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Akangsha Rawat Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

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Religion: Hinduism
Marital Status: Divorced
Hometown: Delhi, India

Akangsha Rawat

Bio/Wiki
NicknameAK
Profession(s)• Model
• Actress
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5'5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourDark Brown
Career
DebutTelugu Film: Tholi Choopulone (2003)
Akangsha Rawat in a still from Tholi Choopulone
Hindi TV Show: Solhah Singaarr (2006) as Meera on Sahara One
Akangsha Rawat in a still from Solhah Singaarr
Personal Life
Date of Birth14 September
BirthplacePauri, Gharwal, Uttrakhand
Zodiac signVirgo
NationalityIndia
HometownDelhi, India
SchoolSt.Cecilia's Public School, Delhi
College/University• Xavier's Institute of Communications, Mumbai
• University of Delhi, New Delhi
• IGNOU University
Educational QualificationPost graduation in Advertising and Marketing from the Xavier's Institute of Communications
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitVegetarian
HobbiesReading, Pottery, Drawing
Social MediaInstagram, Instagram
YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital StatusDivorced
Affairs/BoyfriendsPiyush Sahdev (Actor)
Akangsha Rawat with Piyush Sahdev
Marriage Date25 June 2012
Akangsha Rawat during her wedding
Family
Husband/SpousePiyush Sahdev (2012-2022; Actor)
Akangsha Rawat and Piyush Sahdev
ParentsMother- Deceased on 5 May 2018
Akangsha Rawat with her parents
Favourites
FoodSpinach Mushroom Cheese Omelette
Song Tere Liye Palkon Ki Jhalar (1981)
BookThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989),

Akangsha Rawat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akangsha Rawat

  • Soon after her birth, her family moved to Delhi where her father worked in the hotel industry.

    Akangsha Rawat during her childhood

    Akangsha Rawat during her childhood

  • She began working as an event manager at the beginning of her career before turning to modelling.
  • Her mother’s encouragement helped her to pursue acting as a career in Indian television as her mother enjoyed watching Indian TV shows.
  • She has appeared in various TV shows including ‘Palampur Express’ (2009), ‘RadhaKrishn’ (2018-2023), ‘Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Taandav’ (2023-2024), and ‘Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Samarthya Santulan’ (2024).

    Akangsha Rawat in a still from Shiv Shakti - Tap Tyaag Taandav

    Akangsha Rawat in a still from Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Taandav

  • She filed for divorce in 2017 after finding out that her husband had cheated on her multiple times. She talked about her divorce in an interview and said,

    Piyush was cheating on me, and I caught him on that within the first six months of our marriage. I gave him chances, but he did not change. Seems he had taken me to be his nurse and money provider. I was deeply shocked. He had portrayed himself to me as someone who hadn’t been in any relationship before our marriage.”

  • In 2018, she moved to Uttarakhand to live with her mother who was unwell and nursed her for six months before her death.
  • In 2020, she moved to Bir Billing near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh and later to Uttarakhand as she felt burnt out after living alone in her flat in Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • She studied English Studio pottery and joined a South American physical theatre group, ‘Amares Tearro’ in 2020.
  • She uses her Instagram account, ‘Studio AkSat By Akangsha Rawat’ to display her skills in pottery, art and craft.

    Akangsha Rawat displaying a mug created by her

    Akangsha Rawat displaying a mug created by her

  • In an interview, she revealed that her husband was on and off bedridden for the last 2.5 years of their marriage. She sold her mutual funds and other assets worth many lakhs during this period at his request.
  • She further revealed that her ex-husband Piyush owed her and her father Rs. 45 lakhs.
  • She has talked about his multiple assurances of repaying her money and later refusing to pay the money in an interview and said,

    And, when he decided to quit the marriage, he promised me and my family that he will pay us back all the money that he owed me. He seemed very apologetic so we believed him, he was doing 2 shows ‘Beyhadh’ and ‘Devanshi’ at that point and earning almost Rs 5 to 7 lakh a month- so he could have easily returned our money but as soon as he moved out, he refused to pay me back.”

  • She often volunteers for NGOs and participates in welfare projects, helping with basic necessities and medical care.
  • In 2024, she took to Instagram to reveal that she had been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day. She revealed that the horoscope prepared by her grandfather was wrongly calculated in the Gregorian calendar as 12th September instead of 14th September.
  • She is an animal lover.

    Akangsha Rawat petting a goat

    Akangsha Rawat petting a goat