Janki Bodiwala (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in
Gujarati films. She is known for ''
Chhello Divas'' (2015), ''
Chhutti Jashe Chhakka'' (2018), ''
Naadi Dosh (2022) and
Vash'' (2023). She made her
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
debut with ''
Shaitaan'' in 2024.
Early life
Bodiwala was born on 30 October 1995 in
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...
, Gujarat to Bharat and Kashmira Bodiwala. She has a brother Dhrupad Bodiwala.
She has done her schooling from M K Secondary & Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree from Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science,
Gandhinagar.
She also participated in Miss India 2019 where she was in the top 3 finalist of Miss India Gujarat.
Career
Bodiwala made her acting debut in the Gujarati film, ''
Chhello Divas'', written and directed by
Krishnadev Yagnik.
The film released on 20 November 2015 in 231 screens worldwide with positive reviews from critics and commercial success.
In 2017, she acted in ''O! Taareee'',
''
Tamburo''
and ''Daud Pakad.''
She later appeared in films like ''
Chhutti Jashe Chhakka'',
''
Tari Maate Once More'' (2018) and ''Bau Na Vichaar'' (2019). She appeared in Krishnadev Yagnik's ''
Naadi Dosh'' (2022) along with
Yash Soni.
In 2023, she starred in ''
Vash'', which was a blockbuster film, and Bodiwala's performance was applauded by the audience.
In 2024, she made her
Hindi cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
debut alongside
Ajay Devgn,
Jyothika, and
R. Madhavan in
Vikas Bahl
Vikas Bahl is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing Chillar Party (2011), ''Queen (2013 film), Queen'' (2013), ''Super 30 (film), Super 30'' (2019), and ''Shaitaan (2024 film), Shaitaan'' (2024).
Early life and education
Bahl was born a ...
's ''
Shaitaan'', the remake of ''Vash,'' where she reprised her role as Aarya in the film, but under the new name Jahnvi Rishi.
Media
Bodiwala was ranked in
The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 50 in 2019.
Awards
Janki Bodiwala received
International Indian Film Academy Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi cinema. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite a ...
for
Best Supporting Actress at
25th IIFA Awards.
Filmography
All films are in
Gujarati unless stated otherwise.
References
External links
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Living people
Indian film actresses
Gujarati actresses
Actresses in Gujarati cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses from Ahmedabad
21st-century Indian actresses
1995 births