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Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, writer, and director who primarily works in Gujarati cinema.[3]

Divyang Thakkar
Born1986/1987 (age 35–36)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable workKevi Rite Jaish, Bey Yaar
Spouse
Veronica Kalpana Gautam[2]
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(m. 2014)​

Early life


Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai. His family originates from Mundra town in the Kutch district of Gujarat state.[1] He has studied filmmaking at Whistling Woods.


Career


After acting in a short film titled Kalapaani in 2011, Thakkar received his first major acting role in Gujarati cinema in the 2012 satire movie Kevi Rite Jaish directed by Abhishek Jain.[4] The movie was a critical and commercial success and is also considered to be a "glimmer of hope" for Gujarati cinema.[5] This led to the actor-director duo partnering again in Bey Yaar (2015) which also became a critical and commercial success.[6][7] He later acted as one of the six leads in an ALTBalaji web series Boygiri (2017).[8] He has now turned writer-director for Yash Raj Films with Ranveer Singh starrer 2022 movie Jayeshbhai Jordaar.[9]


Personal life


Divyang Thakkar married his Kevi Rite Jaish co-star Veronica Kalpana-Gautam in 2014.[2]


Works



Filmography


YearFilmCredited asCharacterLanguageOther notesRef.
2011KalapaaniActorHindiShort film
2012Kevi Rite JaishActorHarish Bachubhai PatelGujaratiGujarati debut[4]
2012Chanakya SpeaksActorAamir MaqviEnglish
2014Bey YaarActorChintan Bhatt aka ChakoGujarati[10]
2016Khaatti Meethi SettingActor[11]
2019 Chasani Actor [12]
2022Jayeshbhai JordaarWriter, Director-HindiDirectorial debut[9][13]
Tu Rajee Re Actor Gujarati [14]

Web series


Year Title Role Platform Ref.
2017 Boygiri Pragnesh Wakharia ALTBalaji [8]

References


  1. Vora, Bhavin (19 September 2014). "Bey Yaar's Divyang Thakkar's Interview: Kutchi Youth has 3 Idiots-like Thrills in Life". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. Malini, Navya (23 January 2017). "Divyang and Veronica get hitched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. TNN (13 January 2017). "More Gujarati films should release in Mumbai: Divyang". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. TNN (3 May 2012). "Divyang Thakkar: From theatre to Gollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. Prakash Gowda (2 July 2012). "Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "Look Who's Filming". mid-day. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. Jambhekar, Shruti (13 January 2017). "Bey Yaar bags nine awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "Amey Wagh, Divyang Thakkar To Be Part Of Ekta Kapoor's Web Series 'Boygiri'". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  9. DNA Web Team (27 May 2019). "'Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF". DNA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. TNN (13 January 2017). "My character in 'Bey Yaar' is different than my first film: Divyang Thakkar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. Jambhekar, Shruti (20 September 2016). "My movie talks about an interesting 'setting': Divyang". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. "First poster of Divyang Thakkar's Chasni out now - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  13. "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. Tu Rajee Re Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 2022-07-24




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