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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Dhvanit Thaker<br />
| image = RJ_Dhvanit_At_GLF,_Vadodara_In_2019.jpg<br />
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| caption = RJ Dhvanit At [[Gujarat Literature Festival]] [[Vadodara]] In 2019<br />
| othername =<br />
| birth_date = April 8<!---{{Birth year and age|}}---><br />
| alma_mater ={{plainlist|<br />
* [[Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya]]<br />
* M. G. Science College<br />
}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| yearsactive = <br />
| spouse =<br />
| occupation = Radio personality, singer<br />
| website = {{official website}}<br />
| module = {{Listen |embed= yes |filename= RJ Dhvanit Interview by Devang Bhatt.ogg|title= RJ Dhvanit's voice in Gujarati|type= interview |description= Dhvanit telling a story in an interview which changed his life}}}}<br />
'''Dhvanit Thaker''', popularly known as '''RJ Dhvanit''', is [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[radio personality]], actor and singer from [[Ahmedabad]], India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He is born in [[Ahmedabad]] to Neeta and Harishkumar Thaker. He completed his schooling from [[Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya]] in Ahmedabad. He completed [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] in Chemistry from M. G. Science College, Ahmedabad. He joined [[Master of Science|M. Sc.]] but dropped out as his father died and he took over his job in [[Life Insurance Corporation of India]] where he worked for three years. He participated in the first ever talent hunt by [[Radio Mirchi]] in 2003. He won the hunt against 1500 participants and joined as the radio presenter even though he did not have any formal training in it.<ref name="India Today 2011">{{cite web | title=Change makers of Gujrat : Simply Gujarati | website=India Today | date=2011-11-28 | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujrat-achievements-championships-lajja-gauswami-hacker/1/160207.html | accessdate=2015-05-15}}</ref><ref name="Sadhana Weekly 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=28January2012|title=એફ એમ ઈઝ ઈક્વલ ટુ ધ્વનિત ઠાકર|date=28 January 2012|website=Sadhana|language=gu|accessdate=13 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616111415/http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=28|archivedate=16 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Radioandmusic.com 2010">{{cite web | title=RJ Dhvanit - Its better to be a big fish in a small town| website=Radioandmusic.com | date=17 April 2010 | url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/just-talk/rj-dhvanit-its-better-be-a-big-fish-a-small-town | accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people= Devang Bhatt|date= |year= |title=Best Radio Jockey RJ Dhvanit of Hello Amdavad Fame |trans-title= |medium= |language=gu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1YtIjaZphk |access-date=17 May 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher=SitiNews|id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Dhvanit Thaker hosts the morning and evening shows on Radio Mirchi Ahmedabad. He produces radio jingles. He released his first music album, ''Majja ni Life'', in 2009, which was successful. He also performed single for 2013 Gujarati album, ''Click Kar!''. He has also sung for several [[Gujarati film industry|Gujarati films]] like ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'', ''Better Half'', ''Mohan Na Monkiz,'' ''Passport'' ''and Montu ni Bittu'' (2019). He writes column ''Dhvanit Sab Janta Hai'' in ''[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]'' and ''Just Dhvanit'' in [[NavGujarat Samay]]. He also made documentaries for the [[Government of Gujarat]].<ref name="India Today 2011"/><ref name="Radioandmusic.com 2010"/> He published a book of quotes in Gujarati, ''Morning Mantra'' in 2017.<br />
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Dhvanit debuted as an actor in 2017 Gujarati film ''[[Vitamin She]]'', directed by Faisal Hashmi<ref name="Jambhekar 2015">{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Popular RJ Dhvanit Thaker takes up acting | website=The Times of India | date=23 May 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/Popular-RJ-Dhvanit-Thaker-takes-up-acting/articleshow/47395787.cms | accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Navgujaratsamay 2015">{{cite web | title=RJ Dhvanit’s visual debut | website=Navgujaratsamay | date=27 May 2015 | url=http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/youth-of-gujarat/RJ-Dhvanits-visual-debut/articleshow/47432463.cms | language=gu | accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="TNNn2015">{{cite web | author=TNN | title='My Miss India journey was beautiful' - Beauty Pageants | website=Femina Miss India | date=11 May 2015 | url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/archives/My-Miss-India-journey-was-beautiful/articleshow/47231463.cms | accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref> which was well received and was commercially successful. Before that, he performed a cameo as a teacher in Gujarati film ''Mission Mummy'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujjuinsights.com/mission-mummy-gujarati-movie-review/|title=Mission Mummy Movie Review - GujjuInsights.com|last=Gujjuinsights|website=www.gujjuinsights.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-25}}</ref> Dhvanit again collaborated with Faisal Hashmi for the first Gujarati [[science fiction film]] ''[[Short Circuit (2019 film)|Short Circuit]]'', which was released in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/d-town-experiments-with-genres/articleshow/64813778.cms|title=D-Town experiments with genres - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-25}}</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/vitamin-she-film-director-faisal-hashmi-is-coming-up-with-a-gujarati-sci-fi-movie/articleshow/65401377.cms</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
He has won the Best Radio Jockey (Gujarati) and the Best Show (''Guruwar Gurjari'' and ''Hello Amdavad'') in the India Radio Forum Awards for 2009, 2010<ref name="India Today 2011"/> and 2015.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Year !! Movie !! Genre !! Role !! Director !! Notes<br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Mission Mummy]]'' || Drama || Himself || [[Ashish Kakkad]] || Cameo<br />
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| 2017 || ''[[Vitamin She]]'' || Romantic comedy || Jigar || [[Faisal Hashmi]] || <br />
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| 2019 || ''[[Short Circuit (2019 film)|Short Circuit]]'' || Science fiction drama || Samay || [[Faisal Hashmi]] || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website}}<br />
* [http://www.radiomirchi.com/ahmedabad/rj/dhvanit/8886 Dhvanit on Radio Mirchi]<br />
* {{facebook}}<br />
* {{twitter}}<br />
* {{Instagram}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian radio presenters]]<br />
[[Category:Singers from Ahmedabad]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male singer-songwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Indian singer-songwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Gujarati-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Ahmedabad]]<br />
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