Payal Rajput is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Punjabi films. She made her film debut with the Punjabi film Channa Mereya, for which she received Filmfare Awards Punjabi for Best Debut Actress.
Rajput started her television career in Sapnon Se Bhare Naina as Sonakshi. She played the lead role of Siya in Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai, in Gustakh Dil as Ishaani and in Mahakumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani as Maya. 
n 2017, she debuted in the Punjabi film industry by playing the role of the main female lead, Kainaat Dhillon, in Channa Mereya, opposite Ninja.[citation needed] The film was a remake of the Marathi film Sairat, and was released on 14 July 2017. She made her Telugu film debut with 2018 film RX 100. 
Her other notable films include, Venky Mama (2019), Shava Ni Girdhari Lal (2021) and Head Bush (2022), her Kannada film debut. 
