Divya Dutta

Profile Overview

Divya Dutta (born 25 September 1977) is an Indian actress. She has appeared primarily in Hindi and Punjabi cinema, and has received accolades including a National Film Award and a Filmfare OTT Award.
Dutta debuted in Hindi cinema in 1994 with the film Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna, which she followed with a lead role in the 1995 drama Veergati. She garnered attention for playing the lead role of Zainab, a Muslim wife separated from her Sikh husband, in the 1999 Punjabi film Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh, set against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition of India. Dutta gained further attention for her supporting roles in the romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004), the comedy Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), the dramas Delhi-6 (2009), Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) and Heroine (2012), and the thriller Badlapur (2015). In 2013, she gained acclaim for playing the sister of Milkha Singh in the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. For her role in the social drama Irada (2017), Dutta was awarded the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In television, she played Purnima Banerjee in the serial Samvidhaan (2014). She won a Filmfare OTT Award for her performance in the thriller series Special OPS (2020). She has also authored a book, The Stars in My Sky.