Akshara Singh

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Akshara Singh
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Singh in 2021
Born
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other namesBhojpuri queen
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • television presenter
Years active2010–2021

Akshara Singh is an Indian actress who is primarily active in Bhojpuri films and, is a recipient of several awards. [1] [2] Singh is known for her roles in films like action drama Tabadala , political drama Sarkar Raj and action romance Satya . [3] She is considered as one of the highest paid Bhojpuri actress. [1] [4]

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Career

Singh made her acting debut opposite Ravi Kishan in the 2010 action drama Satyamev Jayate. She subsequently appeared in 2011 family drama Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye. [5] Singh also appeared in the 2016 romantic drama A Balma Bihar Wala opposite Khesari Lal Yadav and in 2017 Action Drama Satya , Tabadla , Maa Tujhe Salaam opposite Pawan Singh.

Singh first appeared in Hindi television in 2015 on Kaala Teeka and Service Wali Bahu on Zee TV. [6] Singh subsequently played the role of Gandhari in the Indian historical epic Suryaputra Karn and Kadika for the historical show Porus on Sony TV. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleDirectorRef(s)
2010Satyamev JayateNehaBabloo Soni [8] [9]
2012Saugandh Ganga Maiya KeLailaRajkumar R. Pandey [10]
2013DilerRaniSubbarav Gouswami [11] [12]
2015SaathiyaKhushiPraveen Kumar Guduri [13]
2017 Satya SapnaSujeet Kumar Singh [14]
2017 Tabadala KiranVinod Tiwari [15]
2017 Dhadkan GulaboSujeet Kumar Singh [16]
2017Sarkar RajSapnaArvind Chaubey [17]
2018 Maa Tujhe Salaam GeetaAbhay Sinha [18]
2020Love MarriageSudhaVishnu Shankar Belu [19]

Television

YearTitleRoleNote(s)Ref(s)
2015 Kaala Teeka Madhuri Jha Serial drama [20] [6]
Service Wali Bahu Gulkand Ayodhya PrasadSerial drama [21]
2017-2018 Porus Maharani Kadika Indian historical drama [22]
2021 Bigg Boss OTT ContestantEvicted Day 29/42[ citation needed ]

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Singh is considered in the media as one of the most popular and highest paid Bhojpuri actress. [23] [24] She is also one of the most followed Bhojpuri actress on Instagram with over 6.5 million followers. [25] [26]

Singh joined Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj campaign hinting she may contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. [27] She said:

"If it’s in my destiny and I’ll get love and support of people I may contest the poll but only time will tell about this [...] Being a daughter of Bihar, I would love to serve for the betterment and development of the State."

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