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{{short description|Indian actress and author}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Digangana Suryavanshi
| image = Digangana-suryavanshi-spotted-in-lakme-fashion-week_(cropped).jpeg
| caption = Suryavanshi in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Maggie|date=2015-10-15|title=Bigg Boss 9 contestant Digangana S. turns 18 today!|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/digangana-suryavanshi-birthday-princess-of-bigg-boss-9-house-turns-18-today-633496|access-date=2021-03-08|website=India.com}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actress, author, singer
| years_active = 2005–present
| known_for = ''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]''
| education = BA at Mumbai University
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's High School, Vile Parle|St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai]]<br>[[Mithibai College]], Mumbai
}}
'''Digangana Suryavanshi''' (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian actress, singer and author who predominatly appears in [[Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films.<ref name=timesbook>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-18/tv/34554180_1_qubool-hai-special-day-ruk-jana-nahin|title=I dedicate my book to my maternal grandma: Digangana Suryavanshi|first=Vijaya|last=Tiwari|agency=TNN|date=18 October 2012|quote=She turned fifteen on 15 October 2012 [...] She launched a book of English Lyrics titled 'Waves' [...]|access-date=4 December 2013|archive-date=4 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204165559/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-18/tv/34554180_1_qubool-hai-special-day-ruk-jana-nahin|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionworld.in/talent-week-digangana-suryavanshi/|title=Talent of the week: Digangana Suryavanshi|work=televisionworld.in|date=27 August 2013|access-date=4 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027131316/http://televisionworld.in/talent-week-digangana-suryavanshi/| archive-date=27 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=homepage>{{cite web|url=http://diganganasuryavanshi.com/|title=Digangana Suryavanshi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328051445/http://diganganasuryavanshi.com/|archive-date=28 March 2013|quote=A writer, singer & an actress}}</ref> Suryavanshi started her career in [[Hindi]] television and went on to appear in films. She played Veera Kaur Sampooran Singh in the [[Star Plus]] TV series ''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/tv/meet-new-veera-telly-807|title=Meet the new Veera on telly|work=The Asian Age
|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202055224/http://www.asianage.com/tv/meet-new-veera-telly-807|archive-date=2 December 2013|quote=Digangana Suryavanshi, who was last seen as Nuzhat in Qubool Hai is back on TV as the grown-up Veera in Veera.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/news/44031818_1_ranvijay-ishq-da-kalma-palika-bazaar|title='Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera' to be shot in Delhi|access-date=2 December 2013|quote=[...] Digangana Suryavanshi (who will play the grown-up Veera) [...]|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202055750/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/news/44031818_1_ranvijay-ishq-da-kalma-palika-bazaar|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=dubbed>{{cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/popular-tv-show-veera-begins-airing-zee-telugu-after-being-dubbed-telugu-432|title=Popular TV show Veera begins airing on Zee Telugu after being dubbed in Telugu|work=Tellychakkar|access-date=25 March 2014|archive-date=27 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327073011/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/popular-tv-show-veera-begins-airing-zee-telugu-after-being-dubbed-telugu-432|url-status=dead}}</ref> She participated in the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-digangana-suryavanshi-24541.html|title=Bigg Boss 9 contstant Digangana Suryavanshi|publisher=IndiaTV News|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013205222/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-digangana-suryavanshi-24541.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She made her Hindi film debut with ''[[FryDay]]'' (2018), and later featured in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film [[Hippi (film)|''Hippi'']] (2019) and the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale]]'' (2019).

==Early life==
Suryavanshi is the only child of Neeraj Suryavanshi and Sarita Suryavanshi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/digangana-suryavanshi-buys-her-own-home/articleshow/59400533.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808072214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/digangana-suryavanshi-buys-her-own-home/articleshow/59400533.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> She completed her 12th board at [[Mithibai College]], where she appeared for the exams during the shooting of ''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]'',<ref name="mithibai77">{{cite news|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/hsc-results-out-young-tv-stars-perform-excellently-150527|title=HSC results out: Young TV stars perform excellently|date=25 May 2015|publisher=TellyChakkar.com|access-date=5 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306053639/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/hsc-results-out-young-tv-stars-perform-excellently-150527|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mithibai771">{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/ent-tv-actress-digangana-suryavanshi-scores-77-in-hsc-exams-5007176-pho.html|title=HSC results out: Young TV stars perform excellently|date=29 May 2015|publisher=Divya Bhaskar|access-date=5 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043428/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/ent-tv-actress-digangana-suryavanshi-scores-77-in-hsc-exams-5007176-pho.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Digangana is pursuing her final year BA at Mumbai University.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Digangana Suryavanshi: I just want to get done with my graduation now, but no update on rescheduling of exams|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/digangana-suryavanshi-i-just-want-to-get-done-with-my-graduation-now-but-no-update-on-rescheduling-of-exams/articleshow/77151690.cms|url-status=live|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823033709/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/digangana-suryavanshi-i-just-want-to-get-done-with-my-graduation-now-but-no-update-on-rescheduling-of-exams/articleshow/77151690.cms}}</ref>

== Career ==
Suryavanshi started her career at the age of 7 as a child artist, debuting with the TV series ''[[Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat]]'' in 2002. When she was 14, Suryavanshi wrote, composed and sang a song, "I'm missing you", which she dedicated to her maternal grandmother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/love-story-fantasy-will-influence-me-to-write-novel-digangana-114100300221_1.html|title=Love story, fantasy will influence me to write novel: Digangana|work=Business Standard|access-date=3 October 2014|archive-date=12 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212131308/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/love-story-fantasy-will-influence-me-to-write-novel-digangana-114100300221_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Suryavanshi also played supporting roles in shows like ''[[Shakuntala (TV series)|Shakuntala]]'' (2009), ''Krisshna Arjun'' and ''[[Ruk Jaana Nahin]]'' (2011–12). Suryavanshi landed her big break with [[Star Plus]] soap opera ''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]'' (2012–15) in the lead role, where she played the title role. In 2015, at the age of 17, she was the youngest celebrity contestant to have participated in the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss]]''.<ref name="DNA youngest">{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-ek-veer-ki-aardaas-veera-actress-digangana-suryavanshi-on-a-record-find-out-2713922|title=Ek Veer Ki Aardaas... Veera actress Digangana Suryavanshi on a record, Find out!|publisher=DNA India|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002841/https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-ek-veer-ki-aardaas-veera-actress-digangana-suryavanshi-on-a-record-find-out-2713922|url-status=live}}</ref> She was evicted from the show on 7 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-digangana-suryavanshi-24541.html|title=Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 1: Digangana Suryavanshi, 'Veera' out on hunt without her 'Veer'?|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013205222/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-9-digangana-suryavanshi-24541.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-9-Digangana-Suryavanshi-gets-evicted/articleshow/50077779.cms|title=Bigg Boss 9: Digangana Suryavanshi gets evicted|access-date=8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208175610/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-9-Digangana-Suryavanshi-gets-evicted/articleshow/50077779.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/bigg-boss-9-digangana-out-says-priya-malik-is-playing-a-smart-game-1252378|title=Bigg Boss 9: Digangana Out, Says Priya Malik is 'Playing a Smart Game'|access-date=8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114210/http://movies.ndtv.com/television/bigg-boss-9-digangana-out-says-priya-malik-is-playing-a-smart-game-1252378|url-status=live}}</ref> Suryavanshi participated in the Indian sports reality television show [[Box Cricket League]] Season I, played for ''Mumbai Warriors'' and Season II, played for ''Mumbai Tigers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/200-Actors-10-Teams-and-1-Winner-Let-The-Game-Begin/articleshow/50219718.cms|title=200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin|publisher=Times Of India|date=1 December 2015|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224202348/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/200-Actors-10-Teams-and-1-Winner-Let-The-Game-Begin/articleshow/50219718.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bcl-recipe-bigg-boss-brand-controversies-soap-masala-and-a-pinch-of-cricket-312909-2016-03-11|title=BCL Recipe: Bigg Boss brand controversies, soap masala and a pinch of cricket|publisher=India Today Group|date=1 March 2016|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002723/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bcl-recipe-bigg-boss-brand-controversies-soap-masala-and-a-pinch-of-cricket-312909-2016-03-11|url-status=live}}</ref>

Suryavanshi debuted in Bollywood with two films, ''[[FryDay]]'' and ''[[Jalebi (film)|Jalebi]]''. Both films were released on 12 October 2018.<ref name="IN.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/bollywood/tvs-digangana-suryavanshi-all-set-for-a-double-bollywood-debut-202129.htm/amp|title=Digangana Suryavanshi all set for a double Bollywood debut|publisher=IN.com|date=1 September 2018|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002840/https://www.in.com/entertainment/bollywood/tvs-digangana-suryavanshi-all-set-for-a-double-bollywood-debut-202129.htm/amp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Suryavanshi acted in the lead role with [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] in the film ''[[Rangeela Raja]]'', which was released on 18 January 2019.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rangeela-raja-title-song-a-quirky-track-featuring-govinda-and-his-popular-hook-steps-with-benny-dayals-vocals-5452681.html|title=Rangeela Raja title song: A quirky track featuring Govinda and his popular hook steps, with Benny Dayal's vocals|newspaper=[[First Post]]|date=26 October 2018|access-date=6 November 2018|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225131536/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rangeela-raja-title-song-a-quirky-track-featuring-govinda-and-his-popular-hook-steps-with-benny-dayals-vocals-5452681.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Suryavanshi played the lead actress in the Telugu film ''[[Hippi (film)|Hippi]]'', which was directed by [[Krishna (director)|Krishnan K.T. Nagarajan]].<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/rx100-fame-kartikeya-hippi-goes-on-floors-5439771/|title=RX100 fame Kartikeya’s Hippi goes on floors|date=9 November 2018|website=The Indian Express|access-date=21 December 2018|archive-date=21 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182815/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/rx100-fame-kartikeya-hippi-goes-on-floors-5439771/|url-status=live}}</ref> A writer for ''Firstpost.com'', Hemanth Kumar, wrote that Suryavanshi, "is good in her role and she might be the only one who took her role far too seriously in the film. Right from her introduction scene to the climax, she’s consistently good in terms of her body language and her attitude that the role required."<ref name="hippi">{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hippi-movie-review-karthikeyas-pointless-romantic-drama-is-like-his-t-shirts-hip-but-awkward-6766611.html|title=Hippi movie review|newspaper=[[First Post]]|date=9 June 2019|access-date=11 June 2019|archive-date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611105849/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hippi-movie-review-karthikeyas-pointless-romantic-drama-is-like-his-t-shirts-hip-but-awkward-6766611.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Digangana Suryavanshi will be next seen in her upcoming sports action movie '[[Seetimaarr]]'. Directed by [[Sampath Nandi]]. The movie star cast also includes [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]], [[Tamannaah]], [[Bhumika Chawla]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 28, 2021|first=Shivam|last=Parashar|title=Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaarr to release on April 2|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/gopichand-and-tamannaah-starrer-seetimaarr-to-release-on-april-2-1763543-2021-01-28|access-date=2021-02-04|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2002 ||''[[Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat]]''|| {{n/a}} || Child artist
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2005 ||''[[Krishna Arjun (TV series)|Krishna Arjun]]''|| {{n/a}} ||
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Shakuntala (TV series)|Shakuntala]]''|| Rajkumari Gauri ||
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2011 ||''[[Ruk Jaana Nahin]]''|| Palakshi Tarachand Mathur ||
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Qubool Hai]]''|| Nuzzhat Ahmed Khan ||
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2013–15 ||''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]''|| Veera Baldev Singh ||
|
|-
| 2014–15 ||''[[Box Cricket League]]''|| rowspan="3" | Contestant || Player in Mumbai Warriors
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/|title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities|work=india.com|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-date=10 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025418/http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]'' || Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 57
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Digangana-Suryavanshi-The-first-17-year-old-Bigg-Boss-contestant/Digangana-Suryavanshi-The-first-17-year-old-Bigg-Boss-contestant/photostory/49333048.cms|title=Digangana Suryavanshi: The first 17-year-old Bigg Boss contestant|work=The Times of India|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112155510/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Digangana-Suryavanshi-The-first-17-year-old-Bigg-Boss-contestant/Digangana-Suryavanshi-The-first-17-year-old-Bigg-Boss-contestant/photostory/49333048.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Box Cricket League]] 2''|| Player in Mumbai Tigers
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2016-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-1028570/|title=200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin|work=India.com|access-date=4 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
| ''[[FryDay]]''
| Bindu
|rowspan=3| [[Hindi]]
| Bollywood debut
|-
| ''[[Jalebi (film)|Jalebi]]''
| Anu
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Rangeela Raja]]''
| Shivranjani
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Hippi (film)|Hippi]]''
| Amuktamalyada aka Amu
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Telugu debut
|-
|2019
| ''[[Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale]]''
| KR Vijaya
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Tamil debut
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | 2020
| ''Valayam''
| Disha
| Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Digangana and Laksh Chadalavadas next is Valayam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/digangana-and-laksh-chadalavadas-next-is-valayam/articleshow/71407082.cms|publisher=Times Of India|access-date=2 October 2019|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004011647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/digangana-and-laksh-chadalavadas-next-is-valayam/articleshow/71407082.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
| ''[[The Battle of Bhima Koregaon (film)|The Battle of Bhima Koregaon]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/digangana-suryavanshi-to-star-opposite-arjun-rampal-in-a-period-film/|title=Digangana Suryavanshi to star opposite Arjun Rampal in a period film|date=7 July 2020|website=Eastern Eye}}</ref>
|
|Hindi
|
|-
| ''[[Seetimaarr]]''
| TV Reporter
| Telugu
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|title=Digangana Suryavanshi to play a TV journalist|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/tollywood/171219/digangana-suryavanshi-to-play-a-tv-journalist.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217085029/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/tollywood/171219/digangana-suryavanshi-to-play-a-tv-journalist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Dark Path''
| Unknown
|Hindi
|Filming<ref>https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/actress-digangana-suryavanshi-looks-no-less-starry-dream-these-pictures-take-look</ref>
|-
|{{TBA}}
|Sandeep Kishan Film
|{{TBA}}
|Telugu
|Filming
|}

==Books==
* ''WAVES – The Endless Emotions'' − Published By – Vakils, Feffer and Simons (2012) {{ISBN|8184620586}}
* ''Nixie the Mermaid and The Power of Love'' − Published By – Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd – First edition (2013) & [[Notion Press]] – Second Edition(2016) {{ISBN|9789352066148}}

== Music ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Music video
!Language
!Ref.
|-
|2011
| ''Rad karne ko''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|
|-
|2011
|''Aiso achambho''
|[[Hindi]]
|
|-
|2011
|Shaarda maihar main
|[[Hindi]]
|
|-
|2011
|Maiya Singha Chad Durga
|[[Hindi]]
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Hindi television actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=9053233}}
{{Bigg Boss 9}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian female film singers]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Singers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:21st-century women singers]]
[[Category:1997 births]]

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