Dev Joshi | |
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Born | Dev Dushyant Kumar Joshi November 28, 2000 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004-present |
Known for | |
Honours | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar |
Space career | |
SpaceX spaceflight participant | |
Missions | dearMoon project (planned) |
Mission insignia | ![]() |
Dev Joshi (born 28 November 2000) is an Indian television actor known for portraying the role of Baal Veer in Sony Sab's Baal Veer and Baalveer Returns. He has worked in more than 20 Gujarati movies and many advertisements.[1] He is also known for playing the role of teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Chandrashekhar.
Dev Joshi was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat[2] with his parents Dushyant Joshi and Devangna Joshi.[3][4] He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad as a student of Political Science.[5]
Joshi, sometimes known as Baal Veer,[6] started acting at a young age in stage performances, theatre, advertisements and regional Gujarati shows.
He made his debut on Hindi television as Young Shukra in 2009-2010 which aired on NDTV Imagine. He also played the lead role of Young Shaurya in Kashi - Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora in 2010.
In 2012, he was cast in the lead role for Baal Veer in Baal Veer which aired on Sony SAB.[7] After playing this role until 2016, he moved on to play teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Star Bharat's show Chandrashekhar. In 2019, he returned to Sony SAB to play Baal Veer in its sequel, Baalveer Returns.[7]
Joshi applied to be a part of DearMoon project crew, the first civilian lunar orbital mission. In 2022, he was selected to participate with seven others who will fly to the moon in a SpaceX lunar flight.[8][9] He is the youngest crew member and is going to be the first Indian around the moon.[10][11] The mission is scheduled to occur in 2023 aboard the SpaceX Starship.[12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006–2007 | Lucky | Unknown | [13] | |
2009–2010 | Mahima Shani Dev Ki | Young Shukra | ||
2009–2010 | Hamari Devrani | Tejas | ||
2010 | Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora | Young Shaurya | ||
2011 | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Markandeya Rishi | Cameo | |
2012–2016 | Baal Veer | Baal Veer/Ballu | [14] | |
2018 | Chandrashekhar | Teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad | ||
2019–2021 | Baalveer Returns | Senior Baal Veer/Dev Joshi/Debu/Nakabposh/Happy Pandey/Mahamahim Kaal | [15] | |
2020 | Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga | Baal Veer | Cameo |
Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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2020 | Meri Hai Maa | Tarsh | [citation needed] |
2022 | Apni Yaari | Javed Ali | [16] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2013 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Child Artiste (Male) | Baal Veer | [17][18] |
2014 | ||||
2015 |