Payal Rohatgi was born on November 9, 1978, in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. She grew up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and holds a degree in computer engineering. Rohatgi gained fame as a model and actress, participating in the Miss India pageant and winning the title of Supermodel Miss Tourism World in 2002. She is currently engaged to wrestler Sangram Singh, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2011. The couple officially announced their engagement on July 9, 2022.