Deepika Amin (born Deepika Deshpande) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is known for her roles in the films Fan, Raanjhanaa and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. She has also worked in the TV shows Farmaan and Tashn-e-Ishq.
Early life and education Deepika Amin was born Deepika Deshpande in Mumbai in a Maharashtrian family. Her paternal grandfather was the Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Marathi poet Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande. 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 Air Vice Marshal in Indian Air Force. Her mother Kshama Deshpande is a Kathak dancer and disciple of the Kathak maestro Gopi Krishna.
She grew up in Delhi, attending school in Loreto Convent and studying economics (Hons) in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University.
Personal life She lives with her husband and daughter in Mumbai. She is trained singer in Indian Classical music and also plays the guitar.
Career
Television & Web series She got her first break with Lekh Tandon's and Gul Anand's serial Farmaan where she played the lead opposite Kanwaljit. Some of her noted serials are Tashan-e-Ishq and 9 Malabar Hill on Zee TV, Junoon on Doordarshan, Siyasat on Epic.
She was in Shyam Benegal's serial Amravati Ki Kathayein and his 10 part historic series Samvidhaan. She played the role of Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum in the critically acclaimed series Siyaasat 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 Shah Rukh Khan and Manoj Bajpayee. She has been a member of Prime Time Theatre Company for many years working in plays directed by Lillete Dubey.
She has acted in plays like Girish Karnad's Boiled Beans on Toast and Wedding Album (directed by Lillete Dubey), Partap Sharma's Sammy, and in musicals like Annie Get Your Gun and South Pacific.
Filmography Films Year Film RoleNotes 1989 In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Lover Girl 1995 Ab Insaf Hoga Khushboo Prasad 2009 Well Done Abba Lata, Inspector's Wife 2011 Padduram Principal, Mrs Engineer2013 Raanjhanaa Zoya's Mother Rajjo Kamladevi 2014 Bewakoofiyaan Rupali Wadhwa (Mohit's Boss) Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Kavya's Mother 2016 Fan Gaurav's mother Rough BookBina2017Dil Jo Na Keh SakaKaruna Kapoor2018Sonu Ke Titu Ki SweetyMrs. Sharma (Sweety's mother)2019 Gone KeshDebashree Dasgupta, Enakshi's mother Mardaani 2 Dr. Harni Kapur 2020 Ghoomketu Mrs. Badlani Released on ZEE52021Ramprasad Ki TehrviRamprasad's daughter in lawReleased on Netflix2022Tara vs BilalShanno, Bilal Khan's phuphi (Aunt)2023Ishq-e-NadaanRekha Released on JioCinema2026Pati Patni Aur Woh DoBhavna Trivedi
Year Title RoleNotes1993 Filmi Chakkar Episode No 21- Sapna TV series Farmaan Aiman Bibi1995 Amaravati ki KathayeinEpisode 3 – "Saree" – Sitalu 1996 Junoon Vibha, Bobby's girlfriend1997 9 Malabar Hill 2007 Left Right Left Mrs. Sahani, Yudi's mother2014 Siyaasat Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Akbar's wife Samvidhaan Smt Renuka RayTV Mini-series 2015 Tashan-E-Ishq Usha SarnaTV series2017-2022What the Folks (S1-S4) Sudha Sharma Web series 2018The Family VacationMrs. Chopra (Rohini's mother) 2021Murder Meri JaanMrs. Mrishra (Aditya's Mother) Hotstar Quix Show2023The Family Vacation (Season-3)Mrs. Chopra (Rohini's mother) Jaanbaaz Hindustan KeSumithra(Kavya's mother)ZEE5 Web Series2025Bada Naam KarengeMadhu Gupta (Surbhi's mother)SonyLIV
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