{{Short description|Indian actor (born c. 1986)}} {{Infobox person | name = Divyang Thakkar | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|film director|screenwriter}} | years_active = 2011–present | organization = | notable_works = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | website = }}
'''Divyang Thakkar''' is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Gujarati and Hindi films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-13 |title=Will miss Uttarayan celebrations: Divyang Thakkar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/divyang-thakkar-to-miss-uttarayan-celebrations-this-time/articleshow/45869237.cms |access-date=2025-09-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
==Early and personal life== Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.<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 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.<ref name="beyyaar" /> The film was a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |last=Prakash Gowda |date=2 July 2012 |title=Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film |url=https://prakashgowda.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/kevi-rite-jaish-no-dhollywood-but-an-urban-gujarati-film/ |url-status=live |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/ |archive-date=7 June 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> 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.<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 acted as one of the six leads in an ALTBalaji web series ''Boygiri'' (2017).<ref name="Cast" /> In 2022, he turned writer-director for Yash Raj Films with ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' starring Ranveer Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DNA Exclusive: Ranveer Singh talks about 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', working with debutant director Divyang Thakkar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-dna-exclusive-ranveer-singh-talks-about-jayeshbhai-jordaar-working-with-debutant-director-divyang-thakkar-2926406 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dna2019">{{cite web |last=DNA Web Team |date=27 May 2019 |title='Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF |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 |url-status=live |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 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |website=DNA}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2011 || ''Kalapaani'' || || Hindi || Short film || |- | 2012 || ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' || Harish Bachubhai Patel || Gujarati || ||<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'' || Aamir Maqvi || English || || |- | 2014 || ''Bey Yaar'' || Chintan Bhatt || 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> |- | 2016 || ''Khaatti Meethi Setting'' || || ||<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> |- | 2019 | ''Chasani'' | Rahul | | <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> |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' || {{Em dash}}|| Hindi || Directorial debut || <ref name="dna2019"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/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> |- |''Tu Rajee Re'' | |Gujarati | | |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Platform !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|- | 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> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|4376803}} *{{twitter|divyangrt}}
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