Sawant attended Goklibai High School in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai and later studied at Mithibai College.
She is the sister of film director Rakesh Sawant and former actress Usha Sawant
While still in high school, Sawant was offered a small dancing part in the film Joru Ka Ghulam.
She formerly dated Abhishek Avasthi with whom she participated in Nach Baliye After the couple lost the contest against Sanjeeda Sheikhand Aamir Ali in 2007, they filed a suit against Star Plus accusing the channel of tampering with the audience voting system
In 2009, Sawant launched her reality show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar in which she planned to select her future husband with a swayamvara.
The show became the highest rated in the history of the Imagine TV channel with both its premiere and finale setting records.
On 2 August 2009 she chose her life partner, a contestant from Toronto, Canada, Elesh Parujanwala.
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