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. She played the lead role opposite

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in the 2019 Gujarati film '' Chasani.'' Doshi won the Gujarat Iconic Film Award (GIFA) 2019 for Best Debut Actor Of The Year (Female) for the Gujarati film '' Chasani''. She worked in a Telugu web series ''The Grill'' in 2019.

Early life and background

Doshi was born in

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city,

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. She continued her schooling in Rajkot, at Nirmala Convent School when she returned to India. Following her early interest in computer science, she completed a Bachelor of Computer Applications from the Atmiya Institute of Technologies in Rajkot. She then completed an external technology certification. She has also participated in the Gujarati folk dance Garba competition. She decided to pursue her career in the film industry and moved to

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in late 2014.

Acting career

Tollywood Debut

Doshi's first film was ''

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'' in 2015 where she played a small role as a college junior. It was then followed by work in advertisements like Himalaya Face Wash,

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and Myntraa. Doshi debuted as a protagonist as Bandhvi in a Tollywood (Telugu) film '' Kaadhali''. In late 2018, Doshi's mother asked her to change her name as for

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-related purposes. Doshi changed her screen name from Pooja K. Doshi to Maira Doshi. In 2019, Doshi completed shooting for a Telugu film IIT Krishnamurthy. The film is scheduled to release in 2020. Doshi landed the main role as Aaradhya in a Telugu web series ''The Grill'' released on an OTT platform Viu. ''The Grill'' was directed by Sharan Kopishety, entertainingly portrays a unique college story. Later that year, she was given her first main dramatic role as Shreya in Gujarati cinema by the directors Abhinn-Manthan in the movie '' Chasani.'' The film portrayed a journey of an elderly married couple, learning from new generation couples to make their married life more joyful and romantic. She won Best Debut Actor (Female) of the year 2019 by GIFA (Gujarat Iconic Film Awards) for the role.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doshi, Maira 1995 births Living people Actresses from Mumbai 21st-century Indian actresses