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{{short description|Indian American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Gayatri Patel Bahl
| image         = Bahl, Gayatri.jpg
| caption       = Gayatri Patel Bahl
| birth_name    = Gayatri Patel
| birth_date    = {{Birth based on age as of date|22|2009|06|10}}<ref name="DNA"/>
| birth_place   = United States
| occupation    = [[Actress]]
| spouse        = Sumeet Bahl 
| children      = 1
}}

'''Gayatri Patel Bahl''' is an American actress, filmmaker, and Indian classical dancer, who appears in [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] language films.

==Biography==

===Personal life===
Patel was born and raised in United States in a [[Gujaratis|Gujarati]] family.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news |title=Waiting in the wings |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-waiting-in-the-wings-1263756 |access-date=July 19, 2019 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=June 10, 2009 |language=en |quote=Gayatri believes that she is a typical 'Gujju' and for her, it's very important that her parents approve of the person she will marry. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719145944/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-waiting-in-the-wings-1263756 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TOI"/> She studied at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Let's dance with Gayatri Patel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Lets-dance-with-Gayatri-Patel/articleshow/4593187.cms?referral=PM |access-date=July 19, 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=May 29, 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2009/06/06/introducing-gayatri-patel-the-dancing-tornado-7632/ |title=Introducing Gayatri Patel Bahl, the dancing tornado |publisher=Entertainment.gaeatimes.com |date=June 6, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210504/http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2009/06/06/introducing-gayatri-patel-the-dancing-tornado-7632/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> She is married to Sumeet Bahl and has a son.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actor |url=https://www.gayatribahl.com/about-gayatri-bahl-actor |website=Gayatri Bahl |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=WP:SPS source, need WP:Independent source|date=July 2023}}

===Career===
Before starting her career as an actress with the film ''[[Let's Dance (2009 film)|Let's Dance]]'', Patel Bahl performed in many dance competitions. During her time at Emory, she won Miss India Georgia.  She was also first runner-up in the [[Miss India USA|Miss India United States]] competition.<ref name="TOI"/> She has participated in classic English plays at [[Emory University]], performing roles such as Irina for Chekhov's Play, ''Three Sisters''.

While in India, Patel Bahl starred in four music videos produced by Venus Films and starring herself opposite [[Jugal Hansraj]].<ref name="TOI"/> Her debut film in [[Bollywood]] is ''[[Let's Dance (2009 film)|Let's Dance]]''.<ref name="TOI"/> She guest starred in [[Yash Raj]]'s [[Rishta.com]] as Husna in episode 19 of season 1.

Moving back to [[New York City]], Patel Bahl  has guest starred on ''[[FBI: Most Wanted]]'', ''[[Partner Track]]'', New Amsterdam 2018 TV Series, ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order SVU]]'' and appeared in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'', ''[[Mr. Robot]]'', and ''Showtime's Loudest Voice''.<ref name="browngirlmagazine">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Sharifa |title=Gayatri Bahl's Award-Winning Film 'TINA' Compels Viewers to Face Themselves |url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2019/10/face-yourself-with-the-film-tina-directed-by-first-time-filmmaker-gayatri-patel-bahl/ |publisher=Brown Girl Magazine |date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2017, Patel Bahl was featured in [[Elle (magazine)|Elle Magazine US]] as a part of the [[Elle Magazine]]'s Movement Series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gayatri Bahl, The Movement |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXJb5NcokQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/frXJb5NcokQ |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |date=April 12, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Movement by ELLE – Danseres Gayatri Bahl |url=https://dansmagazine.nl/reportage/the-movement-by-elle-%E2%80%93-danseres-gayatri-bahl |access-date=March 28, 2022 |magazine=Dans Magazine |date=August 22, 2017 |language=nl}}</ref>

She is the writer, director, co-producer and star of the award-winning short film, ''TINA''.<ref name="browngirlmagazine"/>

==Training==
Patel has taken training in [[Kathak]] from various teachers. At 15, she went to [[Bangalore]] and was trained by [[Maya Rao]]. In [[Mumbai]], she took training from Vijayshree Chaudhary, who herself trained under [[Pandit Birju Maharaj]] in [[Delhi]] for about 10–12 years.

For fluency in [[Hindi]] language, she started training with [[Satyadev Dubey]] along with sitting in on [[Makrand Deshpande]]'s rehearsals. She also trained with Veena Mehta, who trained the cast of ''[[Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2009/05/gayatri-patel-bollywood.html |title=Gayatri Patel: Bollywood's new import from America! |publisher=Realbollywood.com |date=May 29, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115064004/http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2009/05/gayatri-patel-bollywood.html |archive-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>

==Filmography==
; As actress 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Movie !! Role 
|-
| 2004 || ''Tum Bin'' (Short film)  || 
|-
| 2004 || ''Surma Surma'' (Short film)  || 
|-
| 2004 || ''Hote Hot'' (Short film)  || 
|-
| 2004 || ''Dheere Dheere Rafta Rafta'' (Short film)  || 
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ssukh]]'' || 
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Let's Dance (2009 film)|Let's Dance]]''  || Suhani 
|-
|2010||''Waiting Room'' (Short film)|| 
|-
|2010||''[[Rishta.com]]'' 19th Episode (TV show)|| 
|-
|2010||''[[Rishta.com]]'' 19th Episode (TV show)||
|-
|2014||''Inevitable'' (TV series)|| Manasa
|-
|2014||''Redrum'' (TV series documentary)|| Ms. Reed
|-
|2014||''Just My Luck'' (TV series)|| Deedee
|-
|2015||''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (TV series)|| Jiya Alexander
|-
|2017||''Petty Therapy'' (Short film)|| Gangi
|-
|2018||''Fashionables (TV series)''|| Sageeta 
|-
|2019||''Tina'' (Short film)|| Tina Desai
|-
|2019||''The Loudest Voice'' (TV mini-series)|| Assistant
|-
|2019||''Mr. Robot'' (TV series)|| 
|-
|2021||''New Amsterdam'' (TV series)|| Dr. Priya Sharma
|-
|2022||''FBI Most Wanted'' (TV series)|| Diya Ansari
|-
|2022||''Partner Track'' (TV series)|| Francine Lindehoff

|}
; As filmmaker 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Movie !! Role 
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Let's Dance (2009 film)|Let's Dance]]'' ||Co-producer
|-
|2010||''Waiting Room'' (Short film)|| Co-producer
|-
|2014||''Just My Luck'' (TV series)|| Co-producer
|-
|2019||''Tina'' (Short film)|| Executive producer, Director
|-
|2021||''Diner Banter'' (Web Series)|| Executive producer, Director, Co-Creator
|}

==See also==
* ''[[Let's Dance (2009 film)|Let's Dance]]''
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2138000}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180823011444/http://gayatribahl.com/ Gayatri Bahl Official Website - Archived]

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[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American people of Gujarati descent]]
[[Category:American expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Emory University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]