Dhvanit Thaker

Dhvanit Thaker, popularly known as RJ Dhvanit, is Gujarati radio personality and singer from Ahmedabad, India.

Early life

He is born to Neeta and Harishkumar Thaker. He studied at Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya in Ahmedabad. He is B.Sc. in biotechnology. In his early youth, his father died and he took over his job in Life Insurance Corporation of India where he worked for three years. Struggling with financial difficulties, he participated in the first ever talent hunt by Radio Mirchi in 2003. He won the hunt against 1500 participants and joined as the radio personality even though he do not have any formal training in it.[1][2][3]

Career

Dhvanit Thaker hosts the morning and evening shows on Radio Mirchi Ahmedabad. He produces radio jingles. He released his first music album, Majja ni Life, in 2009, which was successful. He also performed single for 2013 Gujarati album, Click Kar!. He has also sung for several Gujarati films like Kevi Rite Jaish, Better Half and Mohan Na Monkiz. He writes column Dhvanit Sab Janta Hai in Ahmedabad Mirror and Just Dhvanit in NavGujarat Samay. He was a brand ambassador for tourism company, Cox and Kings. He also made documentaries for the Government of Gujarat.[1][3]

Dhvanit will debut as an actor in the upcoming Gujarati film Vitamin She (2016) directed by Faisal Hashmi.[4][5][6]

Awards

He has won the Best Radio Jockey (Gujarati) and the Best Show (Guruwar Gurjari and Hello Amdavad) in the India Radio Forum Awards for 2009, 2010[1] and 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Change makers of Gujrat : Simply Gujarati". India Today. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ↑ January 2012 "એફ એમ ઈઝ ઈક્વલ ટુ ધ્વનિત ઠાકર" Check |url= value (help). Welcome To Sadhana Weekly (in Gujarati). 28 January 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "RJ Dhvanit - Its better to be a big fish in a small town". Radioandmusic.com. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (23 May 2015). "Popular RJ Dhvanit Thaker takes up acting". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "RJ Dhvanit’s visual debut". Navgujaratsamay (in Gujarati). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ↑ TNN (11 May 2015). "'My Miss India journey was beautiful' - Beauty Pageants". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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