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{{Short description|Indian actor (born c. 1986)}}
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2011–present
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| notable_works = [[Kevi Rite Jaish]], [[Bey Yaar]]
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'''Divyang Thakkar''' is an Indian actor, writer, and director who primarily works in [[Gujarati cinema]].<ref>{{cite web | last=TNN | title=More Gujarati films should release in Mumbai: Divyang | website=The Times of India | date=13 January 2017 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/divyang-thakkar-makes-his-second-dhollywood-appearance-in-bey-yaar/articleshow/41333378.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=19 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419211802/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Divyang-Thakkar-makes-his-second-Dhollywood-appearance-in-Bey-Yaar/articleshow/41333378.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life==
Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in [[Mumbai]]. His family originates from [[Mundra|Mundra town]] in the [[Kutch district]] of [[Gujarat|Gujarat state]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/KUT-BUJ-divyang-thkkar-special-interview-in-gujartai-4749519-PHO.html|title=''Bey Yaar's'' Divyang Thakkar's Interview: Kutchi Youth has ''3 Idiots''-like Thrills in Life|last=Vora|first=Bhavin|date=19 September 2014|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu|access-date=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195443/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/KUT-BUJ-divyang-thkkar-special-interview-in-gujartai-4749519-PHO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has studied filmmaking at [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods]].

==Career==
After acting in a short film titled ''Kalapaani'' in 2011, Thakkar received his first major acting role in [[Gujarati cinema]] in the 2012 satire movie ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' directed by [[Abhishek Jain]].<ref name="beyyaar"/> The movie was a critical and commercial success and is also considered to be a "glimmer of hope" for [[Gujarati cinema]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Prakash Gowda | title=Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film | date=2 July 2012 | url=https://prakashgowda.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/kevi-rite-jaish-no-dhollywood-but-an-urban-gujarati-film/ | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=7 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195445/https://prakashgowda.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/kevi-rite-jaish-no-dhollywood-but-an-urban-gujarati-film/ | url-status=live }}</ref> This led to the actor-director duo partnering again in ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' (2015) which also became a critical and commercial success.<ref name="mid-day 2014">{{cite web | title=Look Who's Filming | website=mid-day | date=30 December 2014 | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/look-whos-filming/15876151 | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=7 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195936/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/look-whos-filming/15876151 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Bey Yaar bags nine awards | website=The Times of India | date=13 January 2017 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/bey-yaar-bags-nine-awards/articleshow/46419657.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=22 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055752/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Bey-Yaar-bags-nine-awards/articleshow/46419657.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> He later acted as one of the six leads in an [[ALTBalaji]] [[web series]] ''[[Boygiri]]'' (2017).<ref name="Cast"/> He has now turned writer-director for [[Yash Raj Films]] with [[Ranveer Singh]] starrer 2022 movie ''[[Jayeshbhai Jordaar]]''.<ref name="dna2019">{{cite web | last=DNA Web Team | title='Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF | website=DNA | date=27 May 2019 | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jayeshbhai-jordaar-ranveer-singh-flaunts-his-gujarati-with-director-divyang-thakkar-as-he-announces-his-next-with-yrf-2754116 | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=27 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527124240/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jayeshbhai-jordaar-ranveer-singh-flaunts-his-gujarati-with-director-divyang-thakkar-as-he-announces-his-next-with-yrf-2754116 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Divyang Thakkar married his ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' co-star Veronica Kalpana-Gautam in 2014.<ref name="marriage">{{cite web | last=Malini | first=Navya | title=Divyang and Veronica get hitched | website=The Times of India | date=23 January 2017 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Divyang-Thakkar-and-Veronica-Gautam-get-hitched/articleshow/45398393.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=2 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302023553/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Divyang-Thakkar-and-Veronica-Gautam-get-hitched/articleshow/45398393.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Works==

===Filmography===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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! Year !! Film !! Credited as !! Character !! Language !! Other notes !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
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| 2011 || ''Kalapaani'' || Actor || || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || Short film ||
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| 2012 || ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' || Actor || Harish Bachubhai Patel || [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] debut ||<ref name="beyyaar">{{cite web | last=TNN | title=Divyang Thakkar: From theatre to Gollywood | website=The Times of India | date=3 May 2012 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Divyang-Thakkar-From-theatre-to-Gollywood/articleshow/12965545.cms | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''Chanakya Speaks'' || Actor || Aamir Maqvi || English || ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' || Actor || Chintan Bhatt aka Chako || rowspan="3" | Gujarati || ||<ref>{{cite web | last=TNN | title=My character in 'Bey Yaar' is different than my first film: Divyang Thakkar | website=The Times of India | date=13 January 2017 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/actor-divyang-thakkar-opens-up-about-the-reasons-that-led-him-to-choose-his-second-gujarati-venture-bey-yaar-/articleshow/38356511.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=11 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011134526/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/actor-divyang-thakkar-opens-up-about-the-reasons-that-led-him-to-choose-his-second-gujarati-venture-bey-yaar-/articleshow/38356511.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2016 || ''Khaatti Meethi Setting'' || Actor || || ||<ref>{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=My movie talks about an interesting 'setting': Divyang | website=The Times of India | date=20 September 2016 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/divyang-excited-about-his-new-movie/articleshow/54427680.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=13 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213070638/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/Divyang-excited-about-his-new-movie/articleshow/54427680.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2019
| ''[[Chasani: Mithaas Zindagi Ni|Chasani]]''
| Actor
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/first-poster-of-divyang-thakkars-chasni-out-now/articleshow/69801918.cms|title=First poster of Divyang Thakkar's Chasni out now - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=2020-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011134524/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/first-poster-of-divyang-thakkars-chasni-out-now/articleshow/69801918.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[Jayeshbhai Jordaar]]'' || Writer, director || - || Hindi || Directorial debut || <ref name="dna2019"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/breaking-yash-raj-films-announces-theatrical-release-dates-bunty-aur-babli-2-prithviraj-jayeshbhai-jordaar-shamshera/ |title=BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!|date=26 September 2021|website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref>
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|''Tu Rajee Re''
|Actor
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|Gujarati
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|<ref>{{Citation |title=Tu Rajee Re Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-details/tu-rajee-re/movieshow/92726746.cms |access-date=2022-07-24}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
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| 2017
| ''[[Boygiri]]''
| Pragnesh Wakharia
| [[ALTBalaji]]
|<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/amey-wagh-divyang-thakkar-ekta-kapoor-web-series-marathi-gujarati-boygiri-bollywood-news/18066175 |title=Amey Wagh, Divyang Thakkar To Be Part Of Ekta Kapoor's Web Series 'Boygiri' |access-date=2019-06-07 |archive-date=2019-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608024610/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/amey-wagh-divyang-thakkar-ekta-kapoor-web-series-marathi-gujarati-boygiri-bollywood-news/18066175 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==References==

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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4376803}}
*{{twitter|divyangrt}}

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