Gayatri Bhardwaj (born 17 June 1995) is an Indian model, actress and beauty pageant title holder who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films.

The makers were looking for a fresh face alongside the male lead and they chose Bhardwaj because of her modelling career and her being comfortable in front of a camera.

In 2022, Bhardwaj also made her Hindi film debut with Laxman Utekar's Ittu Si Baat, which co-starred Bhupendra Jadawat and featured her as Sapna.

[13][14] She appeared in the Telugu film Tiger Nageswara Rao opposite Ravi Teja and Nupur Sanon thereby making her Tollywood debut.

[15][16] In an interview on 17 October, she revealed that the director Vamsee had seen her performance in Dhindora and according to him, right from when he saw her first scene in the series, she matched the description of Mani's image he had in mind and after he met her to discuss about her role in the film, she was selected for it.