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Payal Rohatgi (Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 13, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth9 November 1985

Age39

BirthplaceHyderabad, Telangana, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSangram Singh

FamilyFather - Shashank Rohatgi; Mother - Veena Rohatgi; Brother - Gaurav Rohatgi

Payal Rohatgi (Actress) Biography

Payal Rohatgi is an Indian actress and model who began her career in the early 2000s. With work across Hindi, English and Telugu films, appearances on high

Early life and background

Payal Rohatgi was born on 9 November 1985 in Hyderabad, Telangana, and grew up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She attended Udgam School in Ahmedabad and went on to earn a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering. Rohatgi comes from a family with an engineering background: her father, Shashank Rohatgi, is a chemical engineer, and her brother, Gaurav Rohatgi, is an electronics engineer. Her mother, Veena Rohatgi, worked as a supervisor teacher.

Career

Rohatgi moved into modeling and acting after early successes in beauty pageants. In 2001 she won titles that included Supermodel Miss Tourism World and Miss India Tourism, which led to commercial work for major brands. Her advertising credits include campaigns for household and consumer brands and appearances alongside prominent Indian personalities in televised commercials.

Her film debut came in 2002 with roles in Bollywood and Hollywood projects; she played Esha in the Bollywood film Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? and also worked in projects across languages, including Telugu. Over the years she has taken on film work in Hindi, English and Telugu and has featured in music videos for Indian artists.

Rohatgi has been a frequent presence on Indian reality television. She competed on Bigg Boss Season 2 in 2008 and later appeared on shows such as Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka (2009), Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout (2011), Survivor India (2012) and Nach Baliye Season 7 (2015), the latter alongside Sangram Singh. She won the reality show Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki in 2013 and also appeared on Bigg Boss Season 7 to support Sangram Singh.

Public profile

Alongside her screen work, Rohatgi has been associated with public causes and held the role of brand ambassador for the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO). She has maintained a public image tied to fitness and dance; she was active in school and college sports competitions and has described interests including dancing and yoga. Rohatgi is a devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba.

Personal life

Payal Rohatgi married wrestler Sangram Singh on 9 July 2022 at the Jaypee Palace Hotel & Convention Centre in Agra. The couple had previously been publicly linked and appeared together on reality television.

Latest updates

Rohatgi continues to be recognized for her early pageant titles, advertising work and reality television appearances, as well as for contributions as a public ambassador for a human rights organisation. Her career spans modeling, commercial work, films in multiple languages and numerous reality shows.

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Recent Work

Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?

Bollywood film in which Rohatgi played the role of Esha; marked a breakthrough role in 2002.

2002
Refuge

Hollywood film credit from 2002.

2002
Thirupachi Aruva

Telugu film credit from 2007.

2007
Bigg Boss Season 2

Contestant on the reality series.

2008
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Career Highlights

  1. Winner of Supermodel Miss Tourism World 2001 and Miss India Tourism 2001
  2. Breakthrough film role in Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002)
  3. Multiple reality television appearances including Bigg Boss, Survivor India and Nach Baliye
  4. Brand ambassador for the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO)
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