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Payal Rohatgi (born 9 November 1984) is an Indian actress and reality TV performer who appears in Hindi films. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2008. In 2022, she participated in ALT Balaji's reality television show Lock Upp and emerged as the runner-up.

Early life
Rohatgi was born on 9 November 1984 in Hyderabad and earned a degree in computer engineering and was also a Gujrat Board Topper.

Career
Rohatgi started her career by being part of the Femina Miss India pageant. She later went on to represent India as Miss India Tourism in Miss Tourism World pageant internationally. There Rohatgi won the title of Supermodel Miss Tourism World.

Rohatgi modeled for various brands, including Amul, Nirma, Nescafe, and Dabur Hair Oil. She gained attention after appearing in a television ad for Cadbury's Temptations Chocolates. Around this time she also appeared in music videos by rock band Silk Route and Indipop artist KK.

In 2002, she did her debut with Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, and in 2006, she appeared in 36 China Town. In the same year, she was offered an item song in the Madhur Bhandarkar film Corporate. She made a cameo appearance in Ugly Aur Pagli, which was released in August 2008. In mid-September, she appeared opposite Irrfan Khan in Dil Kabaddi. Rohatgi was considered a sex symbol by the Indian media during her early career in films.

Payal Rohatgi made her theatre debut with director and producer Vandana Sajnani's play called Fourplay in 2010.
In September 2013, Rohatgi was featured in Life OK's TV fiction show Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath where she played the supervillain Gong in a special episode of the comic series. In 2014, Rohatgi was part of the National Anthem shot by director Rajeev Walia. In September 2014, Rohatgi made her television debut on the Sony TV show Humsafars. In February 2022, she made a comeback to entertainment industry as she participated in the OTT reality show Lock Upp.

Personal life
Rohatgi is in a relationship with Indian wrestler Sangram Singh since 2011, whom she met on the sets of reality show Survivor India. On 27 February 2014, she got engaged to wrestler Sangram Singh in Ahmedabad. In April 2015, Rohatgi with her fiancé wrestler Sangram Singh were seen in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 7, on Star Plus. They lasted in the show till the seventh final episode. Both of them also did a film together, called Night.