Gayatri Patel Bahl

Gayatri Patel Bahl is an American born Indian actress, filmmaker, and Indian classical dancer, who appears in Hindi and English language films.

Patel was born and raised in United States in a Gujarati family.[1][2] She studied at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3]

Before starting her career as an actress with the film Let’s Dance, Patel Bahl performed in many competitions. During her time at Emory, she won Miss India Georgia. She was also first runner-up in the Miss India United States competition.[2] She has participated in classic English plays at Emory University, performing roles such as Irina for Chekhov’s Play, Three Sisters.

While in India, Patel Bahl starred in four music videos produced by Venus Films and starring herself opposite Jugal Hansraj.[2] Her debut film in Bollywood is Let’s Dance.[2] She guest starred in Yash Raj’s Rishta.com as Husna in episode 19 of season 1.

Moving back to New York City, Patel Bahl has guest starred on Law & Order SVU and appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl, Mr. Robot, and Showtime’s Loudest Voice.[4]

In April 2017, Patel Bahl was featured in Elle Magazine US as a part of the Elle Magazine’s Movement Series.[5][6]

She is the writer, director, co-producer and star of the award-winning short film, TINA.[4]