Barkha Bisht Sengupta is an

Indian Television The television industry in India is very diverse and produces thousands of programs in many of the Indian languages. More than half of all Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 857 channels of which 184 were pay ...

and Film Actress. She works in Hindi TV serials and

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Movies. Barkha Bisht made her first TV appearance in ''

Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' is an Indian television series which aired on MTV India from 25 October 2004 to 18 May 2005. It was produced by Balaji Telefilms. It starred Karan Singh Grover, Panchi Bora, Barkha Sengupta, Manasi Parekh and Yash T ...

'' as Udita. She made her screen debut in Hindi Film ''

Raajneeti ''Raajneeti'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. The film depicts an archetypal conflict between rival political fam ...

'' (2010) and Bengali film debut in '' Dui Prithibi'' (2010). Barkha Bisht is married to actor

Indraneil Sengupta Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian film and television actor, and a model living in Kolkata since 2004. Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit Bal ...

in 2007.

Personal life

Barkha spent her childhood in military towns specially in Kolkata, as her father was a Colonel. She is a

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and originally belongs to

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. She is the youngest of three sisters, the eldest being a hotel management professional and the elder a fashion designer. She was very popular amongst her childhood friends, especially in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Fort William, Kolkata. She was also voted as the NDA Queen, in December 2000, where she was escorted by her old friend, S.Ganguly. She is married to

, her fellow actor and co-star from '' Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam'' and ''

Doli Saja Ke ''Doli Saja Ke'' was a Hindi language Indian soap opera that aired on Sahara One channel worldwide. The series premiered on 7 May 2007 and ended on 13 November 2009. Cast Main * Barkha Sengupta as Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat ...

'' and a film based in lockdown titled Choices. The couple tied the knot on 2 March 2008 in Haridwar after a two-year courtship. In October 2011, she gave birth to a baby girl named Meira.

Career

She started her career on television with a show called ''

'', aired on

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. This was followed by a show on

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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. She has played the lead role of Anupama in ''

'' on

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channel.Sahara One launches 'Doli Saja Ke' on father-daughter relationship
''indiantelevision.com'', 5 May 2007. She also played cameo roles on the shows '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa'' and ''

Kkavyanjali Kkavyanjali is an Indian television romantic drama series that aired on Star Plus from 25 January 2005 to 28 August 2006. The series starred Anita Hassanandani, Rakshak Sahni and Eijaz Khan. It is the tale of two lovers who can never meet, sou ...

''. She participated in a reality show called ''

Saas v/s Bahu ''Saas v/s Bahu'' is an Indian dance television series that aired on Sahara One channel in 2008. Concept ''Saas v/s Bahu'' is a dance competition between the Saases (mothers-in-law) and the Bahus (daughters-in-law) from some of the most popular I ...

''. Her next performance was the central character Dhani in ''

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai ''Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai'' (Hindi: सजन घर जाना है) is an Indian television series that aired on STAR Plus. The series premiered on 5 August 2009 and ended on 25 June 2010. It was produced by directors Sumeet Hukamchand Mitt ...

''. She then played the character of Hanuman's mother

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on the show ''

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'' on

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, and also played the lead role of Prema Shalini on

SAB TV Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. History Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...

's ''

Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se ''Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se'' is an Indian Sitcom which premiered on 13 March 2018 on SAB TV. This series is a reboot of ''Shrimaan Shrimati'' which was broadcast on DD National. Premise Two neighbors constantly try to impress each other's ...

''. She has also played the role of Bhairavi in ''

Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 ' ( The mystery of Kaal Bhairav) is an Indian thriller television series. The series ran for two seasons from October 2017 to April 2019. Both seasons are based on written works of Indra Soundarrajan. The story of first season is based on his ...

''. She also acted in the serials ''

Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was a ruler in Ancient India who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. The Maurya kingdom expanded to become an empi ...

'' and ''

Paramavatar Shri Krishna Paramavatar Shri Krishna (English: ''Lord Krishna'') is an Indian mythological television serial that has aired on &TV since 19 June 2017. It is based on the life of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. Synopsis The story ...

'' by playing the roles of Tarini, the wife of

Dhana Nanda Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), according to the Buddhist text '' Mahabodhivamsa'', was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty of ancient India. He was the youngest son of Mahapadma Nanda. Chandragupta Maurya raised an army that eventually conquer ...

and

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ...

respectively. She also played role of Nandini in star plus's Shaadi Mubarak.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

References

External links

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