Pia Bajpai was born in Etawah but resettled in Delhi at 15 to attend a computer course while hoping to gain a break in films. She is popularly known for her performances as Roshini in Venkat Prabhu's comedy Goa and Saro in K. V. Anand's political thriller Ko. Pia, with the motive of acting in films, earlier had been a model in commercials.