I Cried Seeing My Painting”: Dipshikkha Naggpal on Rekindling Her Childhood Passion

We often get lost in our hectic lives, and it was a trip to Rishikesh that reminded actress Dipshikkha Naggpal of her love for painting. The actress, who has been part of films such as Koyla, Baadshah , Dillagi and Partner and show such as Son Pari Santoshi Maa, Phir Laut Aayi Naagin and the current Ishq Jabariya, says that the experience was almost therapeutic.

“When I went to Rishikesh recently, my room’s window opened to the Ganga. I felt so much peace. On one rainy day, I just sat and started painting. It reminded me of my childhood hobbies—painting, crochet, crafts. It was always a form of therapy, even though we didn’t know it then. Seeing the Rudra Roop of Hanumanji in the local artwork struck something in me. I painted it and it reignited something. Then I painted a tiger family for my daughter, putting my soul into it. When I saw the finished work, I cried. It felt so personal. It was like a divine push to rediscover my creativity. I felt so proud, so alive. Since then, I’ve been back to painting. It calms me. It’s therapeutic. And yes—it felt amazing to be back in that zone,” she says.

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She adds, “When I painted the eyes and clicked a picture, I started crying—it felt like my babies were looking at me. I screamed with joy, called friends, my son told me he was proud. It felt like God was preparing me for times when there’s no shoot. Since I came back from Rishikesh, I feel connected to art again. Even in my sleep, I dream of holding a brush. It keeps me calm and busy. It’s therapeutic. That’s why hobbies are important, especially in our profession. Painting is something I can do anytime—it gives me peace.”

She says that this experience has changed her as a person. “I came back as a different person. I’m calmer, more relaxed. I can feel my purpose. I went for meditation to Rishikesh. This kind of meditation—people painting and expressing—I had only seen in Osho Ashram.”

She adds, “Painting is all about passion and relaxation. It’s very different. The person I was before I went and the person I became when I came back are two different personalities. I am calmer, more relaxed. I have seen in Osho Ashram that people do such things for meditation, but I didn’t understand then. But now I know, and I can’t stop it now. I must have gifted so many paintings to my dear ones, and they love it. I always doubt myself — if the design is perfect or not. I am so glad that the change happened. I don’t know how it happened. It was magical, and I always say that my life is magical. And I don’t know what is the reason behind it and why God is preparing me for it.”

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Aakruti Bagla

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