Divya Dutta

Indian actress Divya Dutta was born on 25 September 1977 in Ludhiana, Punjab, and grew up there. She made her Hindi cinema debut in 1994 with Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna, followed by a lead role in the 1995 drama Veergati. Over the years, she has built a career in Bollywood and Punjabi cinema, with appearances in Malayalam and English films as well. She has played a wide variety of character roles across genres.

Dutta gained attention for her lead role as Zainab in the 1999 Punjabi film Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh, a love story set against the Partition of India. She received critical acclaim for her role as Shabbo in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara, earning several best supporting actress nominations, including at Filmfare. She later won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Delhi-6 in 2009, and again for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in 2013, where she played Ishri Kaur, sister of Milkha Singh. She also appeared in Stanley Ka Dabba and Heroine.

In 2017, Dutta won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the social drama Irada. She has acted in more than sixty feature films, including two international productions. On television, she played Purnima Banerjee in the serial Samvidhaan. She also did a short film Plus Minus with YouTube artist Bhuvan Bam. She stands 5'4" and has black hair and brown eyes.