Gayatri Patel
Encyclopedia
Gayatri Patel, is an India
n actress who appears in Bollywood
movies.
in Atlanta, Ga. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is a classically trained Kathak Dancer .
, she performed in many competitions. During her time at Emory, she won Miss India Georgia. She was also the runner up in the Miss India USA competition. She had participated in classic English plays in college when she was in the USA performing in roles such as Irina for Chekhov's Play, Three Sisters.
After moving to India she starred in four music videos produced by Venus Films and starring herself opposite Jugal Hansraj.
Gayatri Patel’s debut movie in bollywood
is Let's Dance
.
She has the nickname Dancing Tornado because of her ability to integrate many styles of dance.
and was trained by Maya Rao. In Mumbai
she took training from Vijayshree Choudhary, who trained under Pandit Birju Maharaj in Delhi
for about 10–12 years.
For fluency in Hindi
language she started training with Satyadev Dubey along with sitting in on Makrand Deshpande's rehearsals. She also trained with Veena Mehta, who trained the case of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actress who appears in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movies.
Personal life
Gayatri Patel is daughter of Dr. Arvind Patel & Divya Patel and sister of Anand Patel and Radhika Patel; She studied Theater and Economics at Emory UniversityEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in Atlanta, Ga. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is a classically trained Kathak Dancer .
Career
Before starting her career as an actress with the film Let's DanceLet's Dance (2009 film)
Let's Dance is a 2009 Bollywood film that stars Gayatri Patel, Ajay Chaudhary and Aquib Afzal in the lead roles. It is directed and edited by Aarif Sheikh.-Synopsis:Suhani, a passionate young dancer, dreams of being a star her entire life....
, she performed in many competitions. During her time at Emory, she won Miss India Georgia. She was also the runner up in the Miss India USA competition. She had participated in classic English plays in college when she was in the USA performing in roles such as Irina for Chekhov's Play, Three Sisters.
After moving to India she starred in four music videos produced by Venus Films and starring herself opposite Jugal Hansraj.
Gayatri Patel’s debut movie in bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
is Let's Dance
Let's Dance (2009 film)
Let's Dance is a 2009 Bollywood film that stars Gayatri Patel, Ajay Chaudhary and Aquib Afzal in the lead roles. It is directed and edited by Aarif Sheikh.-Synopsis:Suhani, a passionate young dancer, dreams of being a star her entire life....
.
She has the nickname Dancing Tornado because of her ability to integrate many styles of dance.
Training
Raised in America she has taken training in Khatak from various teachers. At 15, she came to BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and was trained by Maya Rao. In Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
she took training from Vijayshree Choudhary, who trained under Pandit Birju Maharaj in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
for about 10–12 years.
For fluency in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
language she started training with Satyadev Dubey along with sitting in on Makrand Deshpande's rehearsals. She also trained with Veena Mehta, who trained the case of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Let's Dance Let's Dance (2009 film) Let's Dance is a 2009 Bollywood film that stars Gayatri Patel, Ajay Chaudhary and Aquib Afzal in the lead roles. It is directed and edited by Aarif Sheikh.-Synopsis:Suhani, a passionate young dancer, dreams of being a star her entire life.... |
Suhani | |
| 2010 | "Waiting Room(Short Film)" | ||
| 2010 | "Rishta.com-Episode 19th(TV Show)" |