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Barkha Bisht

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Barkha Bisht
Bisht in 2018
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Spouse
(m. 2008; div. 2022)
Children1

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.

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

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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.[citation needed] She has played the lead role of Anupama in Doli Saja Ke on Sahara One channel.[citation needed]

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.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Raajneeti Dancer in song "Ishq Barse"
2010 Dui Prithibi Mandakini Bengali film
2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Charulata Bose, B Charu Bengali film
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Kesar
2013 Villain Bengali film
2014 Samrat & Co. Revati Singh
2014 Action Raka (Rekha) Bengali film
2015 Black Item number Bengali film
2019 PM Narendra Modi Jashodaben
2023 1920: Horrors of the Heart Radhika Hindi
Safed Radha Hindi
2024 Khadaan Jamuna Bengali

Television

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Year Serial Role Notes
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 – Khel Season 3 – Episode 3
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai – Tattoo Man Tanya (Episode 20)
Nach Baliye 3 Contestant
2007–2009 Doli Saja Ke Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania
2008–2009 Tiya 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 1 Contestant Captain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs[11]
2015–2017 Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan Añjanā
2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in Chandigarh Cubs[12]
2016–2017 Naamkarann Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider [13]
2017 Tenali Rama Goddess Kali Cameo season 1[14]
2018 Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double Shikha Cameo
Laal Ishq Shalu Episodic role
Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se Prema Shalini [15]
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 Aradhana Damini
Tenali Rama Goddess Kali Cameo season 2

Web series

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Year Series Role Language Notes
2020 Ratri Ke Yatri Nishaat Hindi
2020 Love and Affairs Roshni Bengali
2019 Kamini Kamini Bengali [citation needed]
2019 Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala Seema Hindi
2022-2023 Duranga Prachi Banne Hindi
2022 Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy Begum Anar Hindi
2023 Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega Swati Hindi
2023 Asur Vrinda Shrivastav Hindi
2024 Naam Gum Jayega Hindi

References

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  1. ^ "There is a flaw in the TV industry, it sticks to a certain format: Barkha Sengupta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Barkha Bisht On Divorce To Indraneil Sengupta: "One Of The Toughest Decisions Of My Life"". NDTV.
  3. ^ "Barkha Sengupta on 10 years of being together with Indraneil: I can still manage to blow him away - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Sengupta reunite in lockdown film". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Barkha Bisht finally confirms divorce from Indraneil Sengupta after 13 years of marriage". India Today.
  6. ^ "Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce With Indraneil Sengupta, Calls It One Of 'Toughest Decisions' Of Her Life". Outlook India.
  7. ^ "From Indraneil Sengupta-Barkha Bisht to Subhangi Atre-Piyush Poorey; TV couples who divorced after several years of marriage". The Times of India.
  8. ^ Mishra, Vinay (23 February 2023). "Barkha Sengupta falls in love? Something is brewing between her and Ashish Sharma? (Exclusive)". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce From Indraneil Amid Ashish Sharma Dating Rumours, Says 'I'm A Single...'". News18. 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Telly Tattle: Barkha Bisht Sengupta to enter Shaadi Mubarak". Mid-day. 27 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ^ "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". India.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  13. ^ Pitale, Sonali Joshi (28 July 2016). "Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt's show 'Namkaran'". mid-day. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Barkha Bisht turns Goddess Kali in 'Tenali Rama' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. ^ "Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se to premiere today; here's what you can expect from the show". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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