Education: B.com graduate from Sydenham College, Mumbai
Spouse: Vikas Oberoi - the managing director of Oberoi Constructions
Occupation: Bollywood Actress
Debut Film: Swades
Languages: Hindi, English
Has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai.
Was in the top five of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 1999 and was chosen to represent India at the Miss International in Japan in the year 2000.
Gayatri was born in the Marathi-speaking Joshi family on March 20, 1977 In Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Husband Vikas Oberoi is the scion of the successful family business Oberoi Constructions Private Ltd, which has made the Oberoi family quite wealthy.
She studied in Mount Carmel High School in Nagpur, and when the family re-located to Bombay, and she was enrolled in the J.B. Vachla High School in Dadar. After completing her schooling she went on to study in Sydenham College.
She modeled for brands such as Godrej, LG, Ponds, Bombay Dyeing, Sunsilk, Philips, as well as with Shahrukh Khan in the Hyundai ad.. She then went on to obtain a degree in Commerce from the same college.
She was chosen as one of the five finalists of the 1999 Femina Miss India Contest, and represented India at the Miss International beauty pageant in Japan during the same year.
After this success she returned to modeling and appeared in Seasons Catalogue and Calendar during the year 2001.
She made her debut on the silver screen opposite Shahrukh Khan in the 2004 movie 'Swades'.
On June 23, 2005, she was officially engaged to Vikas Oberoi, the Managing Director of Oberoi Constructions in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.. The couple were married at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on August 27, 2005.
She gave birth to a baby boy on September 1, 2006.