Popularly known for her portrayal of gold-medallist wrestler Babita Kumari Phogat in Dangal, Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress. After her promising debut in 2016, In 2018, after a two-year gap from the silver screen, the actress starred in her second film Pataakha, helmed by critically-acclaimed director Vishal Bhardwaj. The story, based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behenen, is about two sisters in Rajasthan who are always in conflict.
In 2018, she was seen in a lead role opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in Badhaai Ho, where. The film is a coming-of-age story where an elderly couple is expecting a child in their late 40s. The film is directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma. Her 2019 releases include Ritesh Batra's Photograph, opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The story is set in Mumbai and is about a photographer and his journey. In 2020 she starred in Amazon Original Shakuntala Devi and Anurag Basu's anthology film Ludo. Her 2021 releases include Pagglait, Meenakshi Sundereshwar and Love Hostel.