Rakul is from the Sanskrit. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-heritage aesthetic. Rakul Preet Singh (born 1990) — iconic Indian Bollywood + South Indian actress; widely considered one of the most-celebrated contemporary Indian actresses across multiple language cinemas; over 35 leading roles across Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema since 2013; Femina Miss India Delhi 2011; her foundational films include the iconic **Yaariyan (2014) — Bollywood debut — Loukyam (2014) — Telugu — Pandaga Chesko (2015), Rough (2014) Kannada debut, and the iconic Kick 2 (2015) — Telugu — opposite Ravi Teja — one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2015; Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017) — Tamil cinema breakthrough — won critical acclaim; De De Pyaar De (2019) — Bollywood — opposite Ajay Devgn — one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2019; Marjaavaan (2019), Doctor G (2022) opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian 2 (2024) opposite Kamal Haasan, and Runway 34 (2022) opposite Amitabh Bachchan; over 22 million Instagram followers; brand ambassador for Asian Paints, Cadbury, Lakmé, and major Indian and global brands; married iconic Bollywood actor + producer Jackky Bhagnani (2024); trained as a model — graduated from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Princess Rakul** — Sanskrit-Indian heritage naming.
Featured throughout Indian cinema.
Rakul reduces to four.