Divyang Thakkar

Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Gujarati and Hindi films.^[1]

Divyang Thakkar
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actor film director screenwriter
Years active	2011–present

Early and personal life

Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbaim Maharashtra, India.^[2] He studied filmmaking at Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai.

Career

Thakkar made his acting debut in the 2012 satire Kevi Rite Jaish directed by Abhishek Jain.^[3] The film was a critical and commercial succes.^[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

Film

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

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Ref.
2017	Boygiri	Pragnesh Wakharia	ALTBalaji	[7]