Conversations with Ashley Singh

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ashley Singh.

Hi Ashley, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I started making content in 2020 while I was still studying Industrial Engineering at UW-Madison — just funny, relatable skits rooted in South Asian family life — and it kind of took on a life of its own. That led to my first acting role, then more roles, commercials, and a community of over 300,000 people who found me through that content. I’ve always loved that I get to live in both worlds — I’m a solutions engineer, and I’m an actor and creator — and I’ve stopped seeing those as separate things because honestly, being both makes me better at each. Now I’m taking the next step with Dil Se Productions, my production company, starting with Dil Se — a short-form series where I’m going deeper than the comedy skits and telling the stories about South Asian identity that I’ve actually been wanting to tell for a long time.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The hardest part was never the logistics — it was the internal noise. Growing up South Asian, there’s a very clear script for what success looks like, and I wasn’t following it. I spent a lot of time shrinking myself, worrying about what my community, my family, even strangers thought of me. Learning to just be myself despite not fitting the norm has honestly been the real journey.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m known for comedy content rooted in South Asian family life — the specific, unfiltered, “oh my god that’s my family” kind — but what I’m most proud of is the pivot I’m making right now. I’m in the works of Dil Se, a vertical short-form series through my production company Dil Se Productions, that goes beyond the laughs and really sits with the harder questions — the family dynamics, the mindsets, the beauty standards, the obligations we grew up with and never questioned. It’s for South Asian young adults who are navigating who they are versus who they were raised to be. It will be releasing in July of this year and I could not be more excited.

How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
The simplest way to support is just to engage — watch, share, and tell me what resonates. Honestly, a comment or a DM saying “this hit me” means more than people realize. If you want to go deeper, reach out — I’m always open to collaborating with other creatives, brands, and storytellers who align with the message. Whether that’s creative projects, brand partnerships, or just a conversation, if our values line up I’m genuinely interested. You can find me on social at @ashleyrsinghh or reach out via email. And if Dil Se speaks to you — share it. That’s how these stories reach the people who need them.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyrsinghh/