Deepti Bhatnagar Wiki, Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Deepti Bhatnagar is an Indian actor, film producer, TV presenter, and former model. She is known for hosting a religious travel guide TV show ‘Yatra’ (2002) which aired on Star Plus.

Wiki/Biography

Deepti Bhatnagar was born on Saturday, 30 September 1967 (age 56 years; as of 2023) in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Libra. She did her schooling in Delhi. She then attended Chaudhary Charan Singh University (formerly Meerut University) in Uttar Pradesh. While she was studying in school and college, she was an NCC cadet.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Brown

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her mother’s name is Krishna Bhatnagar. Her elder sister, Kanika Tomar, is a former national-level athlete.

Husband & Children

In 1997, she got married to the Indian film producer Randeep Arya, who is the son of Dharmendra’s brother Veerendra. The couple dated for a few years before tying the knot. The couple has two sons named Shiv and Shubh.

Office Address

No. 503, Stanford Plaza, Andheri West, Mumbai – 400053

Career

Business

While she was in class 10, she started a small business during her school holidays. She used to supply furnishing items, cushion covers, and bedspreads to various stores like ‘Amarsons.’ She used to visit Mumbai for her business purpose. She then started a small boutique. She continued her business from class 10 to class 12.

Modelling

In 1990, while she was in the first year of her graduation, she won the beauty pageant Eves Weekly Miss India contest. In the same year, she represented India at Miss International beauty pageant in Nagasaki, Japan.

She then worked as a model and participated in various print advertisements and photoshoots.

She also signed a modelling contract with an advertising agency. Soon, she gained immense popularity in the Indian modelling industry.

Deepti has been featured in TV commercials for various brands like Fair & Lovely, Siyarams Fabrics, Onida Washing Machines, Sunsilk, Vimal Sarees, Colgate, and Anne French.

She has walked the ramp for many national and international fashion shows.

TV

Host

In 2001, she made her debut as a host with the Star Plus travel show ‘Musafir Hoon Yaaron.’

She gained immense popularity with the show ‘Yatra’ in 2002, which aired on Star Plus.

Actor

In 1998, Bhatnagar made her acting debut in TV with the Hindi TV serial ‘Yeh Hai Raaz’ as a police officer. The serial was aired on Star Plus.

Producer

Under her production company named Deepti Bhatnagar Productions Pvt. Ltd., she made her debut as a producer with the TV serial ‘Musafir Hoon Yaaron’ (2001) which aired on Star Plus. Some of her other TV serials as a producer are ‘Yatra’ (2002; Star Plus), ‘Kabhi Aaye Naa Judaai’ (2003; Star Plus), ‘Mohalla Mohabbat Wala’ (2006; SAB), and ‘Main Kab Saas Banoongi’ (2008; SAB).

Director

Deepti has directed a few Hindi TV series like ‘Mohe Rang De’ (2008; Colors), ‘Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar’ (2013; SAB), and ‘Safarnama – The Exotic North East’ (2021; DD National).

Film

Actor

Hindi

In 1995, she played the role of Nitu Sinha in her debut Hindi film ‘Ram Shastra.’

Some of her other Hindi films as an actor are ‘Dulhan Banoo Main Teri’ (1999), ‘Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain’ (1999), ‘Ganga Ki Kasam’ (1999), ‘Mann’ (1999), ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’ (2001), and ‘Rok Sako To Rok Lo’ (2004).

Telugu

She made her Telugu film debut in 1996 with ‘Pelli Sandadi’ in which she played the role of Swapna.

She has acted in a few other Telugu films like ‘Auto Driver’ (1998), ‘Sultan’ (1999), ‘Maa Annayya’ (2000), and ‘Kondaveeti Simhasanam’ (2002).

Tamil

In 1997, Deepti played the role of Vijayalakshmi in her debut Tamil film ‘Dharma Chakkaram.’

She has appeared in a few other Tamil films like ‘Kaama’ (1999) and ‘Snegithiye’ (2000).

Other Languages

In 2000, she acted in the Kannada film ‘Galate Aliyandru.’

She has also appeared in the Malayalam film ‘Rakkilipattu’ (2007).

Other Work

In 2022, she appeared in the second season of the Zee5 web series ‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend (season 2) as Sangeeta Malhotra.

She has also been featured in a few music videos like ‘Mera Laung Gawacha’ (1991 by Bally Sagoo) and ‘Lal Garara’ (1996 by Hans Raj Hans).

In 2014, she started her YouTube channel ‘Travel with Deepti Bhatnagar’ on which she uploads her travel videos. She has around 185k subscribers on her channel.

She has also sung a few songs in her films.

Awards

• 2005: Best Show in the Non-Fiction Category at the EMMY Award in New York, USA for the Hindi TV show Yatra

• 2006: Indian Television Awards for the Best Non-Fiction Religious Travel Show & Non-Fiction Travel Show for the Hindi TV shows Yatra and Musafir Hoon Yaaron respectively

• 2010: Award for the TV serial Buniyaad (The Remake)

Facts/Trivia

• In her younger days, she played hockey and badminton at the state level.

• In an interview, she shared that once one of the Indian actors spotted her in the Siyaram ad and recommended her name to a film producer. The film producer offered her a role in the film starring Jackie Shroff. She said that at that time she had bought a house and needed money, so she agreed to do the film.

• She is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and often visits various temples.

  Deepti Bhatnagar in a temple

• Deepti is visharad in Indian classical music. She studied vocal music in school and college. She did her training in Indian classical music for almost nine years.

• In her leisure time, she loves to travel, play golf, and hang out with her friends.

  Deepti Bhatnagar during her vacation

• She is often spotted consuming alcohol at parties and events.

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines.

  Deepti Bhatnagar featured on a magazine cover

• Deepti is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Oreo.

  Deepti Bhatnagar with her pet dog