Gayatri Joshi is an Indian actress, video jockey and former model in

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films. She starred in the 2004 film ''

Swades ''Swades: We, the People'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi and Kishori Ballal while Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Lekh Tan ...

'', her only acting credit to date. She is married to businessman Vikas Oberoi since 2005.

Career

Joshi started her career by becoming a

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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, and was crowned on Sony Entertainment Channel through voting by viewers, and was chosen to represent

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at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan. She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos of

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's ''"Kaghaz Ki Kashti"'' and Hans Raj Hans' ''"Jhanjaria"''. While still attending college, she modelled for

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, Godrej,

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and LG, as well as Hyundai advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan. She has also modelled for the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001. She made her

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film debut in December 2004 with

Ashutosh Gowarikar Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His is particularl ...

's ''

'', opposite Shahrukh and Kishori Ballal, which received strong acclaim from Indian film critics.

Filmography

Personal life and education

Joshi studied at Mount Carmel High School in

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, and when the family re-located to

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, she was enrolled in the J. B. Vachha High School. After completing her schooling, she went on to study in Sydenham College. She modelled for brands such as Godrej, LG,

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, as well as with Shah Rukh Khan in Hyundai advertisements. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college. She was one of the five finalists of the 1999 Femina Miss India Contest. She was crowned Miss India International 1999 and represented

at the Miss International beauty pageant in Japan during the same year. Subsequently, she returned to modelling and appeared in the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during the year 2001. On 27 August 2005, she married Vikas Oberoi, a promoter of Oberoi Construction and left the film industry devoting her life to her family.

Awards

* 2005,

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, Best Female Debut * 2005, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, ''Swades''. * 2005, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, ''Swades''. * 2005, Global Indian Film Awards, Best Newcomer, ''Swades''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Gayatri Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses from Nagpur Female models from Maharashtra Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Femina Miss India winners Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners