Divyanka Tripathi – Biography, Wiki, Personal Details, Age, Height

Divyanka Tripathi (also credited as Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya) is an Indian television actress from Bhopal, best known as Dr Ishita Bhalla in Ekta Kapoor’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and for the double role of Vidya and Divya in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann. She won Nach Baliye 8 with her husband, actor Vivek Dahiya, finished first runner-up on Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, and in October 2026 returned to television with Vivek on Colors’ Pati Patni Aur Panga 2, a few months after the couple welcomed twin sons.

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Early Life and Education

Divyanka was born on 14 December 1984 in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, a date given by both Wikipedia and Republic World. She studied at Carmel Convent School in her home city and later graduated from the Sarojini Naidu Government Girls PG College there. Away from the classroom she took a mountaineering course at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, an unusual line on any actor’s résumé.

Her first brush with the media came through radio: she worked as an anchor for All India Radio in Bhopal. Pageants followed. At Pantene Zee Teen Queen in 2003 she won the Miss Beautiful Skin title, and in 2004 she entered the talent hunt India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj, reaching the top eight from the Bhopal zone before trying again from Indore, where she was runner-up. In 2005 she was crowned Miss Bhopal.

Career

First steps on screen

Divyanka’s acting debut was a Doordarshan telefilm, after which she presented a programme called Akash Vani. Her first television serial roles were Payal in Star One’s Yeh Dil Chahe More (2005) and Melanie in Viraasat (2006).

Banoo Main Teri Dulhann (2006–2009)

The big break came in August 2006, when Zee TV cast her in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann to play two women, Vidya and Divya. The serial lasted three years, closing in 2009, and earned her the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress in the drama category along with the Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face.

Alongside fiction she said yes to plenty of non-fiction: she was a contestant on Zee TV’s Khana Khazana in 2006, on Sahara One’s Jjhoom India in 2007, and on Imagine TV’s Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan in 2008.

Comedy and romance (2010–2012)

In 2010 she switched to comedy as Rashmi Sharma, a housewife, in SAB TV’s Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabadwale. She tried the obstacle course of Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout in 2011, then led SAB TV’s Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story. In 2012 she played Nikita opposite Iqbal Khan in Star Plus’s anthology Teri Meri Love Stories, and the same year she appeared as Rani Padmavati in the film Lala Hardaul.

Dr Ishita Bhalla in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (2013–2019)

Her longest-running and best-known part was Dr Ishita Bhalla in Ekta Kapoor’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. Ishita is a dentist who cannot have children and marries a chief executive so that his young daughter can have a mother’s love. Divyanka played her opposite Karan Patel, who was Raman Bhalla. The show began in December 2013 and stayed on air for six years, wrapping up at the end of 2019. It was also where she met her future husband.

By 2017 her popularity had gone beyond the TV ratings. That year she became the first Indian television actress to feature on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, entering at number 96. Across her career, Wikipedia counts three ITA Awards, nine Indian Telly Awards and seven Gold Awards.

Hosting and web shows

Divyanka has stepped behind the anchor’s desk several times. She presented Star Plus’s singing contest The Voice 3 in early 2019, and from December 2020 until March 2021 she hosted Sony TV’s Crime Patrol. On streaming platforms she has played Chef Nithya Sharma in Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala (2019) and Parvati in the spy thriller Adrishyam – The Invisible Heroes (2023), and she appeared in The Magic Of Shiri (2024).

Selected credits

Reality Shows: Nach Baliye 8 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 11

Divyanka played in Colors’ Box Cricket League 2 in 2016, but her two biggest reality runs came after her marriage. In 2017 she and Vivek entered the dance competition Nach Baliye 8 and won it. According to The Quint‘s finale report of 25 June 2017, Abigail Pande and Sanam Johar came second and Sanaya Irani and Mohit Sehgal third, and the champions took home a cash prize of Rs 35 lakh with the trophy.

Four years later she signed up alone for Rohit Shetty’s stunt show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, shot in Cape Town and broadcast on Colors from 17 July to 26 September 2021. She reached the final and finished first runner-up behind Arjun Bijlani, as recorded on Wikipedia. She went back to the franchise in 2023 as a challenger on season 13.

Divyanka Tripathi in Pati Patni Aur Panga 2 (2026)

Colors announced Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Vivek Dahiya as one of the seven celebrity couples on Pati Patni Aur Panga 2. Sonali Bendre Behl and Munawar Faruqui host the season, which opened on 10 October 2026 and goes out at 9 PM on Saturdays and Sundays on Colors, streaming on JioHotstar, Adgully reported. The channel pitched the pair as recent parents bringing that new chapter onto the show.

The Indian Express noted that the show is Divyanka’s first television appearance since the birth of her twin boys. Among the rival pairs are her Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 rival Arjun Bijlani, who competes with wife Neha Swami Bijlani, and Shabir Ahluwalia, who is paired with Kanchi Kaul. Singer Rahul Vaidya and actress Disha Parmar make up another of the seven jodis.

Personal Life: Husband Vivek Dahiya and Twin Sons

Divyanka and Vivek Dahiya got to know each other on the set of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, where he was also part of the cast, and their romance grew during the show, says The Indian Express. They were engaged on 16 January 2016 and married on 8 July 2016 in Bhopal, her hometown.

On 26 May 2026 the couple announced the arrival of twin baby boys, as reported by The Pioneer. Their shared post carried the line “Mere Karan Arjun aa gaye!”. In July 2026 they marked their 10th wedding anniversary, their first as parents, and Vivek posted a note for her on social media, IANS reported.

Photo: The Pioneer

Lesser-Known Facts

• She began her media career as a radio anchor at All India Radio, Bhopal.
• She holds a mountaineering certificate from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.
• In 2017 she became the first Indian TV actress to make the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list.
• She married Vivek Dahiya in her hometown, Bhopal, and the pair later won Nach Baliye 8 together.
• She lost the Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 title to Arjun Bijlani, who is now a fellow contestant on Pati Patni Aur Panga 2.

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Related Biographies

• Vivek Dahiya Biography: her husband and Pati Patni Aur Panga 2 partner
• Karan Patel Biography: her on-screen husband Raman in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
• Arjun Bijlani Biography: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 winner and Pati Patni Aur Panga 2 contestant
• Disha Parmar Biography: competing against Divyanka and Vivek with husband Rahul Vaidya