Digangana Suryavanshi Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Digangana Suryavanshi is an Indian actress, singer and author who primarily works in Tamil films, Bollywood films and television serials. She is best known for playing the role of Veera Baldev Singh, in Ek Veer ki Ardaas Veera, a Star Plus television series.
Wiki/Biography
Digangana Suryavanshi was born on Wednesday, October 15, 1997. (age 24 years; as of 2021) in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Libra. Digangana completed her schooling till matriculation at Mithibai College, Mumbai. For the 11th and 12th board, she took admission to St. Xavier’s High School, Mumbai. After completing her graduation, Digangana is pursuing MBA at Narsee Monjee College in Mumbai.
Childhood picture of Digangana Suryavanshi
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): 34-24-34
Family
Parents & Siblings
Digangana father’s name is Neeraj Suryavanshi, who is a businessman by profession. Her mother’s name is Sarita Neeraj Suryavanshi, who is a homemaker.
Digangana Suryavanshi with her parents
Husband & Children
Digangana Suryavanshi is not married yet.
Career
Film
In 2018, Digangana made her Bollywood debut with two films, FryDay as Bindu Ranpal and Jalebi as Anu Mathur. Both the films were released on the same day, 12 October 2018. She appeared in the film, Rangeela Raja and played the character of Shivranjani. In 2019, she made her debut in Telugu cinema with the film, Hippi, and played the role of Amuktamalyada aka Ammu. In the same year, Digangana made her Tamil debut and was seen in the film, Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale as KR Vijaya. In 2020, she was seen in her second Telugu thriller film, Valayam which became the most watched Tollywood film. . In 2021, she played the role of Akruthi in the Telugu sports drama film, Seetimaarr. Her upcoming film is, The Battle of Bhima Koregaon, opposite Arjun Rampal, which will release on October 27, 2022.
Poster of Digangana Suryavanshi’s upcoming film, The Battle of Bhima Koregaon
Television
In 2022, Digangana at the age of 7, made her television debut as a child artist in the show, Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat. Next, she played a supporting role in the show Krishna Arjun. In 2009, she played the character of Rajkumari Gauri in the show, Shakuntala.
A still from Digangana Suryavanshi’s show, Shakuntala
In 2011, Digangana was seen in the show, Ruk Jaana Nahin, where she played the character of Palakshi Tarachand Mathur. In 2012, she appeared in the show, Qubool Hai, and played the character of Nuzzhat Ahmed Khan on Zee TV. Digangana, for the first time, got to play the lead role in the show, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera as Veera Baldev Singh.
A still from Digangana Suryavanshi’s show, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera
She participated as a contestant in the Indian reality television game show, Big Boss season 9. Digangana participated in the Indian sports relBox Cricket League season 1 and season 2, where she played for Mumbai Warriors and Mumbai Tigers respectively.
Music Albums
Digangana, at a very young age, lent her voice to devotional songs and uploaded the videos of the same on her own YouTube channel, titled, “Digangana Suryavanshi”. Digangana, at the age of 14, released her first English music video, titled “I’m missing you”. The song was written, composed, sung and acted by her and was dedicated to her grandmother.
Author
Digangana, at the age of 15, wrote her first book of English lyrics, titled ‘Waves- the Endless Emotions’. The book consists of 31 lyrics. Next, she wrote her first novel, titled, “Nixie the Mermaid and The Power of Love”. In an interview, she revealed her love for writing and said,
The books are a mirror to my opinions towards several things – people around me and things happening around me. My books are about my experiences, opinions and perspective. I have always been a curious kid. I have several questions in my head. And my book is an answer to them”.
Music Video
In 2019, Digangana was featured in a music video, “Chingari Ban Ghoome Re”, alongside Atul Anand. Digangana In 2021, Digangana featured in a music video, titled, “Tu Toh Hai”, along with Terence Lewis. She was seen in a music video, “Darare Dil”, starring Mame Khan.
Digangana appeared in the music video, “Ve Tu”, starring Shaheer Sheikh and Surbhi Jyoti.
Controversies
Digangana Suryavanshi’s tiff with Farnaz Shetty
Digangana, who is working as the lead actress in Star Plus’s series, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera is rumoured to have disagreements with her co-star, Farnaz Shetty. According to reports, Digangana was asked to share her hairstylist with Farnaz but she refused it and started throwing tantrums on the set. Later, the production house and director warned her to behave or else they would have to replace her. In an interview, on being asked about her tiff with Farnaz, she said,
I don’t know why people are cooking up such stories about me. There is nothing happening on the sets of the show, everything is just fine,”.
Evicted from the show, Qubool Hai
Reportedly, Digangana was terminated from her show, Qubool Hai because of her major tiff with co-actor Surbhi Jyoti and Rishabh Sinha. Digangana played the character of Rishabh’s on-screen sister, on the TV show, Qubool Hai. She accused Rishabh of abusing her and misbehaving with her on the set. She revealed that he was mild drunk during the shoot and got into an argument with her, where he passed a comment ‘Don’t come near me, I am a f***ing monster.’. Digangana lost her cool and reported the incident to her parents. Her parents called out for cops and created a major scene on the set.
The producer of the show, Gul Khan, confirmed the removal of the actress and said,
She was fighting with everyone and her parents were on the sets all the time. I did not want so much negativity on the sets and the last straw was when she got the cops. I decided to replace her. It was not a fallout with Rishabh that caused this. They have behavioural issues. Her parents fight with everyone including dadi (veteran actress Vidya Sinha, who played the role of dadi). So we gave her notice as they ruin the atmosphere for everybody”.
Awards
- 2014- Star Parivaar Award for Favourite Beti for the show, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera.
- 2015- Youth Icon award at Yuva awards.
- 2016- Lions Gold Award for Favourite Versatile Actress.
Digangana Suryavanshi at Lions Gold Awards
- 2016- Adhi Aabadi Women Achievers Award.
- 2019- Dada Saheb Phalke Foundation award for Most Historic Debut Actress In A Lead Role.
Digangana Suryavanshi with her Dada Saheb Phalke Foundation Award
- 2019- Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival award for Best Emerging Talent.
- 2020- Most Popular Face of the Year 2020 award at the Passion Vista Glamour & Style Awards.
Car Collection
Digangana Suryavanshi owns an SUV, MG Hector.
Digangana Suryavanshi with her brand new car
Favourites
- Food: Pizza, Pasta and Hot Chocolate Cakes
Facts/Trivia
- Digangana is the youngest contestant to have participated in the Indian reality television game show, Big Boss.
- Instead of 3 years, Digangana took 5 years to complete her graduation. In an interview, she said,
I am happy that I am a graduate now. Though my degree was supposed to have been completed in three years, but due to work commitments and tight shoot schedules followed by the pandemic, it took me five years to get it.
- Digangana has scored 77% in her HSC 12th board exams.
- Digangana Suryavanshi loves to paint and is often seen sharing her painting pictures on social media.
Digangana Suryavanshi with one of her paintings
- When Digangana Suryavanshi was evicted from Big Boss, Season 9, one of her fans, Aaliya Khan, from Bangladesh attempted suicide and tried to kill herself as she was upset because of the decision.
- Digangana launched her podcast series, titled, “Love, Be Love, Beloved”. In an interview, she revealed her experience of recording a podcast and said,
Words are perhaps the most beautiful medium to express ourselves. People compliment my voice a lot as I am more of a person who would prefer talking on the phone over texts. So I thought why not channelize my vocal cords through which I can actually help those who are feeling a little low or have given up on love in these testing times. People who don’t have a perspective will feel uplifted.”
- Digangana, at a very young age, bought her own flat in Mumbai.
- Digangana created her own app, “Digangana Suryavanshi Official app” with the sole purpose of connecting with her fans in a unique way.
- Digangana Suryavanshi made it to India’s World Record for never using glycerin or any artificial product to generate tears for acting.
Digangana Suryavanshi with her India’s world record certificate - Digangana has a great fan following on social media. She has 1.8M followers on Facebook, 1.2M followers on Instagram and 138.3K Followers on Twitter.
- Digangana has been featured in several magazine covers like Downtown Mirror, The Wedding Mantra, She, and many more.
Digangana Suryavanshi shared a post on Instagram, showing a glimpse of her magazine cover
Digangana Suryavanshi on the magazine cover of The Wedding Mantra