# Deepika Singh (दीपिका सिंह)
**Deepika Singh** (दीपिका सिंह), also credited as Deepika Singh Goyal, is an Indian television actress who made her acting debut in 2011 on Star Plus with *Diya Aur Baati Hum*, in which she played Sandhya Rathi, an IPS officer, opposite [Anas Rashid](https://www.edgepedia.org/anas-rashid)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5299972/) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/). After a multi-year break from daily television following motherhood, she returned in 2024 as the lead of Colors' *Mangal Lakshmi*, for which she won Best Actress in a Television Series at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025[3](https://dpiff.in/news-announcement/deepika-singh-wins-best-actress-at-dadasaheb-phalke-international-film-festival-awards-2025/). She is originally from Delhi[4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/deepika-singh-on-why-delhi-will-always-be-home-i-know-these-roads-better-than-google-maps-101784981248970-amp.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Television debut | *Diya Aur Baati Hum* (2011), Star Plus, as Sandhya Rathi opposite Anas Rashid[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/) • [5](https://www.morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-is-grateful-to-take-on-new-journey-in-mangal-desh-ki-beti) |
| Marriage | Married Rohit Raj Goyal, director of *Diya Aur Baati Hum*, in 2014[6](https://indianexpress.com/about/deepika-singh/) |
| Motherhood | A son was born in 2017, after which she took a break from daily television[7](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/deepika-singh) |
| Comeback | Returned to daily television in 2024 after several years away, as the lead of Colors' *Mangal Lakshmi*, an adaptation of the Kannada series *Bhagyalakshmi*[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/) • [5](https://www.morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-is-grateful-to-take-on-new-journey-in-mangal-desh-ki-beti) |
| Film debut | *Titu Ambani* (2022), opposite Tushar Pandey[8](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/deepika-singh-exits-mangal-lakshmi-at-770-eps) |
| Major award | Best Actress in a Television Series, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025, for *Mangal Lakshmi*[3](https://dpiff.in/news-announcement/deepika-singh-wins-best-actress-at-dadasaheb-phalke-international-film-festival-awards-2025/) |
| Longest role by episodes | Exited *Mangal Lakshmi* in June 2026 after 770 episodes over about 2.5 years[8](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/deepika-singh-exits-mangal-lakshmi-at-770-eps) |
| Other credentials | Completed an MBA at Punjab Technical University; earned a visharad in Odissi after seven years of practice[9](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/celebs/deepika-singh.html) • [10](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/my-break-was-more-about-learning-and-evolving-says-actor-deepika-singh-101710307983990.html) |
## Diya Aur Baati Hum
Singh began her television career in 2011 with Star Plus' *Diya Aur Baati Hum*, a daily soap that made her a household name as Sandhya Rathi, a character written as an IPS officer[11](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/tv-actress-deepika-singh-responds-to-the-8-hour-work-debate-3123087) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/). She has said she had never planned to be a protagonist when she joined the show, and that she learned she had bagged the lead role only after some time into the process[12](https://ianslive.in/deepika-singh-i-had-never-planned-that-id-be-a-protagonist-of-a-show--20240601113006). The role earned her several Star Parivaar Awards, given for her portrayal of a Rajasthani daughter-in-law[6](https://indianexpress.com/about/deepika-singh/).
During the show's run she married its director, Rohit Raj Goyal, in 2014[6](https://indianexpress.com/about/deepika-singh/). In interviews she has described emphasizing financial independence before marriage, and she has spoken about juggling work with raising her son, who was born in 2017[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-deepika-singh-from-dealing-with-trolls-for-her-reels-balancing-work-and-motherhood-to-getting-married-at-the-peak-of-her-career-mangal-lakshmi-actress-gets-candid/amp_etphotostory/118855115.cms) • [7](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/deepika-singh).
## Break from daily television
After *Diya Aur Baati Hum* ended in 2016, Singh appeared in the finite series *Kavach... MahaShivratri* on Colors, but otherwise stayed off daily television[14](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/mangal-lakshmi-deepika-singh-being-a-dancer-and-mother-is-a-full-time-job-23333635) • [12](https://ianslive.in/deepika-singh-i-had-never-planned-that-id-be-a-protagonist-of-a-show--20240601113006). She has described the years away as a phase of learning rather than idleness: she worked on OTT projects and films including *Halala* (2019), and devoted herself to dance, completing her visharad, an advanced formal certification, in Odissi after seven years of rigorous practice[10](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/my-break-was-more-about-learning-and-evolving-says-actor-deepika-singh-101710307983990.html).
She has been explicit that staying home was her decision rather than a lack of offers, saying she was financially stable in life and chose not to do television at that stage[15](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-deepika-singh-on-staying-away-from-television-and-her-return-with-mangal-lakshmi-i-stayed-at-home-out-of-choice-and-not-because-i-did-not-have-any-work/amp_articleshow/108026390.cms).
## Return with Mangal Lakshmi
In 2024 Singh returned to daily television as the lead of Colors' *Mangal Lakshmi*, an official adaptation of the Kannada series *Bhagyalakshmi*, in which she plays Mangal, a self-sacrificing homemaker and one of two sisters at the center of the story; the cast also includes Sanika Amit, Naman Shaw, and Shubham Dipta, and the show is directed by Faheim Ahmad, airing Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/) • [5](https://www.morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-is-grateful-to-take-on-new-journey-in-mangal-desh-ki-beti). Her performance won her the Best Actress in a Television Series award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025[3](https://dpiff.in/news-announcement/deepika-singh-wins-best-actress-at-dadasaheb-phalke-international-film-festival-awards-2025/).
In April 2026, at the 700-episode mark, the show entered a new phase titled *Mangal-Desh Ki Beti*, in which Mangal takes on an assignment to serve the country, a turn Singh announced with gratitude to the channel and production team[5](https://www.morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-is-grateful-to-take-on-new-journey-in-mangal-desh-ki-beti). In June 2026 she exited the show when it wrapped after 770 episodes and about 2.5 years on air; she said she was unprepared for the decision, calling the set "like a home"[8](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/deepika-singh-exits-mangal-lakshmi-at-770-eps) • [16](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/deepika-singh-an-actress-above-35-leading-a-show-shouldnt-be-called-brave-casting/articleshow/132011412.cms).
## Films, dance, and public commentary
Singh made her film debut with *Titu Ambani* in 2022, opposite Tushar Pandey[8](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/deepika-singh-exits-mangal-lakshmi-at-770-eps). Her dance training has surfaced in her television work: in April 2026 she performed a blindfolded choreography to the song "Dola Re Dola", originally picturised on [Aishwarya Rai Bachchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/aishwarya-rai-bachchan), for an episode of *Mangal Lakshmi*, and has credited her background as an actor-dancer for helping her in rushed shoot sequences[17](https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/deepika-singh-dance-video-blindfolded-dance-on-aishwarya-rai-s-dola-re-dola-for-mangal-lakshmi-1838529/amp) • [18](https://www.aydadabhaitech.org/content/uploads/news/WESTERN%20TIMES%20E%20PAPER%2007-12-2025.pdf).
She has also entered industry debates. Responding to the public discussion around eight-hour workdays for actors, she said she often shoots 13 to 14 hours a day, that her work is driven by passion rather than fixed hours, and that giving more time helps improve performance and overall quality[19](https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/i-work-13-14-hours-a-day-deepika-singh-reacts-to-deepika-padukone-s-8-hour-work-debate-1840009). Speaking about her own career, she has argued that a leading actress above 35 heading a show should not be labeled "brave casting", and has said television is slowly becoming more accepting of women leading stories regardless of age, marriage, or motherhood[16](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/deepika-singh-an-actress-above-35-leading-a-show-shouldnt-be-called-brave-casting/articleshow/132011412.cms). She has also appeared on the reality show *Dhamaal With Pati Patni Aur Panga* with her husband and on [Bharti Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharti-singh) and Haarsh Limbachiyaa's *Indian Game Show*, paired with [Karan Patel](https://www.edgepedia.org/karan-patel)[20](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Deepika-Singh) • [21](https://morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-says-she-made-a-great-team-with-karan-patel-on-indian-game-show).
## References
1. [Deepika Singh Goyal – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5299972/)
2. [Deepika Singh on returning to television after 4 years with Mangal Lakshmi – The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/deepika-singh-on-returning-to-television-after-4-years-with-mangal-lakshmi-financially-i-am-stable-in-life-so-i-chose-not-to-do-tv-9183722/lite/)
3. [Deepika Singh Wins Best Actress in a Television Series at DPIFF Awards 2025 – Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival](https://dpiff.in/news-announcement/deepika-singh-wins-best-actress-at-dadasaheb-phalke-international-film-festival-awards-2025/)
4. [Deepika Singh on why Delhi will always be home – Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/deepika-singh-on-why-delhi-will-always-be-home-i-know-these-roads-better-than-google-maps-101784981248970-amp.html)
5. [Deepika Singh is 'grateful' to take on new journey in 'Mangal-Desh Ki Beti' – MorungExpress](https://www.morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-is-grateful-to-take-on-new-journey-in-mangal-desh-ki-beti)
6. [Deepika Singh – The Indian Express topic page](https://indianexpress.com/about/deepika-singh/)
7. [दीपिका सिंह के समाचार – AajTak](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/deepika-singh)
8. [Deepika Singh exits Mangal Lakshmi after 770 episodes – Nation Press](https://www.nationpress.com/entertainment/deepika-singh-exits-mangal-lakshmi-at-770-eps)
9. [दीपिका सिंह जीवनी – Filmibeat Hindi](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/celebs/deepika-singh.html)
10. [My break was more about learning and evolving – Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/my-break-was-more-about-learning-and-evolving-says-actor-deepika-singh-101710307983990.html)
11. [TV actress Deepika Singh responds to the 8-hour work debate – ABP Live](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/tv-actress-deepika-singh-responds-to-the-8-hour-work-debate-3123087)
12. [Deepika Singh: I had never planned that I'd be protagonist of a show – IANS](https://ianslive.in/deepika-singh-i-had-never-planned-that-id-be-a-protagonist-of-a-show--20240601113006)
13. [Deepika Singh on trolls, motherhood and marriage – The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-deepika-singh-from-dealing-with-trolls-for-her-reels-balancing-work-and-motherhood-to-getting-married-at-the-peak-of-her-career-mangal-lakshmi-actress-gets-candid/amp_etphotostory/118855115.cms)
14. [Deepika Singh: Being a dancer and mother is a full-time job – Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/mangal-lakshmi-deepika-singh-being-a-dancer-and-mother-is-a-full-time-job-23333635)
15. [Deepika Singh on staying away from television – The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-deepika-singh-on-staying-away-from-television-and-her-return-with-mangal-lakshmi-i-stayed-at-home-out-of-choice-and-not-because-i-did-not-have-any-work/amp_articleshow/108026390.cms)
16. [Deepika Singh: An actress above 35 leading a show shouldn't be called brave casting – The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/deepika-singh-an-actress-above-35-leading-a-show-shouldnt-be-called-brave-casting/articleshow/132011412.cms)
17. [Deepika Singh blindfolded Dola Re Dola dance – ABP Live/IANS](https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/deepika-singh-dance-video-blindfolded-dance-on-aishwarya-rai-s-dola-re-dola-for-mangal-lakshmi-1838529/amp)
18. [Western Times e-paper, 7 December 2025](https://www.aydadabhaitech.org/content/uploads/news/WESTERN%20TIMES%20E%20PAPER%2007-12-2025.pdf)
19. ['I Work 13-14 Hours A Day' – ABP Live](https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/i-work-13-14-hours-a-day-deepika-singh-reacts-to-deepika-padukone-s-8-hour-work-debate-1840009)
20. [Deepika Singh topic page – The Times of India eTimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Deepika-Singh)
21. [Deepika Singh says she made a 'great team' with Karan Patel on 'Indian Game Show' – MorungExpress/IANS](https://morungexpress.com/deepika-singh-says-she-made-a-great-team-with-karan-patel-on-indian-game-show)
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