Janki Bodiwala is an Indian actress from

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: 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 (per t ...

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who predominantly works in the

Gujarati film Gujarati cinema, also known as Gollywood or Dhollywood, is the Gujarati language film industry. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inc ...

industry. She is known for ''

Chhello Divas ''Chhello Divas – A New Beginning'' ( en, The Last Day – A New Beginning) is a Gujarati coming of age comedy film, written and directed by Krishnadev Yagnik. The movie stars Malhar Thakar, Yash Soni, Mitra Gadhavi, Aarjav Trivedi, Rahul R ...

'' (2015), '' Tamburo'' (2017), '' Chhutti Jashe Chhakka'' (2018) and ''

Bau Na Vichar ''Bau Na Vichar'' is an Indian Gujarati Comedy-drama film, written and directed by Hrutul Patel, released in 2019. The cinematography was by Suraj Kurade and editing by Rraja Sanjay Choksi. The film stars Bhatt Bhushan, Devarshi Shah, Bhavya G ...

'' (2019).

Early life

Bodiwala was born in

, 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 did her graduation in Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) from Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science,

Gandhinagar Gandhinagar (, ) is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi, the political capital of India, and Mu ...

. 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, ''

'', written and directed by

Krishnadev Yagnik Krishnadev Yagnik (born 17 October 1984), is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his works primarily in Gujarati cinema. He is known for directing films such as ''Chhello Divas'' (2015), ''Karsandas Pay & Use'' (2017), and '' Sh ...

. 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 ''Tari Maate Once More'' is a 2018 Gujarati musical comedy-drama starring veteran Gujarati actor Bharat Chawda in the lead role, Janki Bodiwala in a supporting role, Ojas Rawal, Hemangiomas Dave, Jolly Rathod, Meera Acharya and Ragi Jani. The fi ...

'' (2018) and ''Bau Na Vichaar'' (2019). She appearrd in Krishnadev Yagnik's '' Naadi Dosh'' (2022) along with

Yash Soni Yash Soni (born 16 October 1996) is an Indian theater and film actor. He debuted in cinema with Chello Divas (2015) which was the highest grossing Gujarati film at the time and was widely considered as one of the best Gujarati films. He later s ...

. In 2023 she starred in Vash which was a blockbuster film and Bodiwala's performance was applauded by the audience. In 2024, she is all set to make her bollywood debut along side Ajay Devgan, Jyothika and R. Madhavan in the remake of Vash where she will be seen reprising her role Aarya in the film.

Media

Bodiwala was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 50 in 2019.

Filmography

References

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