Donal Bisht

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Donal Bisht
Donal Bisht snapped at the Jim Beam bash (cropped).jpg
Bisht in 2023
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30) [1]
Alwar, Rajasthan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2015–present
Known for Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop
Bigg Boss 15

Donal Bisht (born 27 August 1994) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharanya Bisht in Sony TV's drama series Ek Deewaana Tha and Ishika Patel in Colors TV's Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop . In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss 15 . In 2019, Bisht ranked 18th in Times Most Desirable Women on TV. [2]

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Early life

Donal was born on 27 August 1994 in Alwar, Rajasthan to Jaisingh Bisht and Jasumati Bisht, whereas her native place is Uttarakhand. She has an elder brother, Ranjan Bisht.

She worked as a journalist for the news channel, and was also an anchor for DD National's Chitrahaar .

Career

Debut and early roles (2015-2017)

She made her acting debut in 2015 with Airlines as a journalist. [3] In the same year, she played Dr. Shelly Gaitonde in anthology series Twist Wala Love alongside Harshith Arora. [4]

From 2015 to 2017, she played Sakshi Deol Garewal in Kalash-Ek Vishwaas. [5] It was her first major screen appearance. She also appeared as Priyanka in an episode of Aye Zindagi.

Breakthrough and success (2018-2020)

Bisht had her breakthrough with Ek Deewaana Tha where she portrayed Sharanya Bisht opposite Namik Paul and Vikram Singh Chauhan from 2017 to 2018. [6] She played Radhika post the leap. The show ended in 2018. [7] In 2018, she appeared as Riya in an episode of Laal Ishq alongside Mrunal Jain. [8]

From 2018 to 2019, she portrayed Ishika Patel, a headstrong girl [9] in Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop opposite Shashank Vyas. [10] In 2019, she replaced Jasmin Bhasin as Happy Mehra in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji . [11] She played the role opposite Ansh Bagri. The show ended the same year. [12]

Bisht then made her web debut with Tia & Raj alongside Akshat Saluja. [13] She played Tia and also produced the micro-web series. Then she portrayed Tamanna opposite Iqbal Khan. [14] She also appeared in five music videos including 'Bepata', 'Alag Mera Yeh Rang Hain', 'Teri Patli Kamar', 'Betiyaan Pride of Nation' and 'Fukrapanti'.

Recent work and career expansion (2021-present)

She portrayed Sasha Pink in the web series The Socho Project yet to be released . [15]

In October 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant. She was evicted on Day 18 by the housemates. [16] In 2022, she appeared in music video 'Nikaah' with Afsana Khan.

Bisht is all set to make her Telugu and Kannada film debut with the bilingual Dare To Sleep where she will be seen opposite Chetan Kumar. [17] She will appear alongside Gashmeer Mahajani in the web series Zakhm. [18]

In the media

In 2019, Bisht ranked 18th in Times Most Desirable Women on TV. [19]

Bisht walked the ramp for Amit Talwar in 2019 in Delhi. The same year she walked the ramp for Anu Ranjan's "Be With Beti" campaign at Indian Television Academy Awards. [20]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Chitrahaar Host [21]
2015 Airlines Journalist
Twist Wala LoveDr. Shelly Gaitonde
2015–2017 Kalash–Ek Vishwaas Sakshi Deol Garewal
2017–2018 Ek Deewaana Tha Sharanya Bisht [22]
2018Radhika [23]
Laal Ishq RiyaEpisode: "Call Of The Night"
2018–2019 Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop Ishika Patel Vaghela [24]
2019 Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji Happy Mehra Saluja [25]
2021 Bigg Boss 15 Contestant22nd place [26]

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitlePlatformLanguageNotesRef.
TBAKumbhkarana / Dare To Sleep (DTS)†TBA Telugu, Kannada Post-production [27]

Web

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020Tia & RajTiaMini-series; Producer [28]
Doon KaandTamanna [29]

[30]

2021The Socho ProjectSasha PinkMusical series [31]
2022 Tu Zakhm Hai Kavya Garewal2 seasons [32]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020Bepata Abhijit Vaghani [33]
Alag Mera Yeh Rang Hain Amruta Fadnavis [34]
Teri Patli KamarYash Wadali [35]
Betiyaan Pride of Nation Shreya Ghosal, Neeti Mohan, Amruta Fadnavis, Shalmali Kholgade, Palak Muchhal [36]
FukrapantiHarmaan Najim, Swati Sharma [37]
2021Kinni VariRakesh Maini [38]
2022NikaahSaajz, Naseebo Lal [39]
Badhi Hi Mushkil SeKunal Oye [40]
2023ManaLeya Kar Raghav Sachar [41]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Gold Awards Best Jodi (with Namik Paul) Ek Deewaana Tha Nominated [42]
2019Most Fit Actor (Female)—Nominated

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  2. ↑ "Meet TV's most desirable actresses of 2019". The Times of India. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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  36. ↑ "WATCH: Betiyaan Pride Of Nation, starring many Film and Television actress". Hungama. 26 September 2020.
  37. ↑ "Watch Popular Hindi Song Music Video - 'Fukrapanti' Sung By Harmaan Najim and Swati Sharma". Times Of India. 11 January 2021.
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