Payal Rajput is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Punjabi and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Punjabi film Channa Mereya (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Debut Actress. Rajput then made her Hindi film debut with Veerey Ki Wedding (2018).
Rajput in 2019
Channa Mereya is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Batra. It is a remake of the Marathi film Sairat (2016). The film follows Kainat, a girl from a wealthy family who falls in love with her poor classmate Jagat (Ninja). They start seeing each other secretly, but when their relationship is exposed, they face trouble from Kainat's brother Balli and father. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Theatrical release poster