Deepal Shaw was born and raised in Mumbai Maharashtra, to parents originally from Uttar Pradesh. Her mother was born in Lucknow while her father was born in Ayodhya. She has a younger brother. 

She studied in D.P.Y.A. High School, Dadar & attended St. Xavier's College, where she pursued a BA in Psychology. As a child her parents encouraged her to sing first giving her lessons when she was only six years old. 

She began her career as a model taking part in the 2004 Miss India beauty pageant advancing to the final round before being cut. After this setback she rededicated herself to striving for success in the Indian entertainment industry beginning a career as a singer. She released her first album entitled Baby Doll, after her adopted stage name. 

She followed up her strong debut with Baby Doll Chapter 2 featuring many hit remixes such as Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar and Rangeela Re. Her music consists mainly of modernized remixes of old Hindi songs entailing a very bass-heavy sound with some hip hop elements. MTV India has largely been responsible for promoting her music by playing her sexy and extremely popular music videos. 

She made her acting debut in Mahesh Bhatt's controversial Kalyug opposite Emraan Hashmi & fellow-newcomer Kunal Khemu. Portraying a porn star Shaw's first role was generally appreciated by critics. 

Her second venture Karma, Confessions and Holi, directed by Manish Gupta. The international English-language film also stars Sushmita Sen, Randeep Hooda, & Naomi Campbell & her recent release is A Wednesday with naseeruddin shah. She is currently working on Tumse, co-starring Irrfan Khan.