Ketki Dave

Ketki was born on 23 June 1960 to Sarita Joshi, an actress,^[6] and Pravin Joshi, a theatre director. She has a younger sister, Purbi Joshi, who is also an actress and anchor. She was married to the actor Rasik Dave. They met in 1979 during a common stage play and then married in 1983.^[7] Together they have a daughter Riddhi Dave and son Abhishek Dave. Riddhi is also a theatre actress. Rasik died on 29 July 2022 due to complications from kidney failure and was suffering for four years.^[8][9] Together, they ran a Gujarati theatre company called "Mudra".^[10]

Dave started her acting career through Gujarati play Vaisakhi Koel as a replacement actress. She was on a tour with her mother Sarita Joshi for her play and at the age of 13 or 14 performed for the first time on stage. Post theatre, she appeared in various roles on television, starting with Sai Paranjpye's serial Ados Pados in 1984. In 1996 got recognition in the show Hasratein on Zee TV. Her role in the show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi made her a common name in households, where she played the loud character of Daksha Virani donning a big bindi. She also played the role of Dr. Madhavi Dholakiya in Sanjivani which aired on Star Plus.^[2]

In 2006, she appeared on the celebrity couple dancing show Nach Baliye 2 along with her husband; but was the first couple to get eliminated. In 2008, she contested in the second season of Hindi Bigg Boss, where she was evicted on 26th day due to lack of public votes.^[11]