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'''Disha Padia (née Vakani) ''' (born 17 September 1978)<ref name="The Times Of India">{{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 | accessdate = 17 August 2015 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><!-- Birth date has been contested. Do not insert a date unless you also provide a reliably published source that verifies the date --> is an Indian film and television actress.
'''Disha Padia (née Vakani) ''' (born 17 September 1978)<ref name="The Times Of India">{{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 | accessdate = 17 August 2015 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><!-- Birth date has been contested. Do not insert a date unless you also provide a reliably published source that verifies the date --> is an Indian film and television actress.
She started her career as a stage actress in Gujarati theatre like Kamal Patel v/s Dhamal Patel and Lali Lila. She has appeared in supporting roles in Hindi films like Devdas (2002) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008). She has played the lead role of Daya Jethalal Gada in SAB TV's sitcomTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah since 2008. She went on maternity leave in September 2017 and returned to the show in October 2019 for a cameo.
Personal life
She married a Mumbai-based chartered accountant named Mayur Padia on 24 November 2015. On 27 November 2017, a girl named Stuti Padia was born to them. Her brother Mayur Vakani also plays her on-screen brother Sundarlal in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
