Divyang Thakkar
Divyang Thakkar | |
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| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Gujarati and Hindi films.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[2] He studied filmmaking at Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai.
Career
[edit]Thakkar made his acting debut in the 2012 satire Kevi Rite Jaish directed by Abhishek Jain.[3] The film was a critical and commercial success.[4] Divyang received the Gujarat State Award for Best Actor for this performance in the film. They later reunited for Bey Yaar (2015) which also was a critical and commercial success.[5][6] He acted as one of the six leads in an ALTBalaji web series Boygiri (2017).[7] In 2022, he turned writer-director for Yash Raj Films with Jayeshbhai Jordaar starring Ranveer Singh.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kalapaani | Hindi | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Kevi Rite Jaish | Harish Bachubhai Patel | Gujarati | [3] | |
| 2012 | Chanakya Speaks | Aamir Maqvi | English | ||
| 2014 | Bey Yaar | Chintan Bhatt | Gujarati | [10] | |
| 2016 | Khaatti Meethi Setting | [11] | |||
| 2019 | Chasani | Rahul | [12] | ||
| 2022 | Jayeshbhai Jordaar | — | Hindi | Directorial debut | [9][13] |
| Tu Rajee Re | Gujarati |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boygiri | Pragnesh Wakharia | ALTBalaji | [7] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Will miss Uttarayan celebrations: Divyang Thakkar". The Times of India. 2017-01-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ↑ Vora, Bhavin (19 September 2014). "Bey Yaar's Divyang Thakkar's Interview: Kutchi Youth has 3 Idiots-like Thrills in Life". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- 1 2 TNN (3 May 2012). "Divyang Thakkar: From theatre to Gollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ Prakash Gowda (2 July 2012). "Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "Look Who's Filming". mid-day. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (13 January 2017). "Bey Yaar bags nine awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Amey Wagh, Divyang Thakkar To Be Part Of Ekta Kapoor's Web Series 'Boygiri'". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ↑ "DNA Exclusive: Ranveer Singh talks about 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', working with debutant director Divyang Thakkar". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- 1 2 DNA Web Team (27 May 2019). "'Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF". DNA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ TNN (13 January 2017). "My character in 'Bey Yaar' is different than my first film: Divyang Thakkar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (20 September 2016). "My movie talks about an interesting 'setting': Divyang". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "First poster of Divyang Thakkar's Chasni out now - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Divyang Thakkar at IMDb
- Divyang Thakkar on X