Deepika Singh

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]

Deepika Singh
Singh in 2014
Born	(1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 35) 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

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 in 2019

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
2014	Work Weather Wife	Kashish			[22]
2022	Women's Day Out	Preeti	Hindi	Short film	[23]
	Titu Ambani	Moushumi			[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]
		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
	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2012; 2016	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
2012	Nach Baliye 5	Herself
2013	Nach Baliye 6
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		[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

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Deepika Singh

See also

• List of Hindi television actresses
• List of Indian television actresses