Dipna Patel is an Indian actress and model. She was crowned the 2nd Runner Up at the I AM SHE – Miss India 2012. She also won the Femina Style Diva 2012 Season 1. She made her feature film debut in 2015 with Gujjubhai The Great, a comedy drama based on the franchise of Gujjubhai stage-plays by Siddharth Randeria and directed by Ishaan Randeria.

Dipna Patel
Born
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, Model, Entrepreneur
Years active2012–present
Known forGujjubhai The Great Shubharambh

Early life and education

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Patel did her schooling in Baroda and pursued a degree in fashion and apparel design from NIFT, Gandhinagar.[1]

Career

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Patel started her glamour career in 2011 by winning the Miss Citadel Pune (Yin Yang) title.[2] She also won the title of Femina Style Diva 2012 1st Season and was the second runner up at the I AM SHE – Miss India 2012.

Patel made her debut in movies with the Ishaan Randeria-directed Gujarati film Gujjubhai The Great, the highest grossing Gujarati film at the time. The film is a comedy-drama based on the franchise of Gujjubhai stage plays by Siddharth Randeria. The  movie had a long run in theatres- to be precise 16 weeks in the Gujarat and 8 weeks in Mumbai.

Patel has done photo shoots and advertisements for various brands, including Kohinoor Basmati Rice, PUMA and Killer Jeans. She has even done anchoring for Magna Publications

Patel won the coveted Best Actress Award (Padmarani Paritoshik Shrestha Abhinetri 2018) out of 8 nominations for her performance in the Gujarati play "Santakukdi". The play was a part of the prestigious Chitralekha Natyaspardha held annually and is an adaptation of the Marathi play White Lily Night Rider.[citation needed]

Works

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Plays

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Plays Year Language Genre Director Production
Pritam Pyare Pappuji 2012–13 Hindi Dance Drama Vipul Mehta Sanjay Goradia Productions
Aadhe Adhure[3] 2014 Hindi Lalit Parimoo Natsamaj
Mauj Karone Yaar[3] 2014 Gujarati Kiran Bhatt Mumbai Samachar
Thappo[4] 2015–16 Gujarati Kamlesh Oza Rrutu Oza Production
Mayday 2016 and 2022 Hindi and English Musical Trishla Patel TPot Productions
I Cloud 2017-2020 Hindi and English Ulka Mayur Story Circus
The Exchange Student 2017 and 2022 Hindi and English Trishla Patel TPot Production
Tik Tak Tales 2016 English Children's Play Ulka Mayur & Songs By Mayur Puri Story Circus
Raju, Raja Ram Aur Main 2016 - 2024 Hindi Directed by Kedar Shinde Sharman Joshi Productions
Santakukdi 2017 Gujarati Shivang Thakkar Shivansham Production
Dhamaal-E-Ishq 2019 Gujarati Santosh Rane & Vaibhav Biniwale Sanjay Goradia- Kaustubh Trivedi
Ballad of Desires 2022-2024 Hindi and English Ulka Mayur Story Circus
Guldasta Moologues 2022-2024 Hindi and Urdu Hidayat Sami Theatre Unit

Films

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Year Name of the film Role Special Notes
2015 Gujjubhai The Great Tanisha Gandhi Lead role (Feature Film)
2017 Beat That Lead role (Short film)
2018 Kaarnamu Lead role (Short film)
2018 Why did I ask ? Lead role (Short film)
2019 The Great Indian Escape Anu Bhargava Cameo (Feature Film)
2022 Make her Happy Nandita Short Film
2022 Mumbai Dhanak Award winning Music Video
2024 Dil Se Maya Seema Short Film
2024 Minus One Dollar Hansa Bhagat Lead role (Feature Film)

TV shows

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References

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  1. ^ "From NIFT Dipna comes a long way". DNA. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Beauty & The Crown". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "I will continue doing Gujarati plays: Dipna Patel". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Gujju girl Dipna to play 'Thappo' abroad". DNA. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Dipna Patel doing a Gujarati TV show!". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.