Jigyasa Singh

{{infobox person

| name = Jigyasa Singh

| image = Jigyasa Singh.jpg

| caption = Singh in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|25|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/kamya-punjabi-wishes-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki-co-star-jigyasa-singh-on-27th-birthday-1819324-2021-06-25|title=Kamya Punjabi wishes Shakti Astiva Ke Ahsaas Ki co-star Jigyasa Singh on 27th birthday|work=India Today}}

| birth_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

| alma_mater = Delhi University

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2014–present

| known for = Thapki Pyar Ki
Dev 2
Nazar
Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki

}}

Jigyasa Singh (born 25 June 1994) is an Indian television actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/kamya-punjabi-wishes-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki-co-star-jigyasa-singh-on-27th-birthday-1819324-2021-06-25|title=Kamya Punjabi wishes Shakti Astiva Ke Ahsaas Ki co-star Jigyasa Singh on 27th birthday|work=India Today}} She is known for her portrayal of Thapki in Thapki Pyar Ki, Thapki Pyar Ki 2 and Heer Singh in Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/kamya-punjabi-wishes-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki-co-star-jigyasa-singh-on-27th-birthday-1819324-2021-06-25|title=Kamya Punjabi wishes Shakti Astiva Ke Ahsaas Ki co-star Jigyasa Singh on 27th birthday|work=India Today}}{{Cite news|title = Jigyasa: I was so frustrated that I wanted to quit 'Thapki' – Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jigyasa-I-was-so-frustrated-that-I-wanted-to-quit-Thapki/articleshow/48298729.cms|website = The Times of India| date=August 2015 |access-date = 2016-02-20|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150807041416/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jigyasa-I-was-so-frustrated-that-I-wanted-to-quit-Thapki/articleshow/48298729.cms|archive-date = 7 August 2015|df = dmy-all}}{{Cite news|title = "Thapki..Pyaar Ki"- Turning weakness into strength – Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Thapki-Pyaar-Ki-Turning-weakness-into-strength/articleshow/47364080.cms|website = The Times of India| date=21 May 2015 |access-date = 2016-02-20|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524155903/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Thapki-Pyaar-Ki-Turning-weakness-into-strength/articleshow/47364080.cms|archive-date = 24 May 2015|df = dmy-all}}

Early life and education

Singh was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She did her schooling from Jaipur. She completed her master's degree in journalism from Delhi University.{{Cite web|title = TV stars who've balanced their careers along with studies|url = https://www.abplive.in/uncategorized/tv-stars-whove-balanced-their-careers-along-with-studies-199774|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304164940/https://www.abplive.in/uncategorized/tv-stars-whove-balanced-their-careers-along-with-studies-199774|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2016-03-04|website = ABP Live|access-date = 2016-02-20}}

Career

Singh made her debut as Aliya Raheja with Zee Marudhara's Chorre Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara. Next, she appeared in Channel V India's episodic series Gumrah: End of Innocence as Supriya.

From May 2015 to July 2017, she portrayed Vaani "Thapki" Chaturvedi and Bani Malhotra in Colors TV's Thapki Pyar Ki.{{Cite web|title = When 'Thapki Pyaar Ki's Jigyasa Singh made her mother 'emotional'|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/when-thapki-pyaar-kis-jigyasa-singh-made-her-mother-emotional/|website = The Indian Express|date = 6 August 2015|access-date = 2016-02-20|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160223161325/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/when-thapki-pyaar-kis-jigyasa-singh-made-her-mother-emotional/|archive-date = 23 February 2016|df = dmy-all}} In 2018, Singh joined Colors TV's Dev 2 as Dhwani Karchiwala. In 2019, she played Tara Khanna in Star Plus's Nazar.

In January 2020, she began appearing as Heer Singh in Colors TV's Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/video/jigyasa-singh-to-play-the-lead-in-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki-1629803-2019-12-19|title=Jigyasa Singh to play the lead in Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki?|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-01}} She quit the show in August 2021 to reprise her role of Thapki in the spiritual sequel of Thapki Pyar Ki, entitled Thapki Pyar Ki 2, which is on air on Colors TV in October 2021. She quit the show in February 2022 owing to health issues.

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" style=
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref.
rowspan="2"\| 2014 \| Chorre Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara \| Aliya Raheja \| \|
Gumrah \| Supriya Shrestha \|Season 4 \|
2015–2017 \| rowspan="2"\|Thapki Pyar Ki \|Vaani Aryan Khanna aka Thapki \| \|{{Cite news\|title = Jigyasa: I was so frustrated that I wanted to quit 'Thapki' – Times of India\|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jigyasa-I-was-so-frustrated-that-I-wanted-to-quit-Thapki/articleshow/48298729.cms\|website = The Times of India\| date=August 2015 \|access-date = 2016-02-20}}
2017 \|Baani Samar Kapoor \| \|
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| Dev 2 \| Dhwani Karchiwala \| \|
Laal Ishq \|Paayal \|Episode: "Shaitani Chehra" \|
2019 \| Nazar \|Tara Khanna \| \|
2020–2021 \| Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki \| Heer Singh \| \|
2021–2022 \| Thapki Pyar Ki 2 \| rowspan="3" \| Vaani Agarwal Singhania aka Thapki \| \|

class="wikitable sortable" style=

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! Ref.

rowspan="2"| 2014

| Chorre Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara

| Aliya Raheja

Gumrah

| Supriya Shrestha

|Season 4

2015–2017

| rowspan="2"|Thapki Pyar Ki

|Vaani Aryan Khanna aka Thapki

|{{Cite news|title = Jigyasa: I was so frustrated that I wanted to quit 'Thapki' – Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jigyasa-I-was-so-frustrated-that-I-wanted-to-quit-Thapki/articleshow/48298729.cms|website = The Times of India| date=August 2015 |access-date = 2016-02-20}}

2017

|Baani Samar Kapoor

rowspan="2" | 2018

| Dev 2

| Dhwani Karchiwala

Laal Ishq

|Paayal

|Episode: "Shaitani Chehra"

2019

| Nazar

|Tara Khanna

2020–2021

| Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki

| Heer Singh

2021–2022

| Thapki Pyar Ki 2

| rowspan="3" | Vaani Agarwal Singhania aka Thapki

==Special appearances==

class="wikitable" style=
Year ! Title ! Role ! Ref.
rowspan="5" \| 2015 \| Comedy Nights with Kapil \| rowspan="8" \| "Thapki" Chaturvedi \|
India's Got Talent \|
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 \|
Udaan \|
Balika Vadhu \|
rowspan="3" \| 2016 \| Bigg Boss 9 \|
Comedy Nights Live \|
Ishq Ka Rang Safed \|
2020 \| Vidya \| Heer Singh \|
rowspan="2" \|2021 \| Udaariyaan \| rowspan="2" "Thapki" Agarwal \|
Sirf Tum \|

class="wikitable" style=

Year

! Title

! Role

! Ref.

rowspan="5" | 2015

| Comedy Nights with Kapil

| rowspan="8" | "Thapki" Chaturvedi

India's Got Talent

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8

Udaan

Balika Vadhu