# Arti Singh (आरती सिंह)
**Arti Singh** (आरती सिंह), born **Arti Sharma** in 1985, is an Indian television actress known for roles in Hindi serials such as *Maayka*, *Parichay*, and *[Waaris](https://www.edgepedia.org/waaris-2016-tv-series)*, and for reaching the finale of the reality show *Bigg Boss 13* in 2019–2020[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sidharth-shukla-wins-bigg-boss-13-6270007/). She is the niece of film actor [Govinda](https://www.edgepedia.org/govinda-actor) and the sister of actor-comedian [Krushna Abhishek](https://www.edgepedia.org/krushna-abhishek)[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-i-wish-kapil-sharma-takes-me-in-his-show-it-will-be-too-good/photostory/74995246.cms?frm=save_for_later_amp%0A).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arti Sharma, known professionally as Arti Singh[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/arti-singh-on-losing-her-mother-as-an-infant-opens-up-about-motherhood-plans-says-if-i-dont-conceive-naturally-ill-adoptim-an-adopted-child-myself/photostory/130067553.cms) |
| Born | 1985, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/) |
| Television debut | *Maayka* on Zee TV, 2007, in the role of Soni[5](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02) |
| Reality television | *Bigg Boss 13* (2019), her first reality show; she reached the finale round and was evicted after Paras Chhabra[5](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sidharth-shukla-wins-bigg-boss-13-6270007/) |
| Marriage | Married Dipak Chauhan in April 2024[6](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2024/04/27/pages.pdf) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/) |
## Family background
Singh comes from a Hindi entertainment family. Govinda is her maternal uncle (mama), and Krushna Abhishek is her brother[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-i-wish-kapil-sharma-takes-me-in-his-show-it-will-be-too-good/photostory/74995246.cms?frm=save_for_later_amp%0A). She has said that despite the filmi family, fame did not come easily to her in the industry[7](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/arti-singh-age-husband-family-biography-govinda-krushna-abhishek-2657697). In interviews she has described being asked to step aside during family photographs so that the better-known members could be captured[8](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/tv-krushna-abhishek-sister-arti-singh-revealed-she-was-often-asked-to-step-aside-so-that-stars-of-her-family-could-get-captured-23391104.html).
She has also spoken publicly about the Govinda–Krushna estrangement, saying in one interview that Govinda had cut off communication with her because of his dispute with Krushna[9](https://ndtv.in/bollywood/arti-singh-on-mama-govinda-fight-with-brother-krushna-abhishek-6182706). At her 2024 wedding, Govinda's arrival attracted particular attention[6](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2024/04/27/pages.pdf).
## Television career
Singh began her career in 2007 with the [Zee TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tv) serial *Maayka*, playing Soni[5](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02). She became widely recognized for playing Seema in *Parichay: Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/).
Singh has called the mother she portrayed in *Waaris* the most challenging character of her career, one that she says brought out the actor in her[10](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/television-gave-me-a-platform-to-showcase-my-passion-for-acting-arti-singh_181490).
## Bigg Boss 13
In 2019 Singh entered *Bigg Boss 13*, hosted by [Salman Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/salman-khan), her first reality show[5](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02). She said before the season began that she hoped viewers would get to know the real Arti through the program[5](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02). She entered the house alongside her brother Krushna Abhishek[11](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/bb-13-arti-singh-i-was-the-only-person-in-the-house-who-was-alone-somewhere_160407).
She was initially described in coverage as under-confident and lost, but over the season coverage traced her transformation from "Lost Arti" to "Independent Arti", a nickname her followers adopted[11](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/bb-13-arti-singh-i-was-the-only-person-in-the-house-who-was-alone-somewhere_160407) • [12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-says-it-was-not-less-than-winning-the-trophy-to-dance-with-salman-khan/articleshow/74455105.cms). She reached the finale round among the six finalists, alongside [Sidharth Shukla](https://www.edgepedia.org/sidharth-shukla), Asim Riaz, Rashami Desai, Shehnaaz Gill, and Paras Chhabra[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sidharth-shukla-wins-bigg-boss-13-6270007/). Paras Chhabra left first, taking a cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakh), and Singh was the next to be evicted on the basis of public voting; Shukla was declared the winner[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sidharth-shukla-wins-bigg-boss-13-6270007/) • [13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/bigg-boss-13-paras-chhabra-walks-rs-10-lakhs-arti-singh-gets-evicted-finale/). She later said that dancing with Salman Khan at the grand finale was, for her, not less than winning the trophy[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-says-it-was-not-less-than-winning-the-trophy-to-dance-with-salman-khan/articleshow/74455105.cms).
After the show, she spoke about anxiety attacks she experienced during her time in the house and described feeling alone in it at points[11](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/bb-13-arti-singh-i-was-the-only-person-in-the-house-who-was-alone-somewhere_160407). In later interviews she discussed fighting mental health issues, including a period of depression she attributed to two years without work[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-i-wish-kapil-sharma-takes-me-in-his-show-it-will-be-too-good/photostory/74995246.cms?frm=save_for_later_amp%0A).
## Personal life
In April 2024 Singh married Dipak Chauhan, wearing a heavily embellished red lehenga at the ceremony[6](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2024/04/27/pages.pdf) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/). Guests included [Kapil Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/kapil-sharma), Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, and [Archana Puran Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/archana-puran-singh)[6](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2024/04/27/pages.pdf).
Singh has said she is herself an adopted child and has stated that if she does not conceive naturally, she will adopt[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/arti-singh-on-losing-her-mother-as-an-infant-opens-up-about-motherhood-plans-says-if-i-dont-conceive-naturally-ill-adoptim-an-adopted-child-myself/photostory/130067553.cms). She has expressed interest in appearing on comedy and dance reality shows, noting that comedy runs in her family[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-i-wish-kapil-sharma-takes-me-in-his-show-it-will-be-too-good/photostory/74995246.cms?frm=save_for_later_amp%0A).
## References
1. [Aarti Singh – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083916/)
2. [Bigg Boss Season 13 Winner Name: Sidharth Shukla wins Bigg Boss 13 – The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sidharth-shukla-wins-bigg-boss-13-6270007/)
3. [Exclusive – Bigg Boss 13's Arti Singh: I wish Kapil Sharma takes me in his show – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-i-wish-kapil-sharma-takes-me-in-his-show-it-will-be-too-good/photostory/74995246.cms?frm=save_for_later_amp%0A)
4. [Arti Singh on losing her mother as an infant, opens up about motherhood plans – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/arti-singh-on-losing-her-mother-as-an-infant-opens-up-about-motherhood-plans-says-if-i-dont-conceive-naturally-ill-adoptim-an-adopted-child-myself/photostory/130067553.cms)
5. [Arti Singh: Nothing can prepare you for the whirlwind journey called Bigg Boss – India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/bigg-boss-13-arti-singh-nothing-can-prepare-you-for-the-whirlwind-journey-1605602-2019-10-02)
6. [Arti Singh dazzles in red lehenga, ties knot with Dipak Chauhan – Yugmarg, 27 April 2024](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2024/04/27/pages.pdf)
7. [Arti Singh Age Husband Family Biography Govinda Krushna Abhishek – ABP Live](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/arti-singh-age-husband-family-biography-govinda-krushna-abhishek-2657697)
8. [कृष्णा अभिषेक की बहन ने बयां किया दर्द – Dainik Jagran](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/tv-krushna-abhishek-sister-arti-singh-revealed-she-was-often-asked-to-step-aside-so-that-stars-of-her-family-could-get-captured-23391104.html)
9. [मामा गोविंदा और भाई कृष्णा अभिषेक की लड़ाई पर बोलीं आरती सिंह – NDTV India](https://ndtv.in/bollywood/arti-singh-on-mama-govinda-fight-with-brother-krushna-abhishek-6182706)
10. ["Television gave me a platform to showcase my passion for acting", Arti Singh – India Forums](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/television-gave-me-a-platform-to-showcase-my-passion-for-acting-arti-singh_181490)
11. [BB 13 | Arti Singh: I Was The Only Person in The House Who Was Alone Somewhere! – India Forums](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/bb-13-arti-singh-i-was-the-only-person-in-the-house-who-was-alone-somewhere_160407)
12. [Bigg Boss 13's Arti Singh says it was not less than winning the trophy to dance with Salman Khan – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13s-arti-singh-says-it-was-not-less-than-winning-the-trophy-to-dance-with-salman-khan/articleshow/74455105.cms)
13. [Bigg Boss 13: After Paras Chhabra walks out with Rs. 10 lakhs, Arti Singh gets evicted from the finale – Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/bigg-boss-13-paras-chhabra-walks-rs-10-lakhs-arti-singh-gets-evicted-finale/)
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