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{{short description|Indian actress and model (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dipna Patel
| image = Dipna Patel.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia. USA
| nationality = American
| occupation = Actress, Model
| awards = 2nd Runners Up in I AM She – Miss Universe India 2012
}}

'''Dipna Patel''' is an Indian actress and model. She has crowned the 2nd Runner Up at the I AM SHE – Miss Universe India 2012. She also won the Femina Style Diva 2012 Season 1 and [[Miss Supertalent]] of the World India 2012. She made her feature film debut with ''[[Gujjubhai The Great]]'', a comedy-drama based on the franchise of Gujjubhai stage-plays by [[Siddharth Randeria]] and directed by [[Ishaan Randeria]].

== Early life and education ==
Patel pursued a degree in fashion and apparel design from [[NIFT]], Gandhinagar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dnasyndication.com/showarticlerss.aspx?nid=GjSCwhzZvn8R2khvxJhZBMZW0FV72UTVqu4Dq63dPuls18xo=|title=From NIFT Dipna comes a long way|date=9 May 2016|newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> She got a scholarship to the [[New York Film Academy]] in 2013.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

Patel used to perform [[garba (dance)|garba]] almost every night of the Navratri festival in Vadodara until 2013, after which her professional engagements did not leave her the time to do so.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Dipna-Patel-misses-Vadodaras-garba/articleshow/54427663.cms|title=No other city can match Vadodara's garbas: Dipna Patel|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref>

== Career ==
Patel started her glamour career in 2011 by winning the Miss Citadel Pune (Yin Yang) title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/beauty---the-crown/835685/|title=Beauty & The Crown|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> She also won the titles of Miss Asia Pacific World India 2012 and Femina Style Diva 2012 1st Season and was the second runner up at the I AM She – Miss Universe India 2012.

Patel made her debut in movies with the Ishaan Randeria-directed Gujarati film ''Gujjubhai The Great'', the highest-grossing Gujarati film at the time. The film is a comedy-drama based on the franchise of Gujjubhai stage plays by Siddharth Randeria. The movie was shot for 8 weeks in [[Mumbai]] and 15 weeks in Gujarat.

Patel has done photo shoots and advertisements for various brands, including [[Kohinoor]] Basmati Rice, [[Puma (brand)|PUMA]] and [[Killer Jeans]]. She has even done anchoring for [[Magna Publications]]

Patel won the coveted Best Actress Award (Padmarani Paritoshik Shrestha Abhinetri 2018) out of 8 nominations for her performance in the Gujarati play "Santakukdi". The play was a part of the prestigious Chitralekha Natyaspardha held annually and is an adaptation of the Marathi play White Lily Night Rider.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

== Works ==

=== Plays ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Plays
!Year
!Language
!Genre
!Director
!Production
|-
|''Pritam Pyare Pappuji''
|2012–13
|Hindi
|Dance Drama
|Vipul Mehta
|Sanjay Goradia Productions
|-
|''Aadhe Adhure''<ref name="toi17Jun2015">{{cite news |title=I will continue doing Gujarati plays: Dipna Patel |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/theatre/I-will-continue-doing-Gujarati-plays-says-Dipna-Patel/articleshow/47707399.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref>
|2014
|Hindi
|
|Lalit Parimoo
|Natsamaj
|-
|''Mauj Karone Yaar''<ref name="toi17Jun2015" />
|2014
|Gujarati
|
|Kiran Bhatt
|Mumbai Samachar
|-
|''Thappo''<ref>{{cite news |title=Gujju girl Dipna to play 'Thappo' abroad |url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Gujju-girl-Dipna-to-play-%E2%80%98Thappo%E2%80%99-abroad/DNAHM96032 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=17 January 2016 |access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>
|2015–16
|Gujarati
|
|[[Kamlesh Oza]]
|Rrutu Oza Production
|-
|''Mayday''
|2016 – present
|English
|Musical
|Trishla Patel
|TPot Productions
|-
|''Tik Tak Tales''
|2016 – present
|English
|Children's Play
|Ulka Mayur & Songs By [[Mayur Puri]]
|Story Circus
|-
|''Raju, Raja Ram Aur Main''
|2016 – present
|Hindi
|
|Directed by [[Kedar Shinde]]
|[[Sharman Joshi]] Productions
|-
|''The Exchange Student''
|2017 – present
|Hindi & English
|
|Trishla Patel
|TPot Production
|-
|''Santakukdi''
|2017 – present
|Gujarati
|
|Shivang Thakkar
|Shivansham Production
|-
|Dhamaal-E-Ishq
|2019 – present
|Gujarati
|
|Santosh Rane & Vaibhav Biniwale
|Sanjay Goradia- Kaustubh Trivedi
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name of the film
!Role
!Special Notes
|-
|2015
|[[Gujjubhai The Great]]
|Tanisha Gandhi
|Lead role
|-
|2017
|Beat That
|
|Short film
|-
|2018
|Kaarnamu
|
|Short film
|-
|2018
|Why did I ask?
|
|Short film
|-
|2019
|The Great Indian Escape
|Anu Bhargava
|Cameo
|-
|}

=== TV shows ===
* ''[[Kanho Banyo Common Man]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Dipna Patel doing a Gujarati TV show! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/gujarati/Dipna-Patel-doing-a-Gujarati-TV-show/articleshow/46486505.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> (2015)
* ''[[Preet Piyu Anne Pannaben]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Adaalat]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Shubharambh (TV series)|Shubharambh]]'' (2019–2020)

== References ==
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[[Category:Female models from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Femina Miss India winners]]
[[Category:Actresses in Gujarati cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1987 births]]

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