Barkha Bisht

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Barkha Bisht
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Bisht in 2018
Occupation(s)Actress, model
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(m. 2008;div. 2022)
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Barkha Bisht is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television, along with Bengali films and Hindi films. She made her first television appearance in Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi as Udita. [1] She made her screen debut in Hindi Film Raajneeti (2010) and Bengali film debut in Dui Prithibi (2010). Barkha Bisht was married to actor Indraneil Sengupta.

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Personal life

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Barkha with ex-husband Indraneil Sengupta

Barkha spent her childhood in military towns specially in Kolkata, as her father was a colonel. She is a Garhwali and originally belongs to Dehradun in Uttarakhand. She is the youngest of three sisters, with the eldest and the middle sister being MBAs and corporate professionals . She married Indraneil Sengupta on 2 March 2008, [2] her fellow actor and co-star from Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam and Doli Saja Ke and a film based in lockdown titled Choices. [3] [4]

In October 2011, she gave birth to a girl named Meira and was later divorced in 2022. [5] [6] [7] Since 2022, she is dating actor and producer Ashish Sharma. [8] [9]

Career

She started her career on television with a show called Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi , which was aired on MTV India. This was followed by another television show on StarPlus called Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam , where she played the lead roles of Shyaama, Raadha and Radhika. She has also hosted a film-news based programme called Popkorn on Zoom TV. [10] She has played the lead role of Anupama in Doli Saja Ke on Sahara One channel. [11]

She has played cameo roles on the shows Kasautii Zindagii Kay , Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa and Kkavyanjali . She participated in a reality show called Saas v/s Bahu . Her next performance was the central character Dhani in Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai . She then played the character of Hanuman's mother Añjanā on the show Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan on Sony TV, and also played the lead role of Prema Shalini on SAB TV's Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se . She has also played the role of Bhairavi in Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 . She acted in the serials Chandragupta Maurya and Paramavatar Shri Krishna by playing the roles of Tarini, the wife of Dhana Nanda and Draupadi respectively. She also played role of Nandini in star plus's Shaadi Mubarak. [12]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Raajneeti Dancerin song "Ishq Barse"
2010 Dui Prithibi MandakiniBengali film
2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Charulata Bose, B CharuBengali film
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Kesar
2013 Villain Bengali film
2014 Samrat & Co. Revati Singh
2014ActionRaka (Rekha)Bengali film
2015 Black Item numberBengali film
2019 PM Narendra Modi Jashodaben
2023 1920: Horrors of the Heart RadhikaHindi
Safed RadhaHindi
2024 Khadaan TBABengali

Television

YearSerialRoleNotes
2004–2005 Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi Udita
2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Diya Sengupta
Kkavyanjali Arpita Nanda / Arpita Vansh Malhotra
Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai Simone
2006 Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa Naina
Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam Shyama
Radha Sharma
Radhika
Popkorn Newz Host
2007 Aahat – KhelSeason 3 – Episode 3
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai – Tattoo ManTanya (Episode 20)
Nach Baliye 3 Contestant
2007–2009 Doli Saja Ke Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania
2008–2009Tiya Kapoor
2008 Saas v/s Bahu Contestant
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Along with Nikhil Chopra
2009 Dancing Queen
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Guest Contestant
2010 Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai Dhaani Ambar Raghuvanshi
2012 Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe Host
2013 Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi Pinky Jeet Ahuja
Yeh Hai Aashiqui English professor
2014–2015 Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne Mariam Tauseef Baig / Mariam Imran Siddiqui
Box Cricket League 1ContestantCaptain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs [13]
2015–2017 Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan Añjanā
2016Box Cricket League 2ContestantPlayer in Chandigarh Cubs [14]
2016–2017 Naamkarann Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider [15]
2017 Tenali Rama Kali Cameo [16]
2018 Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double ShikhaCameo
Laal Ishq ShaluEpisodic role
Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se Prema Shalini [17]
Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 Bhairavi
2019 Chandragupta Maurya Tarini
Paramavatar Shri Krishna Draupadi
2020–2021 Shaadi Mubarak Nandini Chirtubal
2022 Swaraj Rani Abbakka
2024 Mera Balam Thanedaar Meethi
Safal Hogi Teri AradhanaDamini

Web series

YearSeriesRoleLanguageNotes
2020 Ratri Ke Yatri NishaatHindi
2020 Love and Affairs RoshniBengali
2019 Kamini KaminiBengali[ citation needed ]
2019 Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala SeemaHindi
2022-2023 Duranga Prachi BanneHindi
2022 Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy Begum AnarHindi
2023 Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega SwatiHindi
2023 Asur Vrinda ShrivastavHindi
2024Naam Gum JayegaHindiAtrangii OTT

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