Disha Vakani

Disha Vakani Padia^[1] is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal as Daya Jethalal Gada in Sony SAB's popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Disha Vakani Padia
Disha Vakani at the launch of 'Experience Blindness' in 2015
Born	Disha Vakani (1978-08-17) 17 August 1978 (age 46) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Education	Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997-2019
Known for	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse	Mayur Padia ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2
Relatives	Mayur Vakani (brother)

Early life

Disha Vakani was born 17 August 1978^[2][3] in Gujarat.^[4]

Career

Disha Vakani on the sets of KBC as her famous role of Daya Gada, a fictitious character in the serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Disha was introduced to theatre at a very young age by her father Bhim Vakani, a noted Gujarati theatre personality. Her career in acting kick-started as a child theatre-artiste with her father. She then graduated in the Dramatic arts from Gujarat College and went on to work in popular plays such as Kamal Patel v/s Dhamal Patel, Baa Retire Thai Che and Lali Lila. ^[5] She has played supporting roles in Hindi films like Devdas (2002) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).^[6] She has played the lead role of Dayaben Gada in SAB TV's sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah since 2008.^[7][8][9] Her brother Mayur Vakani also plays her on-screen brother Sundarlal or Sundar. She went on maternity leave in September 2017 and did not return to the show as of 2024.^[10][11]

Personal life

She married a Mumbai-based chartered accountant named Mayur Padia on 24 November 2015.^[12][13] On 27 November 2017, the couple became parents to a baby girl.^[10] She gave birth to a baby boy in May 2022.^[14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
1997	Kamsin: The Untouched	Pinky	Hindi
1999	Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato	Parul	Gujarati
	Phool Aur Aag		Hindi
2002	Paiso Maro Parmeshwar		Gujarati
	Devdas	Sakhi	Hindi
2005	Mangal Pandey: The Rising	Yasmin
2006	Jaana... Let's Fall in Love	Salma Disa
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Madhavi
	C Kkompany	Railway employee's widow
	Love Story 2050	Maid

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Shubh Mangal Savadhan	Sanskriti
2004	Khichdi	Nurse
2005	Instant Khichdi	Nisha	Episode 2
	Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai	School Teacher
2004–2005	Aahat	Bina
2008–2017, 2018, 2019	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Daya Jethalal Gada
2014	CID		Guest

Awards

Vakani- Padia at 11th ITA awards

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result	Ref
2008	Indian Television Academy Awards	ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Won[5]
2009	9th Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy
2010	3rd Zee Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor (Popular)
	10th Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Popular)
2012	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favorite Actress – TV			[15]
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy
2015				Won
2016	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favorite Character — TV (Female)		Won	[citation needed]
2017		Favorite Actress – TV		Won	[16]

References

1. "TMKOC's Daya Ben AKA Disha Vakani Performs Ashwamedh Yagya Puja With Her Husband And Kids - Watch". Times Now. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
2. "Disha Vakani Birthday: B-Grade फिल्म में 'कमसिन' बनीं थीं Dayaben, जेठालाल की पत्नी बनने के बाद बदली किस्मत". DNA Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
3. "Daya Ben aka Disha Vakani turns a year older". The Times of India. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
4. Disha Vakani's aka Daya Ben's introduction. Saas Bahu aur Saazish. 16 March 2014. Event occurs at 0:36 – via YouTube.
5. "I enjoy acting: Disha Vakani". Mumbai Mirror. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
6. Jhumari Nigam-Misra (12 November 2009). "Pretty women". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
7. "Comedy Inc". 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
8. "Character's the KING". The Indian Express. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
9. "Funny female bone". The Times of India. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
10. "Confirmed! Disha Vakani not returning as Dayaben on 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'". dna. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
11. "Asit Modi on replacing Disha Vakani on Taarak Mehta Ko Ooltah Chashmah: No one is bigger than the show". India Today. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
12. "Dayaben of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' aka Disha Vakani ties the knot". Daily News and Analysis. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
13. "TV actress Disha Vakani ties the knot!". India Today. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
14. "Exclusive! Disha Vakani aka Dayaben becomes a mother to baby boy, this is her second child". The Times of India. 24 May 2022.
15. "Dilip Joshi and Disha Vakani from the TV show Taraka Mehta, at 1st Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India 2013, held at Filmcity, in Mumbai, on November 14, 2013". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
16. "Nick India Announces Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2017 India Nominations". Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

• Disha Vakani at IMDb