Payal Rajput was born on Saturday; 5th December, 1992 in Delhi, India. Her Age (As of 01/06/2022) is 29 Years. She has an Indian Nationality.
Payal Rajput is a gorgeous Indian Actress, & a Beautiful Model. She is best known for her lead role in a Punjabi-language romance film named “Channa Mereya” where she was cast as ‘Kainaat Dhillon’. The film was the Punjabi version and a remake of Nagraj Manjule’s award-winning Marathi-language romance film “Sairat”.
Payal started her acting career on the small screen with the television serial “Sapnon Se Bhare Naina” where she was seen in a lead role named ‘Sonakshi’. The television serial was aired on the Star Plus television network in the year 2010-12. In the year 2018, she made her debut in the Hindi film industry with the film named “Veerey Ki Wedding”, where she was cast as ‘Rinki Vohra’.
She then got an opportunity to make her debut in the Telugu film industry and was featured in an Indian Telugu-language romantic action film named “RX 100”. In this film, she was cast in a lead role alongside Kartikeya Gummakonda and the film was a hit at the box office. Later she went on to do a series of Telugu, Punjabi, and a few Tamil language films.
She received a lot of awards, nominations, and recognition for the lead role she played in the movie like “Channa Mereya” (Punjabi) and “RX 100” (Telugu). She also featured in “Bigg Boss S4” (Telugu) in a guest dance performance on Star Maa television network in its 50th episode.
She also featured in a few web series like “No. 1 Yaari with Rana S2” in the year 2018 and “3 Roses” in the year 2021. Payal was also featured on the cover page of the famous “Inspirant” magazine in January 2022.
Early Life & Family
She was born in a Rajput family in Delhi, India, and from her childhood, she was interested in and inclined towards acting and modeling. While in school and college, she used to participate in various stage shows and dramas and used to get a lot of appreciation and attention.
She completed her initial primary schooling at DAV Centenary Public School, located at Peera Garhi, Peeragarhi Village, Paschim Enclave, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi – 110087, India. She then completed her Graduation and her Acting Diploma before getting into the film & television industry.
Her father, Vimal Kumar Rajput is an Account Teacher. Her mother’s name is Nirmal Rajput who is a housewife and she has a brother named Dhruv Rajput. Their home town is Delhi, India and the family, including Payal are devotees of Lord Ganesh and she celebrates the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at her home along with her family and close friends.
Payal Rajput: Biography / Wiki
| PAYAL RAJPUT | BIOGRAPHY |
| Name | Payal Rajput |
| Profession | Gorgeous Indian Actress, & a Beautiful Model |
| Known For | She is best known for her lead role in a Punjabi-language film named “Channa Mereya” where she was cast as ‘Kainaat Dhillon’ |
Personal Life
| Born On | 5th December, 1992 (Saturday) |
| Birthplace | Delhi, India |
| Age (As of 01/12/2023) | 30Years |
| Hometown | Delhi, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Religion | Rajput – Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Education
| School | DAV Centenary Public School, New Delhi |
| College/University | Not Known |
| Education Qualification | Graduation and Acting Diploma |
Family & More
| Father | Vimal Kumar Rajput (Account Teacher) |
| Mother | Nirmal Rajput (Housewife) |
| Brother | Dhruv Rajput |
| Sister | Not Known |
Personal Life & Relationship
| Martial Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend / Affairs | Not Known |
| Children | N/A |
Payal Rajput Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | In Centimeters – 170.18 cms. |
| In Meters – 1.702 metres | |
| In Feet Inches – 5’7″ | |
| In Pounds | 121.254 lbs. |
| Body Measurements | 32-28-34 |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Career
Films
In the year 2017, she started her acting career in films with an Indian Punjabi-language romance film named “Channa Mereya”. This film was a remake of the Marathi film industry’s blockbuster movie, Nagraj Manjule’s 2016 super-hit film “Sairat”. The original script of the movie was written by Marathi film industry veteran filmmaker Nagraj Manjule.
“Channa Mereya” was directed by Pankaj Batra and produced by Manmord Sidhu & Gunbir Singh Sidhu. The music of the film was composed by Goldboy and the film was officially released on July 14th, 2017 under the White Hill Studios banner. The film had a running time of 132 minutes. The film received mixed reviews from critics & audiences, who felt the film was a “copy-paste” version of the Marathi film “Sairat”.
In the film, Payal was cast in a lead role named “Kainat Dhillon” along with Ninja who was cast as Jagat; Amrit Maan as Balli; Yograj Singh as Kainat’s father; and others. Tribune’s Jasmine Singh called the film a “remake gone wrong”, and added, “Things that still make Channa Mereya appreciable are, the fresh pairing of Ninja and Payal Rajput, nice music and praise-worthy cinematography”.
In the year 2018, Payal made her Hindi film industry debut with the film “Veerey Ki Wedding”. This romantic comedy movie was produced by Pramod Gomber & Rajat Bakshi and directed by Dilip Shukla. In the film, she was cast as ‘Rinki Vohra’ along with Pulkit Samrat as Veer Arora; Kriti Kharbanda as Geet Bhalla; Jimmy Sheirgill as Balli Arora; Satish Kaushik as Gopi Bhalla; Yuvika Chaudhary as Inspector Rani Chaudhary; and others.
The music of the film was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury & the movie was officially released on March 2nd, 2018 under the Panorama Studios banner. The film had a running time of approximately 120 minutes approximate. The film came into controversy when Haryanvi singer Vikas Kumar sent a legal notice to the makers of the film over copyright issues for the song “Hatt Ja Tau” on February 19th, 2018.
She then started her career in the Telugu film industry with an Indian Telugu-language romantic action film named “RX 100”. Here in this film, Payal was cast in a lead role named ‘Indu’ opposite Kartikeya Gummakonda who was cast as Shiva. The lead pair were supported by Rao Ramesh who was cast as Vishwanadham; Ramki as Daddy; Mahesh as Raju Bhai; Laxman Meesala as Laxman; and others.
The script of the film was written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi and the film was produced by Ashok Reddy & Gummakonda. The movie was released on July 12th, 2018 under the Kartikeya Creative Works banner. The film had an estimated running time of 153 minutes and the budget of the film was approximately Rs. 2 crores approximate. The film did a box-office collection of Rs. 25 crores.
In the year 2019, she was cast in yet another Punjabi-language movie named “Ishqaa”, which was directed by Nav Bajwa. In the film, Payal was cast along with Nav Bajwa; Aman Singh Deep; Karamjit Anmol; Shivinder Mahal; Satwant Kaur; Gurpreet Chadda; and others. The film was officially released on January 4th, 2019 under the Turbanater Entertainment, AK Production & Globe Moviez banner.
In yet another Telugu language film “RDX Love”, Payal was cast as ‘Alivelu’ along with Tejus Kancherla who was cast as Siddu in the lead role. The lead pair was supported by Adithya Menon; Aamani; Naresh; Mumaith Khan; and others. The film was directed by Shankar Bhanu and produced by C. Kalyan. The film was officially released on October 19th, 2019.
One of the critic of The New Indian Express opined that “Overall, RDX Love is highly avoidable unless you like enjoying crass comedies”. The Times of India in its review wrote “If only the director believed in his concept and Payal Rajput’s acting prowess as much as he did on her glamour and adult comedy”. 123Telugu wrote, “On the whole, RDX Love has a good concept which is diluted by some wayward narration”.
Her next film was an Indian Telugu-language action comedy film named “Venky Mama”, where she was casted in a lead role named ‘Vennela’ along side veteran actor Venkatesh who was casted as Venkatarathnam Naidu; Naga Chaitanya as Captain Karthik; Raashi Khanna as Harika; Prakash Raj as Brigadier Vijay Prakash; Nassar as Ramanarayana; Geetha as Lakshmi; and others.
“Venky Mama” was produced by T. G. Vishwa Prasad & D. Suresh Babu and directed by K. S. Ravindra. The music of the film was composed by S. Thaman and the movie was officially released in India on December 13th, 2019. The movie had an estimated budget of Rs. 31 crores approximate and the film had a box-office collection of Rs. 72 crores approximate. In the year 2020, Payal was seen in an important character named ‘Helen’, where she played the role of a deaf and mute girl in the movie named “Disco Raja”. This Indian Telugu-language action film was written & directed by Vi Anand and produced by Ram Talluri. The music of the film was composed by S. Thaman and the movie was officially released on January 24th, 2020 under the SRT Entertainments & T-Series Films banner.
In the movie, Payal was casted along with Ravi Teja who was seen in a double role as Disco Raj and Vasu; Nabha Natesh as Nabha; Tanya Hope as Dr. Parineeti; Bobby Simha as Burma Sethu; Ramki as Bharani; Naresh as Kukuteshwar Rao; Shishir Sharma as Dr. Shishir; Satya as Philip; Giri Babu as Giri; Satyam Rajesh as Bogi; Bharath Reddy as Subbu; and others.
Up next was yet another Telugu-language thriller movie, where again Payal was casted in a powerful lead role named ‘Mallika’. The script of the film was written and directed by Dayal Padmanabhan and produced by Raja Ramamurthy & Chidambram Natesan. In the movie, she was casted along side Chakrapani Ananda; Darbha Appaji Ambarisha; Chaitanya Krishna; Veena Sundar & others. “Anaganaga O Athidhi” was officially released on November 20th, 2020.
In the year 2021, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the Tamil-language family drama named “Iruvar Ullam”. The film was directed by G. Ramesh & produced by L. Sivabalan. Here, the music of the film was composed by Vijay Antony, and the film was officially released on September 16th, 2021. In the movie, Payal was cast in a lead role as ‘Parvathy’ alongside Vinay Rai who was cast as Karthik; Archanna Guptaa as Sambhavi; Rishi as Suresh; and others.
Off-late, she was seen in yet another Punjabi-language comedy film named “Shava Ni Girdhari Lal”. In the movie, she was cast in a lead role named ‘Kammo’ along with Gippy Grewal who was cast as Girdhari Lal; Neeru Bajwa as Shamo; Himanshi Khurana as Surjeet Kaur; Yami Gautam as Mannat; Surilie Gautam as Bhaggo; Tanu Grewal as Kuljeet; and others.
The script of the film was written by Rana Ranbir and the movie was directed by Gippy Grewal. The movie was produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Gippy Grewal & Ashu Munish Sahani, and the music of the film was composed by Jatinder Shah. “Shava Ni Girdhari Lal” was officially released on December 17th, 2021 under the Pooja Entertainment, Omjee Star Studios & Humble Motion Pictures banner.
Her upcoming Telugu-language action movie is named “Tees Maar Khan”, where Payal will be seen in a lead role along with Aadi Saikumar; Sunil; Poorna; Kabir Duhan Singh; Thakur Anoop Singh; and others. The film is directed by Kalyanji Gogana & produced by Nagam Tirupathi Reddy. The music of the film is composed by Sai Karthik and the film will be released on July 27th, 2022.
Television
Payal started her television journey with a television show named “Sapnon Se Bhare Naina” in the year 2010. In the serial, she was cast as ‘Sonakshi’ along with Parvati Vaze who was cast as Naina Patwardhan; Gaurav S Bajaj as Daksh Patwardhan; Rachana Parulkar as Akruti; Karan Sharma as Abhi; Dishank Arora as Aayush; Pallavi Purohit as Madhura; Vaishnavi Mahant as Anjali
The serial was directed by Sunand Baranwal, Ismail Umar Khan & Inder Das and was produced by Neelima Bajpai & Shyamasish Bhattacharya. The serial was officially aired on the Star Plus television network from December 20th, 2010 till February 3rd, 2012, and had 299 episodes in its first season.
In the year 2013, she was cast as ‘Siya’ in the television serial named “Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai” In the serial, she was seen alongside Aryan Pandit who was cast as Samar; Prachee Pathak as Naulakha Devi; Sangam Rai as Prabhat; and others. The serial was directed by Prabhat Prabhakar and was aired on the Sahara One television network from September 30th, 2013 till April 4th, 2014 which had 135 episodes in total.
In the year 2014, Payal was seen in a lead role in the television serial named “Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani”, where her character was named ‘Maya’. The serial was produced & directed by Arvind Babbal. This television serial was aired officially on the Life OK television network from December 15th, 2014 till July 10th, 2015, and had 122 episodes in all.
Here, she was cast opposite Siddharth Nigam/Gautam Rode as Rudra. The lead pair were supported by Seema Biswas as Mai; Rahil Azam as Dansh; Mala Salariya as Leela; Jannat Zubair Rahmani as Young Maya; Sudesh Berry as Ashwatthama; Ketki Dave as Thappadiya Mai; Nissar Khan as DM Tiwari; Chetan Hansraj as Makardhwaj; Tinu Verma as Raja Bali; and others.
In the year 2020, Payal was seen in a special appearance dance performance during the Dusshera special episode of Bigg Boss – Telugu season 4. This Telugu language Indian reality television series was aired on the Star Maa TV channel from September 6th, 2020 till December 20th, 2020, and had 106 episodes in total. Payal appeared in the 7th week and on the 49th day of the serial along with Kartikeya Gummakonda in a Dusshera special episode.
Web-series
She made her debut on the OTT Platform with the Telugu-language adult comedy web series named “3 Roses”. The series was officially aired on the Aha OTT Platform on November 12th, 2021. The script of the series was written by Ravi Namburi and directed by Maggi. The web series was produced by SKN & Kola Nageswararao and had 8 episodes in its first season.
In this web-series, Payal was cast as ‘Jhanavi’ alongside Eesha Rebba as Rithika (Ritu); Poorna as Indu; Hema, Rithika’s mother; Prince Cecil as Kabir; Ishan as Sameer; Sangeeth Sobhan as Alex; Saurabh Dhingra as Pratyush; Harsha Chemudu; Ravi Varma; Satyam Rajesh; Mahesh Achanta; Naga Mahesh; Goparaju Ramana; and others.
In The Times of India, the series received a rating of just two (2) stars out of five (5) from the critic Thadhagath Pathi who wrote “On their way to make a new-age and youthful series, Maruthi and Maggie lose the track completely and more importantly, forget to update their material to suit the current generation. 3 Roses is just potential lost”.
In The Hans India, the critic stated “The series is romantic as well as humorous. Maruti Mark has been instrumental in bringing the Kathmandu thing that is happening in our environment to life. Stir in the emotions along with the pleasure. The story, written by Ravi Namburi, was interestingly screened by director Maggie as the audience immersed themselves, is architecturally superior”.
Music Videos
In the year 2021, she appeared in a music video, where the song was named “Maula Mere Maula”. In the video song, Payal appeared along with Saurabhh Dhingra and the song was sung by versatile singer Javed Ali & Sonali Chandratre Patel. The music video was directed by Aziz Zee & produced by Ajay Jaswal. The lyrics were written by Yashpal Tanwar & the music of the music video was composed by Sonali Chandratre Patel.
She also featured in a Punjabi-language music video where the song was named “Tere Naalon” in the year 2021. The lyrics of the song were written by Yadi Dhillon and the song was sung by Ninja. The music video was directed by Baljinder S. Mahant & produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu.
Off-late in May 2022, Payal was casted in a music video by Yasser Desai where the song was named “Baadal Barse”. The song featured Paras Kalnawat along with Payal Rajput. The song was sung by Yasser Desai and the music of the album was composed by Jay Dee. The music video was directed by Jaspreet Singh and produced by Md Yusuf & Rehan.
Awards & Recognitions
- Year 2018 – At the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, Payal won the Best Debut Actress award for her role in Punjabi-language romantic film “Channa Mereya”
- Year 2018 – At the PTC Punjabi Film Awards, Payal was nominated for the Best Debut Actress award for her role in Punjabi-language romantic film “Channa Mereya”
- Year 2019 – At the 8th SIIMA Awards function, Payal won the Best Female Debut in Telugu film industry award for her role in the movie “RX 100”
- Year 2019 – At the Radio City Cine Awards S2, Payal won the Best Debut (Actress) award for her role in the movie “RX 100”
- Year 2019 – At the Radio City Cine Awards S2, Payal won the Best Heroine award for her role in the movie “RX 100”
Filmography
Films
Here is a complete list of her films
- Year 2011 – Chitkabrey (Hindi) in which she was casted in a role of a college girl who gets ragged
- Year 2017 – Channa Mereya (Punjabi) in which she was casted in lead role named ‘Kainaat Dhillon’
- Year 2018 – Veerey Ki Wedding (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Rinki Vohra’
- Year 2018 – RX 100 (Telugu) in this move, she was casted in a lead role named ‘Indu’
- Year 2018 – Mr & Mrs 420 Returns (Punjabi) where she was casted as ‘Dr. Seerat’
- Year 2018 – Marriage Palace (Punjabi) where she was casted as ‘Maani’
- Year 2019 – N.T.R: Kathanayakudu (Telugu) appeared in a cameo role as ‘Jaya Sudha’
- Year 2019 – Ishqaa (Punjabi) where she was casted as ‘Seerat’ in a lead role
- Year 2019 – Sita (Telugu) in which she was seen in a Special appearance in song “Bullreddy”
- Year 2019 – RDX Love (Telugu) in this move, she was casted in a lead role named ‘Alivelu’
- Year 2019 – Venky Mama (Telugu) in this move, she was casted in a lead role named ‘Vennela’
- Year 2020 – Disco Raja (Telugu) in this move, she was casted in a lead role named ‘Helen’
- Year 2020 – Anaganaga O Athidhi (Telugu) where she was casted as ‘Mallika’
- Year 2021 – Iruvar Ullam (Tamil) where she was casted as ‘Parvathy’ in her debut Tamil film
- Year 2021 – Shava Ni Girdhari Lal (Punjabi)
- Year 2022 – Tees Maar Khan (Telugu) releasing on July 27th, 2022
- Year 2022 – Angel (Tamil) – Filming
- Year 2022 – Kirathaka (Telugu) – Filming
- Year 2022 – Head Bush (Kannada) – Filming, which would be Payal’s debut in Kannada film industry
- Year 2022 – Golmaal (Tamil) – Filming
Television
Here is a complete list of her television serials
- Year 2011-12 – Sapnon Se Bhare Naina (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Sonakshi’
- Year 2013-14 – Gustakh Dil (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Ishaani’
- Year 2013-14 – Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Siya’
- Year 2013-16 – Yeh Hai Aashiqui (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Jayashree & Fiza’
- Year 2014-15 – Maha Kumbh (Hindi) where she was casted in a lead role as ‘Maya’
- Year 2014-17 – Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Reva Raichand’
- Year 2016 – Darr Sabko Lagta Hai (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Payal’
- Year 2018 – Kaun Hai? (Hindi) where she was casted as ‘Anamika’
- Year 2019 – Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta S4 (Telugu) casted in a guest role
- Year 2020 – Bigg Boss S4 (Telugu) was seen in a special appearance dance performance
Web-series
Here is a complete list of her Web-series
- Year 2018 – No. 1 Yaari with Rana S2 (Telugu) where Payal was seen as a guest
- Year 2021 – 3 Roses (Telugu) where she was casted as ‘Jhanavi’
Music videos
Here is a complete list of her Music videos
- Year 2021 – “Maula Mere Maula” where the song was sung by Javed Ali & Sonali Chandratre Patel
- Year 2021 – “Tere Naalon” (Punjabi) where the song was sung by Ninja
- Year 2022 – “Baadal Barse” where the song was sung by Yasser Desai
Favourite Things & Hobbies
- Favourite Actor – Amir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Prabhas
- Favourite Actress – Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, & Madhuri Dixit
- Favourite Movie – Not Known
- Favourite Singer – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi
- Favourite Director – Yash Chopra
- Favourite Song – Not Known
- Favourite Sportsperson – Sachin Tendulkar, M.S.Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
- Favourite Personality – Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan
- Favourite Foods – Pizza, Pani Puri, Dark chocolates, Non-vegetarian food, Italian Cheese Burger
- Favourite Destination – Goa, Dehradun, London, Dubai
- Hobbies – Reading Books, Travelling, Swimming, Watching movies, & Doing Yoga & Fitness Training
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is Payal Rajput?
Payal Rajput is a gorgeous Indian Actress, & a Beautiful Model. She is best known for her lead role in Punjabi-language romance film named “Channa Mereya” where she was casted as ‘Kainaat Dhillon’. The film was the Punjabi version and a remake of Nagraj Manjule’s award winning Marathi-language romance film “Sairat”.
What is Payal Rajput’s Age?
Payal Rajput was born on Saturday; 5th December, 1992 in Delhi, India. Her Age (As on 01/06/2022) is 29 Years 05 months and 27 Days (ie. 353 months 27 Days or; 1538 Weeks 04 Days or; 10770 Days or; 258480 Hours or; 15508800 minutes or; 930528000 seconds). She has an Indian Nationality.
Is Payal Rajput married?
She is not married yet and according to the media sources, she has a boyfriend named Saurabh Dhingra.
Who are Payal Rajput’s Parents?
Her father name is Vimal Kumar Rajput who is an Account Teacher. Her mothers name is Nirmal Rajput who is a housewife and she has a brother named Dhruv Rajput.
From where did Payal Rajput complete her education?
She completed her initial primary schooling from DAV Centenary Public School, located at Peera Garhi, Peeragarhi Village, Paschim Enclave, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi – 110087, India. She then completed her Graduation and her Acting Diploma before getting into films & television industry.
Is Payal Rajput a South Indian Actress?
Payal Rajput is an Indian Actress, & a Beautiful Model. She is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Punjabi films. She is best known for her lead role in Punjabi-language romance film named “Channa Mereya” where she was casted as ‘Kainaat Dhillon’. She has also appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada language films.
What is Payal Rajput’s height in feet & inches?
Her height in feet inches – 5’7” (5 feet 7 inches)
What is Payal Rajput’s eye colour?
She has beautiful Dark Brown eyes
Where does Payal Rajput live?
She currently live with her family in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home town is Delhi, India and the family, including Payal are devotees of Lord Ganesh and she celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at her home along with her family and close friends.
Does Payal Rajput have an Instagram Account?
Yes, she have an Instagram Account named “rajputpaayal”, where she officially have over 3.9M followers.
Some Lesser Known Facts
- Does Payal Rajput know cooking? – Yes
- Does she smoke? – Not Known.
- Does she drink alcohol? – Not Known.
- Does she go to the gym? – Yes
- Who is her first crush? – Not Known
- Who is her Husband? – She is currently unmarried.
- Her Father’s name is Vimal Kumar Rajput. He is an Account Teacher.
- Her Mother’s name is Nirmal Rajput she is a housewife
- Her Brother’s name is Dhruv Rajput
- Her Sister’s name is Not Known
- Her nickname is Not Known
- Her height is 5’7″
- Her Weight is 55 kg.
- She was born in Delhi, India.
- Payal Rajput is a gorgeous Indian Actress, & a Beautiful Model.
- She is best known for her lead role in a Punjabi-language romance film named “Channa Mereya” where she was cast as ‘Kainaat Dhillon’.
- She is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Punjabi films.
- She has also appeared in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada language films.
- She was also featured on the cover page of the famous “Inspirant” magazine in January 2022.
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