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Indian actress (born 1978)

Disha Vakani Padia
Vakani in 2011
BornDisha Vakani
(1978-08-17) 17 August 1978 (age 46)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
EducationGujarat College, Ahmedabad
OccupationActress
Years active1997-2019
Known forTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse Mayur Padia ​(m. 2015)​
Children2
RelativesMayur 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 Vakani on the sets of KBC as her famous role of Daya Gada, a fictitious character in the serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

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 Notes Ref.
1997 Kamsin: The Untouched Pinky Hindi
1998 Mahisagar Na Moti Geeta Gujarati
1999 Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato Parul
Phool Aur Aag Un­known Hindi
2002 Paiso Maro Parmeshwar Un­known Gujarati
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 Ref.
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
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 Special appearance

Accolades

Vakani- Padia at ITA Awards, 2011
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
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)
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Comedy
2010 Gold Awards Best Comic Actor (Popular)
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 Won
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India Favorite Character — TV (Female) Won
2017 Favorite Actress – TV Won

References

  1. "TMKOC's Daya Ben AKA Disha Vakani Performs Ashwamedh Yagya Puja With Her Husband And Kids - Watch". Times Now. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. Jambhekar, Shruti (23 October 2018). "Gujarat comes alive on TV". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older". The Times of India. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction. Saas Bahu aur Saazish. 16 March 2014. Event occurs at 0:36 – via YouTube.
  6. "Lesser Known siblings of Hindi television". The Times of India. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. "TMKOC's Mayur Vakani aka Sundar paints a beautiful portrait of his sister Disha". Zoom TV. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. "I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani". Mumbai Mirror. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. Jhumari Nigam-Misra (12 November 2009). "Pretty women". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  10. "Comedy Inc". 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  11. "Character's the KING". The Indian Express. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  12. "Funny female bone". The Times of India. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "TV actress Disha Vakani ties the knot!". India Today. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  17. "Exclusive! Disha Vakani aka Dayaben becomes a mother to baby boy, this is her second child". The Times of India. 24 May 2022.
  18. "Disha Vakani doesn't regret her past". The Times of India. 15 April 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  19. Elley, Derek (4 August 2005). "The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey Movie Review". Variety.
  20. "Masand's Verdict: Jodhaa Akbar". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  21. "Gujarati flavour on prime time TV". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  22. "Dear Taarak Mehta, you were our peak comfort content for 14 years". The Print. 21 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  23. "CID and Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to have a Mahasangram episode". The Times of India. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  24. "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  25. "Boro Plus Gold Awards '10". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  26. "The Tenth Indian Telly Awards". Tellyawards.indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  27. "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.
  28. "ITA Awards 2014 Winners". Indian Television Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  29. "Shah Rukh Khan bags Kids' Icon of the year award, Varun Dhawan-Alia Bhatt best pair". The Indian Express. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  30. "Nick India Announces Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2017 India Nominations". Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

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Awards for Disha Vakani
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role
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