Aditi Saigal
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| Born | 21 September 1998 |
| Other names | DOT |
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| 📆 Years active | 2017—present |
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Aditi Saigal (born 21 September 1998), also known by her stage name DOT, is an Indian indie musician and actress. Saigal was featured by Forbes India in their 30 Under 30 list of 2024.[1]
Early life
Family
Aditi Saigal is the daughter of Shena Gamat and Amit Saigal. Her mother is a Delhi-based theatre artist and actor and has worked in movies like Band Baaja Baraat[2] and Dev.D. Her father was affectionately known as Papa Rock in India's rock music community, who was a rock musician and the founder of India's first rock magazine, Rock Street Journal. Her parents mutually divorced in 2006. she was under the guardianship of her paternal grandparents Ashok Kumar Saigal and Madhu Saigal.[3]
Stage name
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Education
Aditi completed her schooling in India and later attended Bangor University in Wales, where she earned a degree in music and creative writing. Later she pursued a master's degree in curriculum and policy at the University of Glasgow.[citation needed]
Career
Music career
Saigal began playing piano at the age of six, and was composing music by the age of 12. During her college years, she sung as part of a band. In 2017, her career catapulted to success with the viral hit ‘Everybody Dances to Techno,’ amassing over 500,000 plays.[4]
She released her first extended play (EP) called Khamotion in July 2021.[5] Her other songs include Everybody Dances to Techno.
Acting career
Saigal made her acting debut in the Zoya Akhtar-directed 2023 film, The Archies playing Ethel Muggs.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2023 | The Archies | Ethel Muggs | Netflix film | [10] |
References
- ↑ "Forbes India 30 Under 30 2024". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Do you know Netflix's 'The Archies' fame Aditi Saigal aka Dot's mother acted in this Ranveer Singh film?". Firstpost.com. 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ashok Kumar Saigal v. Smt. Madhu Saigal And Another S, Allahabad High Court, Judgment, Law, casemine.com". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ "Aditi Saigal AKA Dot: All You Need To Know About The Archies' New Debut Star". HerZindagi English. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ Akundi, Sweta (July 22, 2021). "Indie talent DOT returns to the music scene with debut EP 'Khamotion'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Sikhwal, Abhishek (13 April 2017). "Small but significant: Indian teen singer-songwriter Aditi Dot is fast gaining fans on YouTube". Scroll.in.
- ↑ "The Hot List 2017: Dot. (Singer-Songwriter) -". December 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Loved Netflix's Valentine's Day video? Meet the musician whose song features in it". Elle India. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ Tagat, Anurag (April 28, 2017). "Dot's the word". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Panchal, Komal RJ (2023-12-28). "The Archies' Aditi Saigal says 'to be known a little bit freaked me out initially'; reveals Suhana Khan is a 'natural dancer'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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