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Devika Bhise Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth29 March 1991

Age28 Years (as in 2019)

BirthplaceManhattan, New York City

ProfessionActor, Singer, Dancer, and Scriptwriter

NationalityAmerican

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyMother - Swati Bhise; Father - Bharat Bhise; Brother - Aditya Bhise

Devika Bhise Biography

Devika Bhise is an American actress, dancer, singer and scriptwriter from Manhattan. Trained in classical dance, she has appeared in international films,TV

Early life and background

Devika Bhise was born on March 29, 1991, in Manhattan, New York City. Raised in Manhattan, she grew up in a family with strong ties to Indian classical dance; her mother, Swati Bhise, is a classical dancer. Devika attended The Brearley School in New York City before enrolling at Johns Hopkins University. She has described interests in reading and travel, and maintains a non-vegetarian diet.

Career

Bhise’s screen career began while she was still in secondary school: she appeared in the feature film The Accidental Husband (2008) when she was in tenth grade. During her college years she continued to pursue performance and storytelling, acting in stage work such as The Partition, a play connected to the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

As a filmmaker and documentarian, Bhise directed Hijras: The Third Gender at age 18, a documentary that explored the lives of India’s hijra community and won Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009. She has also been recognized with a Rising Star Award in 2019.

On screen, Bhise has worked across film and television. Her notable film credits include The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), in which she played the role of Janaki, The Rest of Us (2018), and the British period drama The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019), for which she contributed to the script and played the title role. Her television appearances include episodes of One Bad Choice (2015) and Elementary (2015).

Performance training and activism

Bhise is a trained classical dancer and has performed at venues such as Lincoln Center and the Asia Society, following in the footsteps of her mother. While at university she was awarded the Hodson Trust Scholarship and named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Beyond performance, she is active in social causes and has been involved with an activism group working against human trafficking on a global level.

Public profile

Physically, Bhise is approximately 165 cm tall (about 5 feet 5 inches) with black hair and black eyes. She holds American nationality and is of Indian origin. Her zodiac sign is Aries. Family details in the public record include her parents, Bharat Bhise and Swati Bhise, and a brother, Aditya Bhise. As of the information available, she is unmarried and engaged to Nicholas Gilson.

Latest updates

Recent credits listed include her co-scripting and starring role in The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019). Other recent film work noted in this profile includes The Rest of Us (2018). Her ongoing activities combine performance, writing and social advocacy.

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Recent Work

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Co-scripted and played the title role in this British period drama.

2019
The Rest of Us

Acted in the feature film.

2018
The Man Who Knew Infinity

Portrayed Janaki in the British biographical drama.

2015
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in The Accidental Husband (2008)
  2. Portrayed Janaki in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
  3. Directed award-winning documentary Hijras: The Third Gender (2009)
  4. Co-wrote and starred in The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)
  5. Performed classical dance at Lincoln Center and Asia Society
  6. Recipient of Hodson Trust Scholarship and Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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