Gayatri Patel
| Gayatri Patel | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21st Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | None |
Gayatri Patel, (born September 21 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Gayatri Patel is daughter of Dr. Arvind Patel & Divya Patel and sister of Anand Patel and Radhika Patel;[1] She studied Theater and Economics at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is a classically trained Kathak Dancer .
[edit] Career
Before starting her career as an actress with the film Let's Dance, 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.
[edit] Training
Raised in America she has taken training in Khatak from various teachers. At 15, she came to Bangalore 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.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Let's Dance | Suhani | |
| 2010 | "Waiting Room(Short Film)" | ||
| 2010 | "Rishta.com-Episode 19th(TV Show)" |
