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{{Short description|Indian actress (b. 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gayatri Joshi
| image = Gayatri Joshi in 2018.jpg
| caption = Gayatri Joshi in 2018
| other names =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|03|20}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharastra]], India
| height =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model|VJ}}
| years_active = 1999{{endash}}2004
| spouse = {{Marriage|Vikas Oberoi|2005}}
}}

'''Gayatri Joshi''' (born 20 March 1977) is a model turned former [[Bollywood]] actress. Her first and only film was ''[[Swades]]'' (2004).

== Career ==
Joshi started her career by becoming a [[VJing|VJ]] or Video Jockey on [[Channel V]] India. She then left to pursue her dream of winning the Femina India beauty pageant. Joshi was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 [[Femina Miss India]] beauty pageant,<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web | title = Goddess Gayatri | work = The Telegraph (Calcutta) | date = 12 April 2005 | access-date = 2016-08-11 | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050412/asp/calcutta/story_4605652.asp | archive-date = 22 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160822095719/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050412/asp/calcutta/story_4605652.asp | url-status = live }}</ref> and was crowned on Sony Entertainment Channel through voting by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the [[Miss International 2000|2000 Miss International]] event in Japan.<ref name="telegraph"/> She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos: She appeared in music videos of [[Jagjit Singh]]'s ''Kaghaz Ki Kashti'' and [[Hans Raj Hans]]' ''Jhanjaria''.<ref name="tele_TheT">{{Cite web | title = Reaching for the stars | last = Basu | first = Arundhati | work = The Telegraph (Calcutta) | date = 5 February 2005 | access-date = 2016-08-10 | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050205/asp/weekend/story_4312182.asp | archive-date = 22 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160822095956/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050205/asp/weekend/story_4312182.asp | url-status = live }}</ref>

While still attending college, she modelled for Bombay Dyeing, Philips, Ponds, Godrej, Sunsilk and LG, as well as the Hyundai ad with [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref name="tele_TheT"/> She has also modelled for the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001. She made her Bollywood debut in December 2004 in Ashutosh Gowarikar's film ''[[Swades]]'' opposite Shah Rukh Khan,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaubey |first1=Parinita |title=Roles Reversed On Swades Set: When Shah Rukh Khan 'Took Over' The Camera To Shoot His Director |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/roles-reversed-on-swades-set-when-shah-rukh-khan-took-over-the-camera-to-shoot-his-director-2032102 |publisher=NDTV |date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219201634/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/roles-reversed-on-swades-set-when-shah-rukh-khan-took-over-the-camera-to-shoot-his-director-2032102 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna's movie date with Swades actress Gayatri Joshi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/akshay-kumar-twinkle-khanna-s-movie-date-with-swades-actress-gayatri-joshi-1301160-2018-07-31 |publisher=India Today |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=2 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702054159/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/akshay-kumar-twinkle-khanna-s-movie-date-with-swades-actress-gayatri-joshi-1301160-2018-07-31 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=D |first1=Avantika |title=Missing: Why did Gayatri Joshi quit Bollywood after a dream debut? |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/missing-why-did-gayatri-joshi-quit-bollywood-after-a-dream-debut-052138277.html |publisher=Yahoo News |date=December 23, 2019 |language=en-IN |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416121556/https://in.news.yahoo.com/missing-why-did-gayatri-joshi-quit-bollywood-after-a-dream-debut-052138277.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which received strong acclaim from Indian film critics.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Swades]]'' || Bollywood debut
|-
|}

== Personal life and education ==
Joshi studied at Mount Carmel High School in Nagpur, and when the family re-located to Mumbai, she was enrolled in the JB Vachha High School. After completing her schooling, she went on to study in Sydenham College.<ref name="tele_TheT"/> She modelled for brands such as Godrej, LG, Ponds, Bombay Dyeing, Sunsilk, Philips, as well as with Shahrukh Khan in the Hyundai advertisement. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college.{{cn|date=March 2020}}

She was chosen as one of the five finalists of the 1999 Femina Miss India Contest, and represented India at the Miss International beauty pageant in Japan during the same year. Subsequently, she returned to modelling and appeared in the Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during the year 2001.

On 27 August 2005, she married Vikas Oberoi, Promoter of Oberoi Construction, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wedding bells for Gayatri|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/wedding-bells-for-gayatri-news-bollywood-kkfv0Edijdb.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=31 August 2011|author=IndiaFM|date=29 August 2005|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008015052/http://www.sify.com/movies/wedding-bells-for-gayatri-news-bollywood-kkfv0Edijdb.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Seta |first1=Fenil |title=15 years of Swades EXCLUSIVE: Gayatri Oberoi BREAKS silence on why she quit films : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/15-years-swades-exclusive-gayatri-oberoi-breaks-silence-quit-films/ |website=www.bollywoodhungama.com |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |language=en |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112215834/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/15-years-swades-exclusive-gayatri-oberoi-breaks-silence-quit-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Awards ==
* 2005, [[Bollywood Movie Awards]], Best Female Debut
* 2005, [[Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female]], ''Swades''.
* 2005, [[Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut]], ''Swades''.
* 2005, [[Global Indian Film Awards]], Best Newcomer, ''Swades''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1539666|name=Gayatri Joshi}}

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{{Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Gayatri}}
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Nagpur]]
[[Category:Female models from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Femina Miss India winners]]
[[Category:Zee Cine Awards winners]]

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