Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, writer, and director who primarily works in

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Early life

Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in

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. His family originates from Mundra town in the Kutch district of

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. 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

in the 2012 satire movie ''

Kevi Rite Jaish ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' is a 2012 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain. The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels' – a Gujarati farmer community – migration to the U. ...

'' directed by

Abhishek Jain Abhishek Jain is an Indian film director and film producer, producer known for his Gujarati cinema, Gujarati films ''Kevi Rite Jaish'', ''Bey Yaar'', and ''Wrong Side Raju''. Early life Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He i ...

. The movie was a critical and commercial success and is also considered to be a "glimmer of hope" for

. This led to the actor-director duo partnering again in ''

Bey Yaar ''Bey Yaar'' () is a 2014 Indian Gujarati-language coming-of-age film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film is about friendship and two friends. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Divyang Thakkar, Pratik Gandhi, Amit Mistry, Samvedna Su ...

'' (2015) which also became a critical and commercial success. He later acted as one of the six leads in an

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'' (2017). He has now turned writer-director for

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with

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starrer 2022 movie ''

Jayeshbhai Jordaar ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' is a 2022 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Divyang Thakkar, and produced by Aditya Chopra and Maneesh Sharma under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Ranveer Singh in the titular role as the son of a tradition ...

''.

Personal life

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

Works

Filmography

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thakkar, Divyang Indian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film directors from Gujarat