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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Disha Vakani was born on either 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=http://m.timesofindia.com/India-Pacific-Island-nations-cooperation-summit/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=14 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014033839/https://m.timesofindia.com/India-Pacific-Island-nations-cooperation-summit/liveblog/48508072.cms \|url-status=live}}</ref> or 17 September 1978<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 \|via=YouTube \|publisher=Saas Bahu aur Saazish \|time=0:36}}</ref> in a ] family to a noted Gujarati theatre personality Bhim Vakani in ], Gujarat.		Disha Vakani was born on either 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=http://m.timesofindia.com/India-Pacific-Island-nations-cooperation-summit/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=14 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014033839/https://m.timesofindia.com/India-Pacific-Island-nations-cooperation-summit/liveblog/48508072.cms \|url-status=live}}</ref> or 17 September 1978<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 \|via=YouTube \|publisher=Saas Bahu aur Saazish \|time=0:36}}</ref> in a ] family to a noted Gujarati theatre personality Bhim Vakani in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

	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 graduated in Dramatics from ], Ahmedabad.<ref name="mirror11">{{cite news \|url=http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms \|title=I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani \|date=30 December 2011 \|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror \|access-date=14 May 2013 \|archive-date=11 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103004/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		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 graduated in Dramatics from Gujarat College, Ahmedabad.<ref name="mirror11">{{cite news \|url=http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms \|title=I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani \|date=30 December 2011 \|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror \|access-date=14 May 2013 \|archive-date=11 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103004/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/I-enjoy-acting-Disha-Vakani/articleshow/16193137.cms \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	] as her famous role of Daya Gada, a fictitious character in the serial '']'']]		] as her famous role of Daya Gada, a fictitious character in the serial '']'']]
	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.		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" /> 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 ] ] '']'' 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=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/mumbai/28175223_1_gujarati-daya-housewife \|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>		<ref name="mirror11" /> 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=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-21/mumbai/28175223_1_gujarati-daya-housewife \|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==		==Personal life==
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Indian film and television actress

Disha Vakani Padia
Disha Vakani at the launch of 'Experience Blindness'
Born	Disha Vakani (1978-08-17) August 17, 1978 (age 46) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Education	Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997-2019
Known for	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse	Mayur Padia (m. 2015)
Children	2

Disha Vakani Padia is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. She is known for playing the role of Daya Jethalal Gada on the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Early life

Disha Vakani was born on either 17 August 1978 or 17 September 1978 in a Gujarati family to a noted Gujarati theatre personality Bhim Vakani in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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 Dayaben 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
1997	Kamsin: The Untouched	Pinky	Hindi
1999	Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato	Parul	Gujarati
1999	Phool Aur Aag		Hindi
2002	Paiso Maro Parmeshwar		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	Railway employee's widow
	Love Story 2050	Maid

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Shubh Mangal Savadhan	Sanskriti
2004	Khichdi	Nurse
2005	Instant Khichdi	Nisha	Episode 2
2005	Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai	School Teacher
2004–2005	Aahat	Bina
2008–2017, 2018, 2019	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Daya Jethalal Gada
2014	CID	Daya Jethalal Gada	Guest

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result
2008	Indian Television Academy Awards	ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Won
2009	9th Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
2009	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy
2010	3rd Zee Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor (Popular)
2010	10th 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

References

^ "Disha Vakani Birthday: B-Grade फिल्म में 'कमसिन' बनीं थीं Dayaben, जेठालाल की पत्नी बनने के बाद बदली किस्मत". DNA Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
"Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older". The Times of India. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction. Saas Bahu aur Saazish. 16 March 2014. Event occurs at 0:36 – via YouTube.
^ "I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani". Mumbai Mirror. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
Jhumari Nigam-Misra (12 November 2009). "Pretty women". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
"Comedy Inc". 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
"Character's the KING". The Indian Express. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
"Funny female bone". The Times of India. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Confirmed! Disha Vakani not returning as Dayaben on 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'". dna. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
"Asit Modi on replacing Disha Vakani on Taarak Mehta Ko Ooltah Chashmah: No one is bigger than the show". India Today. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
"Dayaben of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' aka Disha Vakani ties the knot". Daily News and Analysis. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"TV actress Disha Vakani ties the knot!". India Today. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
"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". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
"Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2016 full winners list: Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Kapil Sharma win top honours". Bollywood Life. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
"Nick India Announces Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2017 India Nominations". Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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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