Anchal Singh

Anchal G Singh
Singh in 2020
Born	(1992-04-05)5 April 1992 Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Known for	Sri Siddhartha Gautama Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein

Anchal G Singh (born 5 April) is an Indian actress. She is known for the films Dhilluku Dhuddu and Zakhmi. She also featured in SonyLIV's Undekhi and Netflix's Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein . She also acted in a Sri Lankan film Sri Siddhartha Gautama in 2013 as Princess Yasodhara.

Career

2013-2016

In 2013, Singh made her film debut with Sri Siddhartha Gautama , in which she played Princess Yashodhara. It was a biographical film based on the life of Gautama Buddha. The film consisted of Indian and Sri Lankan actors. The movie was released in over 20 countries being dubbed into many languages such as in Mandarin Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Hindi and was also subtitled in French, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Hindi. It became the highest-grossing film in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema, earning many accolades. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the then President of Sri Lanka personally congratulated Singh on her performance. After a successful debut, Singh was a part of another Sinhalese film - Akarsha, a story set in the backdrop of a war portraying a love affair between a Tamil music teacher and a Sinhalese army officer.

Following her Sri Lankan film debut, she made her Bollywood debut with a film Ramaiya Vastavaiya in that same year. In 2014, she appeared in another Hindi film Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty .

In 2016, she made her Kollywood debut with Dhilluku Dhuddu which was directed by Rambhala. She played the female lead opposite Santhanam in that film.

2019-present

In 2019, Singh made her debut in the Punjabi film industry with - PunjKhaab alongside Gurpreet Ghuggi and Monica Gill, a film directed by Gurcharan Singh under Prabh Films for Punjabi Cinema. ^[1] The film was announced in 2017. The cinematographer of the film was Anushul Chaobey. Punjkhaab was based various types of societal stereotypes and stigmas that plague Punjab. In 2020, she co-starred in Zakhmi with Dev Kharoud. ^[2] Zakhmi was directed by Inderpal Singh. The movie was under the banners of Binnu Dhillon and Anshu Munish Sahni. It was released on 7 February 2020. ^[3]

In 2020, Singh made her OTT debut with SonyLIV's Undekhi . ^[4] She will now be seen in Undekhi (Season 2) reprising the role of Teji Grewal.

In 2022, she featured in Netflix's Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (both seasons) opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. She received widespread recognition for her portrayal of Purva. ^{[5] [6]} The series is revived for a second season. ^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2013	Sri Siddhartha Gautama	Princess Yashodhara	Sinhala
	Ramaiya Vastavaiya	Ria	Hindi
2014	Holiday	Unnamed
2016	Dhilluku Dhuddu	Kajal	Tamil
2019	Punj Khaab	Rajjo	Punjabi
	Bomb Jigra	Unknown
2020	Zakhmi	Reet

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2020–2024	Undekhi	Teji Grewal	Hindi
2022–2024	Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein	Purva Awasthi

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2012	Rut Ne Jo Bansi Bajai	Falguni Pathak
2018	Sanam Mennu	Sanam
2022	Mere Haniyaa	Arko Pravo Mukherjee

References

1. "Punj Khaab: The Gurpreet Ghuggi, Monica Gill and Ricky Khattra starrer gets a release date". Times of India. 20 February 2019.
2. "Dev Kharoud and Anchal Singh wrap up the shoot of 'Zakhmi'; see pics inside". TimesofIndia. 2 December 2019.
3. "'Zakhmi': Anchal Singh look fresh as a daisy in the latest poster". TimesofIndia. 20 January 2020.
4. "Ankur Rathee opens up on bonding with 'Undekhi' co-star Anchal Singh & their collaboration of ideas'". dtnext.in. IANS. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. "Tahir Raj Bhasin and Anchal Singh share how they brought the Purva-Vikrant dynamic on-screen". India TV . 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
6. Krishna, Sarvajeet. "Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein 2: 'काली काली आंखें' को मिली तारीफ से गदगद हैं आंचल, कहा- इतने प्यार की नहीं थी उम्मीद" [Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein 2: Aanchal ecstatic over praise for 'Kaali Kaali Aankhein', says 'I didn't expected so much love']. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
7. "Revenge drama 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein' season 2 promises newer plot twists". TimesofIndia. 2 February 2022.

External links

• Anchal Singh at IMDb