Abhay Daga.
The world of entertainment often sees faces that shine on the screen and become many superstars and get into the hearts of people, then there are also those who are lost in oblivion. Today we are talking about an actor who will not lose in oblivion even after being away from acting. This is the story of Abhay Daga, which is completely different from others. This is the story of an actor who has scored 185th rank in UPSC, India’s most prestigious examination and became an IPS officer.
Travel from Star Plus to Civil Service
Abhay Daga is known by TV audience Star Plus’s popular historical serial Siya Ke Ram, where he played an impressive role. But there was a hidden behind this glitter-talent, a talented mind that studied in computer science from IIT Kharagpur and worked as a cyber security expert in a tech giant like Microsoft. While studying at IIT, Abhay’s inclination towards theater and acting. His acting journey started from here, which brought him to the world of TV. His passion for acting was so deep that he proved himself in front of the camera along with his studies.
Dream of nation service with technology
But this is not the story of the story. An artist who chose the bright world of acting changed the script of his life again and this time his goal was to civil service. In the year 2018, he joined Microsoft, where he contributed significantly to the cyber security team against the increasing digital fraud incidents in India, but in 2021 he left everything behind and chose the difficult path of UPSC. This was the third major turn of his life after acting and technology.
Glamor, grit and governance combination
After just two years of hard work and dedication, in 2023, he took the UPSC exam for the first time and secured 185th rank across the country. This story of Abhay Daga is not only interesting for an entertainment lover viewer, but it is an inspiration for thousands of youth who run after dreams, but do not know that the destination can be found through many paths. While most people choose a career, Abhay won three lives as a artist, as a tech professional and now as a civil servant. At the moment, Abhay is away from acting, but nothing can be said about whether the films will return. Abhay Daga has not received posting yet. He started training in Hedrabad in November 2024 and got Uttar Pradesh cadre in 2025, while his home cadre is Maharashtra.
