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Gayatri Joshi

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Gayatri Joshi
Joshi in 2018
Born
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSydenham College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
  • Video jockey
Years active1999–2004
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Vikas Oberoi
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Gayatri Joshi is an Indian former actress, video jockey, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India International in the year 2000 and represented India at Miss International 2000. She starred in the 2004 film Swades, her only acting credit to date. Following her marriage to businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005, she quit acting.[1]

Personal life and education

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Joshi studied at Mount Carmel High School in Nagpur, and when the family re-located to Mumbai, she was enrolled in the J. B. Vachha High School. After completing her schooling, she went on to study in Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.[2] She modelled for brands such as Godrej, LG, Ponds, Bombay Dyeing, Sunsilk, Philips, as well as with Shah Rukh Khan in Hyundai advertisements. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college.[citation needed]

She was one of the five finalists of the 1999 Femina Miss India Contest. Later She was crowned Miss India International 2000 and represented India at the Miss International 2000 beauty pageant in Japan. Subsequently, she returned to modelling and appeared in the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar 2001.

On 27 August 2005, she married Vikas Oberoi, a promoter of Oberoi Construction and subsequently retired from the film industry.[3][4]

Career

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Joshi started her career by becoming a video jockey on Channel V India. She then left to pursue her dream of winning the Femina India beauty pageant. Joshi was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant,[5] and was crowned on Sony Entertainment Channel through voting by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan.[5] She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos of Jagjit Singh's "Kaghaz Ki Kashti" and Hans Raj Hans' "Jhanjaria".[2] While still attending college, she modelled for Bombay Dyeing, Philips, Pond's, Godrej, Sunsilk and LG, as well as Hyundai advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan. She also modelled for the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001.[2]

Joshi made her acting debut with the 2004 Ashutosh Gowarikar's Swades, opposite Shahrukh Khan.[6][7] She played an educated village girl Geeta in the film, which received strong acclaim from film critics and audience.[8] Jitesh Pillai of The Times of India noted, "Gayatri makes a confident first impression investing Geeta with sensitivity."[9] The film was a success and earned her several accolades. Swades remains Joshi's only acting credit as she quit acting the following year.[10]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2004 Swades Geeta "Gitli" Only acting credit [11]

Accolades

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References

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  1. ^ "Swades actress Gayatri Joshi and husband Vikas Oberoi escape safely as their car meets with an accident in Italy".
  2. ^ a b c Basu, Arundhati (5 February 2005). "Reaching for the stars". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ IndiaFM (29 August 2005). "Wedding bells for Gayatri". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ Seta, Fenil (17 December 2019). "15 years of Swades EXCLUSIVE: Gayatri Oberoi BREAKS silence on why she quit films : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Goddess Gayatri". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 12 April 2005. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ^ Chaubey, Parinita (2 May 2019). "Roles Reversed On Swades Set: When Shah Rukh Khan 'Took Over' The Camera To Shoot His Director". NDTV. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna's movie date with Swades actress Gayatri Joshi". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ D, Avantika (23 December 2019). "Missing: Why did Gayatri Joshi quit Bollywood after a dream debut?". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ Pillai, Jitesh (22 December 2004). "Swades". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Swades". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ^ Verma, Sukanya. "10 Best Bollywood Movies of the Decade". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Bollywood Movie Awards 2005". Bollywood Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  13. ^ "2005 Global Indian Film Awards Winners". Global Indian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Starlight Express". The Indian Express. 23 January 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  15. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (28 March 2005). "Veer-Zaara: Hot fave at the Zee awards!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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