Career :
Vakani started her career as a stage actor, acting in popular Gujarati plays like Kamal Patel v/s Dhamal Patel, Baa Retire Thai Che and Lali Lila,[2] before moving to small roles in films like Devdas (2002) and Jodha Akbar (2008).[3] However her breakthrough role came in 2008, she was casted in the role of Daya Jethalal Gada or Daya-Ben in the comedy series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah on SAB TV, along with actor Dilip Joshi, who plays her husband, which made her household name.[1][4] As her popularity rose, within a year, the role was expanded, unlike the original Gujarati play, by columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta, where her character only had a minor role. Her popular grating voice in the series,[5] was based on the broken voices of Gujarati theatre actor of old times, when without the presence of mikes, actors has scream out their dialogues and thus their voices soon became gravelly.[6]
She went on win the Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actress - Comedy twice in 2008 and 2009.[2] She also appeared in the Tide commercial.
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