Sonia Malhotra

Mumbai, Jul 24: A young, talented and prominent chef, actor, model and host coming from the land of the kings - Rajasthan and currently based in Mumbai, Payal Tejpal is the talk of the town.

Born to Rajasthani father and Haryanvi mother, she has learnt Haryanvi language and cooking from her mother as she speaks in Haryanvi language only in her special YouTube show on cooking 'Naughty Cooking with Dimpy Bhabhi'.

Her official name on YouTube channel is 'Dimpy Bhabhi'. Her show is a different kind of cooking show, that showcases her own innovative cooking skills learnt from her mother to a global audience with a naughty twist added to it in a funny way. Undoubtedly, her childhood passion for cooking and acting have helped her ace that cooking show and she has become the first Haryanvi chef of India to be featured in Indian celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor's YouTube channel, Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana's special show Tagda Tadka. The show is getting a very good response from the audiences for her wit, beauty and relishing recipes which are creating magic.

Talking about how she got involved with Tagda Tadka, she coincidently met Sanjeev Kapoor in Mumbai and was later called to audition for that show because of her unique way of talking in Haryanvi language. This made a successful landing and from there her cooking journey commenced. Now, she is also seen promoting Wonderchef and Tata Sampann Brands.

Talking about her acting gigs, she did various theatre shows with Ravindra Manch in Jaipur, in Mumbai she did many shows in Prithvi theatre with 'Destiny Group' and also worked with Indian actor Akshaye Khanna for an underproduction film 'Section 375' produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak (Panorama Films), where she played the role of assistant lawyer.

As a lead actress, she acted for ‘Let Us Live’ a short film which was critically acclaimed and has won several awards, primarily the 'Chatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival' in Pune. 'Zindagi Kaisi Ek Pheli', a show on DD channel was her first acting gig for television were she played a college-going girl role for character 'Shefali'. About her upcoming projects, she will be seen in a southern film which is yet to be released.

As master of ceremonies, Payal Tejpal hosted several live events in Delhi. Furthermore, she did several events with famous comedian Raju Srivastava. Besides cooking, acting and hosting, she is also involved in modelling and does print shoots, ad shoots etc. Payal Tejpal is sure to make it hit when it comes to taking on any career.
May success follow her new show 'Naughty Cooking With Dimpy Bhabhi'.