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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Gia Manek
| name              = Giaa Manek
| image              = Giaa Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014.jpg
| image              = Giaa Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014.jpg
| caption            = Giaa Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014.
| caption            = Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|18|df=yes}}<ref name="dob"/>
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|18|df=yes}}<ref name="dob"/>
| birth_place        = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| birth_place        = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| occupation        = [[Actress]]
| occupation        = [[Actress]]
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]       
| years_active      = 2010–present
| years_active      = 2010-present
| known_for          = ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''<br />''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]''<ref name="TIE">{{Citation |last=Pereira |first=Priyanka |title=Reloading The Actor |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/reloading-the-actor/1034948/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=23 November 2012|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref><br/>''[[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]]''
| known_for          = ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''<br />[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]<ref name="TIE"/>  
}}
}}


'''Gia Manek''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] television actress.<ref>
'''Giaa Manek''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] television actress.<ref>{{Citation |last=Wadhwa |first=Akash |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/tv/30184052_1_fan-frenzy-jiaa-hard-fan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928085822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/tv/30184052_1_fan-frenzy-jiaa-hard-fan |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2012 |title=Jia Manek&apos;s fan frenzy |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 September 2011 |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> Before venturing into the television industry, she played a minor role in the 2010 [[Hindi]] comedy film ''[[Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke]]''.<ref name="cinema">{{Citation |title=TV actors&apos; rare and unseen teenage pictures |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/tv-actors-rare-and-unseen-teenage-pictures-paridhi-sharma-married-kapil-sharma-jai-soni-hiten-tejwani/TV-actors-rare-and-unseen-teenage-pictures/amp_photostory/32308537.cms |access-date=28 July 2017 |quote=She had also done a small role in Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke before making her TV debut.}}</ref> Popular television shows to her credit are [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]'s ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]'' and [[Sony SAB|SAB TV]]'s ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]].'' In 2012, she had participated in the dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/gallery/meet-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-season-5-contestant/5/7289.html |title=Meet Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5 contestants |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> In 2014, she was also a part of Box Cricket League Season 1. Since August 2021, Giaa has been playing the main female lead role Gopika Modi in [[Star Bharat]]'s ''[[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]]''.
{{Citation  
| last = Wadhwa
| first = Akash  
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/tv/30184052_1_fan-frenzy-jiaa-hard-fan
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120928085822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/tv/30184052_1_fan-frenzy-jiaa-hard-fan
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2012-09-28
| title = Jia Manek&apos;s fan frenzy
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| date = 2011-09-21
| access-date = 2017-07-26
}}
</ref> Before venturing into the television industry, she played a minor role in the 2010 [[Hindi]] comedy film ''[[Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke]]''.<ref name="cinema">
{{Citation
| title = TV actors&apos; rare and unseen teenage pictures
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| url = http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/tv-actors-rare-and-unseen-teenage-pictures-paridhi-sharma-married-kapil-sharma-jai-soni-hiten-tejwani/TV-actors-rare-and-unseen-teenage-pictures/amp_photostory/32308537.cms
| access-date = 2017-07-28
| quote = She had also done a small role in Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke before making her TV debut.
}}
</ref> Popular television shows to her credit are [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]'s ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]'' and [[Sony SAB|SAB TV]]'s ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]''.<ref name="TIE">
{{Citation
| last = Pereira
| first = Priyanka
| title = Reloading The Actor
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/reloading-the-actor/1034948/
| newspaper = [[The Indian Express]]
| date = 2012-11-23
| access-date= 2017-07-26
}}
</ref> In 2012, she had participated in the dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''.<ref>
{{Citation  
| url = http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/gallery/meet-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-season-5-contestant/5/7289.html
| title = Meet Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5 contestants
| magazine = [[India Today]]
| access-date = 2017-07-28
}}
</ref> In 2014, she also a part of Box Cricket League Season 1.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Manek was born on 18 February 1986 in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>
Manek was born on 18 February 1986 in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{Citation |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-very-much-single-Giaa-Manek/articleshow/36300424.cms |title=I am very much single: Giaa Manek |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=29 July 2017 |last=Jambhekar |first=Shruti |quote=Not many know that I'm born in Ahmedabad. I have many relatives here. |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="dob">{{Citation |url=https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-must-watch-birthday-girl-giaa-manek-aka-gopi-bahus-never-seen-before-avatar-at-a-4908402-NOR.html |trans-title=Gia turns 29 today |title=MUST WATCH: Birthday girl Giaa Manek aka Gopi bahu's never-seen-before avatar at a party |newspaper=[[Daily Bhaskar]] |type=Press release |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> She is of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] descent.<ref>{{Citation |last=Patel |first=Ano |title=Giaa Manek is enjoying her break |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/Giaa-Manek-Gujarati-actress-enjoying-her-break-time/articleshow/34319512.cms? |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=26 July 2017 |quote=Gujarati actress Giaa Manek, who was last seen in the show Jeannie Aur Juju, has finally decided to take some time off for herself. |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
{{Citation
| url = http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-very-much-single-Giaa-Manek/articleshow/36300424.cms
| title = I am very much single: Giaa Manek
| date = 2014-06-10
| access-date = 2017-07-29
| last = Jambhekar
| first = Shruti  
| quote = Not many know that I'm born in Ahmedabad. I have many relatives here.
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
}}
</ref><ref name="dob">
{{Citation  
| url = https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-must-watch-birthday-girl-giaa-manek-aka-gopi-bahus-never-seen-before-avatar-at-a-4908402-NOR.html
| trans-title = Gia turns 29 today  
| title = MUST WATCH: Birthday girl Giaa Manek aka Gopi bahu's never-seen-before avatar at a party
| newspaper = [[Daily Bhaskar]]
| type = Press release
| date = 2015-02-18
| access-date = 2017-07-31
}}
</ref> She is of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] descent.<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Patel
| first = Ano  
| title = Giaa Manek is enjoying her break
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/Giaa-Manek-Gujarati-actress-enjoying-her-break-time/articleshow/34319512.cms?
| date = 2014-04-28
| access-date = 2017-07-26
| quote = Gujarati actress Giaa Manek, who was last seen in the show Jeannie Aur Juju, has finally decided to take some time off for herself.
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]  
}}
</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
She started her career in 2010, when she joined the cast of [[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]] as Gopi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Gopi-bahu-replaced-overnight/articleshow/13920306.cms|title=Gopi bahu replaced overnight!|work=[[Times of India]]|date=June 8, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, she participated on a reality show Jhalak Dikhlaja and post the show was cast on [[Jeannie Aur Juju]] as Jeannie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/ndtv/giaa-manek-to-play-genie-in-jeannie-aur-juju-139571/|title=Giaa Manek to play genie in Jeannie Aur Juju!|work=Bollywood Life|date=September 1, 2012}}</ref>
Manek started her career in 2010, when she joined the cast of ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]'' as Gopi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Gopi-bahu-replaced-overnight/articleshow/13920306.cms |title=Gopi bahu replaced overnight! |work=[[Times of India]] |date=8 June 2012}}</ref> In 2012, she participated in a reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]'' and post the show was cast on ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]'' as Jeannie. In 2019, she was temporarily cast on [[Zee TV]]'s [[Manmohini (TV series)|''Mahmohini'']] as Gopika.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/giaa-manek-makes-way-for-reyhnaa-pandit-in-manmohini/amp_articleshow/71723440.cms |title=Giaa Manek makes way for Reyhnaa Pandit in Manmohini |work=[[Times of India]] |date=24 October 2019}}</ref> Currently, she is playing the role of Gopika Modi in the show ''[[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]]'', the reboot series of ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''.
In 2019, she was temporarily cast on [[Zee Tv]]'s "[[Manmohini (TV series)|Mahmohini]]" as Gopika.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/giaa-manek-makes-way-for-reyhnaa-pandit-in-manmohini/amp_articleshow/71723440.cms|title=Giaa Manek makes way for Reyhnaa Pandit in Manmohini|work=[[Times of India]]|date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> Currently, she is playing the role of Gopika Modi in the show [[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]], the reboot series of [[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]], <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-10|title=Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Prequel Title Revealed! Giaa To Be Paired Opposite Mohammad Nazim? (Read Details)|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2021/saath-nibhaana-saathiya-prequel-title-revealed-giaa-to-paired-opposite-mohammad-nazim-read-details-317089.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en}}</ref>.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Year
! Year
! scope="col" style="width: 45%;" | Film
! Title
! scope="col" style="width: 45%;" | Role
! Role
! Ref.
|-
|-
| 2010  
| 2010  
|| ''[[Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke]]''
|| ''[[Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke]]''
|| Daughter of Sankata Prasad Tripathi<ref name="cinema"/>
|| Daughter of Sankata Prasad Tripathi
|-
|<ref name="cinema" />
|}
|}


===Television===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Show
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Notes
! Role
! Ref(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
|-
| 2010–2012
| 2010–2012
| ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''  
| ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''  
| Lead Female Role. Replaced by [[Devoleena Bhattacharjee]] from June 2012.
| Gopi Modi  
| Gopi Modi  
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Gopi-bahu-replaced-overnight/articleshow/13920306.cms|title=Gopi Bahu replaced overnight|date=8 June 2012|quote=Giaa Manek, better known as Gopi bahu from the serial Saath Nibhana Saathiya, has been replaced overnight thanks to her decision to participate in the upcoming dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on a rival channel; Now a new Gopi bahu on Saathiya Devoleena Bhattacharjee, last seen in the serial Preeto.}}</ref>
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Gopi-bahu-replaced-overnight/articleshow/13920306.cms |title=Gopi Bahu replaced overnight |date=8 June 2012 |quote=Giaa Manek, better known as Gopi bahu from the serial Saath Nibhana Saathiya, has been replaced overnight thanks to her decision to participate in the upcoming dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on a rival channel; Now a new Gopi bahu on Saathiya Devoleena Bhattacharjee, last seen in the serial Preeto.}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3' | 2012  
| rowspan="3' | 2012  
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''  
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''  
|  Eliminated on 18 August 2012
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| rowspan="3" | Herself   
| 9th place
| <ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/giaa-manek-out-of-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5-499760.html |title=Giaa Manek out of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' |date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/giaa-manek-out-of-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5-499760.html|title=Giaa Manek out of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'|date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''  
| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''  
| Special dance performance
| Special dance performance
| <ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-performs-on-Anandi-Shivs-engagement/articleshow/15676754.cms |title=Giaa Manek performs on Anandi & Shiv&apos;s engagement |date=26 August 2012}}</ref>
{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-performs-on-Anandi-Shivs-engagement/articleshow/15676754.cms|title=Giaa Manek performs on Anandi & Shiv&apos;s engagement|date=26 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha]]''  
| ''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha]]''  
| Cameo appearance
| Cameo
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-in-Na-Bole-Tum-Na-Maine-Kuch-Kaha/articleshow/15017306.cms|title=Nine cameos in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha|date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-in-Na-Bole-Tum-Na-Maine-Kuch-Kaha/articleshow/15017306.cms |title=Nine cameos in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha |date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2012–2014
| 2012–2014
| ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]''  
| ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]''  
| Quit the show<br />Replaced by [[Rubina Dilaik]]
| Jeannie  
| Jeannie  
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/rubina-dilaik-to-replace-shivshakti-in-jeannie-aur-juju/story-ieE2i5TbpZhQoktYKTLrkN.html|title=Rubina Dilaik to replace Shivshakti in Jeannie Aur Juju?|date=2013-11-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-09-01|quote=To replace Giaa Manek, who quit the comedy show Jeannie Aur Juju, the makers&nbsp;[&hellip;]&nbsp;have zeroed in on Rubina Dilaik.}}</ref>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/rubina-dilaik-to-replace-shivshakti-in-jeannie-aur-juju/story-ieE2i5TbpZhQoktYKTLrkN.html |title=Rubina Dilaik to replace Shivshakti in Jeannie Aur Juju? |date=8 November 2013 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |access-date=1 September 2019 |quote=To replace Giaa Manek, who quit the comedy show Jeannie Aur Juju, the makers&nbsp;[&hellip;]&nbsp;have zeroed in on Rubina Dilaik.}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai''
| ''Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai''
| Menaka
| Special appearance
| Special appearance
| Menaka
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-Comedy-gives-you-more-scope-to-act/articleshow/44813045.cms |title=Giaa Manek: Comedy gives you more scope to act |date=15 October 2014}}</ref>
| <ref>
|-
{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Giaa-Manek-Comedy-gives-you-more-scope-to-act/articleshow/44813045.cms|title=Giaa Manek: Comedy gives you more scope to act|date=15 October 2014}}</ref>
|-  
| 2014
| ''[[Mahisagar]]''
| ''[[Mahisagar]]''
| Celebrity Guest Appearance
| Mira
| Mira
|<ref>
| Guest
{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/giaa-manek-in-big-magics-mahisagar_64903 |date= 4 November 2014}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| ''[[Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai]]''
| ''[[Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai]]''
| Cameo appearance
| Shanti Roy
| Shanti Roy
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Badi-Dooooor-Se-Aaye-Hai-celebrates-300th-episode/articleshow/48330878.cms|title='Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai' celebrates 300th episode|date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
| Cameo
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Badi-Dooooor-Se-Aaye-Hai-celebrates-300th-episode/articleshow/48330878.cms |title='Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai' celebrates 300th episode |date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| rowspan="3" |2016
|Pesbukers
|''Pesbukers''
| rowspan="3" |Guest Appearance
| rowspan="2" |Herself/Gopi
| rowspan="2" |Herself a.k.a Gopi
| rowspan="3" |Guest
|
|
|-
|-
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| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Manmohini (TV series)|Manmohini]]''
| ''[[Manmohini (TV series)|Manmohini]]''
| Lead role
| Gopika
| Gopika
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|[[Pesbukers]]
|''Pesbukers''
|Guest with [[Mohammad Nazim]] from [[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]
|Herself/Gopi
|Herself a.k.a Gopi
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2021–Present
|2021–2022
|[[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]]
|''[[Tera Mera Saath Rahe]]''
|Lead role
|Gopika Modi
|Gopika Modi
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-10|title=Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Prequel Title Revealed! Giaa To Be Paired Opposite Mohammad Nazim? (Read Details)|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2021/saath-nibhaana-saathiya-prequel-title-revealed-giaa-to-paired-opposite-mohammad-nazim-read-details-317089.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Accolades ==
== Accolades ==
 
{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! width=5% | Year
! Year
! width=20%| Award
! Award
 
! Category
! width=20%| Nominated work
! Work
! width=20%| Serial
! Result
! width=10%| Result
|-  
|-  
| 2011
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actress (Popular)
| [[ITA Award for Best Actress Popular|Best Actress (Popular)]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''
| {{won}}  
| {{won}}  
|-
|-
| 2011
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
|BIG Star Most Entertaining Television Actor - Female
|Most Entertaining Television Actor - Female
| {{won}}
|-
|2011
|''Big Television Awards''
| Dulara Character -Female
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Lead Role
| [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress in a Lead Role]]
| "[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]"
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| Best Actress in Comedy Role
| [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role|Best Actress in Comedy Role]]
| [[Jeannie Aur Juju]]
| ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]''
|{{won}}  
|{{won}}  
|}
|}

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Giaa Manek
Giaa Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014.jpg
Manek at the launch of Telly Calendar 2014
Born (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 (age 39)[1]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
Jeannie Aur Juju[2]
Tera Mera Saath Rahe

Giaa Manek is an Indian television actress.[3] Before venturing into the television industry, she played a minor role in the 2010 Hindi comedy film Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke.[4] Popular television shows to her credit are Star Plus's Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and SAB TV's Jeannie Aur Juju. In 2012, she had participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.[5] In 2014, she was also a part of Box Cricket League Season 1. Since August 2021, Giaa has been playing the main female lead role Gopika Modi in Star Bharat's Tera Mera Saath Rahe.

Early life

Manek was born on 18 February 1986 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.[6][1] She is of Gujarati descent.[7]

Career

Manek started her career in 2010, when she joined the cast of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya as Gopi.[8] In 2012, she participated in a reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 and post the show was cast on Jeannie Aur Juju as Jeannie. In 2019, she was temporarily cast on Zee TV's Mahmohini as Gopika.[9] Currently, she is playing the role of Gopika Modi in the show Tera Mera Saath Rahe, the reboot series of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke Daughter of Sankata Prasad Tripathi [4]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010–2012 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Gopi Modi [10]
2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Herself 9th place [11]
Balika Vadhu Special dance performance [12]
Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha Cameo [13]
2012–2014 Jeannie Aur Juju Jeannie [14]
2014 Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai Menaka Special appearance [15]
Mahisagar Mira Guest
2015 Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai Shanti Roy Cameo [16]
2016 Pesbukers Herself/Gopi Guest
Gara Gara Duyung
Jin & Jun Makin Gokil Jin Giamatika
2019 Manmohini Gopika
2021 Pesbukers Herself/Gopi
2021–2022 Tera Mera Saath Rahe Gopika Modi

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Popular) Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Won
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Television Actor - Female Won
2012 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won
2013 Best Actress in Comedy Role Jeannie Aur Juju Won

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MUST WATCH: Birthday girl Giaa Manek aka Gopi bahu's never-seen-before avatar at a party" [Gia turns 29 today], Daily Bhaskar (Press release), 18 February 2015, retrieved 31 July 2017
  2. ↑ Pereira, Priyanka (23 November 2012), "Reloading The Actor", The Indian Express, retrieved 26 July 2017
  3. ↑ Wadhwa, Akash (21 September 2011), "Jia Manek's fan frenzy", The Times of India, archived from the original on 28 September 2012, retrieved 26 July 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TV actors' rare and unseen teenage pictures", The Times of India, retrieved 28 July 2017, She had also done a small role in Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke before making her TV debut.
  5. ↑ "Meet Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5 contestants", India Today, retrieved 28 July 2017
  6. ↑ Jambhekar, Shruti (10 June 2014), "I am very much single: Giaa Manek", The Times of India, retrieved 29 July 2017, Not many know that I'm born in Ahmedabad. I have many relatives here.
  7. ↑ Patel, Ano (28 April 2014), "Giaa Manek is enjoying her break", The Times of India, retrieved 26 July 2017, Gujarati actress Giaa Manek, who was last seen in the show Jeannie Aur Juju, has finally decided to take some time off for herself.
  8. ↑ "Gopi bahu replaced overnight!". Times of India. 8 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Giaa Manek makes way for Reyhnaa Pandit in Manmohini". Times of India. 24 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Gopi Bahu replaced overnight". 8 June 2012. Giaa Manek, better known as Gopi bahu from the serial Saath Nibhana Saathiya, has been replaced overnight thanks to her decision to participate in the upcoming dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on a rival channel; Now a new Gopi bahu on Saathiya Devoleena Bhattacharjee, last seen in the serial Preeto.
  11. ↑ "Giaa Manek out of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'". 19 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Giaa Manek performs on Anandi & Shiv's engagement". 26 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Nine cameos in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha". 18 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Rubina Dilaik to replace Shivshakti in Jeannie Aur Juju?". Hindustan Times. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019. To replace Giaa Manek, who quit the comedy show Jeannie Aur Juju, the makers […] have zeroed in on Rubina Dilaik.
  15. ↑ "Giaa Manek: Comedy gives you more scope to act". 15 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "'Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai' celebrates 300th episode". 4 August 2015.

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