Dev Joshi

Dev Joshi (born 28 November 2000) is an Indian actor known for portraying the role of Baalveer in Baalveer TV series. He has worked in more than 20 Gujarati movies and many advertisements. He is also known for playing the role of teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Chandrashekhar.

Life and education
Dev Joshi was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with his parents Dushyant Joshi and Devangna Joshi. He attends L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad as a student of Political Science.

Career
Joshi, sometimes known as Baalveer, started acting at a young age in stage performances, theatre, advertisements and regional Gujarati shows.

He made his debut on Hindi television as Young Shukra in 2009-2010 which aired on NDTV Imagine. He also played the lead role of Young Shaurya in Kashi - Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora in 2010.

In 2012, he was cast in the lead role for Baal Veer in Baalveer which aired on Sony SAB. After playing this role until 2016, he moved on to play teenage Chandra Shekhar Azad in Star Bharat's show Chandrashekhar. He returned to Sony SAB to play Baalveer in sequels, Baalveer Returns, Baalveer 3 and Baalveer 4.

Proposed Spaceflight
Joshi applied to be a part of DearMoon project crew, the first private lunar orbital mission. In 2022, he was selected to participate with seven others who were to fly to the Moon aboard a SpaceX lunar flight. He was to be the youngest crew member and first Indian to fly around the Moon. The mission was scheduled to occur in 2023 aboard the SpaceX Starship. Citing delays to the Starship program, the dearMoon project was cancelled in 2024.