Gayatri Patel Bahl
Gayatri Patel Bahl is an American born Indian actress, filmmaker, and Indian classical dancer, who appears in Hindi and English language films.
Gayatri Patel Bahl | |
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 Gayatri Patel Bahl | |
| Born | Gayatri Patel 1986/1987 (age 33–34)[1] United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
Personal life
Patel was born and raised in United States in a Gujarati family.[1][2] She studied at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3]
Career
Before starting her career as an actress with the film Let's Dance, Patel Bahl performed in many competitions. During her time at Emory, she won Miss India Georgia. She was also first runner-up in the Miss India United States competition.[2] She has participated in classic English plays at Emory University, performing roles such as Irina for Chekhov's Play, Three Sisters.
While in India, Patel Bahl starred in four music videos produced by Venus Films and starring herself opposite Jugal Hansraj.[2] Her debut film in Bollywood is Let's Dance.[2] She guest starred in Yash Raj's Rishta.com as Husna in episode 19 of season 1.
Moving back to New York City, Patel Bahl has guest starred on Law & Order SVU and appeared in Martin Scorsese's Vinyl, Mr. Robot, and Showtime's Loudest Voice.[4]
In April 2017, Patel Bahl was featured in Elle Magazine US as a part of the Elle Magazine's Movement Series.[5][6]
She is the writer, director, co-producer and star of the award-winning short film, TINA.[4]
Training
Patel has taken training in Khatak from various teachers. At 15, she went to Bangalore and was trained by Maya Rao. In Mumbai, she took training from Vijayshree Chaudhary, who herself 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.[7]
Filmography
- As actress
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tum Bin (Short film) | |
| 2004 | Surma Surma (Short film) | |
| 2004 | Hote Hot (Short film) | |
| 2004 | Dheere Dheere Rafta Rafta (Short film) | |
| 2005 | Ssukh | |
| 2009 | Let's Dance | Suhani |
| 2010 | Waiting Room (Short film) | |
| 2010 | Rishta.com 19th Episode (TV show) | |
| 2010 | Rishta.com 19th Episode (TV show) | |
| 2014 | Inevitable (TV series) | Manasa |
| 2014 | Redrum (TV series documentary) | Ms. Reed |
| 2014 | Just My Luck (TV series) | Deedee |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) | Jiya Alexander |
| 2017 | Petty Therapy (Short film) | Gangi |
| 2018 | Fashionables (TV series) | Sageeta |
| 2019 | Tina (Short film) | |
| 2019 | The Loudest Voice (TV mini-series) | Assistant |
| 2019 | Mr. Robot (TV series) |
- As filmmaker
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Let's Dance | Co-producer |
| 2010 | Waiting Room (Short film) | Co-producer |
| 2014 | Just My Luck (TV series) | Co-producer |
| 2019 | Tina (Short film) | Executive producer, Director |
See also
Notes
- "Waiting in the wings". DNA India. June 10, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Gayatri believes that she is a typical ‘Gujju’ and for her, it’s very important that her parents approve of the person she will marry.
- "Let's dance with Gayatri Patel". The Times of India. May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- "Introducing Gayatri Patel Bahl, the dancing tornado". Entertainment.gaeatimes.com. June 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- Khan, Sharifa (October 26, 2019). "Gayatri Bahl's Award-Winning Film 'TINA' Compels Viewers to Face Themselves". Brown Girl Magazine.
- "Gayatri Bahl, The Movement". Elle. April 12, 2017.
- "The Movement by ELLE – Danseres". Dans Magazine.
- "Gayatri Patel: Bollywood's new import from America!". Realbollywood.com. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2012.