Jay Thakkar
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Jay Thakkar | |
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| Born | 15 November 1999 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Masters in Marketing & Advertising from Mumbai University, 2023 Bachelors in Mass Media from Mumbai University, 2021 |
| Occupation | Film Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | https://jaythakkarofficial.com/ |
Jay Thakkar is an Indian film actor.[1][2][3] He is primarily known for his acting in Bollywood movies such as Bhool Chuk Maaf alongside Rajkummar Rao and Kapkapiii alongside Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor. [4][5][6] He is also known for playing primary roles in series like UP65 Season 1 & 2, Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2, Laakhon Me Ek, Laagi Tujhse Lagan and India's first silent comedy show - Gutur Gu season 1 & 2.[7]
Thakkar belongs to Mumbai, Maharashtra.[3]
He made his acting debut as television actor with the project Devrani Jethani in 2004.[3] He acted in Ekta Kapoor’s Man Mein Hai Vishwaas in 2005.[1] In the year 2006, thakkar played a character named Surya in Karam Apnaa Apnaa and played as Jugnu in Amber Dhara in 2007.[8][2] He also appeared in the show Boogie Woogie as celebrity guest performer.[9]
In 2008, Thakkar made his debut in Bollywood with the film Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Aazam.[10] In the same year he acted in Tv Serial Uttaran.[11] In 2009, he acted in the project like Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Ladies Special and Accident on Hill Road, Ghar Ki Baat Hai and Pavitra Rishta.[12][13] In 2010, he appeared in the India's 1st Silent Comedy show Guturgu on Sab Tv and Fear Files on Zee TV.[14][15] Thakkar played as Negative Lead-Rakhbaan in The Adventure of Hatim in 2013.[16] In the same year, he appeared in Hrithik Roshan starrer Main Krishna Hoon.[17] He played a negative character named Young Dushasana in Suryaputra Karn.[12] In 2019, he played a cameo role in the film Dream Girl.[18] Thakkar acted in Ek Dujey Ke Vaaste 2 in 2020, Mauka E Vardaat in 2021, Ram Setu and Pranksters in 2022 and UP65 in 2023.[19][20] In 2024, he appeared in Sony Liv's Adrishyam and Gullak Season 4.[18][21]