Devoleena Bhattacharjee was born on 22 August 1990 in Sivasagar, Assam. This talented actress has finished her education in GBME School in Sivasagar, and additionally she learned classical music Bhatkhande and Bharatnatyam. Since early age she participated and won many dance competitions, and managed her way in the Top 100 contestants in Dance India Dance (season 2). She started her acting career while she was in 6th standard grade. She had a longer break and later she participated in a one act drama competition, followed by lots of plays and theaters in Assam. Devoleena has done the Jewellery Designing and Development course from NIFT, New Delhi. She lived in Mumbai for a short period of time and worked in GILI, MIDC Mumbai. Her first acting arrangement was supposed to be in the show Kudesan on Colors TV, but the show never even began due to some policy changes in the channel. Her debut performance was in the Indian television series Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto in which she played the role of Gurbaani Dhilon aka Baani. Currently she performs in the Indian television drama series Saath Nibhaana Saathiya in the role of Gopi Modi. Devoleena is a winner of the Best Actress-Drama award in the Indian Television Academy Awards from 2013 and the Favourite Bahu award in the STAR Parivaar Awards from 2014.