Gayatri Joshi born March 20, 1977 in Mumbai, India, is a model turned Bollywood actress. Her first and only film is the 2004 released, Swades. She began her modeling career in 1996. She won the Screen award 2005 for the category of “Best Debut Performance: and popular award 2005 for the category of “Best Newcomer”.

After completing her schooling she went on to study in Sydenham College. While still enrolled there, she modeled for brands such as Godrej, LG, Ponds, Bombay Dyeing, Sunsilk, Philips, as well as with Shahrukh Khan in the Hyundai ad. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college.

She was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant, and was crowned Sony Entertainment Chania-voted by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan. She has worked as an advertising model in addition to making appearances in several music videos. While she was still in college, she modeled for Bombay Dyeing, Philips, Ponds, Godrej, Sunsilk, LG as well as the Hyundai ad with Shahrukh Khan. She has also modeled for Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during 2001.

She got engaged to Vikas Oberoi on 23 June 2005 in Las Vegas. They married in Mumbai on 27 August 2005. She gave birth to a baby boy, named Vihaan on 1 September 2006. She also gave birth to a second baby boy on 27 May 2008.