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Life and education

Dev Joshi was brought up in

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with his parents Dushyant Joshi and Devangna Joshi. He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad as a student of

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. On 19 January 2025, Dev Joshi became engaged to Aarthi Kharel, in Nepal. On 25 February 2025, Dev Joshi married Aarthi Kharel.

Career

Joshi, sometimes known as Baalveer, started acting at a young age in stage performances, theatre, advertisements and regional Gujarati shows. He made his debut on Hindi television as Young Shukra in 2009-2010 which aired on

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. He also played the lead role of Young Shaurya in ''Kashi - Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora'' in 2010. In 2012, he was cast in the lead role for Baal Veer in '' Baalveer'' which aired on

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. After playing this role until 2016, he moved on to play teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in

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's show ''

''. He returned to Sony SAB to play Baalveer in sequels, ''

Baalveer Returns ''Baalveer'' is an Indian Fantasy television series and the longest-running speculative fiction in India.The franchise stars Dev Joshi in the titular role. Its first season aired from 8 October 2012 to 4 November 2016. The second season, ti ...

'', ''Baalveer 3'' and '' Baalveer 4''.

Proposed Spaceflight

Joshi applied to be a part of DearMoon project crew, the first private lunar orbital mission. In 2022, he was selected to participate with seven others who were to fly to the Moon aboard a

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lunar flight. He was to be the youngest crew member and first Indian to fly around the Moon. The mission was scheduled to occur in 2023 aboard the

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. Citing delays to the Starship program, the dearMoon project was cancelled in 2024.

Filmography

Television

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Dev 2000 births Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male child actors Indian male television actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors from Ahmedabad