Deepika Amin (born Deepika Deshpande) is an Indian actress who appears in

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films. She is known for her roles in the films '' Fan,

Raanjhanaa ''Raanjhanaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Ab ...

and'' ''

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer Shashank Khaitan and produced by Dharma Productions. It stars Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and debutante Sidharth Shukla. ''Hump ...

.'' She has also worked in the TV shows ''

Farmaan ''Farmaan'' (also spelled Farman) is an Indian television show broadcast on DD National in 1994. The show was directed by Lekh Tandon and based on Rafia Amin's novel ''Alam Panah'', set in Hyderabad. The show's stars included Kanwaljit Singh, ...

'' and ''Tashn-e-Ishq''.

Early life

Deepika Amin was born Deepika Deshpande in

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in a Maharashtrian family. Her paternal grandfather was the Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Marathi poet

Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande Atmaram Raoji Deshpande ( mr, आत्माराम रावजी देशपांडे) (1901–8 may 1982) was a Marathi poet from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India. He wrote poems under the pen name ''Anil'' (अनिल). He wa ...

. Her paternal grandmother Kusumavati Deshpande, was a writer of Marathi literature and also a professor of English Literature in Nagpur University. Her father Ulhas Deshpande was an

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in Indian Air Force. Her mother Kshama Deshpande is a

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dancer and disciple of the Kathak maestro Gopi Krishna. She grew up in

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, attending school in Loreto Convent and studying Economics (Hons) in ''

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'',

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. She lives with her husband and daughter in Mumbai.

Filmography

Films

Television & Web series

She got her first break with

Lekh Tandon Lekh Tandon (13 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. He had directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials. He gained national fame due to success of his directorial ventures Professor (1962 film), Prin ...

's and Gul Anand's serial ''

'' where she played the lead opposite Kanwaljit. Some of her noted serials are ''

Tashan-e-Ishq ''Tashan-E-Ishq'' () is an Indian romantic drama television series created by Subhash Chandra under Essel Vision Productions that replaced Jodha Akbar and aired from 10 August 2015 to 16 September 2016. It was replaced by Zindagi Ki Mehek. ...

'' and ''

9 Malabar Hill ''9 Malabar Hill'' is a television show broadcast on Zee TV in 1997–1998. The drama show was edited and directed by Siddharth Sengupta, produced by Sanjay Datta written by Saurabh Shukla, with Pavan Malhotra and Renuka Shahane in lead roles. ...

'' on Zee TV, '' Junoon'' on Doordarshan, Siyasat on

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. She was in

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's serial ''Amravati Ki Kathayein'' and his 10 part historic series ''

Samvidhaan ''Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India'' is a ten-part television mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India, directed by Shyam Benegal. The show premiered on 2 March 2014 on Rajya Sabha TV, with an episode sch ...

''. She played the role of Empress

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in the critically acclaimed series ''

Siyaasat ''Siyaasat'' (English: ''Politics'') is a 2014 Indian fictional drama which aired on The EPIC Channel. The series is an adaptation of the popular 2002 award-winning fictional novel ''The Twentieth Wife'' by author Indu Sundaresan. The series re ...

'' on Epic channel.

Theatre

Deepika Amin began her theatre career with plays directed by noted theatre director Barry John - Theatre Action Group. Her other co actors were

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and

Manoj Bajpayee Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he i ...

. She has been a member of Prime Time Theatre Company for many years working in plays directed by

Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the ...

. She has acted in plays like

Girish Karnad Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the ...

's ''Boiled Beans on Toast'' and ''Wedding Album'' (directed by

), Partap Sharma's ''Sammy'', and in musicals like Annie Get Your Gun and South Pacific. She is trained singer in Indian Classical music and also plays the guitar.

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