Dipti was born and brought up in Mumbai; India and is now based in NYC. She discovered her love for acting at the young age of 6 when she was cast in a school play. This was the beginning of her journey as a performing artist. Stage became an integral part of her life.
At 12 years old she was discovered by an All India Radio; Program Executive Officer at an elocution competition. She then started hosting shows for the AM section of All India Radio.
In time she became the only Radio Jockey at All India Radio; FM station of Mumbai hosting music shows in both English and Hindi. Around the same time she discovered stage and won numerous accolades in acting at inter-collegiate and state level. She has been a part of theater, TV and film industry in Mumbai.
She has trained for 4 years in North Indian classical music and has received extensive training in Bharatnatyam and Kathak the two distinct classical styles of dancing. She has a Doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology and worked as a research scientist in the field of prostate cancer. She also worked as a creative writer at Google (Via Adecco) before becoming a full time artist.
TV credits include, "We Crashed" (Apple TV), "Lincoln" (NBC), "Shades Of Blue" (NBC), "The Blacklist" (NBC), "Golden Boy" (CBS), "One Life to Live", “Virrudh”, “Hum-Tum”, “Yoga for you” and “Dating while desi”. Film credits include, "Heightened", "Humor Me", "Accommodations", "Split", "Far Away", "Namita", “I Dream of Hope”, "Penumbra" (Cannes Short Film Corner), "Yaatra" (5 Nominations, 1 Award), “The Schenectady Package”, “Life! Camera Action” (11 nominations, 3 Awards), “A good life”, “Walkaway”, “Mamarosh”, “Red Corvette”, “Victory”, “Colors of Passion”, and “Summer of 2007”.
Her theater credits include, "Muslim In The Midst"(Yale University) "Half Hearted" (Cherry Lane Theater),“Grahan…the Eclipse” (4 Awards), “Nishfal” (2 Awards), “Get Back”, “Vagina Monologues”, “Honour” (La MaMa) and “Bollywood Wedding”.
Besides acting her passion is reading and writing. She loves getting inspiration from her environment and people around her, which reflects in the projects she creates. She firmly believes that art is not distinct from life, they are in-separable. She is a stand for transformation of women, for women being heard, for women getting justice and respect.
Dipti's one woman show HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan has won many awards and is currently touring internationally. More information about HONOUR can be found HERE
Dipti believes in healthy living for body and soul. With this in mind she started her own skincare line "Dees Apothecary", a cruelty-free and chemical free product line. She prefers to call it skin food. Link to Dees Apothercary is HERE
Dipti was comissioned to write PRIYA AND THE LOST GIRLS, the third chapter of Priyas Shakti comic series. Her comic received coverage and praise from wide variety of media outlets including Al Jazeera, BBC, Huffington Post and Times of India. She is a sought after speaker on issues related to gender bias. Al Jazeera comissioned her to write an article addressing the social construct of patriarchy. The article can be found HERE.
Her new play HER STORY...His Shadow is currently being workshoped and will be soon available for touring.