Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor and director. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with the famous show ''
Malgudi Days
''Malgudi Days'' is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications.
The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional to ...
'' in 1987. He mainly gained popularity for his comic roles and for playing some supporting characters. He has won three best director awards for ''
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'', The
ITA Award
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Ceremonies
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, The Indian Telly Award and The Apsara Award.
Early life
Bhojani is a Gujarati, born and raised in Mumbai.
Education
He has completed his schooling from Gokalibai punamchand pitamber high school, Vile Parle, Mumbai.
Bhojani completed his graduation in
Commerce
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from
SVKM's NMIMS
SVKM's NMIMS is a private deemed university located in Mumbai. The University also has campuses at Shirpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore and Navi Mumbai and two upcoming campuses in Dhule and Chandigarh. It has 17 constituent schools that offe ...
,
Mumbai
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. He studied film direction at the
University of Southern California
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Filmography
Films
As actor
As director
Television
As actor
As director
As producer
References
External links
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Living people
Gujarati people
Male actors from Mumbai
Indian male comedians
Indian male soap opera actors
Film directors from Mumbai
Indian male film actors
Indian male stage actors
Gujarati theatre
University of Southern California alumni
1969 births