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{{Short description|Indian Television Actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dev Joshi
| image = Dev Joshi.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Joshi during audition preparations
| birth_name = Dev Dushyant Kumar Joshi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2004 - Present
| known_for = {{ubl|[[Baal Veer]]|[[Baalveer Returns]]}}
| website = https://www.devjoshi.in/
}}
'''Dev Joshi''' (born 28 November 2000) is an Indian television actor known for portraying the role of Baal Veer in the kids fantasy shows, ''[[Baal Veer]]'' and ''[[Baalveer Returns]]''.

==Personal life==
Dev Joshi was born in Mehsana, Gujarat, India,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hiramani's Baalveer|url=http://www.hiramanischools.org/photo_gallery_image.php?title_image=Hiramni%20Student%20Balvir|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Hiramani Schools|language=en}}</ref> He started his acting career at very young age.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bollywood Child Artist Dev Joshi Biography, News, Photos, Videos|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/child-artist/dev-joshi|access-date=2021-06-12|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref> He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad, as a student of [[Political Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Politics interests me a lot: Dev Joshi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/politics-interests-me-a-lot-dev-joshi/articleshow/76460152.cms|website=Times of India|date=2020-06-19|access-date=2021-02-11}}</ref>

==Career==
Joshi, sometimes known as Baalveer,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remember these famous child actors? They have grown-up to be hotties|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/remember-these-famous-child-actors-they-have-grown-up-to-be-hotties/photostory/63570764.cms|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The Times of India}}</ref> 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 2009-10 which aired on [[Imagine TV|NDTV Imagine]]. He also played the lead role of Young Shaurya in ''[[Kashi - Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora]]'' in 2010. In 2012, he was cast for the lead role of Baal Veer in ''[[Baal Veer]]'' which aired on [[Sony SAB]].<ref name="Dev Joshi perspectives">{{Cite web|title=Dev Joshi: I have the power to change the world through my on screen characters|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dev-joshi-aka-balveer-i-have-the-power-to-change-the-world-through-my-on-screen-characters/articleshow/76619370.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=2021-01-29|language=en}}</ref> After playing this role until 2016, he moved on to play teenage Chandrashekhar Azad in [[Star Bharat]]'s show ''[[Chandrashekhar (TV series)|Chandrashekhar]]''.<ref name="Chandrashekhar" /> In 2019, he returned to Sony SAB to play Baalveer in its sequel, ''[[Baalveer Returns]]''.<ref name="Dev Joshi perspectives" />

== Filmography ==
'''Television'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes!!class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|2009-10||''Mahima Shani Dev Ki''||Young Shukra||
|-
|2009/10||''[[Hamari Devrani]]''||Unknown||
|-
|2010||''[[Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora]]''||Young Shaurya||Lead Role||
|-
|2011||''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]''||Markande Rishi||Cameo||
|-
|2012-16||''[[Baal Veer]]''||Baalveer/Ballu||rowspan="2"|Lead Role||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sony SAB's Baalveer in Limca Book Of Records|url=https://optimystix.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Limca-Book-of-Records-Daily-childrens-show-completing-1000-episodes-3.png|website=Optimystix.tv|access-date=2021-02-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Showman">{{Cite web|date=2014-02-08|title=The little showman|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-little-showman/story-gVwMZfJ5AwpIRLPxuhJMKP.html|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018||''[[Chandrashekhar (TV series)|Chandrashekhar]]''||Teenage [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]]||<ref name="Chandrashekhar">{{Cite web|last=Suthar|first=Author: Manisha|date=2017-08-28|title=Dev Joshi to play the titular role in Star Bharat's Chandra Shekhar Azad|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/news/dev-joshi-to-play-the-titular-role-in-star-bharats-chandra-shekhar-azad/2017/08/28|access-date=2020-06-03|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2019–2021||''[[Baalveer Returns]]''||Senior Baalveer/Dev Joshi/Debu/Nakabposh/Happy Pandey /Mahamahim Kaal||Lead Role||<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title="It is rare for an artiste to play three different characters at once", says Dev Joshi on his look and character transformation on Sony SAB's Baalveer Returns|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/it-rare-artiste-play-three-different-characters-once-says-dev-joshi-his-look-and|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Baalveer returns: Dev Joshi to returns in new avatar; Pavitra Punia to be seen as the evil force|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/baalveer-returns-dev-joshi-to-return-in-a-new-avatar-pavitra-punia-to-be-seen-as-the-evil-force/articleshow/71008073.cms|website=Times of India|date=2019-09-09|access-date=2021-02-12|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020||''[[Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga]]''||Baalveer||Guest||<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Baalveer & Aladdin join forces to fight evil; 27th to 31st Jan; 8pm & 9pm|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek6rKCfRPmg|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 August 2020|website=|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Music Videos
!Year
!Title
!Co - Star
!Singer
!Label
!Ref.
|-
|2020
|Meri Hai Maa
|Other Actor/Actress And Their Mother's
|Tarsh
|Bon Bros Records
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Meri Hai Maa : Official Music Video {{!}} Latest Hindi Songs 2020 {{!}} BBR|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwD7fd-MT7o|language=en|access-date=2021-06-16}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year!!Presenter/Award!!Category!!Nominated/Won!!class=unsortable|References
|-
|2019||'''[[Government of India]]<br>(Pradhanmantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar)'''||Exceptional Achievement in the field of Art and Culture||rowspan="3" {{Won}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Children conferred National Awards at R-Day Parade|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/children-conferred-national-awards-all-smiles-at-r-day-parade/articleshow/67700659.cms|date=2019-01-26|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prime Minister interacts with the winners of Rashtriya Bal Puraskar|url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-interacts-with-winners-of-rashtriya-bal-puraskar-2019/|date=2019-01-24|access-date=2021-02-12|website=pmindia.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|2013, 2014, 2015||'''[[Indian Telly Awards|Indian Telly Award]]'''||Best Child Artiste (Male)||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Telly Awards 2013|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/poll/winners.php#PO2|website=IndianTelevision|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425010425/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/poll/winners.php#PO2|access-date=2021-02-02|archive-date=25 April 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Telly Awards 2014|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/tellyawards/nominees/winners|website=IndianTelevision|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420095547/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/tellyawards/nominees/winners|access-date=2021-02-02|archive-date=20 April 2016|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.devjoshi.in/}}
* {{IMDb name|9346920}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Dev}}
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male child actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors from Ahmedabad]]

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