite Actress – TV
			\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=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. \|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/yearendershow/25799776.cms \|access-date=2024-02-17 \|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2014
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2014 \|work=Indian Television Academy Awards \|title=ITA Awards 2014 Winners \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107232303/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2014 \|archive-date=7 November 2014 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2015
			\|{{won}}
			\|
			\|-
			\|2016
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|''Favorite Character — TV (Female)''
			\|{{won}}
			\|<ref>{{cite news \|title=Shah Rukh Khan bags Kids' Icon of the year award, Varun Dhawan-Alia Bhatt best pair \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-bags-kids-icon-of-the-year-award-varun-dhawan-alia-bhatt-best-pair-4413307/ \|access-date=15 February 2017 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=6 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2017
			\|Favorite Actress – TV
			\|{{won}}
			\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Nick India Announces Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2017 India Nominations \|url=http://www.nickalive.net/2017/11/nick-india-announces-nickelodeon-kids.html \|access-date=17 February 2024 \|language=en}}</ref>
			\|}

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Indian actress (born 1978)

Disha Vakani Padia
Vakani in 2011
Born	Disha Vakani (1978-08-17) 17 August 1978 (age 46) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Education	Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997-present
Known for	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse	Mayur Padia (m. 2015)
Children	2
Relatives	Mayur Vakani (brother)

Disha Vakani Padia (born 17 August 1978); known professionally as Disha Vakani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi films and television. Vakani is widely known for her portrayal of Daya Jethalal Gada in India's longest-running sitcom, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. She is also known for her role in the films Devdas, Mangal Pandey: The Rising and Jodhaa Akbar.

Early life

Disha Vakani was born 17 August 1978 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Her brother, Mayur Vakani is also an actor.

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. 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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1997	Kamsin: The Untouched	Pinky	Hindi
1998	Mahisagar Na Moti	Geeta	Gujarati
1999	Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato	Parul	Gujarati
1999	Phool Aur Aag	Unknown	Hindi
2002	Paiso Maro Parmeshwar	Unknown	Gujarati
2002	Devdas	Sakhi	Hindi
2005	Mangal Pandey: The Rising	Yasmin
2006	Jaana... Let's Fall in Love	Salma Disa
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Madhavi
	C Kkompany	Asha Trivedi		Special appearance
	Love Story 2050	Maid

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Justujoo	Mehul's makeup artist
2003	Shubh Mangal Savadhan	Sanskriti
2004	Khichdi	Various characters
2004–2005	Aahat	Bina
2005	Instant Khichdi	Nisha	Guest appearance
2005	Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai	School Teacher
2006	Resham Dankh	Kinari
2008–2017, 2018, 2019	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Daya Jethalal Gada
2014	CID	Daya Jethalal Gada	Special appearance

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2008	Indian Television Academy Awards	ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Won
2009	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
2009	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy
2010	Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor (Popular)
2010	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
2012	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favorite Actress – TV
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy
2015	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy		Won
2016	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favorite Character — TV (Female)		Won
2017	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favorite Actress – TV		Won

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External links

Disha Vakani at IMDb

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Awards for Disha Vakani

v t e Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role
Popular	Reema Lagoo (2002) Supriya Pathak (2003) Manini Mishra (2004) Supriya Pathak (2005) Suchita Trivedi (2006) Snehal Sahay (2007) Suchita Trivedi (2008) Disha Vakani (2009) Disha Vakani (2010) Kavita Kaushik (2012) Giaa Manek (2013) Disha Vakani (2014) Shilpa Shinde (2015) Hiba Nawab (2019)
Jury	Kavita Kaushik (2010) Disha Vakani (2012) Disha Vakani (2013) Bharti Singh Shubhangi Gokhale (2014) Shubhangi Atre (2019)

v t e Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role
Jury	Archana Puran Singh (2001) Supriya Pilgaonkar (2002) Farida Jalal (2003) Supriya Pathak (2004) Ratna Pathak (2005) Divya Dutta (2006) Suchita Trivedi (2007) Supriya Pathak Disha Vakani (2008) Disha Vakani (2009) Kavita Kaushik (2010) Kavita Kaushik (2011) Kavita Kaushik (2012) Kavita Kaushik (2013) Disha Vakani (2014)

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