Janki Bodiwala


Janki Bodiwala is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Gujarati films. She is known for Chhello Divas, Chhutti Jashe Chhakka, Naadi Dosh, and Vash. She made her Hindi debut with Shaitaan in 2024.
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Early life

Bodiwala was born on 30 October 2001 in Ahmedabad to Bharat and Kashmira Bodiwala. She has a brother Dhrupad Bodiwala. She has done her schooling from M K Secondary & Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science, Gandhinagar. She participated in Miss India 2019 where she was in the top 3 finalist of Miss India Gujarat.

Career

Bodiwala made her acting debut in the Gujarati film, Chhello Divas, written and directed by Krishnadev Yagnik. The film released on 20 November 2015 in 231 screens worldwide with positive reviews from critics and commercial success.
In 2017, she acted in O! Taareee, Tamburo and Daud Pakad. She later appeared in films like Chhutti Jashe Chhakka, Tari Maate Once More and Bau Na Vichaar. She appeared in Krishnadev Yagnik's Naadi Dosh along with Yash Soni. In 2023, she starred in Vash, which was a blockbuster film, and Bodiwala's performance was applauded by the audience.
In 2024, she made her Hindi cinema debut alongside Ajay Devgn, Jyothika, and R. Madhavan in Vikas Bahl's Shaitaan, the remake of Vash, where she reprised her role as Aarya in the film, but under the new name Jahnvi Rishi.

Media

Bodiwala was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 50 in 2019.

Filmography

All films are in Gujarati unless stated otherwise.
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Chhello DivasPooja
2017O TaareeeDeepa
2017TamburoDimple
2017Daud PakadPriyankaGuest appearance
2018Chhutti Jashe ChhakkaAnkita
2018Tari Maate Once MoreAaisha
2019Bau Na VicharShivani
2022Naadi DoshRiddhi
2022Tu Rajee ReDisha
2023VashAarya
2024ShaitaanJanhvi RishiHindi film
2024Trisha on the Rocks!Trisha
2025Vash Level 2Aarya
2025Chaniya ToliSpecial appearance
2026Mardaani 3Fatima AnwarHindi film