Divyang Thakkar

Divyang Thakkar
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2011–present

Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Gujarati and Hindi films.

Early and personal life

Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He studied filmmaking at Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai.

Career

Thakkar made his acting debut in the 2012 satire Kevi Rite Jaish directed by Abhishek Jain. The film was a critical and commercial success. Divyang received the Gujarat State Award for Best Actor for this performance in the film. They later reunited for Bey Yaar (2015) which also was a critical and commercial success. He acted as one of the six leads in an ALTBalaji web series Boygiri (2017). In 2022, he turned writer-director for Yash Raj Films with Jayeshbhai Jordaar starring Ranveer Singh.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2011KalapaaniHindiShort film
2012Kevi Rite JaishHarish Bachubhai PatelGujarati
2012Chanakya SpeaksAamir MaqviEnglish
2014Bey YaarChintan BhattGujarati
2016Khaatti Meethi Setting
2019 Chasani Rahul
2022Jayeshbhai Jordaar—HindiDirectorial debut
Tu Rajee Re Gujarati

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Ref.
2017 Boygiri Pragnesh Wakharia ALTBalaji

References

  1. ↑ "Will miss Uttarayan celebrations: Divyang Thakkar". The Times of India. 2017-01-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  2. ↑ Vora, Bhavin (19 September 2014). "Bey Yaar's Divyang Thakkar's Interview: Kutchi Youth has 3 Idiots-like Thrills in Life". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 TNN (3 May 2012). "Divyang Thakkar: From theatre to Gollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Prakash Gowda (2 July 2012). "Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Look Who's Filming". mid-day. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (13 January 2017). "Bey Yaar bags nine awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Amey Wagh, Divyang Thakkar To Be Part Of Ekta Kapoor's Web Series 'Boygiri'". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  8. ↑ "DNA Exclusive: Ranveer Singh talks about 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', working with debutant director Divyang Thakkar". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  9. 1 2 DNA Web Team (27 May 2019). "'Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF". DNA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. ↑ TNN (13 January 2017). "My character in 'Bey Yaar' is different than my first film: Divyang Thakkar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (20 September 2016). "My movie talks about an interesting 'setting': Divyang". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "First poster of Divyang Thakkar's Chasni out now - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  13. ↑ "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.