Puja Joshi

Puja Joshi
Born	(1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32) Mumbai, India.
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Aa Family Comedy Che[1] Kumkum Na Pagla Padya[2]
Spouse	Malhar Thakar (m. 2024)

Puja Joshi (Born-28 June 1992) is an Indian television actress.[3] She is best known for her role of Charu Shashtri in Gujarati SitCom Aa Family Comedy Che which aired on Colors Gujarati[1][4][5] and for her role as Kumkum in Colors Gujarati show named Kumkum Na pagla Padya.

She has done many Hindi television shows as well, such as Kaal Bhairav Rahasya on Star Bharat, Channel V's The Buddy Project along with TV stars like Manav Gohil, Gargi Patel and many more. She also has featured in the promotional advertise of Sony Pal and Star Movies India. Puja tied knot with actor, Malhar Thakar on 26th November, 2024.

Early life and education

Puja Joshi was born and brought up in Mumbai to a Gujarati family. She comes from the family of a defence background and her father served in Indian Air Force. Puja has done her graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai in Biotechnology.

Television

Year	Show	Character	Channel	Language
2012-2014	The Buddy Project	Riya	Channel V India	Hindi
2014-2015	Aa Family Comedy Che	Charu Shashtri	ETV Gujarati	Gujarati
2015-2016	Kumkum Na Pagla Padya	Kumkum	Colors Gujarati	Gujarati
2017	Chutta Chedda Season 2	Anjali	Colors Gujarati	Gujarati (Release date : 27 February 2017)
2017-2018	Kaal Bhairav Rahasya	Preeti Prakash	Star Bharat	Hindi
2018-2019	Internet Wala Love	Aishwarya	Colors TV	Hindi

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Language
2018	Aavu j Rehshe	Nitin Jani	Gujarati
2022	Jaysuk Zdpayo	Dharmessh Mehta	Gujarati
2022	Veer-Isha Nu Seemant	Neeraj Joshi	Gujarati
2022	Hoon Tari Heer	Dhwani Gautam	Gujarati
2023	Hu ane Tu	Manan Sagar	Gujarati
2024	Lagan Special	Rahul Bhole & Vinit Kanojia	Gujarati

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform
2021	Vaat Vaat Ma	Pahel	Gujarati	ShemarooMe
2021	Benaqaab	Anushka Sheshadri	Gujarati, Hindi dubbed	ShemarooMe
2022	Vaat Vaat Ma Returns	Pahel	Gujarati	ShemarooMe
2024	Yuddh	Anahita	Gujarati	ShemarooMe

Music videos

Year	Title	Music Label	Co-Starring
2020	Unko Apne Kareeb Dekha Tha	Zee Music Company	Hiroo Thadani (Singer as well)
2021	Valamiya 2.0[6]	Sur sagar music	Geeta Rabari (singer) and Anshul Trivedi
2021	Megha	Soul Beats Official	Kirtidan Gadhvi (Singer) and Bhavin Bhanushali

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations include:[7]

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	14th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Stage and Screen Awards	Best Debut Actress		Nominated
2015	15th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Stage and Screen Awards	Best Actress Award		Won
2018	Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)	Best Debut Actress		Nominated

References

1. "COLORS GUJARATI AA FAMILY COMEDY CHE | AA FAMILY COMEDY CHE Episode | AA FAMILY COMEDY CHE". Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
2. "COLORS GUJARATI KUMKUM NA PAGLA PADYA | KUMKUM NA PAGLA PADYA Episode | KUMKUM NA PAGLA PADYA". Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
3. "Gujarati TV's favourite bahus - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
4. "Pooja Joshi's comic timing winning hearts - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
5. "Charu continues to tease Disha in AFCC - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
6. વાલમીયા 2.0 |Valamiya 2.0 |Geeta Rabari |Puja Joshi| Anshul Trivedi|Dhwani Gautam| New Gujarati Song, 13 February 2021, retrieved 25 August 2021
7. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

External links

• Puja Joshi at IMDb
• Puja Joshi on Instagram