Deepika Singh

Deepika Singh
Deepika Singh
	Singh in 2014
Born	26 July 1989 (age 36); New Delhi, India
Other names	Deepika Singh Goyal
Education	Punjab Technical University, (MBA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Diya Aur Baati Hum; Mangal Lakshmi
Spouse	Rohit Raj Goyal (m. 2014)
Children	1
Awards	Full list
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Deepika Singh (born 26 July 1989) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is recognised for her portrayal of IPS Sandhya Kothari Rathi in Diya Aur Baati Hum, which earned her the ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular.^[1]^[2] She made her Hindi film debut with Titu Ambani and is also known for portraying Mangal Srivastav Saxena in Mangal Lakshmi.^[3]

Early life

Singh was born on 26 July 1989, in New Delhi. She completed her Master's in Business Administration in Marketing at Punjab Technical University.^[4]^[5]

Career

Singh made her television debut with Diya Aur Baati Hum, where she played IPS Sandhya Kothari Rathi opposite Anas Rashid. She played the character from 2011 to 2016.^[6]^[7] The series earned her several awards including ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular and Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role. It proved to be a breakthrough in her career.^[8]^[9]

Following a hiatus, Singh returned to television in 2019. She played dual roles of Sandhya Patwardhan Jindal and Sakshi Patwardhan Salgaonkar opposite Namik Paul and Vin Rana, in Kavach... Mahashivrati.^[10] In the same year, she played Advocate Aamna Sayed in the web series Halala.^[11]

In 2022, Singh made her film debut with Titu Ambani opposite Tushar Pandey.^[12] Rachana Dubey of The Times of India noted, "Deepika Singh puts out an honest, frill-and-fuss-free performance."^[13]

Since February 2024, Singh is seen portraying Mangal Srivastav Saxena opposite Naman Shaw in Mangal Lakshmi.^[14]^[15]

Personal life

Singh married director Rohit Raj Goyal on 2 May 2014. Following her marriage, she changed her name to Deepika Singh Goyal.^[16] In January 2017, she announced her pregnancy.^[17] In May 2017, Singh gave birth to their son^[18]^[19] and took a brief break from acting.^[20] Singh has also been trained in the classical Odissi dance form.^[21]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1995	Dhee Jatt Di	Raano	Punjabi	Child artist
2001	Sikandera	Rani		Child artist
2014	Work Weather Wife	Kashish			^[22]
2022	Women's Day Out	Preeti	Hindi	Short film	^[23]
2022	Titu Ambani	Moushumi	Hindi		^[24]

Television


Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011–2016	Diya Aur Baati Hum	IPS Sandhya Kothari Rathi		^[25]
2014	Box Cricket League	Contestant	Season 1
2019	Kitchen Champion 5			^[26]^[27]
	Box Cricket League		Season 4	^[28]
	Kavach... Mahashivratri	Sandhya Patwardhan Jindal		^[29]^[30]
	Kavach... Mahashivratri	Sakshi Patwardhan Salgaonkar
2024–present	Mangal Lakshmi	Mangal Srivastav Saxena		^[31]

Special appearances


Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Zindagi Ka Har Rang....Gulaal	Sandhya Kothari Rathi
	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
	Ruk Jaana Nahin
2012	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
2012	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2012; 2016	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
2012	Nach Baliye 5	Herself
2013	Nach Baliye 6	Herself
2014	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Sandhya Kothari Rathi
2015	Tu Mera Hero
	Tere Sheher Mein
	Comedy Classes
2016	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
2017	Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Piyaji		^[32]
2020	Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein		^[33]
2021	Shubh Laabh - Aapkey Ghar Mein	Herself
2022	Kumkum Bhagya	Herself	^[34]
2024	Dance Deewane 4	Mangal Srivastav Saxena
	Suhaagan
	Mishri

Web series


Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Halala	Advocate Aamna Sayed	Ullu's series	^[35]

Music videos


Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2023	Tum Toh Aise Na They	Javed Ali	^[36]

Accolades

References

^ "Delhi govt reaches out to 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' actress Deepika Singh, after video seeking CM Kejriwal's help goes viral". Free Press Journal. IANS. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ Mukherjee, Shreya (16 November 2020). "Bhai Dooj in Covid-19 times: Actors talk about rejoicing the siblings bond and their plans for an e-celebration this year". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "About Diya Aur Baati Hum". Star Plus. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum Fame Deepika Singh's Oops Moment Goes Viral". News18. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ Shruti Jambhekar (26 December 2011). "Deepika Singh's study interests". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
^ "2013: small screen highlights". Hindustan Times. 29 December 2013.
^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum to go off-air on August 15?". Times of India. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum: A show to watch out for". The Times of India. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
^ "TV actress Deepika Singh: I feel connected to Rajasthan; I can still see posters of my show in Jaipur and Pushkar". The Times of India. 27 July 2018.
^ "Kawach 2: New promo of Deepika Singh and Namik Paul's show will send shivers down your spine". The Times of India. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Kavach 2 first promo released, Deepika Singh, Namik Paul and Vin Rana stir curiosity in this supernatural show". PINKVILLA. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ Keshri, Shweta (3 June 2022). "Diya Aur Baati Hum star Deepika Singh to make her Bollywood debut with Titu Ambani". India Today. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ Dubey, Rachana (6 July 2022). "Titu Ambani Movie Review: A tedious and dry family drama". India Today. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ Chakraborty, Debika (26 February 2024). "Respect above all! Discover how these sisters are redefining society's perspective in- 'Mangal Lakshmi'". India Times. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "Mangal Lakshmi PROMO: Mangal bravely supports sister Lakshmi in her journey to get a perfect match". Pinkvilla. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Trivedi, Tanvi (3 December 2014). "Actress Deepika Singh ties the knot with director in Mumbai". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Good News: Bigg Boss 10 winner Deepika Singh aka Sandhya of 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' is pregnant!". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum actress Deepika Singh blessed with a son". India Today. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Deepika Singh celebrates son's 2nd birthday, regrets she couldn't spend the whole day with her baby". The Times of India. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Working with costars in Kawach 2". The Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Kawach 2 fame Deepika Singh gets trolled for her Odissi dance posture; actress gives a fitting reply". The Times of India. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Canadian Punjabi Film 'Work Weather Wife' recognised at International Film Festivals". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ Ms Moon (10 March 2022). "Deepika Singh and Jay Soni bring an important message about women health and cervical cancer through their short film Women's Day Out". peepingmoon.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum's Deepika Singh To Make Her Bollywood Debut With This Film". News18. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "I was tired of doing 15 hours shift for Diya Aur Baati Hum everyday: Deepika Singh". Hindustan Times. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ DelhiFebruary 20 (20 February 2019). "Diya Aur Baati Hum's Deepika Singh to make a comeback alongside Rashami Desai and Arjun Bijlani". India Today. Retrieved 13 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Arjun Bijlani, Rashami Desai, Deepika Singh enjoy with kids on Kitchen Champion". The Times of India. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "New innings". The Tribune India. 28 April 2019.
^ "Deepika Singh: Wanted to lose weight before signing a show". mid-day. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Deepika Singh on comeback post motherhood: Didn't want to feel guilty 10–15 years later". India Today. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Deepika Singh on new show 'Mangal Lakshmi': I am thrilled to step into the shoes of Mangal, a desi and yet relatable character from Delhi". The Times of India. IANS. 25 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ "'Diya Aur Baati Hum' sequel to be titled 'Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji'". The Times of India. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein: Deepika Singh aka Sandhya is back to support Neil Bhatt in a new PROMO". PINKVILLA. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "TV Celebs Celebrate 'Pyaar Wali Holi' On The Sets Of 'Kumkum Bhagya'". ABP Live. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Halala trailer out; UlluOriginals announces release date of web series on nikah halala". The Statesman. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "Watch Latest Hindi Video Song 'Tum Toh Aise Na They' Sung By Javed Ali". The Times of India. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

External links

Deepika Singh at IMDb
Deepika Singh on Instagram

[1] "Delhi govt reaches out to 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' actress Deepika Singh, after video seeking CM Kejriwal's help goes viral". Free Press Journal. IANS. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[2] Mukherjee, Shreya (16 November 2020). "Bhai Dooj in Covid-19 times: Actors talk about rejoicing the siblings bond and their plans for an e-celebration this year". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] "About Diya Aur Baati Hum". Star Plus. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[4] "Diya Aur Baati Hum Fame Deepika Singh's Oops Moment Goes Viral". News18. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[5] Shruti Jambhekar (26 December 2011). "Deepika Singh's study interests". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[6] "2013: small screen highlights". Hindustan Times. 29 December 2013.

[7] "Diya Aur Baati Hum to go off-air on August 15?". Times of India. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[8] "Diya Aur Baati Hum: A show to watch out for". The Times of India. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.

[9] "TV actress Deepika Singh: I feel connected to Rajasthan; I can still see posters of my show in Jaipur and Pushkar". The Times of India. 27 July 2018.

[10] "Kawach 2: New promo of Deepika Singh and Namik Paul's show will send shivers down your spine". The Times of India. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[11] "Kavach 2 first promo released, Deepika Singh, Namik Paul and Vin Rana stir curiosity in this supernatural show". PINKVILLA. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[12] Keshri, Shweta (3 June 2022). "Diya Aur Baati Hum star Deepika Singh to make her Bollywood debut with Titu Ambani". India Today. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[13] Dubey, Rachana (6 July 2022). "Titu Ambani Movie Review: A tedious and dry family drama". India Today. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[14] Chakraborty, Debika (26 February 2024). "Respect above all! Discover how these sisters are redefining society's perspective in- 'Mangal Lakshmi'". India Times. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[15] "Mangal Lakshmi PROMO: Mangal bravely supports sister Lakshmi in her journey to get a perfect match". Pinkvilla. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[16] Trivedi, Tanvi (3 December 2014). "Actress Deepika Singh ties the knot with director in Mumbai". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[17] "Good News: Bigg Boss 10 winner Deepika Singh aka Sandhya of 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' is pregnant!". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[18] "Diya Aur Baati Hum actress Deepika Singh blessed with a son". India Today. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

[19] "Deepika Singh celebrates son's 2nd birthday, regrets she couldn't spend the whole day with her baby". The Times of India. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[20] "Working with costars in Kawach 2". The Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[21] "Kawach 2 fame Deepika Singh gets trolled for her Odissi dance posture; actress gives a fitting reply". The Times of India. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[22] "Canadian Punjabi Film 'Work Weather Wife' recognised at International Film Festivals". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[23] Ms Moon (10 March 2022). "Deepika Singh and Jay Soni bring an important message about women health and cervical cancer through their short film Women's Day Out". peepingmoon.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[24] "Diya Aur Baati Hum's Deepika Singh To Make Her Bollywood Debut With This Film". News18. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[25] "I was tired of doing 15 hours shift for Diya Aur Baati Hum everyday: Deepika Singh". Hindustan Times. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[26] DelhiFebruary 20 (20 February 2019). "Diya Aur Baati Hum's Deepika Singh to make a comeback alongside Rashami Desai and Arjun Bijlani". India Today. Retrieved 13 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[27] "Arjun Bijlani, Rashami Desai, Deepika Singh enjoy with kids on Kitchen Champion". The Times of India. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[28] "New innings". The Tribune India. 28 April 2019.

[29] "Deepika Singh: Wanted to lose weight before signing a show". mid-day. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[30] "Deepika Singh on comeback post motherhood: Didn't want to feel guilty 10–15 years later". India Today. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[31] "Deepika Singh on new show 'Mangal Lakshmi': I am thrilled to step into the shoes of Mangal, a desi and yet relatable character from Delhi". The Times of India. IANS. 25 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[return-32] "'Diya Aur Baati Hum' sequel to be titled 'Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji'". The Times of India. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[33] "Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein: Deepika Singh aka Sandhya is back to support Neil Bhatt in a new PROMO". PINKVILLA. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[34] "TV Celebs Celebrate 'Pyaar Wali Holi' On The Sets Of 'Kumkum Bhagya'". ABP Live. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[35] "Halala trailer out; UlluOriginals announces release date of web series on nikah halala". The Statesman. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[36] "Watch Latest Hindi Video Song 'Tum Toh Aise Na They' Sung By Javed Ali". The Times of India. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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Deepika Singh
Singh in 2014
Born	(1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 36) New Delhi, India
Other names	Deepika Singh Goyal
Education	Punjab Technical University, (MBA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Diya Aur Baati Hum Mangal Lakshmi
Spouse	Rohit Raj Goyal (m. 2014)
Children	1
Awards	Full list