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# Gayatri Joshi did a commmercial with Shahrukh for Santro even before doing swades.

# The actress expressed her wish to work in regional films like Marathi and South Indian films if it is with a good director and a good script.

# In Singapore a woman who was jailed for cheating a man in an internet marriage scam. She assumed another name and e-mailed pictures of Indian actress Gayatri Joshi, claiming they were of herself.

# She began her modeling career during her college days in 1996.

# She was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant.

# Gayatri Joshi represented India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan.

# She worked as an advertising model before coming to the film industry.

# Gayatri Joshi has a Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai.

# She appearanced in several music videos viz, Kaghaz Ki Kashti and Jhanjaria before working for films.

# According to the contract that Gayatri Joshi entered into during Swades she was not entitled to sign any new project until Swades hits the marquee.

# Gayatri Joshi married Vikas Oberoi in Mumbai on 27 August 2005.

# The actress gave birth to a baby boy on 1 September 2006.

# Her husband Vikas Oberoi is the scion of Oberoi Constructions Private Ltd.

# Her husband Vikas Oberoi is Akshay Kumar’s best friend

Gayatri Joshi quotes

# “If I get a chance, I would love to do more movies with him. But the Swades experience in itself was great. It was a great experience working with him” (About Shahrukh Khan)

# “The emotional scenes are more difficult than the other scenes”

# “I have always been more interested in work than publicity. So that’s the reason why people saw more of my work and heard less of me.”

# “I think modelling helped me to be comfortable in front of the camera but otherwise I have not had any acting courses. “

# “I was a model and didn’t aspire to be an actress but then Swades happened and I changed my mind, as I wanted to be a part of it”

# “I have always been highly influenced by my mother. It’s my mom because she is a strong person and I have learnt a lot from her. “

Gayatri Joshi best movie list

• Swades [ Shahrukh Khan , Gayatri Joshi , Vishwa S. Badola , Kishori Ballal ]

Gayatri Joshi awards

• Bollywood Best Female Debut, Swades [2005]
• Star Screen Most Promising Newcomer, Swades [2005]
• Zee Cine Best Female Debut, Swades [2005]