Barkha Singh

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Barkha Singh
Barkha Singh at the screening of film Maja Ma (cropped).jpg
Singh in 2022
Born (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31)
Bikaner
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2002–present

Barkha Singh (born 3 August 1992) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and web shows. [1] She began her career as a child artist and worked in films such as Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) and Samay: When Time Strikes (2003). She then worked in television shows including Bhagyalaxmi (2015) and Girls on Top (2016). [2]

Contents

Singh is best known for her portrayal in the web shows, Engineering Girls and Please Find Attached and the films, 36 Farmhouse and Maja Ma both (2022). [3]

Career

Barkha Singh started her career as a child artist. She played the younger Kareena Kapoor as Tina in Mujhse Dosti Karoge. Barkha Singh is well known for her role as Gia Sen in the show Girls on Top broadcast on MTV India. [4] She also played her cameo role in the serial MTV Fanaah as Vedika. Barkha is known for her character in the serial Yeh Hai Aashiqui and Love by Chance, as well as her role of Surbhi Varun Shukla in the soap opera Bhagyalaxmi on &TV.

She started her own YouTube page in January 2018, posting several travel and fashion blogs.[ citation needed ] She has gained fame from doing several popular web shows like Please Find Attached, Work Life Balance,Engineering Girls, Murder Meri Jaan, Netflix's Masaba Masaba(S2). Her recently released web series was The Great Wedding of Munnes opposite Abhishek Banerjee. In 2021 she was seen in the movie Silence... Can You Hear It? starring Manoj Bajpayee and in 2022 she was seen leading in two movies, 36 Farmhouse and Maja Maa. She has also appeared in some of Ashish Chanchlani YouTube videos.

In the media

Singh has been associated with brands such as Amazon, Cadbury, Coca-Cola and Clinic Plus. She has appeared in multiple television commercials and is an animal activist. Apart from acting, she has hosted online game shows. [5]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002 Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Tina KapoorChild artist [6]
2003 Samay: When Time Strikes Anjalee
2007 Apna Asmaan Pinky Sharma
2019 House Arrest Pinky
2020The DealerDealer BarkhaShort film
2021 Silence... Can You Hear It? Pooja Choudhary [7]
OTP: The Lottery - Part 2 RituShort film
2022 36 Farmhouse Antara Raj Singh [8]
Maja Ma Esha Hansraj [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui NeetiSeason 1 [10]
2014 MTV Fanaah Vedika
Love By ChanceKavyaEpisode: "Bhootiyapanti"
CID Myra, pari
2015 Bhagyalaxmi Surbhi Prajapati Shukla [11]
Secret Diaries: The Hidden ChaptersBindya
Aahat SimranSeason 6
2016 Girls on Top Gia Sen [12]
2017 Jaat Ki Jugni Jyoti Singh [13]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan Jeffrina "Jeff"Season 3
2018Pubg India Life Battle RoyaleNaomiShort film
2018–2021Engineering GirlsTejaswini "Sabu" Rathi2 seasons [14]
2018 Breathe Vrushali [15]
2019Home Sweet OfficeAdhira
2019–2022Please Find AttachedSanya Agarwal3 seasons [16]
2021Murder Meri JaanSonal [17]
2022 Masaba Masaba Aisha MehrauliSeason 2 [18]
The Great Weddings of MunnesMahi [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actress - OTTPlease Find Attached 3Pending [20]

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